Good morning. Today we reveal that three Israeli citizens can reapply for protection visas in Australia after officials accepted they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza. And we shed light on a One Nation senator’s claims that his party wants to deport at least 200,000 people from Australia.
Overseas, firefighters are in a desperate battle with a huge wildfire near the major French city of Bordeaux. And: Australia’s Commonwealth Games medal haul is growing as swimmers make a splash in Glasgow.
Australia
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‘Get rid of them’ | Senator Malcolm Roberts has repeatedly referenced the far-right concept of “remigration” in interviews and speeches to niche platforms, saying in two recent podcasts that One Nation wanted to deport 100,000 temporary residents as well as 100,000 international students.
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Exclusive | A government tribunal has accepted three Israeli siblings could face “persecution” for refusing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces due to their political opinion on the war in Gaza and granted them the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia.
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‘What counts matters’ | Next month’s census will for the first time include questions about sexual orientation, sex at birth and gender. Is it the “most progressive” census Australia has ever seen?
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Christian Ellis | A key figure at the centre of an anti-corruption inquiry involving the New South Wales Liberal party has moved to the UK and is not expected to give evidence during public hearings.
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Lost knowledge | What happens when the AI bubble bursts? Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist, believes humans will take their jobs back – but it will take a “really long time” to restore their skills.
World
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Wildfire fight | Windy conditions are hampering firefighters’ efforts to contain a huge wildfire near Bordeaux in France that has consumed an area of land four times the size of Paris as Spain’s PM, Pedro Sánchez, warns Spain and the Iberian peninsula are suffering the effects of the climate emergency.
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Berlin Pride attack | A man suspected of a driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival then going on a knife rampage in an Islamist terror attack has been shot dead by German police.
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Middle East crisis | As Donald Trump’s military chiefs warn of dwindling munitions stockpiles, the US has paused its strikes on Iran for a second night while diplomatic negotiations continue.
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Russia-Ukraine war | Romania has said it is summoning Russia’s ambassador over “repeated violations” after the Nato member’s military shot down a third drone in as many days.
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India protests | The victory achieved by the Cockroach Janta party’s protest movement signals trouble ahead for India’s strongman leader, Narendra Modi, Hannah Ellis-Petersen writes.
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Unesco recognition | Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been inducted into a hall of more modern fame as Unesco updates its world heritage list.
Full Story
Inside the violent online network coercing children to self-harm
This year the FBI issued urgent warnings to parents about 764, a global online community where children are manipulated into acts of violence. Groups like 764 are accused of using coercion to turn vulnerable minors into victims and, in some cases, predators. Nour Haydar speaks with Ariel Bogle about the dangers these networks pose to children.
In-depth
One Nation is pushing a vision of a “monocultural” Australia alongside an anti-immigration agenda. But in the NSW electorate of Barnaby Joyce, an entirely different story is playing out. Almost a decade ago, Joyce backed a campaign to make the city of Armidale a refugee resettlement site; now, many who settled there are wondering how his track record squares with the policies of the rightwing party he defected to.
Not the news
In the latest in our Kindness of strangers series, we hear from a reader who recalls a terrifying and stressful time as a young child when a blood vessel burst in her mother’s brain on a family holiday in France. Learning of their plight, the owners of a hotel gave her and her siblings a priceless sense of safety, comfort and warmth.
Sport
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Commonwealth Games | Australia’s swimmers are adding to their medal tally in Glasgow, including golds for Iona Anderson and Tim Hodge – look back on the latest action from day three. Meanwhile, Australia dispatched England with ease in a clash between fierce netball rivals.
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Cycling | A relentless Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France – and warns his rivals he is still “improving a lot”.
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AFL | Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has taken down the Kangaroos – a year since he dismantled the Demons, Jonathan Horn writes.
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Motorsport | Lando Norris took out the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix for his first victory of the season, as Oscar Piastri retired after gearbox failure.
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Boxing | Tim Tszyu won a battle of broken soldiers as Errol Spence Jr headed into the sunset, Owen Lewis writes.
Media roundup
Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, may face a leadership challenge just four months out from the state election, the Age suggests. Forensic testing has revealed dozens of tomato products which claim to be from Australia or Italy are actually from China, ABC News reports. And the Sydney Morning Herald is lifting the lid on the secretive work of the AFL’s integrity and security unit.
What’s happening today
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Sport | Australians are in action as the Commonwealth Games continue in Glasgow.
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NSW | Hearings in the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion continue in Sydney.
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QLD | A public hearing is scheduled in Brisbane in the inquiry into the Support at Home program.
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Warning! | A nationwide test of the new AusAlert emergency warning system is due to take place this afternoon.
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Brain teaser
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