Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Today we reveal that three Israeli citizens can reapply for protection visas in Australia after officials accepted they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza. And we shed light on a One Nation senator’s claims that his party wants to deport at least 200,000 people from Australia.Overseas, firefighters are in a desperate battle with a huge wildfire near the major French city of Bordeaux. And: Australia’s Commonwealth Games medal haul is growing as swimmers make a splash in Glasgow.‘Get rid of them’ | Senator Malcolm Roberts has repeatedly referenced the far-right concept of “remigration” in interviews and speeches to niche platforms, saying in two recent podcasts that One Nation wanted to deport 100,000 temporary residents as well as 100,000 international students.Exclusive | A government tribunal has accepted three Israeli siblings could face “persecution” for refusing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces due to their political opinion on the war in Gaza and granted them the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia.‘What counts matters’ | Next month’s census will for the first time include questions about sexual orientation, sex at birth and gender. Is it the “most progressive” census Australia has ever seen?Christian Ellis | A key figure at the centre of an anti-corruption inquiry involving the New South Wales Liberal party has moved to the UK and is not expected to give evidence during public hearings.Lost knowledge | What happens when the AI bubble bursts? Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author and journalist, believes humans will take their jobs back – but it will take a “really long time” to restore their skills. Continue reading...
Source: The Guardian Australia
