Good morning. Our top story focuses on the ballooning costs of stage-three income tax cuts, with new analysis revealing they could rise to as much as $313bn over a decade – with the wealthy and men set to benefit the most. Meanwhile, NSW taxpayers are having to fund indemnity for organisations against child abuse claims. Plus: Joe Biden has had to cancel his Australian trip next week, and an antidote may have been found for the toxin in death cap mushrooms.
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Biden no-show | The US president has cancelled next week’s trip to Australia, where he had been due to address parliament, because of domestic political deadlock over the country’s debt.
Exclusive | The NSW government has been forced to provide taxpayer-funded indemnity to 47 non-government organisations, including church bodies, to cover child abuse claims.
‘A massive black hole’ | New data shows the cost of stage-three income tax cuts could climb to $313bn over a decade, with the benefits flowing disproportionately to high-income earners and men.
‘This is our community’ | Despite reassurances from NSW officials they will be rehoused nearby, residents say they have been let down after confirmation that the sale of Waterloo South public housing in Sydney will go ahead.
Death caps | A potential antidote has been found for the toxin in the world’s most poisonous mushroom, after Chinese and Australian researchers discovered that a dye used in medical imaging can block its effects.
World
‘Mitigate the risks’ | The head of OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and the image generator Dall-E 2, has told US senators that “regulation of AI is essential”.
Russia-Ukraine war | Ukraine says it has neutralised the Kremlin’s most potent hypersonic weapon, shooting down six out of six Kinzhal missiles launched at Kyiv during an “exceptionally intense” night-time attack.
‘Manifestation of a crisis’ | The blaze at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington has left at least six people dead – and shone a spotlight on the dire state of New Zealand’s housing.
A princely sum | Lawyers for the British Home Office argued it isn’t appropriate for wealthy people to buy specialist armed police protection, as Prince Harry launched a legal challenge over his security.
Deepening crisis | Analysts are warning that an election victory for Tayyip Erdoğan could spark further instability in the Turkish economy, amid severe inflation and the lira close to a historic low.
Full Story
One year of the Albanese government
This week marks a year since the Labor party swept into power, promising a new chapter of Australian politics. Amy Remeikis joins Laura Murphy-Oates to discuss the defining moments of the Albanese government’s first year in office, and whether it is living up to a promise to “leave no one behind”.
In-depth
As part of our Ten Years of Guardian Australia series, our journalists reflect on the staggering omission that led to Deaths Inside, a tally that identified every Indigenous death in Australian custody known to have taken place since the royal commission into these deaths delivered its 1991 report – and laid bare how little had changed in the intervening 27 years.
Not the news
Shiv Roy, played by the Australian actor Sarah Snook, isn’t just Succession’s four-letter leading lady. She’s a flame-haired weapon of mass destruction single-handedly driving the show’s plot. Flannery Dean explores how Shiv is also an impeccably nuanced female character, turbocharging Succession’s last act with something far too rarely seen on TV: a complete portrait of a power-hungry woman.
The world of sport
Football | The good times roll for the Central Coast Mariners; Jordan Bos breaks the A-League Men transfer record; Pep Guardiola gears up to face Real Madrid.
Cricket | England’s Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the Ashes after the fast bowler suffered a recurrence of an elbow stress fracture.
Netball | The Collingwood Super Netball team is in danger of collapse – but Netball Australia is determined to run an eight-team competition next year.
Media roundup
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that support for the Indigenous voice to parliament has slipped over the past month. Australia could gain fast-tracked access to top US defence technologies under a plan to slash red tape around the Aukus pact, the Herald Sun reveals.
What’s happening today
South Australia | Derek Bromley, who maintains his innocence after being jailed for life for murder, is appealing in the high court.
New South Wales | The state government’s response to the Barangaroo sight lines inquiry is expected.
Queensland | A public hearing is scheduled into bank closures in regional Australia.
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Brain teaser
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