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Planet Earth is blue Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned

“From space, I’m sure one is conditioned to better receive euphoric visions of our cosmic unity. However, back here on Earth, Trump was threatening genocide against the same people he’d promised to liberate.”
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The very model of a modern Labor general Murray Watt – tireless fixer and good soldier – is federal environment minister in a Labor government that has approved 35 fossil fuel projects and has done little to quell disquiet about the climate crisis

“They’re good reforms but they missed out on climate, and if you don’t address climate change, nature is stuffed. So the job is little more than half done.” mnth.ly/qQP9J9C

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Planet Earth is blue Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned

The Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of San Diego, on the weekend. They returned as something like heroes, but to an Earth that, once again, will defy the joyous epiphanies found in space.
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Planet Earth is blue Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned

Awe and a sense of humanity’s indivisibility and preciousness comes frequently – though not invariably – when glimpsing our Blue Marble from space.
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Country blues Could David Littleproud’s resignation as Nationals leader open the door to electoral change in his regional Queensland seat of Maranoa, at a time when a disaffected younger generation of voters is increasingly drawn to One Nation?

“One Nation was never talked about when you’re sitting in the pub having a beer or you were at a social event. Now they’re being talked about all the time. They are *the* topic. No one is talking about what the Nationals are doing.” mnth.ly/WJyCeVW

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Planet Earth is blue Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned

As Donald Trump was threatening Iran with nuclear holocaust, four NASA astronauts were beginning their return home from the Moon’s orbit.
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‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ A biopic miniseries executive produced by Ryan Murphy offers a stylish if idealised ’90s New York, but little insight into the famous couple’s influence before their fatal plane crash

A biopic miniseries executive produced by Ryan Murphy offers a stylish if idealised ’90s New York, but little insight into the famous couple’s influence before their fatal plane crash | Tara Kenny mnth.ly/QuJBdXN

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Planet Earth is blue Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned

Like the Apollo 8 mission before it, the technological triumphs of Artemis II are overshadowed by the grim realities of the home to which it’s returned, writes Martin McKenzie-Murray.
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‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ A biopic miniseries executive produced by Ryan Murphy offers a stylish if idealised ’90s New York, but little insight into the famous couple’s influence before their fatal plane crash

Critically, no one in this world is hunched over their smart phone like a troll. If ugly people exist, they do so out of range of these anointed ones. But alas, a Pinterest mood board come to life is only so compelling. mnth.ly/INqj8FB

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Living doll: Ray Lawler’s ‘The Doll Trilogy’ Red Stitch’s 11-hour marathon production unites Lawler’s three mid-century plays as a singular masterpiece of Australian drama

You can see the pattern: ‘The Doll’ put Lawler on a pedestal that had him in spitting distance of establishment and commercial success, without giving him the security that the evocation of Australian working-class embattlement delivered. mnth.ly/NxlAoHZ

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