Good morning. Australia is not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes could pummel the country’s economy, a leading Antarctic scientist is warning. Prof Matt King says he finds it embarrassing how little is known about the local and global ramifications of the accelerated melting – which he says could transform the country and affect the viability of some agricultural industries.
Meanwhile, a new deal guarantees gas supply for Australia’s south-east coast as the government put the finishing touches to new cost-of-living relief, the death toll in Gaza passes 25,000, and Alex de Minaur is out of the Australian Open after losing a four-hour epic.
