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the guardian today - Australia edition Tuesday 02 Jan 2018 Headlines More » Victorian opposition stokes rhetoric on alleged African youth gang crime John Pesutto says the Andrews government is ignoring a 'real crisis', despite police warnings that referring to 'gangs' is counter-productive 'Is Ian cured? Maybe': the astonishing cancer treatment of Australia's chief scientist 'Nothing but lies and deceit': Trump launches Twitter attack on Pakistan Record-breaking big freeze grips much of North America Indigenous children's commissioner rejects out-of-home care hard targets Time's Up: Hollywood women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment Sport More » Mark Hughes storms out of press conference after Stoke lose to Newcastle Ashleigh Barty suffers shock first-round Brisbane International exit The man who wasn't there: 2017's most impactful player was Colin Kaepernick Trevor Bayliss backs Mason Crane for England debut in final Ashes Test Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus faces long absence with knee ligament injury Culture More » Sydney Opera House theatre reopens with The Merry Widow – in pictures Skull and bones: Ron Mueck's outsized installation gets under the skin Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign Comment is free More » How I fell in love with kebabs | Gabrielle Jackson Iran knows how to silence protests. If only it knew how to listen | Azadeh Moaveni 2017 killed off an old political lie – that the young don't care | Zoe Williams Life and style More » High time: introducing the Guardian's new cannabis column for grownups From quitting smoking to getting out of debt: Guardian readers on the resolutions they kept this year 'I feel less stuffed after dinners – and less guilty': why I stopped eating meat Technology More » Neurotechnology, Elon Musk and the goal of human enhancement From the future of bitcoin to Facebook, 2018 in technology Science More » From stools to fuels: the street lamp that runs on dog do Scientists a step closer to mimicking way human body creates sperm Environment More » Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia Renewables generated triple the power of coal in 2017, UK figures show Video More » Barge carrying New Year's Eve fireworks explodes during display in eastern Australia – video An 'evil act': Victorian premier on Melbourne crash – video Melbourne crash: 'He just ploughed into them without stopping,' says witness – video Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris and Belle Gibson's cancer con: our summer reading guide What's a long, hot Australian summer without a good book or three? Guardian Australia's writers and editors share what's on their beach towel this season Why should we subsidise writers who have lost the plot? | Tim Lott Glass half empty: the hangover from hell that made me tackle my drinking Falls festival: woman allegedly assaulted in mosh pit performed citizen's arrest Take it from the insiders: Silicon Valley is eating your soul | John Harris Women-fronted films are top three highest-grossing movies of 2017 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