The notorious Unit 18, a makeshift youth detention facility within the adult Casuarina Prison, has sat empty for at least a week while other WA prisons are bursting at the seams.
Two XPeng electric vehicle buyers in Australia are awaiting a promised $5,000 cashback from distributor TrueEV, which is now in receivership. XPeng Australia has stated it will resolve customer issues directly.
Senegal took a 1-0 lead against Belgium in their World Cup knockout match in Seattle, with Habib Diarra scoring after a fluid team play. Key moments included missed opportunities by Belgium's Kevin de Bruyne and Senegal's Ismaïla Sarr, as both teams showed early pressure.
Australian AI pornography website OurDream faces scrutiny for allegedly featuring child exploitation material. Pornhub has suspended its ads, and Australia's eSafety Commissioner is investigating potential breaches of the Online Safety Act.
KPMG senior economist Terry Rawnsley's analysis of ABS data indicates Australian households have faced tougher economic conditions in the past two years than during the extreme financial pain of the late 1980s and early 1990s, with Victorian households bearing the highest interest burden.
Football Australia is facing renewed pressure to limit heading practice in response to concerns linking the practice to dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The PFA and experts are calling for delayed heading training for children, limits on high-force headers, and stronger concussion measures.
Calls are growing to convert empty shops in regional Australian CBDs into housing to address shortages and diversify markets. A new regional plan in South Australia suggests "adaptive re-use of existing buildings for new housing," with examples like a disused social club in Mount Gambier being turned into Airbnb accommodation.
