TikTok’s EU Tangle: Transparency Troubles and Potential Fines
A separate EU inquiry into TikTok’s suspected failure to guarantee election integrity in Romania is ongoing. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters
Privatisation in Aussie Childcare: When Profit Trumps Playtime
For-profit corporations have no place, or at most a peripheral place, in the provision of basic human services, including health, education and childcare,’ John Quiggin writes. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian
Love, Lies & Luggage: Aussie Nan Cleared in Brazil’s Cocaine Mix-Up
The grandmother of nine has always maintained she was scammed by a man posing as a love interest. Credit: 7NEWS
NSW Workers’ Comp Reforms: A Fair Go or a Raw Deal?
The Minns government says changes to the NSW workers’ compensation scheme are necessary to avoid unsustainable costs. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
AFL Fumbles Concussion Call: Umpires, Players Fuming After Schultz Debacle
Lachie Schultz stumbled back to his feet as play continued. Credit: 7AFL
Whoops-a-Vote! Nearly 2000 Federal Ballots Found in Sydney Bloke’s Home
Nearly 2000 ballot papers were safely recovered after a mishap transporting the federal election votes in Sydney. Credit: Getty Images
Man Dies from Rare Soil-Borne Disease in North QLD – Health Authorities Issue Floodwater Warning
Another man has died with melioidosis in Queensland this week. Credit: Infectious Disease Data Observatory / Getty Images
FaceAge AI: The Selfie Scanner That Tells You If You’re Ageing Like a Fine Wine or a Soggy Scone
Nothin’ but a number … your biological age may be very different from your chronological age. Photograph: Posed by model/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF
Tufts and Terrors: The Artist Turning Carpet into Creepy Couture
It’s alive! It’s alive! … Mistress of the Desert, with performers Aviv Horovitz and Mor Gur Arie. Photograph: Courtesy of the artist
Ballard the Bloke! 122nd-Minute Bullet Sends Sunderland to Wembley in Playoff Thriller
Dan Ballard heads home in the final seconds to propel Sunderland to a Wembley date with Sheffield United in the playoff final. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PA