Today's headlines include:

• The Australian Human Rights Commission will launch an investigation into Merivale after it accepted a racial discrimination complaint against the Sydney hospitality group. 
• Seven people have been charged over the alleged stabbing murders of two children in Melbourne’s outer-west.
• The wife of Charlie Kirk will take over as the head of his political advocacy group, Turning Point USA. 
• And today’s good news: Two Australians have been included in the winners' list for the 2025 World Ocean Photographer of the Year. 

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Producer: Elliot Lawry

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