Australia live news update: fifth child airlifted to hospital with irukandji jellyfish sting; Albanese and Dutton trade insults over Indigenous voice

From 4h ago

Fifth child stung by irukandji on K’gari in a fortnight

A primary school-age girl has become the fifth child airlifted to hospital from K’gari with suspected irukandji jellyfish stings in the past fortnight, AAP reports.

The girl was swimming in the ocean near a popular creek at K’gari – also known as Fraser Island – when she was stung on her lower back and leg.

Her parents used vinegar and water on the stings before the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed on a beach on the western side of the island about 6.30pm yesterday.

The Bundaberg-based chopper flew the girl in a stable condition to Hervey Bay hospital for treatment.

Three young girls were hospitalised with suspected stings on 27 December. The trio included two sisters, aged five and nine, who were playing in a creek on the western side of the island when they were stung. A third girl was stung on the chest in the same creek just an hour before.

The following day a boy was stung on the leg, also while swimming in the creek.

All children arrived in hospital in a stable condition.

Symptoms of being stung by irukandji jellyfish include shooting pains in the muscles, chest and abdomen, nausea, vomiting and breathing difficulties.

<gu-island name="KeyEventsCarousel" deferuntil="visible" props="{"keyEvents":[{"id":"63ba52d98f084f5e7540ddcc","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

And that’s where we’ll leave you this afternoon. He’s a wrap of today’s happenings:

","elementId":"10df712b-9aec-4a63-ae59-3488aad1f5a6"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Concerns about flooding have eased in the Top End with the intensity of former tropical cyclone Ellie at last subsiding over the south-western Northern Territory. The region had been bracing for further impact as Ellie moved back into the NT after wreaking havoc in Western Australia.

Rescue and clean-up efforts are continuing in the Kimberley as flood waters are still extremely high, with road trains diverting thousands of kilometres and the Fitzroy River still approximately 50km wide in parts.

The prime minister Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, of engaging in “cheap culture war stunts” over the Indigenous voice to parliament, after Dutton – in a letter to Albanese also released to the media – demanded more detail on the proposed body which will be voted on at a referendum by the end of 2023.

China has reopened its borders after nearly three years of closures ending efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. The decision extends to all of China, including the special administrative region of Hong Kong.

The search for a 20-year-old man continues after he a went missing off Gunnamatta surf beach on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula on Friday night.

A primary school-age girl has become the fifth child airlifted to hospital with suspected irukandji jellyfish stings in the past fortnight, after she went swimming in the ocean near a popular creek at K’gari (Fraser Island).

Drag racer Sam Fenech has died after a crash in which his vehicle left the track at Willowbank Raceway in Ipswich and crashed into a camera tower, just before 7pm last night.

People can safely swim at Lake Bonney in South Australia’s Riverland region again after a toxic algal bloom prompted authorities to warn against it.

Stay safe and well for the rest of this Sunday and we’ll see you bright and early tomorrow with all your Monday morning news.

","elementId":"9be14eb9-da35-4d2d-a842-778ab3920d90"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673155289000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"00.21 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673155849000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"00.30 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673155397000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"00.23 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"00.23","title":"What we learned, Sunday 8 January 2023","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba40378f085d562aa41e2b","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Western Australia’s emergency services minister Stephen Dawson is giving an update on the floods situation in the Kimberley and elsewhere in the state. I’ve missed the start of this but I’ll catch you up as best I can.

","elementId":"1d3fe17e-3428-4c24-a815-c5643bff0457"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Dawson says authorities have been moving people from remote communities into the town of Derby over the last few days, and have now begun bringing people to Broome.

","elementId":"dec454db-ed6f-49c5-8ef6-d384ecbdd657"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Notre Dame University is providing accommodation and the Broome school is an option under consideration, too. Conversations have begun with the federal government about using accommodation at Curtin airbase:

","elementId":"a27cf10f-80c0-47cb-9ea1-c3ffb5803b6b"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
It is the preference for people to stay as local as possible and we recognise that so we’re going to do that, still have people staying as close to home as possible but all options are on the table depending on how many people we need to relocate at the end of the day …
\n
We have helped relocate or evacuate around 233 people … There have been almost 80 in the evacuation centre in Fitzroy Crossing. We have got an evacuation centre there if we need it …
\n
As the water gets closer to the coast, it comes downstream and it’s impacting communities differently. In some cases we thought communities wouldn’t be impacted, and other cases they have, we went and visited yesterday, we flew over the whole of the region and there is places with water as far as the I can see. It was explained to me that it’s as wide as 50km in some places so as it moves down towards the coast we will monitor and move people as we need to.
\n

","elementId":"ae0c462c-c717-400a-bd45-f97edde7e979"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673150519000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"23.01 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673151909000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"23.25 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673150872000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"23.07 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"23.07","title":"WA floods update","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba37fb8f08fc001645464e","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

And in the exchanges today between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese over the handling of the Indigenous voice to parliament, the opposition leader has just fired another salvo at the PM:

","elementId":"25fd507b-95e8-4da9-9d02-2c27cee6fa90"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement","html":"

@AlboMP you’ve had 7 months to answer questions. Friday at the McGrath Breast Cancer fundraiser wasn’t the place to discuss. Happy to talk anytime when you have the detail. https://t.co/hNXeZxvlBb
— Peter Dutton (@PeterDutton_MP) January 8, 2023

\n","url":"https://twitter.com/PeterDutton_MP/status/1611924368485146628?s=20&t=pqLxVy0tyQpE4IHfnpZhaQ","id":"1611924368485146628","hasMedia":false,"role":"inline","isThirdPartyTracking":false,"source":"Twitter","elementId":"bb274937-b7bf-4265-81eb-e9b2a54093b1"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673148411000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"22.26 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673149454000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.44 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673148463000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"22.27 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"22.27","title":"’You’ve had seven months to answer questions’","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba2d3b8f08fc0016454606","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Beachgoers have been advised to avoid swimming at some Melbourne beaches this weekend, despite the sunny weather, after the Environmental Protection Authority was alerted to an oil spill.

","elementId":"7ac5180d-ffcc-4dfc-92da-e6768efab154"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Swimmers and paddleboarders reported emerging from the water covered in an oily substance at Elwood beach on Thursday, with other locals reporting dead fish and large quantities of oil on the surface of the local canal, Elster Creek, which runs into the bay nearby.

","elementId":"0f882dac-e946-4c6a-a3a4-4142a68f9b81"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

On Friday EPA Victoria issued a water quality alert for Elwood, St Kilda, Middle Park, South Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Sandridge and Williamstown beaches, advising the public to avoid contact with oily water and sand.

","elementId":"43893a60-eddf-4968-8da9-f69c2ad16130"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Large signs erected on the foreshore advised beachgoers not to swim.

","elementId":"2e35be85-171c-4812-99f4-18f52fc54db4"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Read the full story here:

","elementId":"8a00a01b-75d7-41bb-8123-24c720c1eeaf"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/08/melbourne-beaches-contaminated-with-vegetable-oil-as-epa-investigates-source","text":"Melbourne beaches contaminated with vegetable oil as EPA investigates source","prefix":"Related: ","role":"thumbnail","elementId":"c625d26a-f555-44bc-bbd4-fc8da1f8a15d"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673145659000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"21.40 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673149665000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.47 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673145742000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"21.42 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"21.42","title":"Mystery vegetable oil spill hits Melbourne beaches","contributors":[{"name":"Stephanie Convery","imageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/06/03/Stephanie_Convery.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=33591e10b4a53c90d2d6c9f00227eeb0","largeImageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/06/03/Stephanie_Convery,_L.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=87a2994236172b9e07f3438b55a31ecf"}],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba28498f084f5e7540dd04","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

A primary school-age girl has become the fifth child airlifted to hospital from K’gari with suspected irukandji jellyfish stings in the past fortnight, AAP reports.

","elementId":"1c884138-b240-4a4c-bccc-e56b0649c7c4"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The girl was swimming in the ocean near a popular creek at K’gari – also known as Fraser Island – when she was stung on her lower back and leg.

","elementId":"f941b633-2391-43f7-ac4f-2e3ae699643b"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Her parents used vinegar and water on the stings before the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed on a beach on the western side of the island about 6.30pm yesterday.

","elementId":"e6ef4f44-7899-4c9e-b08a-b5b333afa1e9"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The Bundaberg-based chopper flew the girl in a stable condition to Hervey Bay hospital for treatment.

","elementId":"7afb5505-638f-4eab-b62e-dee58c130fdc"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

","elementId":"c9841640-243c-405f-add1-11cf7a4509c8"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The following day a boy was stung on the leg, also while swimming in the creek.

","elementId":"e77874eb-e803-4b5a-bbca-724a356655e7"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

All children arrived in hospital in a stable condition.

","elementId":"08d58929-3155-4991-9b1c-504bc79a34e2"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Symptoms of being stung by irukandji jellyfish include shooting pains in the muscles, chest and abdomen, nausea, vomiting and breathing difficulties.

","elementId":"ab72a123-85b1-421d-bbb0-b747530b1c27"}],"attributes":{"pinned":true,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673144393000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"21.19 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673149243000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.40 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673144674000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"21.24 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"21.24","title":"Fifth child stung by irukandji on K’gari in a fortnight","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63b9ec4f8f084f5e7540dbfb","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Therewill be a shake-up to pet ownership rules in NSW rental properties if Labor wins the upcoming state election.

","elementId":"656a26d7-2d8d-453c-8d80-c905df5c5ef0"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Renters can now ask their landlord if they may have a pet but there’s no timeframe on when a request must be approved or denied.

","elementId":"12b4bbad-d643-4508-9a90-4fbca6f85332"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Under the proposed change, landlords would have to respond within 21 days and it would automatically be approved if they failed to acknowledged the request.

","elementId":"8aea52ba-3f59-4988-9a4a-69a1078cc7ab"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

It does not necessarily mean all renters would be able to keep pets but the onus would be on landlords to explain why any request would be refused.

","elementId":"3f61721d-c30e-4155-8d9f-ccdf497f0a0b"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The opposition says the scheme would operate in a similar way to rules in other states and it would provide list of reasons why landlords could say no.

","elementId":"de88e81f-7e5b-46ca-8c0a-85594b52dfd5"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Many people rent for their entire lives and they deserved to have a pet, according to shadow minister for better regulation Courtney Houssos.

","elementId":"7135f966-829f-42d8-9941-b478bdc514c7"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
The simplification of this process balances both the rights of renters and owners.
\n
Renters have a clear and transparent process to apply to have a pet, while owners can still outline protections for their property, or specific grounds for refusing.
\n

","elementId":"9b376bac-d10f-46e9-bbd2-e003b047a2e2"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The NSW government sought consultation on the issue in late 2022.

","elementId":"52d3430f-820f-4c0c-be1f-9459fbc9e3dd"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

– AAP

","elementId":"df4c380c-e993-448c-bc24-e732e71cb77d"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement","media":{"allImages":[{"index":0,"fields":{"height":"4016","width":"6016"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/6016.jpg"},{"index":1,"fields":{"isMaster":"true","height":"4016","width":"6016"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg"},{"index":2,"fields":{"height":"1335","width":"2000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/2000.jpg"},{"index":3,"fields":{"height":"668","width":"1000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/1000.jpg"},{"index":4,"fields":{"height":"334","width":"500"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/500.jpg"},{"index":5,"fields":{"height":"93","width":"140"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/140.jpg"}]},"data":{"alt":"Tabby cat relaxing on couch","caption":"Renters deserve to have pets, the NSW opposition says.","credit":"Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images"},"displayCredit":true,"role":"inline","imageSources":[{"weighting":"inline","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=60022ed3673377010f452c21b96e8729","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=101e7ce5d0bd5d96c0297b9d9c3cf974","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7047ba03d9b20d9696eccb7b71111b84","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=be707ce3bbe32228560684389e6388b5","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a6876e9f5d1d66159bc57d3c50329c4e","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=d3843534dfe0ea303ad12932df08b973","width":890}]},{"weighting":"thumbnail","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b38c759ecff955e3ef9719f9177a1d57","width":140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=e8a4c77ad22b623e27ccd73e7e14b537","width":280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=120&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ff623dbc1577ee3c85b8f22d9a72cfe2","width":120},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=120&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=cd24dbfd13b9235a5a4697a4836afae3","width":240}]},{"weighting":"supporting","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=380&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1bf5a67c09ee467c39d39c8a0ca5363b","width":380},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=380&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=9a19d1a384acf8bfff7c893f3241266f","width":760},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3f7e4f18771f963c00df32ed883849d8","width":300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6d265ce9a1677c824690cca51700d312","width":600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=60022ed3673377010f452c21b96e8729","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=101e7ce5d0bd5d96c0297b9d9c3cf974","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7047ba03d9b20d9696eccb7b71111b84","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=be707ce3bbe32228560684389e6388b5","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a6876e9f5d1d66159bc57d3c50329c4e","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=d3843534dfe0ea303ad12932df08b973","width":890}]},{"weighting":"showcase","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=860&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7db7db0f98f06777287bd2013c84095f","width":860},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=860&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=ea7deeb0cd50f0c17ce864140147b047","width":1720},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=780&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=13bcda3f612dad1aa318def244977963","width":780},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=780&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=f49b6428cb02a8c944aeb6e503bbbfb6","width":1560},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=60022ed3673377010f452c21b96e8729","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=101e7ce5d0bd5d96c0297b9d9c3cf974","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7047ba03d9b20d9696eccb7b71111b84","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=be707ce3bbe32228560684389e6388b5","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a6876e9f5d1d66159bc57d3c50329c4e","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=d3843534dfe0ea303ad12932df08b973","width":890}]},{"weighting":"halfwidth","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=60022ed3673377010f452c21b96e8729","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=101e7ce5d0bd5d96c0297b9d9c3cf974","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7047ba03d9b20d9696eccb7b71111b84","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=be707ce3bbe32228560684389e6388b5","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a6876e9f5d1d66159bc57d3c50329c4e","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=d3843534dfe0ea303ad12932df08b973","width":890}]},{"weighting":"immersive","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eefecc748a784ec94db9c9154910c143","width":1900},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1900&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=f60f81be43bd778d2fb972d0f6bb8e1c","width":3800},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=62fec985f0185d4b317e894e1a40d8ac","width":1300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7e95791b52deaad718c1519dbda0af5b","width":2600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f1f9eb4669f47f478e88f2eaff25a250","width":1140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=1140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7aa86f939c3c0e4855a97ac6c7cd47ac","width":2280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=980&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=36b9711c54183b9b9fe21e57de0449ff","width":980},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=980&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=c3280e625b6862f91eb7f82e6e1c44d6","width":1960},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=740&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=10fe8374dca8e967c87f76e436a42d87","width":740},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=740&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=1f504d9dc56936def04f0e92186b26f6","width":1480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=660&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e73f081f1dfbcc28a5f801e246f5aee1","width":660},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=660&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6c7d95ed4e8ff6bf81d041984d9f6786","width":1320},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=480&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2878ffcd64fecef207a0593d3b43ed30","width":480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60b7475093de7d0ebd3b11c72c77ef78a736e50c/0_0_6016_4016/master/6016.jpg?width=480&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2d4368e44e217c2a7ae87a245fc5d04f","width":960}]}],"elementId":"a3032833-7a91-4b9b-a041-6a23fa5b5bdf"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673129157000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"17.05 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673148304000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.25 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673137022000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"19.17 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"19.17","title":"NSW Labor in push to change pet ownership rules for renters","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63b9ef928f085d562aa41cac","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

China is reopening its borders today after nearly three years of closures ending efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.

","elementId":"a036f725-76d9-4fc6-9657-34534d7c63ec"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The decision extends to all of China, including the special administrative region of Hong Kong.

","elementId":"1e7e3b7c-9a3b-4adb-b447-2aedeb63af6e"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The decision means travellers to China will no longer have to quarantine or take a Covid test on arrival, however they must have a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of travel before entering China.

","elementId":"9dddcf20-7df9-49c4-a781-c7b8e24f9cbc"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Road travel into and out of the country will also reopen, and international cruise ships will be introduced with a “pilot program” before services will resume in full.

","elementId":"1d535bb9-6da9-42c7-8450-fc1159813fb7"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement","media":{"allImages":[{"index":0,"fields":{"height":"3502","width":"4963"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/4963.jpg"},{"index":1,"fields":{"isMaster":"true","height":"3502","width":"4963"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg"},{"index":2,"fields":{"height":"1411","width":"2000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/2000.jpg"},{"index":3,"fields":{"height":"706","width":"1000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/1000.jpg"},{"index":4,"fields":{"height":"353","width":"500"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/500.jpg"},{"index":5,"fields":{"height":"99","width":"140"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/140.jpg"}]},"data":{"alt":"A worker wearing PPE walks by an empty screen displaying no international flights in the international arrivals area of Beijing capital airport","caption":"A worker wearing PPE walks by an empty screen displaying no international flights in the international arrivals area of Beijing capital airport on Friday. Travellers to the country will no longer have to quarantine.","credit":"Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images"},"displayCredit":true,"role":"inline","imageSources":[{"weighting":"inline","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ef46c1acc4076c041569ed47a80ae914","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=735b6a839df0409f599b91dbe769a1df","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d3d0a3ac2d9877b7267cd5116e4d3887","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2c2680d4ebf71acc06e7947c7a28480b","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b1a28c473c1f0c935d8dc377f8c37048","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7fb1ab249e3975f4e66786e70e433517","width":890}]},{"weighting":"thumbnail","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2f6a0d8383d181ae42d6e7114fbaf916","width":140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2b5e396e0bf44aa0a7de1009df0399f8","width":280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=120&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bcc4b398c698897c261bd1e3a5c387fc","width":120},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=120&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=78316c3aebceda911852943023a982c3","width":240}]},{"weighting":"supporting","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=380&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3fcff0e3f46da73d2209d91579dcb8da","width":380},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=380&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=a1480d73de4d7b79d20b381247e5648e","width":760},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=309f325f1b21cddd474bdee61b5ac379","width":300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=ed4b3e65a748c5819c909d18d2029044","width":600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ef46c1acc4076c041569ed47a80ae914","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=735b6a839df0409f599b91dbe769a1df","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d3d0a3ac2d9877b7267cd5116e4d3887","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2c2680d4ebf71acc06e7947c7a28480b","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b1a28c473c1f0c935d8dc377f8c37048","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7fb1ab249e3975f4e66786e70e433517","width":890}]},{"weighting":"showcase","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=860&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7f27a053d19b5d635c02d79c32d7d3ae","width":860},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=860&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5151ba0c62046ca080da4a3a50fcce89","width":1720},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=780&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c66503c73ce48490383ef4252514af52","width":780},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=780&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=ffd0e5393780f0e31c57abc7893dbdc6","width":1560},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ef46c1acc4076c041569ed47a80ae914","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=735b6a839df0409f599b91dbe769a1df","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d3d0a3ac2d9877b7267cd5116e4d3887","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2c2680d4ebf71acc06e7947c7a28480b","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b1a28c473c1f0c935d8dc377f8c37048","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7fb1ab249e3975f4e66786e70e433517","width":890}]},{"weighting":"halfwidth","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ef46c1acc4076c041569ed47a80ae914","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=735b6a839df0409f599b91dbe769a1df","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d3d0a3ac2d9877b7267cd5116e4d3887","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=2c2680d4ebf71acc06e7947c7a28480b","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b1a28c473c1f0c935d8dc377f8c37048","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7fb1ab249e3975f4e66786e70e433517","width":890}]},{"weighting":"immersive","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f0527f50d0b6f446a56de049ffc0d35c","width":1900},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1900&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=76d2bd5b245e48ca66ab856cb66574e0","width":3800},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e91b296f37deb109d13ec0efbdb2dd84","width":1300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=bb803a727421249f6ba088908971e262","width":2600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ab6f34052e3eaa8bcd81c99dc8bfc051","width":1140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=1140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=98860c7c9a73dbb91d4ed5e38fa381ed","width":2280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=980&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3feb4500403c1fc1abbcb1a6c60e6813","width":980},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=980&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=4af098f159f87d3e413327bc2c3f19d3","width":1960},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=740&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ee6273d03d1a46554fd6b5c78129386e","width":740},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=740&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=df864db29577f130c1d7e226d6b4ee3b","width":1480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=660&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=087de615424c4d77b339ce2f507a2f0b","width":660},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=660&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=495cc23822ee699afb29324019db16da","width":1320},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=480&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dbc5221060a22fa66f00dd7e92385911","width":480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d32fb8d8edfc79250ddac1d40c55fecdb8d18df5/0_0_4963_3502/master/4963.jpg?width=480&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=22aa60b375dd6211ec723154d5111185","width":960}]}],"elementId":"19c59fd5-dc2f-4242-8655-e04f522e2bfb"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673129874000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"17.17 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673148236000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.23 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673136076000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"19.01 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"19.01","title":"China reopens borders after three years","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba030d8f08fc0016454528","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

I just wanted to go back a moment in Peter Dutton’s press conference on the voice to parliament to highlight this strange moment:

","elementId":"976950c5-cb72-4b43-a0ac-fb0b00299c75"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
It breaks my heart that in the year 2022 we can have young Indigenous kids being sexually assaulted on a regular basis in some Indigenous communities in this country.
\n
It’s completely unacceptable.
\n

","elementId":"be27ea65-84c3-44d9-95fc-168ec820e08d"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

It’s not entirely clear to me what the opposition leader means by this or why he connected the Indigenous voice to parliament with sexual assault within Indigenous communities.

","elementId":"b86579e4-5542-4d80-aa06-decbdeb9c281"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The role of the voice, as proposed, is to consult on issues as they relate to Indigenous communities – everything from provision of housing and use of water resources, to changes to environmental or mining regulation – and not to serve as a taskforce on sexual violence within Indigenous communities.

","elementId":"ece74889-c8d3-4763-9831-12d4f51d7dd3"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Given how the campaign for the voice raises the risk that misinformation may be weaponised against a vulnerable minority group, and Dutton has positioned the opposition as holding the government to account over a lack of information, the same standard also needs to be applied to the opposition leader.

","elementId":"364aaada-1f61-421e-8cda-33cd4ae6815d"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

For more information on what we know about the proposal, read this explainer on the Indigenous voice to parliament.

","elementId":"28702e4a-2afb-4e1a-a46b-b04a74b3f283"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/05/what-is-the-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-australia-how-would-it-work-why-should-we-have-it-explainer","text":"What is the Indigenous voice to parliament and how would it work?","prefix":"Related: ","role":"thumbnail","elementId":"bdfd583b-cc68-4d9a-984a-ddaafa4c3ad5"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673134861000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"18.41 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673150230000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"22.57 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673135302000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"18.48 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"18.48","title":"Just who is weaponising misinformation here?","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63b9ffc38f085d562aa41cee","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has responded to opposition leader Peter Dutton’s letter attacking the government over its handling of the voice, labelling the move a “cheap culture war stunt”.

","elementId":"65a774a5-a3db-4f6f-ac76-7b2360357e03"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement","html":"

So even though I talked with Peter Dutton on Friday at the @McGrathFdn event, he gives a letter to multiple media outlets as “exclusive” on constitutional recognition and the Uluṟu Statement- a letter I still haven’t seen.
People are over cheap culture war stunts.
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) January 7, 2023

\n","url":"https://twitter.com/albomp/status/1611861341844942848?s=46&t=5H3_2hVkgfR8MDRMWuqFPA","id":"1611861341844942848","hasMedia":false,"role":"inline","isThirdPartyTracking":false,"source":"Twitter","elementId":"16ec6522-54a4-4afc-bc63-dbb8138c47b9"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673134019000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"18.26 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673134503000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"18.35 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673134294000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"18.31 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"18.31","title":"Dutton attack on government ‘cheap culture war stunt’","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63ba003d8f08fc001645451c","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Opposition leader Peter Dutton is speaking live now where he is continuing his attack on the government over a lack of detail about the voice to parliament:

","elementId":"b4f147e6-9fc7-4a07-804d-34069d148b67"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
Why won’t they provide the detail? And if he makes a reference to the report that’s been written, the reality is, that there are options in that report and he hasn’t adopted the report. So let’s see what the prime minister says, but clearly at the moment, he doesn’t want to provide that detail.
\n

","elementId":"cfb23f74-d7f0-4019-bc4a-164c95c7bc14"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Dutton says that the government’s figure of 20 representatives was plucked “out of the air when he was asked about it a couple of weeks ago”.

","elementId":"19edffbc-7a92-41be-8d8f-6fbca3e3a849"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement","media":{"allImages":[{"index":0,"fields":{"height":"3235","width":"4853"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/4853.jpg"},{"index":1,"fields":{"isMaster":"true","height":"3235","width":"4853"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg"},{"index":2,"fields":{"height":"1333","width":"2000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/2000.jpg"},{"index":3,"fields":{"height":"667","width":"1000"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/1000.jpg"},{"index":4,"fields":{"height":"333","width":"500"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/500.jpg"},{"index":5,"fields":{"height":"93","width":"140"},"mediaType":"Image","mimeType":"image/jpeg","url":"https://media.guim.co.uk/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/140.jpg"}]},"data":{"alt":"Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton speaks to the media during a press conference","caption":"Leader of the opposition, Peter Dutton, has criticised the government over a lack of detail on the referendum on a voice to parliament.","credit":"Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP"},"displayCredit":true,"role":"inline","imageSources":[{"weighting":"inline","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4c21e710ef9e32baf50e48795be9ed47","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6b3bd1c9f0e70fc394d23e9cf5031610","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=acd8803c210a6d5bc4c84efbc7d53a55","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5eaa64913e7a4cd9b68b5f5f0c6d06df","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=952073719e88e49bc42950246f43fd10","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=0eae11c0757073b76b746648ce017b38","width":890}]},{"weighting":"thumbnail","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e9bcb31a67d85e5dbe48814a454fd828","width":140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=9089c72adca7efd2dc3620563d26d82a","width":280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=120&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c290a5ee60779272c06464591f74577e","width":120},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=120&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=f9a24004dd72876d5411270d1d571a73","width":240}]},{"weighting":"supporting","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=380&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3506b1798f1da88583a42d79d40c34fb","width":380},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=380&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=8699def49a752f3f8e95680ffb8ab4e7","width":760},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8cead5d919af0b4ac140a207b4082d3c","width":300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=adbda440fa8b9daac67360edaf61de7d","width":600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4c21e710ef9e32baf50e48795be9ed47","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6b3bd1c9f0e70fc394d23e9cf5031610","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=acd8803c210a6d5bc4c84efbc7d53a55","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5eaa64913e7a4cd9b68b5f5f0c6d06df","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=952073719e88e49bc42950246f43fd10","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=0eae11c0757073b76b746648ce017b38","width":890}]},{"weighting":"showcase","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=860&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9e8ebb46e5b0cc5be5904e5c1454f2b6","width":860},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=860&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=7e3c57fcfd22bb398041004bca963b2d","width":1720},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=780&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b6c8b4dff019b11bb68e0bd048685d57","width":780},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=780&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=25ec6271e29cf75742e202e543a0544e","width":1560},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4c21e710ef9e32baf50e48795be9ed47","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6b3bd1c9f0e70fc394d23e9cf5031610","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=acd8803c210a6d5bc4c84efbc7d53a55","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5eaa64913e7a4cd9b68b5f5f0c6d06df","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=952073719e88e49bc42950246f43fd10","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=0eae11c0757073b76b746648ce017b38","width":890}]},{"weighting":"halfwidth","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4c21e710ef9e32baf50e48795be9ed47","width":620},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=620&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6b3bd1c9f0e70fc394d23e9cf5031610","width":1240},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=acd8803c210a6d5bc4c84efbc7d53a55","width":605},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=605&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=5eaa64913e7a4cd9b68b5f5f0c6d06df","width":1210},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=952073719e88e49bc42950246f43fd10","width":445},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=0eae11c0757073b76b746648ce017b38","width":890}]},{"weighting":"immersive","srcSet":[{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=36ed401098f4a99a126ac15d62963417","width":1900},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1900&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=57946da4608fdd00a2164576d4c032f9","width":3800},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=339e4006ca4d8af7fe35a302718cf3fe","width":1300},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=06355801ba37d1bc85273c99e49e478c","width":2600},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dc52b87125bf529c0fb860f5b4a54ee4","width":1140},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=1140&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=420b637af06eba3cab13c8b581ea88be","width":2280},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=980&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=26d8fc1e9e5f9344f655e51d0b7b7830","width":980},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=980&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=ee9e2406595d244aec93e56fceddc5cd","width":1960},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=740&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5ae366257448b219b63dbd0d21a7f03b","width":740},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=740&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=bd0879d19cb7c14261e193bc967a402f","width":1480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=660&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7fea57ad543a2466782b2a56d6a885d1","width":660},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=660&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=8fbd8f8caae966bbed942971e10b3c6f","width":1320},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=480&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3185377c75c282327964efdafb0b83bd","width":480},{"src":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3837d09b11f6845ad7c7dd9889fea6374d3e06c0/0_0_4853_3235/master/4853.jpg?width=480&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=da55aca598cbbf9d656f6ecf9fba8112","width":960}]}],"elementId":"31b577ed-3b1e-4464-afce-add6ced2cccd"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673134141000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"18.29 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673140215000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"20.10 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673134265000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"18.31 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"18.31","title":"Peter Dutton press conference","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63b9e9968f08fc00164544a2","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Drag racer Sam Fenech suffered fatal injuries after his vehicle left the track at Willowbank Raceway in Ipswich just before 7pm last night and crashed into a camera tower.

","elementId":"d328582c-eacc-45d6-8663-fce3c1f1978e"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

A statement on Willowbank Raceway’s Facebook page paid tribute to the NSW driver:

","elementId":"f85c0a7f-9b0f-4380-9a68-33665f038c0b"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
It is with great sadness that Top Fuel Racing Australia announces that Sam Fenech, driver of the Fabietti Racing Doorslammer, has succumbed to injuries suffered in a racing accident at Willowbank Raceway and passed away this evening.
\n
We send our love and support to the Fenech family and the whole team at Fabietti Racing.
\n

","elementId":"29a51776-8c34-4cd8-af1a-1f38ceb54797"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Police said a camera operator had been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Queensland Ambulance Service said the patient was in a stable condition.

","elementId":"c0c6fa5e-acba-4a24-804b-284577fb34f1"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The accident occurred during Willowbank’s New Year Nitro drag racing event.

","elementId":"d4f4c842-3aeb-4d60-b2c8-20939d4361e4"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Queensland police’s forensic crash unit is working with Workplace Health and Safety to investigate, and people are being asked to avoid Champions Way, where the racetrack is.

","elementId":"2b0cc5c3-d06a-450a-a06d-69befee12239"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

– AAP

","elementId":"4a57a652-08e1-450a-bfeb-5c4e9035dccd"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement","html":"

Police are investigating following a fatal crash at a Willowbank racing event this evening (January 7). The public are advised to avoid the area around Champions Way or exercise patience with likely traffic disruption. https://t.co/vJEmNr3erV pic.twitter.com/o8dQMagrhl
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) January 7, 2023

\n","url":"https://twitter.com/QldPolice/status/1611664186337267717?s=20&t=9MkfDIchjj6jsEuSSoIvmg","id":"1611664186337267717","hasMedia":false,"role":"inline","isThirdPartyTracking":false,"source":"Twitter","elementId":"0688e619-97c1-45c4-a865-8c4879d7bbbd"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673129157000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"17.05 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673131331000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"17.42 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673130725000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"17.32 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"17.32","title":"Drag racer killed in crash at Willowbank Raceway","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"},{"id":"63b9e60c8f085d562aa41c55","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian Australia live blog.

","elementId":"b6154f9b-0e3d-4560-b55c-138bbfa733cc"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has accused the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, of treating the Australian public “like mugs”. In a letter shared with several media outlets, Dutton described the decision not to release full details on the Indigenous voice to parliament model being proposed as a “catastrophic mistake”:

","elementId":"95b4481c-054d-4773-8c78-02e529af081a"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement","html":"

\n
Your approach will ensure a dangerous and divisive debate grounded in hearsay and misinformation.
\n

","elementId":"56044d61-4766-4fe7-9116-50857bb3b46a"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

The government has promised a public education campaign before a referendum and has already released its preliminary work on its proposal.

","elementId":"a6934043-3cdc-4dce-89b2-60aa1e6832d3"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Flood waters in far north Western Australia have begun to recede but defence personnel and emergency services are working to fly in much-needed supplies in affected towns including Fitzroy Crossing. Over the border in the Northern Territory, remote towns are now on flood watch as ex-tropical Cyclone Ellie has moved back into the state with heavy rainfall expected for the Tanami, Lasseter and Simpson districts today.

","elementId":"7f2bc052-34dc-45d0-aeb7-2c8174f62410"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

I’m Royce Kurmelovs, taking the blog through the day. With so much going on out there, it’s easy to miss stuff, so if you spot something happening in Australia and think it should be on the blog, you can find me on Twitter at @RoyceRk2 where my DMs are open.

","elementId":"cc0c3410-72c5-4b6c-8887-0969e0ce43a2"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

With that, let’s get started …

","elementId":"63d300db-130a-43ae-b842-0dfbb7a092a4"}],"attributes":{"pinned":false,"keyEvent":true,"summary":false},"blockCreatedOn":1673129157000,"blockCreatedOnDisplay":"17.05 EST","blockLastUpdated":1673129154000,"blockLastUpdatedDisplay":"17.05 EST","blockFirstPublished":1673129157000,"blockFirstPublishedDisplay":"17.05 EST","blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone":"17.05","title":"Good morning","contributors":[],"primaryDateLine":"Sun 8 Jan 2023 00.30 EST","secondaryDateLine":"First published on Sat 7 Jan 2023 17.05 EST"}],"filterKeyEvents":false,"format":{"display":0,"theme":0,"design":10},"id":"key-events-carousel-mobile"}”>

Key events

<gu-island name="TopicFilterBank" props="{"availableTopics":[{"type":"PERSON","value":"Peter Dutton","count":14},{"type":"PERSON","value":"Anthony Albanese","count":10},{"type":"GPE","value":"Australia","count":7},{"type":"GPE","value":"Western Australia","count":7},{"type":"GPE","value":"Queensland","count":6},{"type":"GPE","value":"NSW","count":6},{"type":"LOC","value":"Kimberley","count":5},{"type":"GPE","value":"Northern Territory","count":5},{"type":"GPE","value":"NT","count":5},{"type":"GPE","value":"Victoria","count":4}],"format":{"display":0,"theme":0,"design":10},"keyEvents":[{"id":"63ba52d98f084f5e7540ddcc","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

And that’s where we’ll leave you this afternoon. He’s a wrap of today’s happenings:

","elementId":"10df712b-9aec-4a63-ae59-3488aad1f5a6"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"

Concerns about flooding have eased in the Top End with the intensity of former tropical cyclone Ellie at last subsiding over the south-western Northern Territory. The region had been bracing for further impact as Ellie moved back into the NT after wreaking havoc in Western Australia.

Rescue and clean-up efforts are continuing in the Kimberley as flood waters are still extremely high, with road trains diverting thousands of kilometres and the Fitzroy River still approximately 50km wide in parts.

The prime minister Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, of engaging in “cheap culture war stunts” over the Indigenous voice to parliament, after Dutton – in a letter to Albanese also released to the media – demanded more detail on the proposed body which will be voted on at a referendum by the end of 2023.

China has reopened its borders after nearly three years of closures ending efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. The decision extends to all of China, including the special administrative region of Hong Kong.

The search for a 20-year-old man continues after he a went missing off Gunnamatta surf beach on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula on Friday night.

A primary school-age girl has become the fifth child airlifted to hospital with suspected irukandji jellyfish stings in the past fortnight, after she went swimming in the ocean near a popular creek at K’gari (Fraser Island).

Drag racer Sam Fenech has died after a crash in which his vehicle left the track at Willowbank Raceway in Ipswich and crashed into a camera tower, just before 7pm last night.

People can safely swim at Lake Bonney in South Australia’s Riverland region again after a toxic algal bloom prompted authorities to warn against it.

Stay safe and well for the rest of this Sunday and we’ll see you bright and early tomorrow with all your Monday morning news.