Morning Mail: abuse survivor ‘stabbed in the back’, One Nation’s poll slip, Serena WIlliams returns to Wimbledon

Morning everyone. An unprecedented legal tactic by the Christian Brothers has left one abuse survivor feeling he has been “stabbed in the back” and denied justice.

Elsewhere, our latest Essential poll shows voters reject some key One Nation policies and the party’s support has slipped slightly.

In sport, Australia’s women have cruised into the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup; Alex de Minaur had a winning start at Wimbledon; and Serena Williams faced a surprisingly tough Australian opponent on her return to the championship.

Australia

Thai link | Thai police are investigating whether Simon Carman, the Australian man charged with murdering a 17-year-old girl in Pattaya, could be linked to two unsolved cases in the region.

‘Stabbed in the back’ | An abuse survivor feels as if he has been stabbed with a “sharp, long, bladed knife to the back” after his trial was aborted when the defendants, the Christian Brothers religious order, said it was about to go broke.

Essential poll | Australians have rejected some of One Nation’s key policies, according to a new poll. But more than half still say they will vote for her party or will consider doing so.

Election ‘assault’ | New laws are needed to police behaviour at polling booths after Australia’s democracy came “under assault” at last year’s federal election, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Property slide | House prices are now falling in four capital cities, while Sydney values have dropped by $48,000 this year.

World

Trump defied | The US supreme court has defied Donald Trump and upheld the constitutional guarantee that nearly all people born on US soil are American citizens.

US-Iran talks | Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials over unfreezing at least $6bn Iranian assets will recommence later today in Doha, while a thinktank report said China has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the crisis.

‘They will attack me’ | South African authorities have deployed police units around the country before planned demonstrations against undocumented foreign nationals.

Monaco bomb | Police in Monaco are searching for a suspected bomber after a Ukrainian-born business tycoon, his wife and their child were injured in an unprecedented attack.

Papal plea | Pope Leo has made a last-ditch attempt to persuade a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics to abandon plans to ordain its own bishops.

World Cup

Match catch-up | Erling Haaland scored the winner as Norway beat Côte d’Ivoire 2-1. Lothar Matthäus, the former Germany captain, has blamed the team’s defeat by Paraguay in part on the players’ efforts to have their families in tow.

Socceroos latest | With Australia poised for its knockout tie, defender Cristian Volpato reveals his close connections to the agonising 2006 defeat to Italy.

Off the pitch | The US homeland security chief, Markwayne Mullinhas, has declared himself “so happy” that Iran are out of the World Cup.

What to watch today | France are taking on Sweden now, while the altitude specialists of Mexico and Ecuador face off in the Azteca at 11am.

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In-depth

From today, if you live in NSW, Queensland, SA and Victoria, you will be able to get free electricity for three hours in the middle of the day as part of a new scheme designed to encourage households to mop up excess solar generation use. Petra Stock explains how it will work.

Not the news

There are more than 13,000 TikTok videos about how to cook with beans. Tristan Lutze weighs up which ones to use, which ones make you fart, and offers a recipe for fagioli all ’olio (stewed cannellini beans).

Sport

Cricket | Australia has sailed through to the T20 World Cup final beating the West Indies by eight wickets.

Rugby union | This weekend’s Test between Australia and Ireland in Sydney sees Rugby Australia competing for attention amid the World Cup and Origin schedule, but they are confident the Wallabies can generate excitement as Joe Schmidt’s farewell tour begins.

Tennis | Alex de Minaur enjoyed the perfect launch to Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga. Kim Birrell won through to the second round but Thanasi Kokkinakis lost another five-set epic. Iga Świątek began her title defence by bursting into tears after beating Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. And Serena Williams has been defeated by Australia’s Maya Joint in her hotly anticipated return to the Championship.

An Age exclusive claims police can’t go after corruption and criminality in the construction sector without new laws. The Courier Mail reports a boat carrying asylum seekers has been intercepted off the coast of Queensland. A northern Tasmanian council will not fly its $2,000 Pride banners this month after the flags were vandalised last year, the Mercury reports.

What’s happening today

Environment | Independent MPs Sophie Scamps and Kate Chaney will launch a campaign calling for mandatory laws tackling plastics pollution.

Canberra | Tim Duggan is speaking on “Big Tech, Bigger Questions: The Future of Australian Media” at the National Press Club.

Extreme sport | The Three Peaks Race, which combines 334 nautical miles of offshore sailing with 133km of mountain running, is being relaunched.

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