Australia–India nuclear deal: Australia and India finalised the administrative arrangement under their civil nuclear cooperation pact, setting up long-term Australian uranium exports for peaceful use under IAEA safeguards, boosting India’s fuel security. AI policy push: Australia is moving to create a national Office of AI and fast-track AI datacentre approvals with unified oversight, as regulators try to keep pace with rapid investment. Energy prices politics: A CSIRO GenCost report says electricity costs may stabilise after 2030, but warns that ditching climate commitments would come with major pollution trade-offs. Cost-of-living pressure: Roy Morgan reports “real unemployment” jumping to 11.7% as employment falls, with part-time work driving the decline. Defence & security: The Philippines will send 200+ personnel and FA-50s to Australia’s Pitch Black air exercise, while a US Coast Guard visit to Cairns is framed as key to keeping the Pacific “free and open.” Business & jobs: KKR has joined the consortium bidding to buy Steadfast in a $5.3b deal, and Emesent raised $17m to scale autonomous mapping tech. Health & community: Aged care regulators investigate alleged illegal fees, and a regional hospital project is using native animal art to make paediatric visits less daunting.