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Good morning, this is Imogen Dewey bringing you the top stories and required reading on Monday, November 16.
Featured stories
The benefits of the Coalition’s “gas-driven recovery” have been exaggerated and declining usage is inevitable. says a new report. The Grattan Institute’s analysis warns that the “good old days” of low gasoline prices are behind us, rendering its role as a “transition fuel” unworkable. The report suggests that even if gas use continues for several decades, there is clear evidence that it will decline for economic and environmental reasons, challenging claims by Scott Morrison and Energy Minister Angus Taylor that they extract and use more fuels. fossils will be critical to the economy. recovery from recession. The government rejected the analysis, a Taylor spokesman calling the assessment “narrow [and] too simplified ”.
On Sunday morning, Donald Trump tweeted that Joe Biden “won”. But it was not the formal concession of the presidential election that he has so far refused to give, simply an opening to a recycled mix of the baseless claims of voter fraud that he continues to promote. An anonymous White House official said the tweet “may very well” represent the beginning of some kind of Trump concession, but the president seemed to disagree, tweeting shortly after: “This was a EQUIPPED CHOICE!” Conventional experts and analysts agree that it was not. Confusion is seeping in: Thousands of Trump supporters gathered uneasily to express their sentiments in Washington DC, even as the US confirmed 160,000 new cases of coronavirus. In the Democratic arena, Georgia’s Senate candidates say the runoff elections will be “decisive for America’s future, but the White House victory has done little to mend the party’s fractures, leaving the left on a collision course with moderates.
Young and previously healthy people with ‘prolonged Covid’ show signs of multiple organ damage months after infection. The new findings are a step toward developing treatments for some of the bizarre and extensive symptoms, including fatigue, mental confusion, dyspnea and pain. As of yesterday, Victoria had logged 16 days with no new local coronavirus infections, and South Australia’s director of public health says importation from quarantined hotels is currently the country’s highest Covid risk, after a worker infected a worker. three members of the family. But with Scott Morrison declaring alternatives to hotel quarantine unsafe (despite saying in October that he wanted to develop “innovative” alternatives), 36,500 Australians abroad now face further delays in returning home. International students have to wait even longer, to the despair of local universities, though not foreign investors or actors, who Greg Hunt has confirmed will get special approval to skip the line.
Australia
New Commissioner for Children, Anne Hollonds, says her national plan will focus on measurable responsibilities, following the guidelines of the Closing the Gap strategy. He wants politics to rise to the cabinet level and the same kind of national coordination as the response to the pandemic.
Senior care residents are up to twice as likely to be seriously injured in a for-profit home than in a government-run one. A study published Sunday by the royal commission investigating the sector has found.
An expert whose work helped spark the explosive war crimes investigation says the details of his impending report will leave the Australian Defense Forces “with no choice” but to fundamentally change the culture of special forces. The current environment led some to believe that the rules did not apply to them, says Dr. Samantha Crompvoets.
Firefighters fighting a month-long massive wildfire on Queensland’s Fraser Island, believed to have been started by campers, are preparing to defend two townships. as South Australia also faces an extreme fire hazard.
The world
Alexander Litvinenko’s widow Marina has filed a lawsuit against Russia for 3.5 million euros (5.68 million pounds) in compensation. A public inquiry concluded that Vladimir Putin likely ordered his assassination in 2006 by radiation poisoning in London.
Thousands of Belarusians have protested the death in police custody of a military veteran and children’s art teacher. arrested for his opposition to authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside and some 40 gilded statues in a vast pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.
Amazon has been ridiculed on Twitter for a mistake “reunifying Ireland”, after the tech company told a Northern Irish resident he wanted to watch rugby that he didn’t live in the UK. Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister joked that Amazon had caused an “international incident” with its customer service responses.
The killing of a rare moose “spirit” in Canada has left residents of a northern Ontario community “outraged and saddened” and prompted a First Nations man to offer a reward to anyone who can help officials stop suspected poachers.
The leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has claimed responsibility for the rocket attacks at the airport in Eritrea’s neighboring capital, Asmara, in a move that has heightened fears of a broader conflict in the Horn of Africa.
Recommended reading
It is a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance that represents one of the most famous images of civilization. Once owned by Imelda Marcos, Madonna and Child (1485), from Sandro Botticelli’s studio, reportedly was valued at $ 10 million when it was the subject of a lengthy court case to prove ownership. But this was just another twist on a story with some really surprising ones. Six years after the case was finally settled, the alleged co-owner of the company that won the painting has no idea what happened to him.
“Children, do not believe that anyone who tells you that age is just a number” Elizabeth Quinn writes, reflecting on how working from home has made her descent into decrepitude that much more difficult to avoid. “They are furrows and jowls that do not belong to you, but to an unrecognizable future version of you that you never expected to find.” Faced with her reflection at all times, she decided to arm herself with expensive beauty products, and one day she saw something quite different.
The meandering, socially distanced queue in Melbourne’s parks is not for hipster food trucks, but for a single bathroom. “It is fortunate that we have to wear masks, as they hide the grimace of pain, ”writes Claudia Hooper. “We’ve done it outside, but can the bladders deal with this? While some parks have had the foresight to install portable toilets, most city councils have not bothered to keep up with the new demand. If you have to spend more time listening to a disembodied robotic voice saying ‘your maximum wearing time is 10 minutes’ than lounging with friends, is it worth it or will we go straight back to the pub? “
Sport
Lewis Hamilton claimed the 2020 Formula One world championship with a remarkable victory and has been recognized as the best driver of the time, his account now equals Michael Schumacher’s record. He told the press that he hopes his success as a black man in an almost exclusively white sport will inspire children around the world.
Argentina’s surprising upset against the All Blacks means the Wallabies have a chance to lift the Tri-Nations trophy, writes Bret Harris, if they can eradicate a major flaw in their game.
A controversial non-compete ruling has denied Australian Andrew Moloney the WBA super flyweight title and sent the boxing world to collapse.
Media Summary
Government supporters are calling for child care costs to be tax deductible for some families, reports the Years. Smartphone trading by mom and dad investors has risen to record highs, reports the Brisbane Times. And according to Sun herald, all the big tennis tournaments of the summer move to Victoria.
Going up
The trial continues in Melbourne in the contempt case for repressive violations of George Pell involving various journalists and media organizations.
The hearings begin on the robodebt class action lawsuit.
And if you’ve read this far …
A Belgian carrier pigeon has beaten another Belgian carrier pigeon for the record price set at auction. After a frenzied final 30 minutes, bids for the two-year-old New Kim reached 1.6 million euros ($ 2.6 million). “All I can see is that we are in shock,” said Kurt Van de Wouwer, whose family raised her. Male pigeons (like former record holder Armando) generally command higher prices for breeding reasons, but Chinese enthusiasm for long-distance pigeon racing appears to be driving prices up across the board.
