Albanese plea amid El Niño threat, a week in the life of Gaza, Sylvia Plath ‘stole my boyfriend’

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Anthony Albanese has called on world leaders at the United Nations to meet the problem of climate change “head on” as new figures revealed the “jaw-dropping” intensity of the El Niño building in the Pacific.

In the first part of a special series this week, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives – starting with a pregnant woman, Alaa.

Two large stick insects have been discovered in Queensland, Nick Daicos has won his first Brownlow, and the 95-year-old making her debut as a playwright at the Melbourne fringe.

Stick discovery | Two new large stick insect species have been discovered in far north Queensland by Australian researchers , who say it shows how much we have to learn about insect diversity. ‘Jaw-dropping’ | Australia understands the dangers of global warming and the urgency of climate action as much as any other country, Anthony Albanese has said in a keynote speech before the United Nations general assembly.

The urgency of his messages was underlined by figures that showed the “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon several months before its expected peak.

California, for example, is bracing for a record-breaking El Niño that is expected to bring severe storms and flooding .

Sydney shooting | A man has been charged and an 11-year-old boy has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being shot in the face and neck at a unit in Sydney’s north-west.

Datacentre ban | Datacentres in Victoria will be banned in residential areas and required to use renewable energy and contribute to the community.

Seal blast | More than 150,000 underwater explosives have been used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016, according to new government data .

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