☕️ Trump's Harvard move

We can expect to be hearing more from the on-and-off-again Coalition this week, with reports that the Liberal and National parties might be getting back together sooner than expected.

On Friday, the Liberal Party room agreed “in principle” to four policy demands issued by the Nationals. What now? We’ll have to wait and see!

“I am unemployed right now.” - Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris after she was introduced as “one of the most successful women in history” at a conference in Australia. Harris was a guest at a real estate agent industry conference on the Gold Coast.

32,000
The number of residents across 14 northern NSW towns who remain isolated following severe flooding last week.

1998
National Sorry Day was established in Australia to commemorate the Stolen Generations. It was renamed National Healing Day in 2005.

Denmark’s Parliament has passed a law to increase the retirement age to 70 by 2040.

Currently, the retirement age is 67, but will gradually increase to 70 in 2040, impacting those born after 1970.

The law passed with a majority vote, according to the BBC.

In 2006, Denmark’s Government signed an agreement to adjust the retirement age based on life expectancy.

Under the agreement, every five years, the Parliament votes on whether to increase the age of retirement by one year.

When Danish citizens reach this age, they receive a Government-funded pension called the ‘Folkepension’ .

The longer life expectancy, the longer people are asked to work, offsetting the impacts of the Government-funded pension.

Trade unions have led protests of the change in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has not ruled out changing how the system works in the future.

In 2022, a Government committee found that increasing the age by six months at a time would be a “sustainable” alternative.

Another Danish politician, Samira Nawa, said last year the 2006 agreement “is the foundation of the healthy economy Denmark has had for years.”

Reporting by Anju Dhanushkodi.

Harvard University could be forced to stop accepting international students.

6,800 Harvard students are from overseas — more than a quarter of the student body.

Earlier this year, the administration sought to be able to reject the applications of international students deemed “hostile to American values”.

Now, the administration has announced it will revoke the certification that allows Harvard to accept any international students.

Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Its alumni and faculty have earned more than 160 Nobel Prizes, most recently in 2024.

In 2024, the Government supplied 68% of Harvard’s outside research funding.

Over the past few months, the Trump administration has launched investigations into several universities, including Harvard, over claims of antisemitism, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring and admissions practices.

Part of the government’s initial round of requests included forcing Harvard to hire independent auditors to ensure its departments have diverse viewpoints, and are not antisemitic.

Harvard responded saying it was a government overreach, blocking the institution’s right to free speech.

In response, the White House froze $US2.2 billion ($AU3.4 billion) in funding.

Harvard has since filed a lawsuit to stop the funding freeze.

Last month, the Trump administration submitted another list of requests for Harvard.

This included providing the government “information regarding each student visa holder’s known illegal activity, and whether the activity occurred on campus.”

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees American visa processes, has now vowed to strip Harvard of a certification allowing it to enrol international students.

In a letter to Harvard posted on social media, department Secretary Kristi Noem said its certification was “revoked”.

It urged the college to comply with a new set of requests within 72 hours, including handing over “audio and video footage” of “any protest activity involving a [visa-holding] student on a Harvard University campus in the last five years.”

Noem added: “Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country.“

A Harvard University spokesperson told U.S. media the move was “unlawful”.

“We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard’s ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University – and this nation – immeasurably”.

“This retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the Harvard community and our country, and undermines Harvard’s academic and research mission.“

Reporting by Harry Sekulich.

Let’s talk about sex (and all the stuff we should’ve learned in school)

Ever feel like you skipped the class on how to actually do dating, relationships, and consent? Yep, same. That’s why the team at Teach Us Consent made a podcast that finally has the convos we all needed earlier.

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Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley, and Kyra Cooney-Cross were all part of the winning Arsenal team. Defender Steph Catley said: “Playing in a Champions League final is – along with probably a World Cup final – as high as you can get. So it’s a proud moment”.

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

This morning, we’re taking you to the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, where an investigation is underway after a five-year-old brought a tray of jelly cups to school.

The problem? The kindergartener’s jelly cups contained alcohol… and were passed around to the other small children.

Once school staff were made aware, the impacted students were taken to the nurse’s office and “out of an abundance of caution,” emergency services were called to transport the students to a local hospital.

Reporting by Anju Dhanushkodi.

Imagine the Olympics, except all the athletes are on performance-enhancing drugs. Enter: The Enhanced Games. The competition has been at the centre of controversy and debate over the last year, prompting many to question its feasibility — but we now know the Enhanced Games will go ahead next year. In today’s deep dive, we’ll take you through the latest on the Enhanced Games, from where it's being hosted and how it will work, to the competitor who's already set a new (and technically illegal) world record.