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Prime minister intervenes to guarantee refugee intake will not be cut
The Albanese government’s plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an “extraordinary betrayal” of the party’s rank and file members. Source link
Fugitive developer who fled to Lebanon to give evidence at ICAC
Former NSW building commissioner David Chandler has told a corruption inquiry that an allegation of an “extortion attempt” targeting construction company Toplace was used against him in efforts to get a prohibition order on its development lifted. Source link
'Devastating blow' as Bathla Group seeks $20m to keep building for five weeks
Bathla Group’s collapse leaves buyers and builders waiting for answers. Source link
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97
The artist was best known for her dot-covered paintings and pumpkin motifs. Source link
Internet Architecture Board says service-level age checks 'will fail'
Move age assurance to users’ hardware, Internet technical development board says. Source link
Has Alien and Blade Runner filmmaker Ridley Scott lost the plot?
The Dog Stars, adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter Heller, brings nothing new or even amusing to the plague-borne apocalypse canon. Source link
Bookstores struggle to fill shelves after cyber attack on major publisher
A cyber attack on one of Australia’s major publishing distributors has left independent bookstores and authors struggling to meet customer demand. Source link
Moving from threat intelligence to understanding business risk
AI is forcing security teams to rethink how they prioritise and respond to threats. Source link
RBA 'quietly' reduced US dollar exposure, big banks tip rate hike — as it happened
The Reserve Bank, it has been revealed, reduced its target share of US dollars in its foreign reserves portfolio by 10 percentage points in 2025. Source link
Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m
One of Australia’s largest ski resorts has had its value halved, with its owner blaming a poor 2026 snow season and the need to install new chairlifts and more snowmaking. Source link