Australian politics includes discussions on changing the climate within the Liberal Party, while ministerial expenses for family travel and Comcars for politicians continue to draw scrutiny, with Minister Anika Wells defending her actions.
Key social and regulatory matters in Australia include a stark picture of Indigenous deaths in custody, the long-term cultural shift expected from a social media ban for teens, and questions around e-bike safety regulations possibly impacted by figures like Barnaby Joyce.
Global developments include criticism of UK politics for being out of ideas between Reform and Conservatives, the US central bank cutting interest rates despite internal divisions, Volkswagen rolling out self-driving electric minibuses in Oslo, and a critical assessment of Trump's security strategy as potentially disastrous.