Concerns are mounting as anti-migrant rallies are seen as prime time to recruit neo-Nazis, exposing a far-right threat that some consider a neo-Nazi con job and a reflection of a failure of both major parties to address migration policy effectively.
Geopolitical shifts are underway as Trump states India offered zero tariffs on US goods, while Xi and Putin share a vision for a new global order at a forum and China's Xi unveils this vision for a new global order challenging the US, further complicated by the political debate around attacking Labor as too late on Iran and the Iranian expulsion seen as a theatrical distraction from Palestinian statehood moves, alongside China's Xi and India's Modi vowing to resolve border disputes.
Australia's agriculture sector anticipates a record forecast for its world-class agriculture exceeding $100 billion, while first home buyers finally get the upper hand in the housing market, although home prices continue rising nationally amidst supply-demand issues, and veggie suppliers are accused of fixing supermarket prices.
In Indonesia, defiant students gather for protests against government policies, with various Indonesian groups later calling off protests due to escalating security concerns after deadly riots.
Swiss food giant Nestle fires its CEO after an undisclosed relationship with an employee violated the company's code of conduct.
Australia's pioneering social media ban is deemed no 'watertight' fix for child safety, as questions are raised about Murdoch journalism and its influence at the ABC.
A hi-tech search for an accused cop-killer enters its second week in regional Victoria, with authorities believing some individuals know his whereabouts.