New CBS News Battleground Tracker polling shows Republicans in the lead for control of the House ahead of this year’s midterm elections, with 230 seats projected for the GOP and 205 for Democrats.
GOP wins in 230 districts would give Republicans 12 seats more than the 218 needed to control the chamber.
Democrats currently claim a slim majority of 220 seats to Republicans’ 211.
The poll’s margin of error for the parties’ projections is 12 seats.
The survey also found that Democrats are disenchanted with current affairs and less likely to show up to vote than their Republican counterparts.
Sixteen percent of Democrats and 43 percent of Republicans, meanwhile, said that they feel that congressional Democrats have not delivered on promises made in their last campaign cycle.
Sixty-seven percent of Democratic voters say congressional Democrats have delivered on “some” of those promises, and 17 percent believe they’ve delivered on “most or all.”
Sixty-eight percent of Republicans and a mere 7 percent of Democrats feel that congressional Republicans are fighting for them on the Hill.
Just half of surveyed voters felt enthusiastic about turning out for the vote in November.
And more Democrats reported being spurred to vote by former President Trump than by their own party leader.
Just 39 percent of Democrats say their midterm congressional vote is “a lot” about President Biden, compared to 62 percent of Republicans. By comparison, 46 percent of Democrats say their midterm vote is “a lot” about Trump, as did 47 percent of Republicans.
Conducted July 27-29, the tracker surveyed 1,743 registered voters weighted for gender, age, race, education and 2020 presidential vote. The margin of error is 3 points.
An American woman living in Sydney has divided the internet after claiming that she did not use a handbrake on her car.
The woman, known as Brit, claimed in a now viral TikTok post that there was no need to use the handbrake except in certain circumstances because cars weren’t “rolling away”.
“If you’re American, do you use the parking brake when you drive?” she said in the video which has been viewed nearly 500,000 times and attracted over 2000 comments.
“Because I’ve never used one in my entire life but I think everyone uses them in Australia.
“And my boyfriend asks me to drive and I have to look at it and say ‘Is it on? I don’t know’.”
In a later video, Brit, who describes herself as a “Midwest girl living in Sydney”, clarified that there was only one circumstance in which she used the parking brake.
“I don’t know if the cars are built differently or something. A few people have commented and said that American cars have some sort of anti-roll s*** that Australian cars don’t,” she said.
“But the cars aren’t just f***ing rolling away guys. When you put it in park you can lean on it, you can push, it doesn’t just roll anywhere.
“We don’t need to put the parking brake on unless you’re on a really steep hill, that’s what we’re taught.”
Her post split the comments section in half, with some questioning how she was able to drive safely’.
“Que?!?! I’m American and I use them EVERYTIME! How did y’all pass your exam?,” one user said.
“This is why we see so many videos of parked cars rolling into traffic in the US,” another added.
Another user added: “Using the park break not only is a failsafe it’s to take away stress and strain from your gearbox/transmission.”
However some users from the US said that Brit was correct.
“These comments are killing me… we only use them on hills. IDK if our cars are different or what but I would never just use it,” one said.
Another added: “ONLY when i’m parked in an incline. idk why people just use them to use them. it’s not necessary.”
If one of the things you like to do most with your iPhone is to play and, in addition, you are a lover of everything that Sony does in this regard, there is good news for you. This is because Sony puts on the market an officially licensed controller that is designed to be used with Apple phones.
The name of the accessory is Backbone One – PlayStation Edition and it has a completely recognizable design compared to the rest of the controls that are compatible with Sony consoles. An example of what we say is the placement and drawings of the buttons and, also, additional options such as the finish and the triggers. By the way, it is possible to get the new controller both in color white like in black (the first exclusive to iPhones), so you may select what works best for you.
back bone
How Sony’s new iPhone remote works
Obviously, the use has no mystery: you have to use the joysticks and buttons to control what you do in the games. And, to place the iPhone on the controller, there is a hollow The central one in which the terminal is placed fits perfectly -so there is no risk of falling-. In addition, there is a port of Connectionwhich supplies the necessary energy for the accessory to work with all its options.
But what is really interesting, and taking into account that Sony’s cloud service is becoming difficult, what this device offers is the possibility of running the application PS Remote Play to access the games you own on PS4 and PS5. In this way, and if they are compatible, you can use them with the iPhone easily and anywhere (but yes, to do this you have to access the Internet, so you consume data or you will have to be connected to a WiFi).
back bone
Something that is quite interesting is that the new Sony controller has a fairly wide compatibility, since according to the manufacturer itself you will not have any problem to be able to use other services that exist in the market -such as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Call of Duty: Mobile-. By the way, also App Store games from Apple may be used. Therefore, we speak of great possibilities.
Controller options and prices
Bearing in mind that the new command is compatible with all iPhones on the market, you may be wondering if this device will come to Android. And the truth is that it will. But, yes, we will have to wait until November for this to happen. When it comes to price, this is about 100 euroswhich is not exactly the cheapest that can be found, but taking into account what this accessory offers and being official from Sony… More than one will surely believe that it is well worth spending a little more.
The Parramatta Eels reportedly were blocked in their attempts to sign Knights enforcer David Klemmer for the remainder of the 2022 season on a loan deal.
Reports circled Sea Eagles prop Marty Taupau would make the short move, but that play was rejected by Manly coach Des Hasler.
Brad Arthur then turned his attention elsewhere in a bid to secure a front rower before the August 1 deadline but Knights powerbrokers also denied the request according to The Daily Telegraph’s Buzz Rothfield.
Stream every game of every round of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership Season Live & Ad-Break Free During Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >
“They contacted Clint Zammit, who took it to Adam O’Brien and the senior management at the Knights… they made the decision, and they made it about an hour ago that they would not realize him,” Rothfield said on NRL360.
Rothfield revealed there were a number of sticking points that were unable to be negotiated, including the length of the deal.
The Eels reportedly wanted Klemmer on a short-term loan, but the bustling prop wanted a longer contract to extend his stay at Parramatta past 2022.
“I think there were too many issues involved in the deal, David Klemmer, to join Parramatta for these five games, wanted two years, not just the last year of his contract,” Rothfield said.
“And there were a lot of things like this they couldn’t sort their way through.”
Is O’Brien under pressure at Knights? | 05:59
MORE NRL NEWS
TALKING PTS:Silver lining in Panthers’ Clearly nightmare; Bellamy’s big fear laid bare
TEAM TIPS: Kevvie’s Broncos headache amid star’s ban, Panthers’ new look halves
‘LAUGHABLE’: Five incidents that highlight NRL’s staggering foul play inconsistencies
TRANSFER WHISPERS: Eels’ desperate call to land Manly star; Roosters’ rake switch
‘COULD NOT UNDERSTAND’: Manly’s crisis meeting as angry text messages revealed
‘SILLY THING TO SAY’: O’Brien under fire for talking himself up amid Knights slump
“So he would have gone for the remainder of this season and then another couple of seasons on top of that,” Fox League’s James Hooper said.
While the 28-year-old has been one of Newcastle’s best in 2022, Rothfield believes a move for Klemmer was entertained by Newcastle powerbrokers and could have been finalized.
Knights coach Adam O’Brien was said to have met with club bosses on Monday afternoon who reportedly “wouldn’t have fought too hard to keep him”.
“I can’t sit here and say that definitely, but what I am hearing within the club they wouldn’t have fought too hard to keep him,” Rothfield said.
“If the right deal could have been done, why would that have been? He is only 28, he has been around, he has played Origin, he has played Test matches.
V’landys moves transfer deadline | 03:02
“I think there is a feeling around the club that Klemmer hasn’t fitted into game plans like they’d probably hope he had had this year.
“That he might take one or two too many carries each half, when Joey has trained them during the week to switch it or spin it or whatever.
“I just think he can be a hard guy to coach, and that is why I am saying that I don’t think they would have tried overly hard, they wouldn’t have kicked him out the door, but that is why they entertained it today.”
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!
Leading housing experts have called for a major overhaul of the government’s rent assistance program, describing the payments to low-income households as “inadequate” while rental costs continue to skyrocket.
Key points:
Michael Fotheringham from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute says government rental assistance is not appropriately targeted
Andrea Ferris says her rental assistance “barely covers milk and bread”
Maggie Shambrook started a support group for older women who rent
An analysis of the scheme by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) also found households which were not in rental stress were still receiving payments, while people living in hugely expensive areas were not getting enough.
AHURI managing director Michael Fotheringham said the key issue with the government’s rental assistance was that the payments rose with overall inflation and were not directly linked to rising rental costs or geographic rental trends.
“One of the challenges is that it is not targeted to renters in any way,” Mr Fotheringham said.
“Someone in inner-Sydney has the same amount [of support] as someone in Hobart or Perth.”
His analysis of the system found that the new government could save money if it targeted low-income households in areas where rents had risen significantly.
“Some of the households receiving it are not in rental stress. They are relatively low income but paying relatively low rent as well,” he said.
‘I had nowhere else to go’
Andrea Ferris says she gets $47 a fortnight in rental assistance.(ABC News: Eddy Gill)
Single mother Andrea Ferris said rent assistance “barely covers milk and bread” for the week and she was barely able to survive as rents increased.
Rents in Ms Ferris’s hometown, the Gold Coast, have increased 21 per cent in the past year.
With vacancies across the country at record lows, she was forced to settle for a three-bedroom house well out of her budget.
“I had nowhere else to go. It was looking pretty scary, I was looking at moving into a friend’s room with the kids,” she said.
“We came three weeks from homelessness.
“I don’t buy fruit and vegetables. The doctor said my iron is low and asked me if I eat red meat and I said, ‘I don’t. I can’t afford it.'”
She said the government rent assistance had barely changed in a year despite her paying at least $100 more a week in rent.
“It’s $47 a fortnight for $570 a week. It doesn’t even cover our milk and bread for the week. it’s ridiculous.
“You can’t expect the rental market to go up and expect everyone to cover that.
“[with] the money I get from the government, I’ll be lucky if I have $112 a fortnight [left over] — and that’s to cover electricity, Telstra account [and] all the other bills.”
In a statement, Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth did not indicate whether the payment would change.
“The Australian government recognizes the housing sector is facing a number of significant challenges and the government has committed to an ambitious housing agenda, bringing national leadership and a strong focus on stable and affordable housing,” Ms Rishworth said.
“Commonwealth rent assistance is an important component of the income support and family payment systems.”
7.30 understands about $5 billion will be spent on rent assistance next year.
‘Simply not adequate’
Economist Angela Jackson wants the government to do more for people experiencing rental stress.(ABC News: Sean Warren)
But economist Angela Jackson said the new government needed to do more.
“On current projections, this is going to help solve the problem,” she said.
“It’s certainly great to have a long-term income stream to [build] more social and affordable, but it’s a fraction of what’s needed on current estimates — maybe a 10th of what’s needed.”
Ms Jackson added that increasing the stock of housing was not a quick fix and that rental assistance was a policy lever the government could alter to better support renters in the short term.
“It (rental assistance) is simply not adequate,” she said.
“It’s not covering enough of [low-income households’] costs. It means low-income households in particular are in significant rental stress.”
Maggie Shambrook started a support group for older women who rent.(ABC News: Timoth Pitot)
Maggie Shambrook, 66, has started a support group for older women because of the challenges in the current rental market.
She has been priced out of renting a house and is now renting out the bottom floor of a converted Queenslander.
“To be honest, I just couldn’t find anywhere else. There were just no other options,” she said.
But the cost of rent is still more than she can afford on her pension and rent assistance.
“All my savings, much of my super [is] gone because there is no way you can pay to live on this sort of money.
AHURI’s Michael Fotheringham says there’s “no quick fix” for the rental crisis.(ABC News: Daniel Fermer)
“I don’t have much left, about 50-odd thousand, and if I live longer I won’t have anything left.”
Mr Fotheringham believes the growing challenge of owning a home will lead to more retirees like Ms Shambrook being in the rental market.
He said the new government faced a massive challenge of ensuring future retirees could be housed in secure and affordable homes.
“There’s no quick fix. It took us decades to get where we’re at and it’ll take us a couple of decades to get back out of it … The scale of the problem is just huge,” he said.
“We are sleepwalking into a bigger problem. This is a problem that’s going to continue to balloon if we don’t turn it around.”
Federal authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with a loaded assault rifle outside the Brooklyn home of an outspoken Iranian dissident was part of a plot to target or kill her, two law enforcement officials said.
Police arrested a Yonkers man — Khalid Mehdiyev — on Thursday with an AK-47-style weapon and 66 rounds of ammunition near the home of Masih Alinejad.
Alinejad is a well-known Iranian writer and dissident who last year was the alleged target of a kidnapping plot by Iranian agents, the FBI said. Iran has denied wrongdoing, calling the past kidnapping allegations “baseless.”
The FBI and NYPD are now looking into why Mehdiyev, 23, was seen near her home last week. Investigators said he had been seen walking around Ella’s Alinejad’s property several days last week, and at least once attempted to one her front door. She was not home at the time.
Suspect in possible assassination plot of Iranian dissident identified by senior law enforcement officials in doorbell camera footage.
“Shocked to learn that an assassin with a loaded AK47 came my home in Brooklyn,” she tweeted Sunday. “Last year, the Islamic Republic, tried to kidnap me, now they want to kill me. I’m grateful to federal agents but the Administration must do more to protect US citizens.”
According to a complaint filed late Friday by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, Mehdiyev allegedly admitted the assault weapon was his and then asked for a lawyer, after first claiming he had traveled from Yonkers to Brooklyn in search of an apartment.
The Subaru used by Mehdiyev had Illinois plates, and had been issued a parking ticket near the Brooklyn residence the week before, court documents said.
Mehdiyev was pulled over around 3 pm by the NYPD at the corner of Dorchester Road and Rugby Road after going through a stop sign, an NYPD spokesman said.
He was allegedly driving with a suspended license and police said they later found a loaded AK-47 in the back seat. Prosecutors said serial numbers on the weapon had been defaced.
Mehdiyev is charged with a federal weapons count. The FBI and NYPD are looking into whether he was surveilling Alinejad’s home and whether he was acting alone.
An Iranian intelligence officer and three members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to lure a US resident and human rights activist from New York City to Iran. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
In July 2021, the FBI said it had uncovered an Iranian kidnapping plot to target Alinejad – allegedly to take her from her home, transport her to South America and then fly her back to Iran. Alinajed was moved to safe houses during the investigation for her protection of her, officials said at the time.
Alinejad has a huge following on social media given her outspoken criticism of the Iranian regime – especially on the issue of women’s rights.
An FBI spokeswoman confirmed Mehdiyev’s arrest but referred questions to an SDNY spokesman, who late Saturday offered no additional comment beyond the details included in the criminal complaint.
Attempts to reach Mehdiyev’s attorney were not immediately successful.
Certain variants of the Mazda 3 small car and CX-5 family SUV are no longer fitted with particular tech features – but have been hit with price rises of up to $700.
0
Mazda Australia has quietly cut two technology features from certain high-grade versions of the 2022 Mazda 3 and Mazda CX-5 – while increasing their prices by as much as $700.
The latest specification lists from Mazda Australia show high-grade GT SP and Akera versions of the CX-5 mid-size family SUV are no longer fitted with hands-free ‘kick’ functionality for their power tailgates, instead reverting to access only via the key fob, or a button on the tailgate.
Meanwhile, the second-from-range-topping Mazda 3 G25 GT is no longer fitted with a 12-speaker Bose sound system, switching back to lower models’ eight-speaker unbranded stereos. The flagship Astina grades retain the Bose system.
It’s understood ongoing parts shortages – including the semiconductors (computer chips) needed for modern cars – are to blame, representing the first time Mazda has ‘de-specified’ its vehicles to help keep production lines flowing.
Most Japanese car makers – including Toyota, Nissan and Honda – have opted to pause production lines to navigate the ongoing shortages, unlike European brands including Volkswagen and Peugeot, which have instead opted to delete chip-heavy features.
“Global parts supply, factory closures and logistics issues continue to challenge automotive manufacturing, however we continue to work closely with our dealer partners to deliver customer orders as soon as possible,” a Mazda Australia spokesperson said in a statement.
“Customers are encouraged to speak directly with their dealer to confirm availability and delivery estimates for their model of choice.”
But despite subtly removing features, Mazda Australia has increased prices across the affected variants by as much as $700.
Prices increased across Mazda’s model range by $200 in recent months, affecting the Mazda 3 and CX-5 – but industry guideRedbook (which displays data provided by carmakers) indicates the Mazda 3 G25 GT has risen by a further $500 alongside the feature deletion, from April production.
The 2022 Mazda CX-5 and 2022 Mazda 3 are in showrooms now.
2022 Mazda 3, CX-5 Australian pricing
Mazda 3 G20 Pure manual – $26,540
Mazda 3 G20 Pure car – $27,540
Mazda 3 G20 Evolve Manual – $28,090
Mazda 3 G20 Evolve car – $29,090
Mazda 3 G20e Evolve M Hybrid car – $32,840
Mazda 3 G20 Touring manual – $30,5900
Mazda 3 G20 Touring car – $31,590
Mazda 3 G25 Evolve SP manual – $31,490
Mazda 3 G25 Evolve SP auto – $32,490
Mazda 3 G25 GT manual – $35,690
Mazda 3 G25 GT car – $36,690
Mazda 3 G25 Astina manual – $38,690
Mazda 3 G25 Astina auto – $39,690
Mazda 3 X20 Astina auto – $42,690
CX-5 Maxx 2.0 petrol FWD manual – $32,390
CX-5 Maxx 2.0 petrol FWD auto – $34,390
CX-5 Maxx Sport petrol 2.5 FWD auto – $38,190
CX-5 Maxx Sport petrol 2.5 AWD auto – $40,690
CX-5 Touring 2.5 petrol AWD auto – $42,580
CX-5 Touring Active 2.5 petrol AWD auto – $42,880
CX-5 Touring Active 2.2 diesel AWD auto – $45,880
CX-5 GT SP 2.5 petrol AWD auto – $48,990
CX-5 GT SP 2.5 turbo petrol AWD auto – $51,490
CX-5 Akera 2.5 petrol AWD auto – $50,880
CX-5 Akera 2.5 turbo petrol AWD auto – $53,380
CX-5 Akera 2.2 diesel AWD auto – $53,880
Note: All prices exclude on-road costs. Hat tip to the Mazda CX-5 Club on Facebook for the news tip.
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines as a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.
Charlene Mitchell, Henry Ramsay and Madge and Harold Bishop – characters from the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours.
OPINION: I’m about to confess something that most of my closest friends don’t know: I am a Neighbors superfan.
Since 1987, I have spent roughly 84 days of my life enlarged in the lives of Ramsay St residents. Forget politics, Erinsborough is my Mastermind specialist subject.
I know which of the Spice Girls made a cameo (Baby), the name of the real life cul-de-sac where exterior filming takes place (Pin Oak Court) and who went on a cruise and never returned (Marlene).
Everyone remembers Bouncer’s dream, but do you know the name of Lucy Robinson’s dog, which he replaced? (Basil, he drowned – one of Guy Pearce’s finest performances of him).
READMORE: * Last-ever Neighbors episode to air in September * Neighbors: The Ramsay Street road to fame * Sign of the times as UK slams door on Neighbors * Looking back at 1980s Neighbors scripts, how much has really changed?
I vividly recall the first character to die: spiky-haired stripper Daphne whispered “I love you Clarkey” to husband Des in the wreckage of a car smash. When he returned to marry plain-Jane-superbrain it was like being reunited with an old friend.
Supplied
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan as Charlene and Scott.
The opening piano chords of Angry Anderson’s Suddenly takes me instantly to the sun-dappled nave of the Holy Trinity Church where Scott Robinson and frizzy-haired mechanic Charlene Mitchell exchanged their vows. (Harold and Madge, and Drew and Libby also married there, another useless thing I know.)
It was the soap wedding to end all soap weddings – and I was among the 20 million Brits who watched it.
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan were the Romeo and Juliet of my childhood. Her debut album by Ella was the first cassette I owned, played so often the tape wore out. God love my poor mother who patiently ironed canvas patches of the pair onto the knees of my jeans.
I saved up for Kylie and Jason button badges, a scarf, and a t-shirt with their faces in a heart. The bomber jacket remained forever out of reach of my pocket money.
Colin Murray/Twitter
A Kylie Minogue bomber jacket from the 1980s.
The soap spans my entire life. Every day, I ran from the school bus to see what Henry, Mike and Clive were up to. Its sunshine, suburban minutiae and carefree people were a world away from the bleakness of the Troubles and Thatcherism. They had swimming pools… in the garden.
At university, my lunchtime routine was the soap and a sandwich.
When legendary Harold Bishop fell in the sea, it was like losing a grandparent. Long before death punctuated my life, Neighbors taught me about grief and friendships.
Happily, Harold turned up five years later, working in a Salvation Army shop, suffering from amnesia. That’s the beauty of soaps – favorite characters can return to ease our loss. Madge stayed on for multiple episodes, existing only in Harold’s mind after a campervan prang.
DARRIAN TRAYNOR/Sydney Morning Herald
Neighbors cast members, including longtime stars Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne.
From beyond the grave, Drew was able to warn Steph Scully that her cancer had returned. He rose again from his eternal slumber in the Hallowe’en zombie attack. Neighbors could be deliciously ridiculous – Paul Robinson once went back in time, met a dinosaur and altered 30 years of storylines.
It was also a pop-culture juggernaut that pushed the boundaries on feminism, pre-teen sex, same-sex marriage, disabilities and gender identity. (It also has had its fair share of criticism for reinforcing stereotypes of heteronormative suburbia, and for racism).
As adulthood got in the way, streaming services kept me up to date. Earlier this month, on a work trip, I sobbed into a hotel room duvet as Hendrix Grayson breathed his last.
Network 10
Don’t give me spoilers! The last episode of Neighbors aired this week and will screen in New Zealand in September.
There are fewer of us fans now. At its height, Neighbors was shown twice a day, reaching millions of Britons who grew up on a gloomy diet of Eastenders and Coronation Street.
The Queen Mum was said to never miss an episode – and dastardly hotel boss Paul Robinson was Princess Diana’s favorite character.
The soap was so pervasive that it changed the speech patterns of an entire generation – our voices began to rise towards the end of a sentence.
Economics experts credited it with introducing Brits to the outdoor lifestyle – as they embraced sun culture, pavement cafés and barbecues outside of the annual fortnight holiday on the Costa Brava. Even that revered seat of learning, Oxford University added the series to its curriculum for a period in the 1990s.
I’ve long hidden my fandom. There is a stigma around soap operas that assumes the audience is shallow and vapid. But it’s just entertainment, and there’s no shame in indulging in having a quick break from the stress and serious business of everyday life.
So, with the show coming to an end, it’s time to celebrate the many hours of entertainment and escapism its given me – and the huge imprint it made on my life.
So farewell Neighbours. You really have become good friends.
Collingwood’s hopes of remaining in the top four have been dealt a blow with on-baller Taylor Adams ruled out for the remainder of the home and away season.
Adams was subbed out at half-time of Collingwood’s six-point win over Port Adelaide on Saturday with a groin injury, with scans later confirming the severity of the strain.
Collingwood has emerged as a legitimate premiership threat on the back of a 10-match winning streak that has seen it climb from 17th last season to currently third on the ladder.
READMORE:Blunder ruining ‘poor’ million-dollar NRL star
READMORE:Emma McKeon surpasses swimming royalty for record
READMORE:Ferrari ‘disaster’ costs star victory in Hungary
It remains unclear when Adams will return to the Pies’ line-up, but a deep finals run could see the 28-year-old potentially return to the field this year. He will be assessed in the coming weeks.
Adams finished Collingwood’s win over Port Adelaide in a tracksuit after being subbed off at half-time. (Getty)
Adams is not unfamiliar with concerns around the groin area, having missed three months due to an adductor injury in 2019, before having his 2020 pre-season interrupted by a separate groin injury.
However, despite his checkered injury history in recent years, Adams has been ever-present in Collingwood’s line-up this year, playing in 17 of 19 matches.
Adams’ impending absence comes as the Magpies get set to welcome back All-Australian ruckman Brodie Grundy after a three-month absence.
Grundy, who has not played at the AFL level since Anzac Day, emerged out of a VFL hit-out unscathed at the weekend and could be recalled to face Melbourne on Friday night.
For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter byclicking here!
Where are they now: Looking back at every AFL No.1 draft pick since 2000
Indigenous recognition and reconciliation are high on the government’s agenda, after a weekend dominated by talk about the Uluru Statement from the Heart and enshrining its proposed Voice in the constitution.
Thorpe believes pursuing the Voice first is backwards, preferring instead to pursue a treaty and truth-telling initially.
In the lower house, there were no hitches in the swearing-in of former deputy prime minister Scott Morrison and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce.
Former Coalition leaders Barnaby Joyce and Scott Morrison, along with Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou, take the oath in the lower house.Credit:James Brickwood
The microphone of the dispatch box where Morrison held forth during the previous term of parliament picked up his declaration, “So help me God,” and the member for Cook wandered off to shake hands with some of his close supporters, including Melissa McIntosh and Gavin Pearce, who have now been promoted to the outer shadow ministry.
Morrison was absent last week to attend a conference of conservative former leaders in Japan.
During question time, Morrison chatted with his right-hand man in the NSW division of the Liberal Party, Alex Hawke, both now seated in the blind spot of the chamber out of view of much of the press gallery.
Joyce, who returns to parliament after the death of his father last week, slumped on the frontbench.
loading
Meanwhile, the literary references continued to flow in the first speeches as MPs introduced themselves and their priorities to the parliament.
Last week, independent MP Monique Ryan quoted Albus Dumbledore; on Monday, member of Mackellar Sophie Scamps turned to another fantasy classic to quote Gandalf from Lord of the Rings on her decision to run for parliament.
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to,” Scamps said.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.
Play-with-your-iphone-like-never-before-with-this-controller.jpg” width=”980″ height=”565″ >
