The Australian

Pauline Hanson says a lot of Islam is ‘based on terrorism’ in one of her biggest attacks yet on the religion, prompting Barnaby Joyce to disagree with his leader. Exclusive: bit.ly/4ypjrGU

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a sharp public challenge to American export controls on advanced technology while pledging to help developing countries build artificial intelligence capabilities, casting Beijing as a responsible leader of an equitable global AI order at a time of intensifying competition with Washington. Yoni Bashan has more: bit.ly/454EMYK

If Rugby Australia had its time again, would it have stumped up the rumoured $600,000 for the Queensland Rugby Union to release coach Les Kiss from the final year of his contract so he could coach the Wallabies instead of looking on from the stands like a stalker? Andrew Webster has more: bit.ly/4fGbTbj

Liberal leader Angus Taylor’s path back to government depends on a gamble that hasn’t been tried before: differentiation. Read the full comment: bit.ly/4fFPmeS

A NSW woman has been arrested in Victoria as police pursue the network suspected of harbouring double police killer Dezi Freeman. Investigation continues: bit.ly/4psBKXK

Endeavour’s costly wine adventure is being uncorked in reverse. But a very public divorce between a Yarra Valley treasure and his employer has everyone wondering, who will be next? Eli Greenblat has more: bit.ly/3RDPvq0

Lots of passers-by laughed when they saw me in a pistachio-coloured hybrid, but when I told them how much it was, they stopped. And asked if they could buy one in another colour. Here's more: bit.ly/3T4Sp7K

In 2012, my mother made me promise to look after this place. When she died I realised I needed to return to my roots and rediscover a sense of home. I needed to go back to Lebanon. Here's more: bit.ly/4ysKq4r

The price paid for key MS treatments Ocrevus and Kesimpta sparked a stoush between drug companies and the government. Health Minister Mark Butler has now received crucial advice. Medicine wars: bit.ly/3TGyGez

The lung condition that took the beloved actor’s life remains a deadly threat, especially to those with compromised immunity. Professor explains: bit.ly/3R2Muzn

New data shows a remarkable shift in just a generation, taking into account illegal tobacco. There’s also a move in vapes and pouches. Nicotine consumption: bit.ly/4fkl009

The National Gallery in London has acquired a work whose 18th-century subject – a man discovering his masculinity in disguise – feels startlingly modern amid today’s identity debates. Christopher Allen has more: bit.ly/457us22

Ticketmaster and Ticketek are the established brands familiar to anyone who’s seen a concert or sporting match in a stadium or arena, but a third player has injected competition into the sector. Music industry: bit.ly/4vzNdGk

China is cracking down on relationships between its people and AI, launching new regulations that restrict companies from developing chatbots that replace real-world relationships. Get the latest on chatbots and AI here: bit.ly/4vFe43V

Union figures have prepared motions demanding stronger AI worker protections and mandatory apprentice ratios at data centres. Here's more: bit.ly/4hfF9H9

Telstra has conceded its “controls were not good enough” after an undocumented design change and a software update that was never applied reset Telstra’s network clocks back to 2006, sparking a cascading national outage. Jared Lynch has more: bit.ly/4praRn2

The idea was to build a tech utopia – perhaps even an independent Silicon Valley-style state for the world’s smartest and sleekest tech boys and girls – out of the bleached bones of a $US100bn Chinese white elephant residential complex on Malaysia’s southern tip. Instead, the Network School, the quixotic start-up enclave founded by Bitcoin bro Balaji Srinivasan, is now at the centre of an anti-Israeli government witch hunt with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowing to immediately deport any Israeli citizens – including dual nationals – found there. Amanda Hodge has more: bit.ly/3QZpy45

A Gold Coast apartment tower once left for dead has sold more than $400m worth of luxury units after its Melbourne developer relaunched the project. Lisa Allen has more: bit.ly/44znzGO

Opinion: Maybe it’s the ADHD talking but I find joke candidates get boring quickly. Binface has and will go the same way: bit.ly/4pu203Z

Beleaguered property developer Bathla Group has tapped a rolodex of lenders for at least $2.97bn in land acquisitions, according to confidential documents unpicking the financial arrangements that stitch the western Sydney developer together. Bathla Group enlisted at least 18 lenders to fund a land acquisition binge across Victoria and NSW. David Ross has more: bit.ly/3SWUH8T