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Sign up to our Morning Mail Sign up now » A daily wrap of what's happening, stories we love and the latest news, sent early in the morning. Click here to sign up to our Morning Mail the guardian today - Australia edition Saturday 06 Aug 2016 Top stories More » Olympics opening ceremony 2016: Rio kickstarts the Games – live Rolling blog: Athletes and fans are gathering in the Maracanã stadium for the official start of the Olympics. Join Tom Lutz for the latest from Rio Campbell sisters and cyclist Porte head Australian medal hopes on day one Headlines More » Refugee with growing breast lump has medical transfer from Nauru cancelled Woman and more than 12 others told their transfers to Papua New Guinea have been postponed for at least three weeks BP reveals Great Australian Bight oil drilling sites are within marine reserve Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan after previously refusing to back him The Sex Discrimination Act: why legislating for equality is not the end of civilisation Greens call on Labor to support 'fairer' method to share six-year Senate terms Using Wi-Fi in Airbnb rentals poses security threat, researchers say Special report More » Rio 2016: 279 Russian athletes now reportedly cleared to take part A raft of successful appeals from Russian athletes has been announced as the Games open in Rio, with the swimmer Yuliya Efimova and cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya among those reinstated Sport More » Jared Tallent pulls out of 20km walk but will defend his 50km title Tigers put aside week of turmoil for AFL win over Collingwood Australia headed for series loss after Sri Lanka spinner Herath bags hat-trick Parramatta deal Manly an NRL finals blow with narrow win The Community Shield in focus – Guardian Australia's Premier League podcast Culture More » Bernard Fanning: 'Powderfinger ended up at least 51% good' Germaine Greer's archive: digging up digital treasure from the floppy disks X-ray reveals mysterious face hidden beneath Degas' Portrait of a Woman Comment is free More » We can change the world by supporting Indigenous mothers | Chloe Shorten Fifa is awful, but the Olympics takes the gold medal for sleaze | Marina Hyde I'm a 9/11 widow. Watching the Khans' public heartbreak felt all too familiar | Alissa Torres Life and style More » Knick-knacks are back. Here's our pick of the best – in pictures Maybe you don't have as much choice as you think My brother is a hypochondriac who believes he is dying but won't see a doctor Technology More » Google is trying to stop you having to put in passwords Pokémon Go jumps the shark – thanks Switzerland Science More » Blip flop as tantalising bump in Large Hadron Collider data disappears Brains of overweight people look ten years older than those of lean peers Environment More » Baby whale stranded in New Zealand harbour for 20 days has died Adelaide charges ahead with world's largest 'virtual power plant' Video More » Absolutely Fabulous: Lumley and Saunders on Brexit, Trump and feeding Twitter – video Dear Australia: Saba Vasefi's bittersweet symphony Gun enthusiasts' video shows Grand Mufti effigy being shot – video Most viewed in last 24 hours More » For Donald Trump, this was more than a terrible week. It was a turning point | Richard Wolffe It would be tempting to say this was just another episode in the bizarre life of the Republican presidential nominee. But it was far worse Bill Leak's Indigenous cartoon prompts Suncorp to cancel ads in the Australian Brenda the civil disobedience penguin stars in census night cage fight! | First Dog on the Moon Malcolm Turnbull takes delicate steps as he dances towards centre stage Does Orlando Bloom's pixellated penis rectify Hollywood's double standards? | Phoebe-Jane Boyd What you need to know about One Nation's Malcolm Roberts and 'sovereign citizens' | Jason Wilson Sport Culture Comment is free Get more Guardian emails Manage your email preferences One-click unsubscribe You are receiving this email because you are a Guardian Today - Australia edition subscriber. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396