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Wednesday
1 July 2020
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Services Australia says only a ‘small number of refunds’ will be made in early July
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Chain invokes ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to illegally logged timber after ruling that VicForests was not exempt from national environment laws
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Infectious disease expert says US ‘going in the wrong direction’ and admits ‘I’m very concerned. I’m not satisfied with what’s going on’
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Spotlight
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Nicky Winmar, Adam Goodes and Joel Wilkinson know the consequences of defiance in the face of hate
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We talk to experts to find a way through the confusion of claiming in Covid-19 times
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A-League clubs know when they will be playing their remaining games of the 2019-20 season but several matches are yet to have a confirmed venue
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Time and again, the commander-in-chief has failed to protect military personnel. For the president, he always comes first, no matter who dies
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The former America’s Next Top Model judge and catwalk coach talks big bows, the power of Pride and a surreal meeting with Imelda Marcos in Manila
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I spent years practically glued to my computer. Then one heart-stopping encounter left me thankful to be alive
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Biggest retailer in the US caused controversy with $20 T-shirts that said ‘Blue Lives Matter’ and ‘Drunk Lives Matter’ among other phrases
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Online petition claims Habit, starring Michael Jackson’s daughter, is ‘Christianophobic garbage’
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5 out of 5 stars.
Kanye West Wash Us in the Blood review – an intensely potent study of race and faith
5 out of 5 stars.This new track sees Kanye at his very best, corralling his anger with masterful focus into an apocalyptic vision of America -
Director of Steve Martin comedies The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains was also famed for his collaboration with Mel Brooks
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Eva Longoria, Zendaya and Awkwafina are among the new class of invitees which is 36% people of colour and 45% women
The Full Story
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The Green Recovery Call for $4bn stimulus that would create 50,000 jobs and care for the environment
Land groups say plan could lift economic output by $5.7bn and focus on areas hit hardest by coronavirus shutdown -
Scott Morrison will outline a more muscular defence posture in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region
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Fiona Kotvojs is ‘more conservative’ than Tony Abbott on climate change, one campaigner has warned
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Picture of Hemi Pomara posing in London in 1846 was discovered at the national library of Australia by researchers
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Carrie Lam toasts ‘success and affluence of our motherland’ at flag-raising ceremony as first arrest is made under new law
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Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands
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Russia allegedly paid bounties for deaths of US soldiers in Afghanistan, and Democrats ask: what did the president know – and when?
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Multimedia
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From second world war re-enactment to cheese rolling, Orlando Gili set out to capture bizarre English pastimes – many put on hold this year due to coronavirus
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When international correspondent Michael Safi began looking into why Jordan had become the country with the world’s highest smoking rates, he began to uncover what public health advocates have described as widespread interference in policymaking by multinational tobacco companies
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Istanbul Photo Awards 2020, organised by Anadolu Agency, has announced the winners in four categories of the annual competition: single news, story news, single sports and story sports
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Lockdown measures have meant getting to work is fraught with risk for those manning essential services in Zimbabwe’s capital
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Its early 20th century buildings were astonishingly grand – now they’re being destroyed. Philip Jarmain captured their fading glamour
Guardian Labs
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The fashion house’s update of Michael Jordan’s classic footwear is set to bring joy to sneakerheads and point the way forward for luxury shopping. Is this the restart of hype?
The big picture
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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