Test Cricket: Australia begin their first South African Test tour since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in Durban, with Kagiso Rabada racing to prove his fitness and Australia’s batting under scrutiny. Climate Ruling: The High Court has blocked a Hunter coal mine expansion in a landmark decision highlighting the climate impacts of exported emissions. Abuse Conviction: Former bishop Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for sexually abusing Indigenous men. Detention: Australian-Vietnamese activist Tran Hiep is being held in a notorious Ho Chi Minh City prison after disappearing during a trip to Cambodia. Aged Care: More than 6,400 older Australians died last year while waiting for home-care funding, official figures show. Markets: Fortescue’s cash balance fell 37% in the September quarter, rattling miners and weighing on Australian shares amid uncertainty over talks with China’s state-backed iron ore buyer. Bushfire Research: A study links British colonisation and the suppression of Indigenous fire management to denser, more combustible forests in southeastern Australia.