Climate Cost Shock: A new Climate Council report warns rising seas and storm surges could damage or wipe out 267,000 homes and 2 million hectares by 2100, with losses tipped at $855bn—worst hit in WA ($230.5bn) and biggest property risk in Queensland (93,000+). Dementia Focus Shift: Curtin University research in The Lancet Public Health says dementia prevention is too obsessed with personal choices, while underplaying education, housing, healthcare access, clean air and social connection. Gas Reservation Backflip: Labor has softened its domestic gas reservation plan—keeping up to 20% reserved for local buyers but delaying start to Jan 2028 and tweaking how oversupply is calculated, after pressure from producers and Asia. Foreign Interference Court Case: A Sydney businessman, Alexander Csergo, is jailed for 3.5 years for selling data to Chinese spies, the first conviction under Australia’s newer foreign interference laws. Social Media Control Fight: Politicians push an “opt-out” from algorithmic feeds, arguing it restores user choice without banning speech. Defence Industry Boost: Australia backs AIR 6500 with $2.4bn over six years to modernise air and missile command-and-control. Work From Home Lock-In (Vic): Victoria’s pro-business amendments secure a right to work from home two days a week, with limits on equipment and timing. Drowning Risk: Royal Life Saving flags drowning deaths still high—313 over the past year—with regional and remote communities hit hardest.