Police misuse of data revealed, fresh concerns about NDIS reform, Queensland women seal Origin series

Shorten blast | A Labor-chaired parliamentary committee has flagged human rights concerns with the Albanese government’s proposed changes to the NDIS, while Bill Shorten blasted the opposition and the Greens for delaying the legislation in a move that he says will cost $23m a day.

Revealed | A Guardian Australia investigation has found that police forces around Australia have fielded hundreds of complaints about the misuse of information since 2020.

‘Decarb death knell’ | A nuclear-powered economy would result in higher-cost electricity and would “sound the death knell” for decarbonisation efforts if it distracted from renewables investment, a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance argues.

Dutton dilemmas | Peter Dutton has suggested the Coalition may go to the next election with no alternative to Labor’s revamped stage-three income tax cuts, and also told a conference audience that voters in his Dickson electorate would riot if a windfarm were planned for the area.

Train delay | The long-promised train link to Melbourne airport appears to have hit yet another snag after the prolonged standoff between the state government and the airport intensified despite federal-imposed mediation.

Biden v Trump II | Joe Biden and Donald Trump will go head to head in the first presidential debate later today that will revive memories of the ugly exchanges when the two debated face to face four years ago. Here’s what you need to know about the clash in Atlanta, Georgia.

Purdue pain | The US supreme court has rejected a bankruptcy settlement plan for the painkiller maker Purdue Pharma that included a measure to protect its Sackler family owners from further liability over the country’s opioid epidemic.

Le Pen vow | Marine Le Pen expects her far-right party to win an absolute majority in France’s general election, form a government and take over at least some defence and armed forces decision-making – including on Ukraine.

Police punters? | The number of Metropolitan police officers under investigation over bets on the timing of the UK general election has risen to at least seven, the force has said, as the scandal continues to overshadow the election campaign.

Woolly thinking | New genetic analysis suggests that a freak event such as an extreme storm or a plague was to blame for the extinction of the woolly mammoth on an Arctic island about 4,000 years ago.

Women’s State of Origin | Queensland have won the women’s Origin decider 22-6 in Townsville to secure their fourth shield in five years thanks to a controlled performance and a masterful display from their five-eighth, Tarryn Aiken.

World Cup 2026 | It’s groundhog day for the Socceroos as they face a repeat of qualification matches against Japan, the side they lost to twice on the way to Qatar, as they look to progress to the finals in the USA from a group also containing Saudi Arabia.

England v India | The T20 World Cup final will be India v South Africa after England crashed out of the semi-final this morning with a dismal batting display. Here’s how the action unfolded.

Rugby union | One of England’s top club sides, Leicester Tigers, have appoiunted the former Wallabies supremo Michael Cheika as their head coach to take over from his fellow Australian Dan McKellar.

Economy | Jim Chalmers will give a speech at the A50 economic forum.

Technology | Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google are to give evidence to the social media inquiry.

Melbourne | Zoe Daniel and Tim Costello will give a press conference on banning gambling ads.

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