Today is the first Tuesday of the month, which means the RBA will be meeting today to decide whether the cash rate will remain, increase, or decrease.

The cash rate is currently 3.85%. It has been raised 10 times in the past year.

P.S. For those playing along at home, at about midday yesterday, a delivery of milk chocolate bullets was delivered to my desk by Prime. I couldn’t believe it. It made me think… if anyone from Tesla is reading this… 😉

The quote
“[Ben Roberts-Smith] was not an honest and reliable witness… [He] has motives to lie.” – Justice Anthony Besanko in his judgment of Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case, published in full yesterday.

The stat
77
The number of Afghan schoolgirls who were reportedly poisoned over the weekend, in two separate attacks. Speaking to the Associated Press, an education official said: “Someone with a grudge paid a third party to carry out the attacks.”

Today in history
1944: Over 150,000 troops from several countries, including Australia, stormed the beaches of Normandy in France – then occupied by Nazis. It is now known as D-Day.

Some headlines from this morning:

Kathleen Folbigg has been released from prison after the NSW Government decided to pardon her.

In 2003, the Australian mum was found guilty of killing her four children (three murder convictions and one manslaughter conviction). She was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison, of which she has served 20 years.

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley said on Monday "there is reasonable doubt as to the guilt of Kathleen Folbigg" after an inquiry into the deaths.

The inquiry

Last year, an inquiry was established due to new scientific evidence that suggested the children could have died from natural causes.

The inquiry was led by former NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst. On Monday, Daley said he had recently received a phone call from Bathurst who told him he is "firmly of the view there is reasonable doubt as to Kathleen Folbigg's guilt".

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The Governor of Bali has introduced new guidelines dictating how tourists should behave while holidaying on the popular Indonesian island.

A document with the new rules will be handed to tourists upon arrival in Bali, and contain requirements to prevent 'poor' behaviour.

The background

The new rules follow a number of incidents involving tourists in Bali. This includes a naked German woman disrupting a traditional dance at a Balinese temple, and two Russians exposing themselves at sacred or holy sites.

A 23-year-old Australian man was also arrested in Bali this year after being accused of a drunken rampage while on holiday.

Almost 200 foreign tourists were deported by Balinese authorities in the first five months of this year.

What to do

In the new guidelines, tourists are told to respect religious sites' sanctity and the customs of traditional Balinese ceremonies.

This includes wearing appropriate clothing in public places and acting politely in sacred areas.

Tourists are also told to rent transport services, such as a private car or scooter, from licensed businesses only.

What not to do

The guidelines caution tourists against entering holy places, such as temples, without following local practices. Tourists are told to wear traditional clothing, and asked not to enter if they are menstruating.

The guidelines caution against climbing sacred trees or buildings. They also warn against spreading hate speech, speaking impolitely, and polluting natural and public places.

The consequences

Bali Governor Wayan Koster said that tourists failing to adhere to the guidelines will be subject to penalties and potential criminal proceedings.

He said that poor behaviour by tourists damages Bali's reputation, and that the guidelines could support culture-based and dignified tourism.

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A global study has found that a new pill used for patients with lung cancer can halve the risk of death.

That was a significant improvement in survival rate compared to those given a placebo. The trial was conducted in over 20 countries spanning five continents.

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The online hub is packed with tips and resources to help you support your mates when they need it most. Whether it's academic stress, cost of living, loneliness, procrastination, self-esteem - and all the stuff in between - you'll find useful advice on how to be there for your mates.

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A school district in the U.S. state of Utah has banned the Bible from primary schools because it contains “vulgarity and violence”.

It comes after Utah passed a law last year that prohibited “pornographic or indecent” materials in public school settings.

The initial request to have the Bible banned was submitted in December last year, with the parent writing: “Incest, onanism, bestiality, prostitution, genital mutilation, fellatio, dildos, rape, and even infanticide… You’ll no doubt find that the Bible, under [Utah’s new law], has ‘no serious values for minors’ because it’s pornographic by our new definition.”

The school district has now received another request to also ban the Book of Mormon.

If you want to know more, local paper The Salt Lake Tribune has explained what is going on.