Tax Reform Fight: Australia’s lower house has passed the biggest tax overhaul in decades, curbing negative gearing to new homes and scrapping the 50% capital gains discount for an inflation-linked approach—now headed to a Senate battle where crossbench and Greens support may decide the outcome. Welfare Automation Backlash: The PSA warns the rushed Social Security Modernisation Bill could hand life-and-death benefit decisions to opaque automated systems, echoing fears raised by Robodebt. US Tariff Pressure: Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift “forced labour” tariffs on Australia to 12.5%, prompting Albanese and Chalmers to reject the claims as unwarranted and inconsistent with the US free-trade deal. Meta vs News Payments: Meta says Australia’s proposed “news tax” is grossly unfair and discriminatory, while Canberra pushes for tech giants to pay publishers. Canberra/ACT Politics: Greens MLA Rebecca Vassarotti returns to the ACT Assembly via countback after Shane Rattenbury’s resignation. Security & Tech: ASIO and Five Eyes warn Chinese spies are targeting civil servants and defence staff via job ads and networking sites like LinkedIn. Regional/Indo-Pacific: The Quad is shifting from dialogue to action on maritime security and resilience initiatives. Energy & Industry: WA backs solar and battery recycling with $17.8m, while South Australia’s IREN plans an 800MW AI data centre powered by net renewables. Road Safety: Toyota issues an urgent recall for 13,000 Prado SUVs over a digital display software fault.