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The Guardian
Starmer to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law
Stalled legislation aims to prevent cover-ups and help families seek justice after major disastersKeir Starmer is expected to use his final week in office to push the Hillsborough law through its remaining stages in the Commons after months of delays.This bill aims to strengthen support for families seeking justice after major disasters and create new offences for officials who deliberately mislead the public or seek to block accountability. Continue reading...
general  Jul 12, 2026
Variety
Box Office: ‘Moana’ Flounders With $43 Million Debut, Among Weakest of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes
“Moana” failed to make a splash at the box office, earning $43 million from 3,827 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales, though enough for No. 1 on box office charts, are disastrous given the live-action “Moana” remake has a massive $250 million production budget — and that’s before Disney’s hefty marketing […]
entertainment  Jul 12, 2026
The Guardian
Dorothy’s aged care home charged $52 a day for Foxtel, wine and newspapers that were no use to her. She wasn’t alone
Exclusive: Many aged care residents in Australia are charged for services they can’t use or understand, prompting an investigation from the regulatorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJeff Gilling was surprised when he looked at the contract for the aged care home his mother, Dorothy, was about to enter.Contained within it was a $52 daily fee for Foxtel, outings, newspapers and a choice of wines. Continue reading...
general  Jul 12, 2026
The Guardian
Australia to ditch paper arrrival cards for incoming travellers
Digital customs declaration to be phased in at all international airports and seaports after successful Qantas trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe days of filling out paper arrival cards are to end for millions of travellers arriving in Australia on international flights.The Albanese government has announced it will roll out digital passenger cards to all Australian international airports and seaports after a “successful” trial on Qantas flights into Brisbane, Syd
general  Jul 12, 2026
The Guardian Science
Mushroom trip: a mycologist’s tour of the Tarkine
On a three-day fungi workshop in Australia’s largest cool temperate rainforest, Alexis Buxton-Collins unearths an unexpected appreciation for the third kingdom of lifeRevered as one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas, Takayna/Tarkine is a place of legends. Freshwater crayfish that can reach almost a metre in length lurk in the shade of 2,000-year-old Huon pines, and every few years a rumour emerges that thylacines still prowl the dense Gondwanan rainforest of north-west Tasmania.For 65m y
science  Jul 12, 2026
The Guardian
One Nation’s rise puts the next election in ‘unknown territory’ – but does Pauline Hanson really have a path to government?
Data shows the rightwing party faces an obstacle in the form of urban seats – and the effect of preference flows is harder to predictGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s spectacular rise from a distant 6% of the vote in the last election to first or second in some recent polls has upended Australian politics. It has also made it a lot harder to predict what exactly will happen at the next election.Traditionally, pollsters and election experts would look at how
general  Jul 12, 2026
The Guardian Culture
‘Stop telling people it’s weird’: Andrew Upton on his strange new novel, and having Cate Blanchett read it first
An allegory in the spirit of Animal Farm, the Australian playwright’s debut novel about a disfigured chicken is a fantastical fable that’s both funny and ‘a bit bleak’Andrew Upton is full of half-finished stories and plays. Usually they just sort of evaporate, he says. “I look back now and think, ‘What on earth did I find interesting about that?’”An idea has to be really quite seductive to compete with “my other life, my main life” with his wife, Cate Blanchett, their four children and their fil
entertainment  Jul 12, 2026

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