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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 21 May 2022

As you read this, Australians are at the polls, munching on sausages (a quixotically Australian tradition), and electing a new government. The six-week campaign, offering more noise and irritation than substance, has seen the highest proportion of early votes in Australian history. The battleground issues have been cost-of-living pressures, soaring…

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Australians vote to determine conservative government future

Polling stations have opened across eastern Australia as voters decide whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government will defy odds and rule for a fourth three-year term

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History of water in California: a tale of grand projects, drought and disaster

Eastern Australia is awash with water — for many, far too much — but on the other side of the Pacific, it is a very different story.

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Australia ousts conservatives after nine years, Albanese to be PM

Australia's Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday's election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power.

Reuters

During national volunteers week, these parkrunners share why they keep coming back

Globally, more than 60,000 people have volunteered more than half a million times at parkrun without ever having run or walked the course. This national volunteer week, Kate O'Halloran talks to three parkrun volunteers about what motivates them to come back.

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Australia’s rainiest place: the tiny NSW town has had just 14 dry days this year

Brisbane may have flooded but Sydney has had more rainy days this year, recording falls on two out of every three days

The Guardian - AU

After the relentless performance art of Morrison’s reign, Australia needs a reset

Whatever the outcome, the prime minister is now weighted with negative voter perceptions of arrogance and entitlement

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We learnt early that white ghosts can lie. Australians are ready for truth and reckoning

In this Griffith Review extract Thomas Mayor writes about how his people have a different history of Captain Cook’s ‘discovery’ of the Torres Strait. Now is the time for truths to collide and come together

The Guardian - AU

Everything you need to know about the election

From polling places to opinion polls, we’ve compiled all the information you need for the optimal election day experience

The Guardian - AU

Twenty years on, Timorese-Australians look back on the struggle for independence

To mark the anniversary, photographer Alex Soares spoke to three cousins who lived through Indonesia’s brutal occupation

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s kind of unreal’: new citizens feel the ‘power’ of voting in Australia for the first time

The Australian Electoral Commission estimates about 440,000 new citizens will cast a vote in 2022

The Guardian - AU

Do you know your Morrison tackle from your Albanese stumble? Take our 2022 federal election quiz

Have you been watching the Australian election campaign like the PM scanning for a photo op? Test your knowledge with our definitive quiz

The Guardian - AU

Drama and atmosphere should be the only metrics in Australia’s stadium wars

The reality is there is too much jostling between bickering premiers and code chieftains for fans to benefit from infrastructure investment

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve earned better than this’: voters give their verdict on the Australian election

Poverty, healthcare and regional Australia are on the minds of three voters as the country heads to the polls

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More than $1bn of Coalition’s climate funding could go to fossil fuel projects, analysis finds

‘Clean’ hydrogen and carbon capture and storage head list of funding pledges since net zero promise

Newcastle Herald

Election analysis: 'Line-ball' Hunter electorate will prove pivotal to vote outcome

The Hunter is poised to play a significant role in deciding Australia's next government when counting starts at the close of polls on Saturday night.

ABC News

If you think your home build could be in doubt, here's what your next steps should be

Rumours about the future of Australian construction giant Metricon have left many people questioning how secure their home building projects are.

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Roland-Garros without Ash Barty — What's next for the first grand slam without our champion?

Ash Barty has retired as one of our greatest tennis players in history, but which Australian is next up to lead us forward ahead of the French Open?

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Fashion and beauty innovators see opportunities for disability inclusion to cater for 'trillion-dollar' market

There is a growing movement in the fashion and beauty industry to develop products for and with people with disabilities, recognising a virtually untapped trillion-dollar customer market.

ABC News

Federal election 2022 arrives with Labor the frontrunner to form government

Voters are pouring in to polling booths across the country, as Australia decides whether Scott Morrison and his Coalition or Anthony Albanese's Labor will govern the nation for the next few years.

AAP

Next coach must push us, says Lanning

Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning says outgoing coach Matthew Mott will be missed and his replacement must make sure they continue to improve.

AAP

Albanese to be PM as Morrison concedes

The Australian Labor Party has returned to power after nine years in opposition, but may yet govern in minority with independents and the Greens.

AAP

Vigilance key after Aust monkeypox cases

Health authorities are warning Australians to be vigilant after two cases of monkeypox were confirmed, saying that "viruses do not discriminate".

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox now in eight countries as WHO warns summer parties could accelerate spread

Infections of feared monkeypox have been found in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia, Canada and the US

Radio France Internationale

Will France get closer to the Quad to counter Chinese threat in the Pacific?

China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with US President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan.

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