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Coalition targets Labor over ‘plummeting’ Sydney house prices – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military. Find a map of them here

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Woman laid to rest in coffin made from mushrooms in Australian first

The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Kindness of strangers: A hall-of-fame athlete helped my 94-year-old mum buy a vacuum cleaner

A woman in the queue said she was happy to drive an hour, pick up the vacuum, then bring it to Mum’s house. I was worried – but how wrong I was!

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Misogynistic greyhound racing figures to undergo sexism training after Victorian MP Georgie Purcell abused online

Exclusive: Greyhound Racing Victoria says training introduced for those who have posted ‘misogynistic or sexist commentary’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Queensland capital hits 34.4C as firefighters battle fast-moving bushfire in Lockyer Valley west of Ipswich

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Wallabies’ key weakness lets Argentina off the hook, but Les Kiss won’t ‘catastrophise it’

In a yo-yo performance, Australia’s defensive effort set up what should have been a win if not for poor execution with the ball

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

Policy unveiled on Sunday would create new criminal offences for flag burning and defacing historical monuments, and legislate 26 January as Australia Day

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy links Russian strikes on Kyiv airports to US envoys’ visit

Moscow attacked Kyiv and Boryspil international airports as US talks yielded no evident change in Russia’s war demands. What we know on day 1,656

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6

Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is ‘attempt to censor the internet’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6