Russell Brand jailed; Bowen’s electrification push; and protecting Victoria’s endangered ‘forest fairies’

Source: The Guardian Australia · 2026-11-09T19:56:05.000Z · Climate

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Politics, really newsletter . Morning everyone. When figures showed that about two-thirds of sexual assault complaints made to police in Queensland were being withdrawn, researchers set out to find out why. Their shocking findings into police procedures and complacency are revealed today in our top story. A new scheme holds out hope for the endangered Leadbeater’s possum, and Melbourne’s Chinese community describes their shock at the murder of Feng Jianming. Russell Brand has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for rape and, when the chips are down, embattled Nvidia boss Jensen Huang finds some powerful friends. Exclusive | Conservationists hope a bespoke sanctuary will help the handful of Leadbeater’s possums left in Victorian forests to thrive and repopulate, Petra Stock reveals . ‘Settle down’ | Queensland police put sexual assault investigations “on the backburner” because detectives were overworked and under pressure to prioritise cases linked to political issues such as youth crime, a major study has found Exclusive | A magistrate has criticised “exceedingly heavy-handed” ACT police officers who shot an Aboriginal woman with an intellectual disability with a Taser during a routine arrest. Green cuts? | There is speculation that the treasurer might cut green subsidies for households as he seeks to reduce the budget deficit. But, as our economics editor points out , the case for cutting defence or fossil fuel help is stronger. Inflation ‘cancer’ | A global fossil fuel price crisis is “spreading inflation like a cancer” around the planet, the UN’s chief climate negotiator told the opening plenary of Cop climate talks in Turkey, at which Chris Bowen issued a plea to the world to tackle climate change. Continue reading...

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