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the guardian today - Australia edition Thursday 11 May 2017 Headlines More » Mark Colvin, veteran ABC broadcaster, dies aged 65 Much-admired presenter of PM dies after a long illness James Comey farewell letter emerges as Senate subpoenas Michael Flynn – live Federal budget 2017: welfare payments cancelled for those who don't accept 'suitable jobs' – live Middle-income families to be hardest hit by budget, economists say Scott Morrison says sewage will be tested to find areas of high drug use for welfare trial Dylan Thomas prize goes to Australian 'genius' Fiona McFarlane Sport More » Wallabies' favourable Rugby World Cup draw tempered by fly-half crisis | Rajiv Maharaj David Squires on ... Melbourne Victory's innovative grand final plan to stifle Sydney FC Real Madrid reach Champions League final despite defeat by Atlético Alexis Sánchez strike boosts Arsenal top-four hopes in Southampton win Madrid Open: Nadal and Djokovic survive scares to reach third round Culture More » Tracey Moffatt review – horrible histories from Australia's Venice envoy Pussy Riot's Masha Alyokhina on Putin, Trump and Brexit: 'It's useless to be afraid' Sydney film festival 2017: 10 things to see and do Comment is free More » Drug testing welfare recipients is not about love, it's about punishment | Cynthia Banham and Miranda Forsyth Can we trust the budget figures on wages growth? My eyebrow is raised | Greg Jericho If you'd got complacent about Trump, let Comey's sacking shake you out of it | Jonathan Freedland Life and style More » The Alexa effect: what we can expect from her new collection Undiscovered south-east Asia: remote towns and secret beaches The psychology of the to-do list – why your brain loves ordered tasks Technology More » Nintendo at naptime: how to play video games after having a baby 'Fitbit of sleep': Apple buys night-time tracking firm Beddit Science More » Lava waves the size of Wales spotted on Jupiter moon Io To Mars, and beyond: Buzz Aldrin describes vision for space exploration Environment More » ExxonMobil criticised over response to Bass Strait oil spill Full tilt: giant offshore wind farm opens in North Sea Video More » Qantas CEO says he won't be silenced despite pie attack – video Video explainer: Coalition's increase to the Medicare levy Video explainer: Coalition's drug-testing policy for welfare recipients Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Journalist arrested for asking Trump cabinet member about healthcare bill Daniel Heyman, who works for Public News Service in West Virginia, was detained by police and charged with wilful disruption of governmental processes Senate committee subpoenas Michael Flynn in Trump-Russia investigation Avocado hand: why the fruit has become a health hazard Australian man Baxter Reid, who overstayed US visa by 90 minutes, released Late-night hosts on Trump firing Comey: 'The kind of thing dictators do' Indian solar power prices hit record low, undercutting fossil fuels Sport Culture Comment is free 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