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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: Wallabies mauled in Rugby World Cup, youth crime abuse link revealed, asteroid sample returns

Wales' George North is tackled by Australia's Carter Gordon
Wales has defeated Australia in Lyon to end the Wallabies’ World Cup campaign. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Good morning. Guardian Australia can reveal that a significant number of alleged victims linked to a police investigation into the alleged grooming and exploitation of children are also among the targets of a punitive Queensland government crackdown on youth crime. Half of the alleged victims known to one community organisation have been involved in the youth justice system; the number rises to three-quarters when those in the custody of the state child safety department are also included.

Meanwhile, Australia has crashed out of the Rugby World Cup in the first round – for the first time – after losing to Wales, a sample taken from an asteroid has returned to Earth and it’s time to vote for your bird of the year.

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