Wildlife & Chemicals: A Murdoch University study tags Carnaby’s black cockatoos in WA’s Wheatbelt and finds they’re eating seeds contaminated by a “chemical cocktail” of 26 pesticides, with some levels hundreds of times above regulator limits. AI & Work: Labor’s national AI-era conference in Adelaide is set to focus on jobs, with unions pushing for protections as the government insists AI impacts are still “modest” and says a four-day work week isn’t on the table. Telstra Outage Fallout: Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume calls the Triple Zero outage a failure by both Telstra and the Albanese government, after warnings were reportedly missed and fines loom. Data Centres & Power: Australia’s AI push comes with new guardrails: the government rejects nuclear-powered data centres and points to renewables and firmed solar/wind instead. Energy Bills & Homes: After the battery boom blunted gas price pressure, attention turns to hot water—heat pump systems could cut household costs and emissions sharply. Ag Tech: Virtual fencing is rolling out across Australian states, letting farmers manage herds via app-controlled collars. Public Health & Safety: Researchers warn social media bans may shift teen risks rather than remove them, while foodborne illness risk rises for summer travel when cold-chain controls fail. Environment & Climate: Scientists say the Atlantic current system AMOC is slowing and could have far-reaching impacts, including on weather patterns.