Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Getax Australia has been accused of bribing Nauruan officials over phosphate mining contracts on the tiny Pacific state. Photograph: Rémi Chauvin/The Guardian

Good morning. The prosecution of a Queensland company over alleged systematic bribery of Nauru officials for favourable mining contracts is in the headlines today. Getax Australia has accused Australian authorities of mishandling the case and applied to the court to permanently halt the company’s prosecution.

Meanwhile, capping short-term rentals such as Airbnb has been touted as a way to help alleviate NSW’s housing crisis. But a move to install such measures in Byron won’t come into effect until the middle of next year – if at all.