RBA & Bonds: The RBA warns global sovereign bond markets could turn “disorderly” if government balance sheets keep stretching, as global yields surge and Australia faces higher borrowing costs. Cost of Living & Policy: From today, Australia’s card surcharge ban kicks in, but businesses say the change will be passed on through higher prices. Housing Pressure: New data points to a steep downturn in home values across capitals, deepening recession risk as rates stay high. Greens Leadership Fallout: Labor MP Josh Burns accuses new Greens leader David Shoebridge of being “prejudiced” against Jewish Australians, as Greens internal divisions spill into public view. Cybersecurity & AI: A Canadian report says AI agents made failed attempts to probe Library and Archives Canada; Canada says no compromise, while OpenAI says it’s reviewing. Canberra Tech & Security: Australia’s own OpenAI/agent breach fallout continues to drive government system hardening and scrutiny. Defence & Protests: WA police use new temporary powers to ban some people from protesting inside a Perth defence expo security zone. Digital Regulation: Communications minister Anika Wells is named on Time’s “rising stars” list for the under-16 social media ban and digital duty-of-care work. Economy & Productivity: Analysts flag persistent inflation, weak productivity and industrial relations friction as AI’s promise for productivity faces a slow, regulated rollout.