Here’s what’s making headlines elsewhere today:
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A quarter of a million homes across Australia worth $274 billion could be lost to sea level rise by 2100, new data shows.
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There is a one-in-three chance Xi Jinping will try to seize the self-governing island of Taiwan as soon as 2028, a move that could trigger a devastating war with the United States and Australia, according to former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
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Organised crime groups are stealing cars from Australian roads, shipping them overseas and stripping them down to sell the parts in Iran and Russia, insurers have warned, as sanctions make the black market for parts increasingly lucrative.
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Apple will charge Australians $3499 for its first folding iPhone, unveiled on Thursday morning Australian time, making it the most expensive phone the company has released.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have held talks on migration as Labor seeks a pathway to get its fresh crackdown through the Senate, but the Coalition’s demands on how to crunch the overseas intake means a deal is not yet in sight.
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A US mum now on the child abuse registry has reignited the debate around parental rights.