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Black Lives Matter protests
Sunday
7 June 2020
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The conflict came as the deputy chief medical officer warned the protests could generate a new cluster of Covid-19 infections -
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Peaceful protests sweep US as calls for racial justice reach new heights
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Infections in Afghanistan climb above 20,000; lockdown in Greece migrant camps extended; Panama reimposes curbs after rise in cases -
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Failure to consider dirty air as a factor in higher death toll among ethnic minorities wholly irresponsible, say critics -
Scientists say injection of cloned antibodies could help treat people already infected, while vaccine development continues
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Lack of legislation around Homebuilder scheme shows parliament should have say in how stimulus is rolled out, Richard Marles says -
Government spending on clean energy would deliver 100,000 new jobs, EY assessment finds
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Tonight’s challenge involved “Australian” food – first a pie, and then anything patriotic. One dish failed to impress ... quite dramatically. -
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Queen’s birthday honours Tony Abbott, Marcia Langton and Michael Clarke among Australians recognised
Former PM is one of many former Liberal politicians recognised, along with media mogul Kerry Stokes and philanthropist Gretel Packer
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Weekend
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Faced with the George Floyd protests, the president wants to be seen as a strongman. What happens if he loses at the polls? -
The personal items that Neil, Buzz and others carried with them – and left up there
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A stressed 20-year-old sitting exams has chosen your home as a place of calm. Take it as a compliment, says Mariella Frostrup -
Unseen edits show that the earthiness of the ‘harlot with a heart’ in Oliver Twist was toned down for the Victorian reader
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The Full Story
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Writer, poet and broadcaster spent 47 days in intensive care with the coronavirus -
Study estimates toll could hit 34,000 among country’s most vulnerable residents -
On top of the mounting statistics looms a further casualty of the pandemic: our psychological wellbeing. Will we be able to cope with the fallout? -
The now retracted paper halted hydroxychloroquine trials. Studies like this determine how people live or die tomorrow
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Kalyn Ponga and Bradman Best combined to wreak havoc in a 34-18 win over NRL premiership favourites Canberra -
The French coach holds court on the sport’s latest prodigy, his new league and the prospects of staging the US Open
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The US president’s threats against those protesting at George Floyd’s killing simply ramp up a trend that began decades ago
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I’ve been told there are parts of my character that can be improved… let’s find out. By Emma Beddington -
Erotic transference can be completely devastating, and handling it requires extreme care, writes Joanna Briscoe
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The actor and writer, 32, tells Michael Hogan about growing up around women, winning Baftas, finding her mantra and surviving sexual assault -
The 16-year-old’s dance clips used to embarrass big sister Dixie. A year and 60m followers later, even their parents are getting in on the act -
A trio of rice dishes from around the world: Mediterranean fried rice with anchovy lemon dressing, Greek-style red rice with feta and Persian meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce -
You should be asking yourself what you want, given how shabbily you have been treated, says Annalisa Barbieri. Don’t follow your wife’s orders
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People of colour are being failed by the system, says graffiti artist in Instagram post
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While exploring Dickens’s monsters and damaged children, AN Wilson takes the opportunity to exorcise a demon from his own boyhood -
4 out of 5 stars.
Days of the Bagnold Summer review Bittersweet tale of family strife
4 out of 5 stars.Simon Bird’s debut feature captures the comedy and tragedy in the lives of a single mother and her stroppy teenage son
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This fascinating study finds that the urge to migrate is in our genes -
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Woody Allen’s romantic comedy starring Elle Fanning is the work of a director who has lost touch with reality -
Based on the 1981 film, the German series is more gripping than a drama about men with unruly beards deserves to be
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The updated assessment also shows the fire ground includes more than 3.5m hectares of the state’s best koala habitat -
For many working-aged people, recession was a distant memory or something that happened before they were born. Now it’s a bitter reality
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Despite airline plans to scale up post-pandemic capacity, flights are still few and far between, and that means no customers -
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The Guardian has updated its groundbreaking searchable database as a definitive record of deaths of Indigenous Australians in prison or police custody
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The killing of George Floyd sparked protests across America. Here, those who have taken to the street in Minneapolis explain what moved them to action -
Germany amazed the whole continent with last week’s stimulus package, but it paves the way for countries such as France to agree an effective coronavirus response
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WSU Tech stops first daughter’s commencement speech amid criticism of Donald Trump’s response to George Floyd protests -
Nigeria and Iraq also agree to cuts as prices begin to recover with coronavirus lockdowns easing -
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Tens of thousands of Australians have rallied in state capital cities and towns to march against Indigenous deaths in custody and the killing of unarmed US man George Floyd -
Photographer Alex Grace captures her pet modelling all your lockdown essentials
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The new normal and protests over the death of George Floyd – the most striking photographs from around the world this week -
Experts are hailing it – so far – as the best summer for butterflies in the UK in nearly 25 years -
A photo record of how industries and factories adapted to the Covid-19 crisis -
Eight houses have been swept into the sea in Norway after a powerful landslide near the town of Alta. The landslide was filmed by a local resident, Jan Egil Bakkedal – one of the houses that was lost belonged to him – who said he ran for his life when he realised what was happening.
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Hasekura Rokuemon Tsunenaga dazzled the king of Spain, set up diplomatic links with 17th-century Europe and even met the pope
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