Morning Mail: Gaza fighting resumes; union investigation; asylum seekers fly to Curtin
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Version 0 of 1. Good morning folks, and welcome to the Morning Mail – sign up here to get it straight to your inbox before 8am every weekday. Gaza Fighting in Gaza continued yesterday as both Israel and Hamas rejected each other's ceasefire announcements. Israel's prime minister, Binjamin Netanyahu, accused Hamas of "violating its own ceasefire" by continuing to fire rockets during a pause in the bombing by Israeli forces on Saturday. During that pause, dozens of bodies were discovered in the wreckage and rubble, bringing the death toll over 1,000 Palestinians killed. Israel says it has lost 40 soldiers and three civilians in rocket attacks. A top US intelligence official has warned that destroying Hamas would only lead to something more dangerous taking its place. Jonathan Freedland writes: "The only real security is political, not military. It comes through negotiation, not artillery fire." Asylum 157 Tamil asylum seekers who have spend weeks on board an Australian customs vessel at sea were taken to Cocos Islands airport yesterday, then put on three planes. Most were bound for detention in Curtin. The asylum seekers were not told they would be processed in Australia before immigration minister Scott Morrison announced it to the media on Friday, after Guardian Australia broke the news. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young plans to visit Curtin detention centre to ensure the asylum seekers transferred there are aware of their rights. Australian politics and news • Australian and Dutch experts have had to delay their MH17 investigation because of fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops. • Leaked documents reveal that all federal departments and agencies are being asked to disclose every contact with any trade union for any reason over the past decade, to identify "potential areas of exposure" ahead of the royal commission into union corruption. • Bill Shorten has called Joe Hockey an "arrogant, cigar-chomping" treasurer whose charmed life has "robbed him of charity". • Australia's work for the dole program will be expanded to cover all jobseekers aged 18 to 49 from next year. • Australia led the Commonwealth Games medal table on Sunday after success at the velodome was bolstered by track and pool wins, and yesterday Michael Shelley became the first non-African to win the Commonwealth Games men's marathon in 20 years. • Australia beat England 49-48 in the netball group stages, scoring the winning goal with just 13 seconds to play. Around the world • Satellite images released by the US appear to show Russian rocket fire into Ukraine. • One of Liberia's most high-profile doctors has died of Ebola during the largest ever recorded outbreak of the virus, which has now killed 129 people in the West African nation. A US doctor has also been infected and is receiving treatment. • Buzzfeed has sacked its viral politics editor Benny Johnson over plagiarism. • Western countries have urged citizens to leave Libya as the civil war there intensifies. • The hulk of the wrecked Costa Concordia has finished its final voyage to Voltri, on the outskirts of Genoa. • Pope Francis has made an emotional plea for peace. More from around the internet • Among the most viewed on the Guardian this morning: five things we've learned from Manchester United's tour of the US. • Australians have backed Tony Abbott's leadership during the MH17 crisis, but still favour Labor at home, according to a poll carried out for the Daily Telegraph. • The majority of refugees who have settled in Australia since 2012 feel welcomed in their new country but deal with trauma and mental health issues, reports the Australian. • The NT News reports calls for an urgent audit of the NT Department for Children and Families in the wake of revelations that frontline child protection workers are self-harming. • The Adelaide Advertiser reports that a quarter of teachers and education staff under investigation for serious offences are still on the public payroll. • The Conversation asks whether people have a right to a rational suicide. One last thing How state involvement drives technological innovation – and why politicians need to think big and accept the risk of failure. Have an excellent day – and if you spot something I've missed or any errors, let me know on Twitter @newsmary and I'll update this page. Sign up Get the Morning Mail direct to your inbox before 8am every day by signing up here. |