AI Governance: OpenAI’s Ann O’Leary says global regulators are moving too slowly, while Labor MPs downplay “AI extinction” doomsday warnings and argue Australia should focus on real-world capability and safety work. Online Safety Law: California has passed sweeping child protections for social media and AI, including limits on design features for under-16s and new risk-assessment duties for chatbot makers—adding pressure to Australia’s own platform accountability and algorithm-control push. Migration & Public Debate: One Nation has unveiled a plan to cut temporary migration by 750,000 over three years, drawing warnings from farmers, business and education that it could worsen labour shortages and hit growth; separate coverage also condemns Pauline Hanson’s resurfaced Indigenous remarks. Parliament & Health: Cancer Council Australia backs a federal committee push for a mandatory alcohol advertising and marketing framework, criticising the current industry-led voluntary code. Jobs & Industry: South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks will shed hundreds of roles after administrators abandon restarting a 60-year-old blast furnace, despite taxpayer support tied to a sale process. Transport Resilience: The federal government opens the A$52m TRACK rail freight incentive program, paying operators for additional loaded containers shifted from road to rail. Trade/Capacity Building: CPA Australia expands China-Australia professional services engagement via CIFTIS and related conferences, positioning services as a route for Chinese firms’ global expansion.