Broken Trust: how police are failing to protect children from domestic violence - podcast
By Presented by Nour Haydar with Ben Smee. Produced by Miles Herbert and Lu Hill; sound design and mixing by Daniel Semo. The executive producer is Hannah Parkes

Mason Jet Lee died at 22 months old after his stepfather punched him so hard his bowel ruptured. An exclusive Guardian Australia investigation has found that repeated warnings about his killer were ignored. Could an unpublished submission to the inquest of his death hold evidence of police failings?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/jun/17/broken-trust-how-police-are-failing-to-protect-children-from-domestic-violence-full-story-podcast

#Domesticviolence #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Australianews #PresentedbyNourHaydarwithBenSmeeProducedbyMilesHerbert #LuHill #sounddesign #mixingbyDanielSemoTheexecutiveproducerisHannahParkes

Pauline Hanson’s speech ‘shameful’ and echoed ‘rubbish’ from rightwing figures in UK and US, critics say
By Krishani Dhanji

Labor minister says Australians would lose their jobs and wages would go down if One Nation’s policies became law

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/18/pauline-hansons-speech-shameful-and-echoed-rubbish-from-rightwing-figures-in-uk-and-us-critics-say-ntwnfb

#PaulineHanson #Australianews #SarahHansonYoung #LGBTQrights #OneNation #Australianpolitics #KrishaniDhanji

Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield
By Caitlin Cassidy

Rouser Lab says the steel structure will record ‘every step’ humanity takes towards climate catastrophe

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/18/earth-black-box-climate-apocalypse-tasmania-australia

#Tasmania #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Science #Technology #CaitlinCassidy

Recently single Australian men are seven times more likely to report a suicide attempt, study shows
By Tory Shepherd

Fathers particularly affected, with almost 15% reporting suicidal plans after relationship breakdowns, according to survey of 20,000 men

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/18/recently-single-australian-men-are-seven-times-more-likely-to-report-a-suicide-attempt-study-shows

#Menshealth #Mentalhealth #Australianews #Health #ToryShepherd

Australia news live: Non-stop Sydney-London flights delayed again; anti-abortion bill blocked in SA
By Martin Farrer

Qantas now says first Project Sunrise flight due to take off in November 2027. Follow today’s news live

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/18/australia-news-live-non-stop-sydney-london-flights-qantas-one-nation-pauline-hanson-labor-anthony-albanese-economy-cost-of-living-ntwnfb

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #Australianeconomy #Business #Health #Australianeducation #Australianimmigrationandasylum #Australianforeignpolicy #AnthonyAlbanese #AngusTaylor #Laborparty #Coalition #OneNation #PaulineHanson #MartinFarrer