Documents reveal how environmental protection plan fell apart; Jewish groups express horror after discovery of explosives in a caravan near Sydney
Morning everyone. There is shock in the Jewish community after a caravan laden with explosives was found in an outer suburb of Sydney, with indications they were to be used in an antisemitic attack.
In other news, FoI documents have revealed that Tanya Plibersek was praising a deal reached to pass laws creating a federal environment protection agency – hours before the prime minister scuttled the deal. Plus Donald Trump revokes his spending freeze in the face of legal challenges, RFK Jr clashed with Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing, and how Meryl Streep escaped the LA fires.
How to win a cost-of-living election
Yesterday’s inflation figures offered Labor hope that prices – and interest rates – will be falling by the time of the election. Jonathan Barrett tells Nour Haydar why so many governments lost power last year because of high inflation, and what Anthony Albanese’s administration could learn from the country that bucked the trend – Mexico.
How to win a cost of living election
The emergence of America’s “broligarchy”, who assembled at Donald Trump’s inauguration, has prompted much astonishment about how ostensibly liberal-minded entrepreneurs could have turned. But, in today’s featured essay, Becca Lewis argues that Silicon Valley always had a strong reactionary element and that this potential “technofascism” has become more visible whenever their growing power has been challenged.
Today’s 10 Chaotic Questions is with the American humorist David Sedaris, who talks to Steph Harmon about the ideal length of men’s shorts, what he thinks of selfies, and why he wants to have a fight with Dick Van Dyke.
Police have defended staying silent about explosives found in a caravan nine days ago, which could be linked to an antisemitic plot, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. A rate cut is on the cards for next month after yesterday’s inflation figures, the Financial Review reckons, but is not a done deal. Friends of slain underworld figure Sam Abdulrahim are trying to find out how his killers knew where to find him, the Age reports.
