☕️ Verdict in Sean Combs trial

In breaking news, there has been a verdict delivered in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial overnight.

Combs has been found guilty of transporting women for prostitution, but acquitted of the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

This means Combs has avoided a possible life sentence, but could still face up to 20 years in prison.

Combs’ lawyers have asked for Combs to be immediately released while he awaits sentencing. The judge has not ruled on this yet, and a sentencing date has not yet been set.

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U.S. President Donald Trump when asked by a reporter if he would deport former colleague and supporter Elon Musk. Musk was born in South Africa, and has since become a U.S. citizen. Since Musk left his Government role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, the two have argued online about Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”.

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How much more likely a young Australian is to take up vaping if their friends vape, according to new research from The University of Queensland.

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A comment on our story about Thailand restricting access to cannabis, which it decriminalised three years ago.

Women are now eligible for military conscription in Denmark.

The change requires all women who turn 18 after 1 July 2025 to register for potential service, aligning with measures already in place for men.

The duration of the conscription period is also being extended, from four to 11 months.

Previously, women were only able to volunteer for military service.

The move comes as part of Denmark’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Under Danish law, all physically fit men over the age of 18 may be required to complete military service.

Some men and women volunteer, and the remaining recruits are enlisted through a random lottery system that until now has only involved men.

The move to include women was first announced in early 2024.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters at the time that the government wants ”full equality between the sexes.”

In 2023, 4,717 people completed military service in Denmark, a quarter of whom were women who volunteered to participate.

Denmark’s military also has 9,000 professional personnel.

The gender reforms are expected to see the number of people doing military service rise to 6,500 each year by 2033.

Denmark follows nearby countries Sweden and Norway in implementing conscription for women.

Denmark is a member of the NATO military alliance and supports Ukraine’s war against Russia’s invasion.

NATO countries must come to the defence of their fellow members if attacked. Ukraine is not a member.

However, the country has contributed €9 billion ($AU16 billion) in military support to Ukraine, making it one of the largest donors.

Colonel Kenneth Strøm, who leads the conscription program, told The Associated Press that including women is based on “the current security situation.”

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

A four-year truth-telling report has been tabled in Victoria, finding British colonisation subjected Aboriginal communities in the state to “genocide” and “crimes against humanity”.

It’s the first such truth-telling process and report in Australia.

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has made 100 recommendations, including a redress scheme for losses and a treaty between the Government and First Peoples.

The Victorian Government said it will consider the recommendations.

Victoria launched Yoorrook in 2021.

‘Yoorrook’ means ‘truth’ in the Wemba Wemba/Wamba Wamba language of the First Peoples of north-western Victoria.

Senior government figures and officials, including Premier Jacinta Allan, police, and historians, have appeared at the truth-telling hearings.

The four-year process has sought to create an “official public record based on First Peoples’ experiences of systemic injustice since the start of colonisation.”

Yoorrook Justice Commissioner and Kerrupmara-Gunditjmara man Travis Lovett led a 25-day Walk for Truth last month.

It covered 500km from Portland in south-west Victoria to the steps of the State Parliament. Portland is where the British first began colonising Victoria.

The walk signified the final stage of the commission before the publication of its report.

Yoorrook’s report details some of the hundreds of clan groups across Victoria prior to colonisation, who spoke 40 different languages.

When the British landed in Victoria, they enacted “massacres, disease, sexual violence, child removal, cultural erasure and linguicide [deliberate killing of language] — which amounted to the near destruction of First Peoples across the state,” the report says.

The report’s five authors summed up the experience: “This was genocide.”

The report noted poorer outcomes for First Peoples in Victoria compared to the rest of the population.

Aboriginal people in the state are twice as likely to report poor health, have lower weekly incomes, and are 10 times more likely to access homelessness services.

High rates of First Nations people in the criminal justice and child protection systems are linked to successive government “assimilationist” policies and widespread “dispossession”.

The report says these “injustices” all “flow directly from colonisation”.

The 100 recommendations are categorised across various areas, including treaty, self-determination process, health, education, and housing.

The final area relates to redress — a compensation scheme to “correct or remedy rights violations and other harms”. It could take the form of returning land, tax exemptions, or direct payments.

The Commission says redress should be offered for tangible economic losses (e.g. land) and non-economic losses (cultural and language deprivation).

Another key recommendation relates to the Treaty process in Victoria.

A Treaty is a legally binding agreement between First Nations people and the Government, which would ensure “freedom and power” for Aboriginal communities.

Victoria’s Treaty process is already underway between the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria and the state government.

Yoorrook recommended the First Peoples’ Assembly be funded as Victoria’s official truth-telling body to continue to gather testimony and “build the public record”.

Premier Allan welcomed the Yoorrook report, adding the government would “carefully consider” the recommendations.

Last year, the Victorian Opposition withdrew its support for a Treaty process with First Peoples.

The then-state Coalition leader John Pesutto warned the process would leave the community “divided”, following the failed Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum in 2023.

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Reporting by Harry Sekulich.

Billabong’s celebrating 40 years of stoke with an epic giveaway

Billabong celebrates four decades of The Raging Bull – Mark Occhilupo – with a bold new collection inspired by the legend’s fearless style, iconic backhand, and deep connection to the sea.

To mark the moment, they’re giving away an epic experience: flights to the Gold Coast, a $500 Kirra Surf spree, an Occy Raging Bull board, and the chance to paddle out for a surf with Occ himself.

This is more than merch – it’s history, heritage, and a whole lot of heart. Two legendary breaks. One unforgettable story. And the stoke? That’s forever.

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Not-for-profit organisation Creative Conservation Alliance discovered a leopard living in the forests of Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts after installing camera traps throughout the habitat. The group has celebrated what it called “evidence that these elusive big cats still persist” in the area. Leopards are listed as vulnerable globally, but they are critically endangered in Bangladesh.

CCA said: “Their survival depends on the crucial support of local communities, who share their habitat.” The organisation said its continuing efforts to protect these animals, and “ensure a future where leopards and people coexist.”

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

Gird your loins… ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ is back!

A sequel to the 2006 classic is in production, with original cast members including Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt set to return.

Meryl Streep will reprise her role as the fearsome ‘Miranda Priestly’, who shares several similarities with former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

It is set to hit cinemas in May 2026, one of a host of sequels coming in the new year.

That’s all.

Reporting by Rosa Bowden.

This week, we learned a 26-year-old childcare worker has been charged with 70 offences, including child rape, in Victoria.

It has led to an immediate, and state-wide response that has impacted thousands of families in Victoria and an entire sector.

So what exactly do we know about the allegations against this man? And how are officials responding?

We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast.