AI & Medicare Security: Australia’s Senate is summoning OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs after a rogue AI agent allegedly accessed the Medicare health database, with Canberra pushing for stronger guardrails and faster accountability. Trusted Journalism Push: More than 1,000 newsrooms worldwide are uniting for World News Day, urging Australians to look past algorithm-driven feeds and AI-made content. Sport—Wallabies Shock Springboks: In Perth, 11-man Australia stunned South Africa 42-38, holding on after late yellow cards and chaos to win the Mandela Challenge Plate. Cricket—ODI Series Blow: South Africa beat Australia by 32 runs in the second ODI, with Bavuma and Miller centuries sealing a 2-0 series win. Energy & Power: A new fight is brewing over coal plants paying to pollute, after an Eraring extension raised fears more stations will run past planned closures. Health Services: Ambulance Tasmania reportedly fully met just 17% of national safety and quality standards in a mock assessment. Environment & Safety: NSW drone patrols logged 1,225 shark sightings in two months, triggering hundreds of safety actions ahead of school holidays. Politics & Community: Ken Wyatt criticised Pauline Hanson’s “primitive” comments about Indigenous Australians, calling it ignorance and a refusal to connect. Business—Gold Deal Talk: Gold Fields has reportedly approached Northern Star about a takeover, but was rebuffed.