Today's stories include:

The 2026 Census will include a new topic on sexual orientation and gender and changes to 10 existing topics, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed. 

National high school completion rates have improved for the first time since 2017, according to new Government data. 

European leaders will meet for crisis talks over fears Ukraine has been shut out of U.S-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia. 

And today’s good news: The first AFL Indigenous All Stars game in a decade has drawn record crowds.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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