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Happy Friday!
And happy birthday to Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer.
Their parents had more in common than we realised.
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The quote
"One player is gonna die." – Daniil Medvedev during his U.S. Open quarter-final, commenting on the extreme heat at the Grand Slam.
The stat
€5
The amount tourists will be charged to visit Venice, Italy, next year under a trial policy designed to manage ‘overtourism’.
Today in history
2022: Queen Elizabeth II died. Following tradition, her body lay in state for five days, as some 250,000 members of the public passed through Westminster Hall to pay their respects.
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Some headlines from this morning:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he’ll travel to China later in the year to meet with President Xi Jinping. Albanese spoke with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the ASEAN summit in Indonesia, describing the meeting as "respectful" and "constructive".
The Wallabies will begin their Rugby World Cup campaign in France this weekend. They play Georgia in the opening round of the group stages, which kicks off at 2:00am on Sunday (AEST). The tournament begins tomorrow morning when hosts France play New Zealand.
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NSW teachers could become some of the best-paid in the country, with an agreement between the state Government and the teachers’ union expected to be finalised on Saturday.
Under the deal, starter teacher salaries will rise to $85,000, and $122,100 for senior teachers – around a $10,000 increase on current wages.
The deal is expected to be given the green light during a union vote on Saturday. It will then be effective from 9 October.
The deal:
Under the four-year agreement, teachers would receive an immediate pay rise in the first year, plus annual wage increases for the following three years.
School counsellors will also benefit from the deal, which includes a pay scale bringing the most senior psychologists’ earning capacity in line with school principals.
Background:
The agreement follows several years of campaigning by NSW teachers for better pay and conditions.
Teachers took strike action in June, amid mass resignations in the education sector.
Acting President of the Teachers Federation, Henry Rajendra, said the proposal was a “breakthrough moment”, and would prevent hard-working teachers from “drifting to other professions or states”.
Next steps:
The Executive of the Teachers’ Federation (the union representing teachers in NSW) agreed to the proposal on Tuesday.
Council members are expected to give the proposal final approval when they meet on the weekend.
No Silly Questions in the wild!
Today’s photo comes from TDA reader Supraja, who took this shot of her 12-year-old sister Surakshaa. We absolutely loved meeting Supraja and Surakshaa at an event earlier this week!
For the next two weeks, we’d love to share photos in this section from any of you who spot the book in the wild. Just hit reply with a photo attached of you and the book, or a photo of the book in a bookstore!
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Mexico will fully decriminalise abortion after the Supreme Court ruled its current laws were “unconstitutional”.
Details:
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced on social media that “the legal system that penalises abortion is unconstitutional, since it violates the human rights of women and people with the ability to [become pregnant].”
The court’s unanimous ruling removes the crime of abortion in the Federal Penal Code and will require any federal health institution to offer abortion services to anyone who requests it.
It also ruled against bans on medical professionals who provide this health service.
Previous laws:
Prior to this, abortion could be decriminalised in Mexico on a state-by-state basis.
It had already been decriminalised in 12 of Mexico’s 32 states.
The Supreme Court’s new judgement applies to the entire nation.
Response:
The new decision follows years of pressure from the ‘Green Wave’ movement, an effort led by activists and grass-roots organisations to increase abortion access across Central and South America.
"Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women!" Mexico’s National Institute for Women wrote on social media.
There was also some opposition to the ruling.
The director of pro-life platform ConParticipación, Marcial Padilla, said to a Catholic news agency: "This sends the message to society that the life of a son or daughter can be taken before they are born."
A quick note that this report was written by Chloe Christie, who you can usually find over on our TikTok. We’re really proud of her first written piece!
Give me some good news
Sam Kerr and Hayley Raso have both been nominated for world football’s highest individual award.
The Matildas duo were shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or, which is handed out each year to the best men’s and women’s player across the football season. It’s Raso’s first nomination for the award, and Kerr’s fifth. The winner will be announced in Paris in October.
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A TDA tidbit
Well. An Australian man has eaten 276 chicken wings in 12 minutes in a new world record. That is one chicken wing per 2.6 seconds.
James Webb (not related to the telescope) consumed the chicken at an international competition (yes, it’s a thing) in New York this week.
"I don't feel the greatest as you can imagine," Webb said on Instagram.
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