- Mahsa Mazaheri remains trapped in visa limbo after eight years, with no path to permanence.
- Melbourne Opera stages Il Trovatore to honour Joan Sutherland's centenary and her defining role as Leonora.
- The National AI Summit heard that Australia's job training is dangerously out of date.
- Sex workers and pole dancers raised $13,000 for Canberra's sexual abuse survivors through the Uncensored fundraiser.
- Jessica Bang, an 18-year-old Sydney golf star, died from a sudden brain haemorrhage in Bangkok.
- South Australia is facing a flu surge with 325 new cases and 11 deaths reported this year.
- Tech platforms are fighting AI spam: Spotify deleted 75 million tracks and YouTube removed 130,000 channels.
- The Lake Macquarie organics facility plans to expand processing from 44,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year.
