Trump to meet Putin after ‘productive’ call, FOI fears revealed, new frogs found on island

New frogs drop | Three new animal species – two frogs and a gecko – have been discovered by scientists on a rocky and remote island in Australia’s north. One of the new frogs is said to be “very small, about the size of my fingernail, but super loud”.

Safety switch | The eSafety commissioner’s freedom of information staff worried one email every five minutes might “jam something”, according to documents which reveal the under-siege feeling that sparked controversial new proposals to clamp down on FoI in Australia.

Nature rethink | The environment minister wants to pass a major rewrite of federal nature laws this year, encouraging miners to lobby the Coalition to work with Labor to help rush it through parliament in the final three sitting weeks.

Write direction | The NSW government has committed $3.2m to the state’s first-ever writing and literature strategy.

Recycling referral | Ten allegations against Queensland’s container recycling scheme have been referred to the state’s corruption watchdog after a parliamentary inquiry revealed allegations of bullying and conflicts of interest.

Giuffre warning | Virginia Giuffre’s (above) latest posthumous revelations are a “mirror held up to a system” that still enables powerful men to groom, abuse and exploit women with impunity, women’s rights campaigners have said. Our columnist says the latest allegations about Prince Andrew are a “new low” for the royals.

‘Productive’ call | Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest to discuss ending the Ukraine war after saying that he had “good and productive” call with the Russian president. It comes as a massive Russian drone and missile attack hit gas facilities in eastern Ukraine as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, flew to Washington for a meeting with Trump.

Ice abuse | Queer and trans immigrants at an Ice detention facility in the US have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and coerced labor by staff at the facility.

Senate crunch | A federal grand jury is expected to indict John Bolton, the former national security adviser in Donald Trump’s first term, according to reports. A raid on Bolton’s home this year over has pointed at charges related to mishandling classified information.

Vanishing Picasso | Police in Spain are investigating the disappearance of a tiny Picasso painting, worth €600,000, that vanished en route from Madrid to an exhibition in the southern city of Granada.

Cricket | Alyssa Healy (above) smashed 100 from 73 balls as Australia