Morning everyone. One Nation has recently published a string of “undercover” videos in which a party staffer attends leftwing protests and seeks to embarrass protesters in filmed interviews. It comes as Penny Wong condemns Hanson’s monocultural policy as “melancholic fantasy”.
Plus, a third near-miss at Sydney airport is under investigation, and Donald Trump has been attacked for being “openly corrupt” in amassing a personal fortune during his second presidency.
Australia
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Last lauf | Dineth Fernando, a 13-year-old from Melbourne, has won the 2026 World Youth Scrabble Championship with words including “lauf” and “minceur”. He moved to Australia from Sri Lanka in February and English is not even his first language.
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Exclusive | The owners of a progressive social media page have accused One Nation of impersonating them at anti-Pauline Hanson rallies while shooting a series of “undercover” videos. Labor has escalated its pushback on One Nation’s surging political support, with the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, labelling Pauline Hanson’s push for a monoculture a “melancholic fantasy”.
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Third near-miss | The transport safety watchdog is investigating another near-collision between two planes at Sydney airport – which occurred on the same day as one that made national news and raised concerns about air traffic control.
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Paying the price? | The buy now, pay later boom arrived in Australia promising to one day replace credit cards. But with growth slowing and players leaving the market, is it all over? Luca Ittimani reports.
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Bishop convicted | The former bishop of Broome has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men. Christopher Saunders, 76, who was known for hosting boozy shirts-off parties, was found guilty of 13 sexual offences.
World
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‘Openly corrupt’ | Donald Trump’s use of his second presidency to increase his personal fortune has alarmed legal and ethics experts and congressional Democrats as he has reaped an “unprecedented” $2.2bn in 2025 from cryptocurrency, his Truth Social business and overseas business connections.
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Ukraine offer | Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an apparent attempt to reopen a crucial grain corridor, according to reports.
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UK politics | The Reform leader, Nigel Farage, faces a record field today, including a man dressed as a bin, in the byelection he didn’t need to call.
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Pay gap | Elon Musk received over 2.5m times as much compensation at Tesla as the company’s average worker, according to a new report on the growing gap between top corporate executives and their workers.
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Heat record | The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far with a provisional temperature of 38.1C in southern England as Europe sweltered under a major heat dome.
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In-depth
The Victorian opposition leader, Jess Wilson, is campaigning against fortnightly red bin collections and wants weekly pick-ups reinstated. Is it a wheelie good idea or just a bit rubbish?
Not the news
Emily Mulligan would sooner drink eel-ridden raw lake water than put her hand up to appear on Alone Australia, the show where contestants are asked to survive in the Arctic Circle. But she nevertheless finds great pleasure in watching.
Sport
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Women’s cricket | Ash Gardner has apologised for the “pain” caused by her marriage breakdown and thanked Cricket Australia for backing her as Australian vice-captain.
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Rugby union | The Wallabies coach, Les Kiss, has called in Carter Gordon to face Japan in Townsville as he keeps looking for an answer to his playmaker puzzle.
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Cricket | Steve Smith top scored for Australia as they were bowled out for a record low total of 198 against Bangladesh on day one of the first Test in Darwin before the visitors made light of the returning quartet of champion bowlers to reach 96-1 at stumps.
Media roundup
The Sydney Morning Herald claims in an exclusive that the Albanese government is mulling the deportation of people who overstay their visas. Nurses in Darwin say the public has no idea how close the Top End is to a health “disaster”, the NT News reports. The University of Canberra and Canberra Institute of Technology would be better off merging, Bill Shorten tells the Times.
What’s happening today
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Politics | The report of an inquiry into NDIS reforms will be published today.
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Economy | The Productivity Commission releases its interim report into the 2018 GST reforms, while the RBA governor, Michele Bullock, fronts a parliamentary hearing on the bank’s 2025 report.
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