Northern Services: A network outage disrupted phone and digital services across government offices in northern Australia, affecting police, hospitals, schools and courts. Triple Zero remained operational; people needing non-urgent police help were told to visit a station. Bushfire Recovery: Governor-General Sam Mostyn pledged to amplify the needs of communities hit by January’s Longwood bushfire, as locals voiced frustration at feeling forgotten. Climate Ruling: The High Court blocked a major coal mine expansion, finding climate impacts from exported coal must be considered—a landmark decision with wide implications for future projects. Migration Debate: The Coalition proposed cutting temporary visas by 650,000 over four years and halving humanitarian places, while increasing skilled-worker visas. Wildlife Protection: Australia’s new National Environmental Protection Agency has made its first major wildlife-trafficking bust, seizing native reptiles and about A$300,000 in cash and bullion. Fire Risk: New research links British colonisation and the decline of cultural burning to denser, more fire-prone forests in southeast Australia, strengthening calls to include Indigenous knowledge in fire management. National Security: The AFP commissioner says Australia’s threat environment is growing more complex, with terrorism, youth radicalisation and technology-enabled crime among ongoing concerns.