Women’s T20 World Cup: India won the toss and batted first at Lord’s in a must-win Group A clash with Australia, posting 170/4 with Harmanpreet Kaur’s 56 off 27 and a strong start from Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma; Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield returned, while India made one change with Kranti Gaud in. NSW Shark Safety: NSW will add A$34m to expand shark-spotting drone surveillance after the Coogee Beach attack, lifting coverage to year-round monitoring for about 70 beaches and adding AI detection trials. Social Media Crackdown: Australia is preparing tougher enforcement for its under-16 social media ban, with proposed maximum fines rising to A$99m and expanded powers for the eSafety regulator. Thailand Murder Case: An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, has been charged after a 17-year-old girl’s body was found in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya; he denies the charges. Business/Tech: Firmus Technologies signed a strategic partnership with Nvidia to help AI firms access computing power more cheaply. Crime: Two Samoan men were charged after police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth more than A$816m in NSW.