Discussions revolve around Liberal leadership options and the coalition break-up, investigations into Robodebt and Scott Morrison, the **PM’s East Timor visit, and debates on hate speech laws and One Nation’s migration policy**.
Key focus areas include impending inflation data impacting interest rate decisions, concerns that **rate hikes won’t curb house prices, and international reports on Iran's rial hitting new lows and deep poverty in Britain reaching a 30-year high**.
Significant international developments include the **Israeli president’s visit to Australia, the finalisation of a landmark India-EU trade deal, Donald Trump’s actions on South Korean tariffs and Greenland, and Julian Assange’s accusations against the Nobel Foundation**.
The tech sector is contemplating if the telecoms industry needs a 6G rethink, while social media giant TikTok settles a major addiction lawsuit, and Australian businesses increasingly use data and maths to predict market trends.
News includes a heat reprieve for some Australians while others continue to swelter, and Santos celebrating its first Barossa gas shipment to Japan.