Triple Zero call centres are seeing an increase in "absurd" calls, ranging from lost television remote controls to ducks crossing the road.
Pauline Hanson has responded to Angus Taylor's strong criticism of One Nation's economic policies, urging him to stop "denigrating" her party and to work together to remove the current government. Taylor had stated One Nation's plans would "send us broke" and lead to "eternity of pain". Hanson, currently in London, posted a video on social media appealing for collaboration.
Environmental groups in Victoria are raising concerns about the removal of native timber, including hollow-bearing trees vital for endangered species like the Leadbeater's possum. They argue that timber is being extracted under the guise of fuel break operations, contradicting the end of native timber harvesting. The state government defends these actions as necessary for forest and fire management, with revenue from by-products going to traditional owners.
A Palestinian man delivering food aid to Gaza was reportedly killed by an Israeli soldier. Telstra's network experienced a 48-hour outage due to a software glitch. The World Cup quarter-finals begin with France vs. Morocco.
Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games due to glandular fever. She has been suffering from fatigue, breathlessness, and loss of appetite for months.
A 3.5-tonne meteorite, discovered in Australia and named Cranbourne No 1, became the subject of a fierce debate between colonial authorities and the British Museum over its ownership. Now housed in London, it's seen by Indigenous Australians as a sacred object and a symbol of stolen goods, with calls for its return.
The story of Sidney Leonard Morse, Australia's first Indigenous recipient of the Military Cross in 1943, has been rediscovered by a volunteer historian at the War Memorial. Awarded for gallantry in New Guinea, his achievements were previously unknown to his distant relatives in Tasmania.
