Good morning. As the funerals of five Al Jazeera journalists are held in Gaza City, global outrage is mounting over Israel\u2019s targeted killings \u2013 including of prominent reporter Anas al-Sharif.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has seized control of Washington DC police and deployed the national guard in the US capital, erroneously claiming it to be one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world.<\/p>\n
Closer to home, coral bleaching has devastated a vast area of Western Australia\u2019s reef systems following a record marine heatwave. And we look at the journey towards Indigenous inclusion at the University of Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Australia Photograph: Violeta J Brosig\/Minderoo Foundation\/AFP\/Getty ImagesWorldUkrainian soldiers from an air-defence unit fire at Russian drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka\/APFull Story Composite: Mick Tsikas\/AAP<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s plan to recognise Palestine<\/p>\n
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has confirmed his government will join other allies to formally recognise Palestinian statehood. Our chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy speaks with Full Story host Nour Haydar about why the Australian government is making this move now<\/a> \u2013 and whether it will change anything for the Palestinians living under attack in Gaza.<\/p>\n In-depthProf Marcia Langton, who co-wrote and edited the book, says the work of Indigenous staff and students to turn the university towards respect for Indigenous knowledge \u2018echoes across history\u2019. Photograph: Tamati Smith\/The Guardian<\/p>\n As it seeks to increase Indigenous representation, the University of Melbourne has released the second volume of Dhoombak Goobgoowana \u2013 translated as \u201ctruth-telling\u201d in the Woi Wurrung language. As Caitlin Cassidy discovers, it reveals a process of reconciliation that has been \u201cimperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n Not the newsRose Nolan in her studio in Richmond before the opening of her exhibition Breathing Helps at TarraWarra Museum of Art. Photograph: Eugene Hyland\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Text-based artist Rose Nolan has long worked with tactile and humble materials, eschewing time-saving methods in favour of cutting thousands of shapes by hand. She believes the labour embedded in the work transfers to viewers, making them slow down to take it all in<\/a>. As her new exhibition \u2013 Breathing Helps \u2013 opens, she reflects on her \u201csex, drugs and rock\u2019n\u2019roll\u201d past, avoiding social media, and her \u201cvery analogue\u201d present.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n SportNicola Barr (left) kicks the ball during the AFLW Practice Match between Fremantle Dockers and St Kilda Saints in Perth last week. Photograph: Janelle St Pierre\/AFL Photos\/via Getty Images<\/p>\n A NSW Health webinar told GPs that Blue Mountains residents could reduce their exposure to \u201cforever chemicals\u201d<\/a> by donating blood, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Scientists thought dolphins \u201charassed\u201d whales \u2013 but Australian researchers have revealed the marine animals are actually playing together<\/a>, the Age reports. A $60m cotton gin facility has opened in WA\u2019s far north<\/a>, ushering in a new era for the region\u2019s cotton industry, ABC News reports.<\/p>\n What\u2019s happening today<\/p>\n RBA | The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to announce its official cash rate decision this afternoon.<\/p>\n NT | The trial of crocodile wrangler Matt Wright, accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice, continues.<\/p>\n SA | Flinders University is set to host the Torres Strait health research symposium.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/p>\n If you would like to receive this Morning Mail update to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here<\/a>, or finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter<\/a>. You can follow the latest in US politics by signing up for This Week in Trumpland<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brain teaser<\/p>\n And finally, here are the Guardian\u2019s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning. 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