ODI Squad Shake-up: Marnus Labuschagne has been axed from Australia’s Zimbabwe and South Africa one-day squad, with Cooper Connolly, Ollie Peake and Joel Davies among the fresh faces as Mitch Marsh, Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood return. Pacific Drug Crackdown: Australia will spend $600m over 10 years to curb trans-national drug trafficking through the Pacific, boosting surveillance plus police and border training. Nepal Floods Update: Experts say a glacier showed signs of collapsing days before the flash floods; 42 Australians are now confirmed missing after contact with one person in Tibet. Economy Watch: June-quarter GDP is tipped to show only modest growth, with softer public demand and reduced data centre investment cited. Housing Pressure: Home values keep sliding, with 93% of suburbs seeing price falls in August and Sydney still leading the declines. Tech + Privacy: A study links earlier social media use to higher anxiety and depression symptoms, while debate grows over AI-powered surveillance cameras. Energy + Industry: First gas has flowed from the Beetaloo Basin in the NT, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has bought a North Queensland wind-and-battery project. Sport Off-field: Below Deck Mediterranean star Nathan Gallagher has been convicted in absentia and an arrest warrant issued after he allegedly fled Australia.