A day out from an expected interest rate rise Finance Minister Katy Gallagher denies federal government spending is fuelling high inflation. Also, after UK authorities intercept what appears to be a major terror plot on a joint US UK base in England, the Shadow Defence Minister points out Australia's possible vulnerability on this front.

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Naba Alfayadh was just 10 when she fled Iraq with her family and arrived as a refugee in Australia in 2003.  

A roundtable of community leaders and the National Aboriginal Children's Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter have called for sweeping Western Australian child protection reforms.

Senator Paterson says the breach is too "trivial" for criminal liability. 

Australia made international headlines last week after an OpenAI agent went rogue and breached a Medicare data portal.

The government has established a task force to investigate the rogue OpenAI agent's hacking of Medicare and suggest legislative changes to ensure the breach doesn't happen again.

An average of 20 sharks a day have been spotted by drone technology surveillance of Sydney beaches, after the state government rolled-out the $120 million program in response to a series of shark attacks.

There are fears of a return to all-out war in Ethiopia after clashes between the leaders of the northern region of Tigray and government forces.

The US President has reportedly told the news outlet - Axios - that he expects US negotiators to engage in more talks this week.

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