Andy Donaldson took less than 12 hours to swim the challenging 55-kilometre course down the Upper Ord River in Western Australia's north.
Australia's antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, has proposed an oversight committee for ABC and SBS Israel coverage. Meanwhile, Telstra CFO Michael Ackland defended the triple-zero network amid ongoing fallout from a nationwide outage, and Angus Taylor defended Sarah Henderson's actions during the crisis.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor attacked Pauline Hanson's One Nation party, calling it a "column of smoke" incapable of solving Australia's problems. He warned their policies could cost a trillion dollars, increase inflation, and risk a debt crisis, while Hanson met with controversial British activist Tommy Robinson in London.
Australia's first Centre for Personalised Medicine has opened at Canberra Hospital, offering advanced immune treatments tailored to individual genetic and immunological drivers. The centre, a collaboration between ANU and ACT Health, aims to provide life-changing care for complex immune disorders, inspired by successful patient outcomes.
South Australian police are investigating a death at a regional hospital, following claims by Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle that an elderly person died due to the Telstra network outage and a failure to connect to Triple Zero. Authorities are working to establish facts, with Telstra cooperating.
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has strongly criticized Pauline Hanson's One Nation party, calling it a 'column of smoke' incapable of solving Australia's problems. Taylor warned that One Nation's policies could cost a trillion dollars, increase inflation, and risk a sovereign debt crisis, while Hanson is in London meeting with controversial British activist Tommy Robinson.
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has strongly criticized One Nation's economic policies, stating they would cost a trillion dollars over a decade and lead to national debt tripling. He warned of inflation and increased mortgage interest rates if Pauline Hanson's party gained power, calling their plan a 'random grab bag' with no credible funding.
