Abuse Conviction: Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders was sentenced to six years and six months for 13 sexual offences against two young Aboriginal men. He must serve at least four and a half years before parole eligibility. First Nations Fire Management: Research tracing 1,000 years of landscape change links colonisation’s disruption of Gunaikurnai cultural burning to denser forests and more intense bushfires in Victoria. Climate Ruling: The High Court backed a community group challenging a Hunter Valley coal project, finding climate impacts must be considered—a decision with wider implications for fossil-fuel approvals. Defence Records: Current and former ADF personnel can now apply to have convictions for consensual same-sex activity before 1992 erased from their service records.