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Trump-Biden transition
Wednesday
20 January 2021
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to be sworn in amid tight Washington security -
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Former senior adviser had previously been considered an unlikely name among the 143 people who received clemency
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Tournament organisers clarify comments made by Craig Tiley that the Victorian government would share quarantine costs -
Climate, trade and China are all on the table as the Morrison government prepares to build bridges with Trump’s successor
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The parent: Thirra was six when he was taken from his family and 18 when a police van knocked him off his feet after a beating. Now, footage of his son’s treatment at the hands of a NSW officer has brought up ‘a lot of anger’ -
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Twitter purge of QAnon accounts One Nation MPs lost more followers than other Australian politicians
Social media company’s action makes a dent in follower count of a number of rightwing Australian politicians
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Spotlight
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2 out of 5 stars.
Music review Sia’s controversial film about autism lacks coherence and authenticity
2 out of 5 stars.The pop star’s directorial debut is a hodge-podge of giddy numbers and narrative tropes, and its star, Maddie Ziegler, lacks credibility
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Would an extra million dollars to a billionaire ever be worth the loss of someone you love to Covid? -
Turning a sequel to The Karate Kid into a TV series might not have sounded wise but this blockbuster show has found life in a tired franchise
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Childhood in custody
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From one-down, without their captain and a host of first-choice players, India completed one of the great comebacks in one of the great Test series -
Tim Paine is looking no further ahead than a tour of South Africa but feels confident he is the right man to lead Australia
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Frank Lampard shrugged off questions about his managerial future after Chelsea were beaten 2-0 at Leicester, their fifth defeat in eight league matches -
Annika Sörenstam, who received the presidential medal of freedom from Donald Trump the day after US Capitol riot, has defended her decision
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The Full Story
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Minister Robert Jenrick sees ‘woke’ mobs everywhere ripping down Britain’s heritage. It’s sheer fantasy, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
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Calls to delay the AstraZeneca rollout last week were based on a misunderstanding of our vaccine strategy
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As noninvasive prenatal screening becomes more common in Australia, Elizabeth Callinan wonders what it would have been like to get a high-chance result -
For this Asian-American novelist, soba noodles flecked with gold – real or not – embody new year traditions
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Nancy Birtwhistle says we have been ‘brainwashed’ into believing we need harsh chemicals to clean our homes. Here’s how to take a more environmentally friendly approach
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Treat a piece of cauli as you would a piece of meat, add spices and marinade, or bake it into a pie -
A tasty, quick and healthy supper -
From granola, to icy poles to wine, Australian producers and chefs are embracing hemp – no psychoactives allowed
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The charming series combines Ocean’s Eleven’s slickness with the implausibility of National Treasure to become the first French series to crack the US top 10 -
Germany became a unified state 150 years ago this week – and no other country has produced such original, provocative and powerful art since, from Richter to Klee, from Dix to Höch -
Music legend stirs further pandemic controversy, challenging recent ‘blanket ban on live music’ in court
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Minister says UK is not pursuing a touring waiver, as stars including Elton John and Sting say musicians ‘shamefully failed’ by Brexit -
If 2020 emptied out your television wishlist, find shows to tick all your drama, comedy and documentary boxes with 10 quick questions -
Australian iteration of franchise will bring two of US production’s original cast members to New Zealand, where it begins filming this week
Australia Weekend
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Refugees to be granted bridging visas more than a year after they were transferred to Australia under now-repealed medevac laws -
The judge: As president of WA’s children’s court, Denis Reynolds was shocked by sentences given to youngsters facing ‘horrific’ circumstances
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Demand for homelessness services has also soared, with no progress made in a decade, according to Productivity Commission -
Expected vaccine rollout fills universities with confidence that student life can be ‘re-energised’ in the first semester -
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Tiny aerosols of the virus emitted when speaking linger in air for longer than larger droplets from a cough -
The former prime minister also criticised outgoing US president Donald Trump
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Video message touts Trump’s accomplishments but does not acknowledge successor’s legitimate election win
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The president-elect has promised to do away with ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, raising hopes that asylum seekers claims will be treated seriously -
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Central Washington is fenced off with razor wire and surrounded by 25,000 national guard troops before the inauguration of Joe Biden -
Photojournalists capture the often unseen side of the meat, fur and entertainment industries
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Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor discusses how the media responded to the dual challenge of a pandemic and an avalanche of misinformation -
Kyuta Kumagai, the under-10 sumo world champion, is twice the size of other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles boys five or six years older -
Despite no real climbing experience, photographer Bastiaan Woudt went in search of the Himalayas’ highest peaks … and himself -
From tie-dye T-shirts to that thirst trap tank top, here are our picks of the best presidential products to buy
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