Centrepay scandal: Labor to reform debit scheme to combat ‘predatory behaviour’. Also refers three energy retailers to the regulator for using system to wrongly divert money from welfare recipients. Follows Guardian Australia investigation theguardian.com/australia-news…

Expert says employers can be found liable for rape outside of work hours as PwC fights case theguardian.com/business/artic…

I (with my limited surf skills) tested for The Guardian the thrill of riding an artificial yet perfect wave at Sydney’s first surf park 👇🏼👇🏼 theguardian.com/australia-news…

I had a brief chat to 2SER 107.3 this morning about consent :) 2ser.com/economic-facto…

There hasn't been a student protest like this in my lifetime. Not even close.

NSW police are fighting in court to keep key documents from the police watchdog regarding the death of Krista Kach, who was shot with a bean bag round theguardian.com/australia-news…

Big news from the University of Sydney’s NTEU: NTEU New South Wales

The joint statement by 10 Australian University encampments, published the same day the Coalition calls for a senate inquiry into antisemitism on campuses:

Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests. With ⁦Caitlin Cassidy⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Students at the University of Sydney have formed a line around the camp in support of Gaza

If NSW’s coercive control ads work more funding will be needed as victims come forward, advocates say theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Sydney teenager charged after counter-terrorism raids texted ‘we’re going to kill’, court hears theguardian.com/australia-news…

As regional Australia reels from several women’s deaths, advocates seek both policing and prevention theguardian.com/australia-news…

New owners of strata properties shocked by special levies theguardian.com/australia-news…

A couple of weeks ago I was going through FB pages with large followings for a story and there was so much just terrible meme pages. The lawnmower guy's page was a welcome relief. This by Jordyn Beazley is great. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Nathan Stafford says “I’m just a lawnmower man, I’m no one special”. Yet he has amassed a huge international following and will soon meet with the NSW housing minister to discuss the state of public housing. So, who is this humble lawnmower man? theguardian.com/australia-news…

Lisa Wilkinson says ‘I published a true story about a rape’ after Bruce Lehrmann defamation case ruling theguardian.com/australia-news…

Bruce Lehrmann leaving court after losing the defamation case he brought against Channel Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, and being found to have raped Brittany Higgins on the balance of probabilities. Guardian Australia

Update via Kate Lyons theguardian.com/media/live/202…

The court muted itself on the live stream of the Lehrmann judgment. You can see the mute in the bottom left hand corner