Can Ley rebuild the Liberals? AFL faces gambling hit, Trump woes continue

Super windfall | Major Australian media production companies, including the producers of Neighbours and Home and Away, may be ordered to pay workers millions of dollars in alleged unpaid superannuation after a 2024 tax office ruling.

Wager limit | The Victorian gambling regulator is considering whether to make an unprecedented intervention in a dispute between the AFL and bookmakers, which could set a limit on the league’s revenue from wagering.

Tradie trouble | Governments and consumer groups are becoming increasingly worried about rogue tradies who are targeting vulnerable Australians – especially the elderly – to pressure them into unnecessary work such as roof repairs.

Solitary concerns | Advocates have serious concerns for the wellbeing of Robert Barnes, an Indigenous man who they say has been in solitary confinement in a South Australia prison for “close to 800 days”.

‘Grossly inappropriate’ | Allegations about Mark Latham’s conduct in the NSW parliament have once again raised the issue of how to deal with workplace behaviour. As Anne Davies writes, there’s no easy fix other than leaders making fixing the culture inside political parties and inside parliaments a priority.

Epstein prosecutor fired | The Department of Justice has reportedly fired Maurene Comey (pictured), the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal Jeffrey Epstein case. It came as Donald Trump’s efforts to dismiss the criticism over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files as a “hoax” showed no sign of working as some of his supporters recorded videos burning their signature Make America Great Again hats. Follow developments live. This week’s edition of our Politics Weekly America podcast also discusses the issue.

Gaza attack | An Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis.

Plane all-clear | Air India has said it found “no issues” with the fuel switches on its other Boeing planes after the fatal crash that killed 260 people last month, as a US report suggested investigators have turned their attention to the actions of the plane’s captain.

MI5 sting | A former Tesco worker caught buying a gun in an MI5 sting operation has denied compiling a kill-list of colleagues and customers he had allegedly branded “race traitors”.

Young gun | A 12-year-old swimmer, Yu Zidi, has qualified for the world championships in Singapore after her performance at China’s nationals placed her times among the world’s elite this season.

Golf | World No 1 Scottie Scheffler