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GuardianOct 12Preview

Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson calls him ‘smarmy’; Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor not watering down 30% tax on discretionary trusts, says assistant treasurer The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino, says Labor is not watering down proposed changes to put a minimum 30% tax on discretionary trusts.We’re not watering this down. This is a very substantial review. This is about fairness in our tax system. It’s about trying to better align the taxes that people pay when they earn income through trusts versus when they earn income from working, from providing their labour.These are changes that have been called for by experts for decades. If we go back to major reviews in the 1970s and all the way through the Howard government, the Henry review, even the Abbott government’s review, these changes to trust taxation have been called for.I think he’s getting that from lots of corners. Peopl

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GuardianOct 12Preview

The Beach Boys’ Mike Love returns to the stage despite ‘facing serious health challenges’

The 85-year-old was helped on stage by actor John Stamos, who shared an emotional message about his ‘musical hero and mentor’After months of cancelled comeback tours, the Beach Boys have played their first public show since July – with co-founder and frontman Mike Love joining the band on stage in Cincinnati, Ohio, despite “facing serious health challenges”.Love was helped on to the stage by his son Christian Love and the actor and band member John Stamos, who told the audience at PNC Pavilion on Saturday night that Love has “been going through some health issues … but he would not miss tonight”. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 12Preview

Indonesia looks to mosque loudspeakers to double as earthquake warning systems

A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territoriesScientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network of alarms that will reach even the remotest communities: they hope to use mosques to save lives.A five-year trial is assessing whether the ubiquitous loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can double up as warning klaxons for earthquakes. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 12Preview

Imran Khan’s party decries ‘coup’ after Pakistan suspends provincial government

Suspension of provincial government escalates standoff with Khan’s PTI party a week after his supporters began marching to demand his releasePakistan has declared a state of emergency in a province ⁠led by Imran ​Khan’s PTI party and suspended its government, a move a party spokesperson described as “more of a coup disguised as emergency”.President Asif Ali Zardari ​declared the emergency in the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, after the federal government said authorities there had failed to tackle Islamist militancy in the province bordering Afghanistan. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 12Preview

Total fire ban for Sydney, with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’

Thunderstorms coupled with hot and dry conditions mean ‘fire danger is going to be right up today’, Rural Fire Service saysFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastA total fire ban is in place across greater Sydney, with temperatures forecast to reach 37C in the city’s west.The Bureau of Meteorology said Sydney faced extreme fire danger due to hot, dry conditions and the chance of thunderstorms, with little rainfall. Continue reading...

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GuardianOct 11Preview

Pennsylvania shooter who killed eight was a grandfather, says slain child’s dad

Father of toddler killed in Erie mass shooting says reported gunman never seemed distressed or out of the ordinaryThe man who killed eight people, before turning the gun on himself, in a mass shooting in a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday was a grandfather who had not shown signs that he was capable of such violence, according to people who knew the shooter.A man whose toddler was among those killed said on Sunday that the man never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading...

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