As I’m sure you’ve heard, there was some horrific news out of NSW over the weekend.

Ten people were killed in a bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley, with 25 more taken to hospital. The bus was transporting guests coming back from a wedding.

The 58-year-old bus driver has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and one count of negligent driving occasioning death.

He has been refused bail and will appear in Cessnock local court today.

The quote
“For a joyous day like that, in a beautiful place, to end with such terrible loss of life and injury is so cruel and so sad and so unfair." – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the bus crash that killed 10 people in the Hunter Valley.

The stat
1,192
The number of Australians recognised in the King’s Birthday 2023 Honours List.

Today in history
1967: Thurgood Marshall was nominated to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He went on to become the Supreme Court's first African American member.

Some headlines from this morning:

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died, aged 86.

Berlusconi led three governments, serving as PM in 1994-95, and then in 2001-06 and 2008-11.

Before entering politics, he created Italy's largest media company, Mediaset.

Berlusconi had a number of political, financial and personal scandals. In 2012, Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud, and sentenced to four years in prison. He served his sentence via community service.

He was also charged with other crimes, including soliciting sex from an underage sex worker. While he was initially found guilty, Berlusconi was later acquitted.

Berlusconi once claimed he had made 2,500 court appearances in his life.

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The ACT has become the first Australian state or territory to legally protect the rights of intersex people in medical settings.

Intersex people are those born with sex characteristics that don't align with social or medical norms for male or female bodies.

Under the new legislation, intersex people will be protected from being treated or operated on without their consent, including by deferring non-essential treatments until the person is old enough to consent.

Details:
The legislation enforces restrictions on medical treatments for intersex people except in an emergency, when there is consent or when it has been authorised by an independent assessment board.

The independent board will be made up of both experts and people with lived experience.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr described the changes as "internationally significant" in protecting the rights and choices of intersex people.

ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said that performing "deferrable and unnecessary medical interventions" at such a young age can result in lifelong "poor health outcomes".

"This can include pain, trauma and a need for ongoing medical treatment that would not have otherwise been required."

The Government has highlighted this legislation is just "one part" of greater reform. It will also invest in new services, training and resources for health professionals, families and intersex people.

Opposition:
The ACT Liberal Opposition voted in support of the legislation but did introduce amendments. The Government adopted one of the amendments but voted down the remainder.

The Opposition also voiced concerns around the process of the legislation passing, suggesting there should have been a committee inquiry into the legislation.

Opposition health spokesperson Leanne Castley said: "It is imperative that significant legislation such as this...is done right and part of that process should have been an inquiry undertaken by the health, community and wellbeing committee."

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A university professor nicknamed 'Dr Deep Sea' has set a new record for the number of days living underwater, returning to land after 100 days beneath the surface.

During this time, Dr Joseph Dituri reportedly stayed at an underwater hotel built 30 feet under the water off the coast of Florida.

He spent this long under the surface as part of an experiment to test the physical and mental limits of humans when they're isolated in a high-pressure environment.

So it's a bit chilly – we get it. Winter is well and truly coming, and with it comes colder temperatures, longer nights, and shorter days. But that ain't an excuse to stay indoors.

Throw the doona to one side, switch off the streaming, and find a blanket of snow and a stream of a freshwater river to reset your body and mind. You're going to need the right gear for the mission, though - and that's where Kathmandu comes in.

We recommend their newest puffer jacket – the Heli R. It's lighter (220g!) and more packable than the original, but offers the same cosy warmth. Winter winter, chicken dinner. Check it out here.

The ever-hilarious Jennifer Coolidge was in Sydney over the weekend for a Vivid event, and she was asked how she deals with self-doubt.

Her answer?

“One of the best things to cure self-doubt ... go to [see] really bad stuff. Plays that are really terrible? Go to them. Shows that are terrible? Watch them.”

She then explained that when she was in college, she went to see a performance of Oliver that she said was particularly bad. Seeing the poor performance made her realise she “had a chance in this world”.

Coolidge clarified you definitely shouldn’t go see the good stuff, because it’ll make you doubt yourself and be intimidated.

Genius!