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| | | | 30/06/2025 Influencers on notice over gambling sites, warning of new Israeli offensive in Gaza, Oscar Piastri second in Austria GP |
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| | | Good morning. Online influencers have been inadvertently promoting a gambling company that poses as an Australian outfit but is instead licensed and regulated in a tiny island off the east coast of Africa. Meanwhile, the government claims China is trying to take undue credit for development projects in the Pacific that are in fact funded by many nations, including Australia. And: tens of thousands of Palestinians are again on the move in Gaza, fleeing eastern parts of Gaza City as Israel’s military warns it is preparing for a renewed offensive. |
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| ‘It’s not Chinese assistance’ | China is bolstering its influence in the Pacific by “branding” development work – funded in significant part by Australia – as Chinese projects, the government says. | Exclusive | Australian social media influencers have been warned after several accounts inadvertently promoted illegal offshore bookmakers. | ‘More doing, less reviewing’ | A senior public service chief has told Labor to stop commissioning so many government reviews, warning the costly and time-consuming inquiries risk swamping bureaucrats. | Scam alert | Scammers pretending to be Chinese authorities are increasingly targeting international students in Australia – fleecing them of more than $5m in just five months. | Explainer | Thousands of university students will receive financial support to complete mandatory placements for the first time this week – but not everyone is happy with the changes. |
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| The thrift stores dividing Australian shoppers In the cost-of-living crisis, more people are turning to op shops for clothes. Among the secondhand shops is Savers, a US for-profit that claims to offer a more sustainable alternative. But some shoppers have mixed feelings about its business model. Jonathan Barrett speaks with Reged Ahmad about why there are questions around the retailer – even as those shunning fast fashion say it’s more sustainable. | | |
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| Australian film-maker Gabrielle Brady’s works have earned international recognition even as her home country has been slow to catch up. For her latest film, The Wolves Always Come at Night, she worked with a Mongolian couple displaced from their farmland – creating a work that invites audiences, festival programmers, critics, and peers to contend with what is, for many, still a new format: the hybrid documentary. |
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Media roundup | Australia is headed for a $27bn collapse in income from liquefied gas and iron ore as Donald Trump’s trade war with China hits home, the Age reports. The Australian says Xi Jinping’s top diplomat in Australia has warned Anthony Albanese that increasing military spending will undermine economic development. And according to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Minns government is being urged to move faster on overhauling drug policy in New South Wales. |
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What’s happening today | NSW | A public hearing is being held at the state parliament in the inquiry into infrastructure for electric vehicles. | Victoria | The judge is due to finish giving directions to the jury in the Erin Patterson trial in Morwell before they retire to deliberate. | Queensland | Treasurer David Janetzki is set to give the Queensland state budget address in Brisbane at lunchtime. | Western Australia | An inquest into the death of Cleveland Dodd, who died in custody, is due to be held in Perth. |
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Brain teaser | And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. | |
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