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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: the mathematics of Gaza starvation, the Coalition’s climate wedge, O’Callaghan’s gold star

Palestinians, struggling with hunger, form a line to receive hot meals in Gaza's al-Zeitoun neighborhood on July 31, 2025.
Palestinians, struggling with hunger, form a line to receive hot meals in Gaza's al-Zeitoun neighborhood on July 31, 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Morning everyone. Our top story suggests the Coalition’s internal tensions will not end any time soon, with one MP warning the opposition will lose even more voters if it continues to backslide on policies for net zero by 2050. We have another exclusive story about the dengue outbreak on Nauru and the Productivity Commission is calling for massive tax cuts – for companies.

Elsewhere, a very powerful dispatch from our chief Middle East correspondent shows how Israel has calibrated the famine in Gaza; and in swimming, Mollie O’Callaghan has equalled Ian Thorpe’s gold haul.

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