Monday: the 47th parliament is the most diverse ever – but still doesn’t reflect Australia. Plus: Russia rallies support in Africa as doubt cast on Ukraine grain deal
at the start of aamid uncertainty over the future of a deal to resume Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea. Lavrov’s tour, which will also take in Uganda, Ethiopia and Congo, is aimed essentially at rallying African nations to Russia’s side. In an article published in four African papers, he rejected accusations Russia was responsible for the food crisis.
in September. On Sunday, the government announced it would gut the Australian Building and Construction Commission ahead of abolishing the controversial body in 2022. Trade unions welcomed Burke’s move. But employers and the opposition blasted the decision. Organisers of the Byron Bay music festival Splendour in the Grass underplayed the reality of the situationA forest is incinerated by the Oak Fire near Midpines, north-east of Mariposa, California, on Saturday.The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has declared a state of emergencyto tackle a wildfire
that exploded on Friday, quickly grew to 11,900 acres in size and – on Sunday – remained entirely uncontained. The former vice-president Al Gore, a longtime campaigner on climate issues, warned that “the survival of our civilisation is at stake”. Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has lashed out against the “mixing” of European and non-European racesHealth authorities are underestimating the scale of the response required to stop monkeypox becoming endemic in the UK,
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