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The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of Washington

The Guardian - UK

A ‘staged’ meeting and a secret deal: how a union boss exerted ‘extraordinary influence’ on the Andrews government

Integrity experts say Ibac’s report exposes a deeper problem with Victoria’s anti-corruption laws

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews defends actions as opposition labels Labor ‘a gangster government’ after Ibac report released

Victorian corruption watchdog finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by senior Andrews government members in dealings with union boss

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Fire agencies on front foot as dry, warm weather looms

Fire agencies in eastern states are alert to what could be an early start to the season as long range forecasts point to warmer and drier conditions than usual.

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Trump’s plan to paint a landmark building next to the White House set to be approved

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White House’s planned visitor security center remodel design rejected

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James Webb Space Telescope watches distant galaxies form farthest cluster ever seen in the ancient universe (image)

"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up."

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China bans 73 persons from soccer for life in latest anti-corruption controversy

China has banned 73 persons from soccer for life and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign

The Independent UK

One Nation believes ‘tide is turning’ in its favour as Jacinta Allan faces backlash over Victoria’s bushfires

Minor party seeking to convert regional rage to electoral success as Labor faces relentless criticism

The Guardian - AU

A heated dispute is playing out in Victoria over the CFA’s funding. What’s really going on?

The opposition claims Labor has cut funding for the fire service, but the premier maintains support has increased and accused opponents of ‘conspiracy theories’. Here’s what the annual report tells us

The Guardian - AU

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Annual report figures have done little to quell a war of words over funding for a state fire agency as trans-Tasman support arrives to battle ongoing bushfires.

AAP

‘You can’t think straight’: lessons from six households who evacuated before the Harcourt bushfire

Authorities recommend practical evacuation essentials for people living in bushfire-prone areas. We asked residents of the Victorian town and surrounds what else they took – and what they wish they had remembered

The Guardian - AU

Amid scenes of destruction in Harcourt, some bushfire survivors plan to rebuild. Others may have lost too much

The Victorian town was among the worst hit by damaging bushfires. Now residents are facing a massive recovery

The Guardian - AU

Homes of volunteer firefighters among 350 structures lost so far in ‘heartbreaking’ Victorian bushfires

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces appeal to support those affected, as authorities warn fire risk could spike again later in month

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Giant cosmic 'sandwich' is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the week

A strange, sandwich-shaped object is giving astronomers a rare view of the chaotic birthplaces of planets.

The Guardian - AU

‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno

Rigby saved his Yarck home but many were lost. Another resident says: ‘No one actually knows how bad it is. So many livestock are dead’

The Guardian - AU

‘Not worth the risk’: Lana and Todd were due to get married – but instead spent the day at a bushfire shelter

Although the wind direction kept Mansfield safe on Saturday, the streets smelled like they were on fire and smoke clouded the air

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Lynne and Peter return to find their house still standing but others left devastated after Harcourt bushfire

Dozens of properties including some owned by firefighters and local councillors destroyed in fire that ripped through Victorian town

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CFA volunteer Simon fought the fire that destroyed his own home: ‘I knew eventually it would get to us’

On a day of exhaustion and heartache, more than 700 Victorian firefighters battled 40 blazes as temperatures soared as high as 46C

AAP

Three people missing, homes razed as more fires ignite

Catastrophic bushfire conditions are worsening with fears damaging winds and lightning strikes will add to the dozens of destructive blazes raging in one state.

The Independent UK

Australia heatwave: Residents told to ‘leave now’ as wildfire heads for town amid 45C heat

Victoria’s emergency management agency says homes could be at risk if the fire continues to advance

The Independent UK

New deadline for White House ballroom approval set as construction prepares to begin

Donald Trump has recently upped the price for his ballroom to $400 million from $200 million

Space

'Dracula's Chivito' looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope

Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.

Space

Finding the point of no return: Sun's shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time

Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary, where solar material breaks free and streams into space.

Benzinga

White House Purges Biden-Appointed Arts Panel As Trump Pushes Ballroom And Triumphal Arch

The White House on Tuesday dismissed all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), the federal advisory panel that reviews major design and architectural proposals in the nation's capital, as President Donald Trump advances an aggressive building agenda in and around the Executive Mansion.

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