Good morning. There’s a boom in prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia, which has some people worried. Conservatives are celebrating the rout of “lefties” from the Liberal party in this year’s election loss. And polls suggest Brazil’s former leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is poised to defeat his far-right rival Jair Bolsonaro.
Australia’s Conservative Political Action Conference wrapped up yesterday with many guests criticising the approach of the Liberal party in the previous government. The party’s federal vice-president said the “good thing about the last federal election is a lot of those lefties are gone”, referring to defeated Liberal candidates.
Prescriptions for unapproved medicinal cannabis have quadrupled since 2019. But researchers and GP groups worry that patients are taking cannabis for conditions where there is little evidence it is effective. Most prescriptions are for unapproved products, which means the Therapeutic Goods Administrations did not authorise that treatment.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is on the brink of an astonishing political comeback, with polls suggesting he is poised to defeat Jair Bolsonaro. Eve-of-election polls suggested Lula was within a whisker of securing the overall majority of votes that would guarantee him a first-round victory against Brazil’s radical incumbent. But Bolsonaro has refused to confirm he will respect the announced result if it goes against him.
Australia
A former ADF Special Operations intelligence analyst who is now an expert on countering violent extremism says Australian children brought out of Syrian refugee camps will require intensive support to successfully integrate into the community. “It’s a long, intensive and individualised process but, done holistically, will have excellent results,” Shane Healey said.
Support for the stage three tax cuts remains low with the majority of Australians backing sound economic management over sticking to election promises, a survey suggests. The research from the Australia Institute found that high-income earners were particularly likely to support the repeal of the planned and legislated tax relief, despite being the main beneficiaries of the changes.
The world
One of the world’s worst sports stadium disasters has left 125 people dead and about 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia. Police used teargas in response to a pitch invasion by rioting fans, causing a crush among panicked spectators. Officers and organisers are facing scrutiny over the tragedy, one of the world’s deadliest sports stadium disasters, including questions over the use of teargas inside the venue, which is contrary to Fifa guidance.
First she flew like superwoman. Then she ran like one. And, on the streets of London, a new star was born as the 23-year-old athlete Yalemzerf Yehualaw became the youngest woman to win the London Marathon.
The Biden administration seeking a 45-day delay in a court proceeding in which it has been asked by a US judge whether it believes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in a case involving the murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Recommended reads
Screaming is considered to have huge benefits in Chinese medicine. Yet women are always being told to control their emotions, given the message that screaming is “ugly” and that no one will listen to them if they show their emotions. But the behavioural scientist Pragya Agarwal testifies that there’s nothing like a good scream.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the mind/brain and body are intimately linked, and that the body influences our thoughts and emotions. Being conscious does not just mean having awareness of the outside world. It means being aware of one’s self within one’s surroundings. The way we experience our body is central to how we perceive our self.
Squat, prone to mischief and occasionally bitey, the corgi is not for everyone. But the royal connection brought the dog back into fashion.
Listen
Mahsa Amini, 22, was with her brother at a train station in Tehran when she was stopped by the “morality police”. She was accused of not complying with the country’s hijab rules. She was detained, and three days later she was dead. While the government argues that she had underlying health conditions, her family and thousands of protesters believe she was killed. Journalist Negar Mortazavi tells Michael Safi why Amini’s death has sparked such grief and anger in Iran. Raha Bahreini, a human rights lawyer at Amnesty International, has been speaking to protesters who have been on the streets.
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Sport
It was one-way traffic at Accor Stadium last night as Penrith rolled over Parramatta to claim the 2022 premiership. The losing side didn’t even trouble the scoreboard until the 77th minute, as the rampant Panthers put on a display of flawless rugby league. But it was also the story of the Cleary family, who have moulded this team into the second of the NRL era to win back-to-back titles.
Manchester City have dismantled Manchester United in the derby, with striker Erling Haaland scoring a hat-trick on the way to a 6-3 win.
Media roundup
The Australian reports that universities are failing to stamp out academic cheating schemes such as using overseas ghostwriters to write assignments. And the Financial Review conveys the fears of the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, of a global recession.
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