Live export blow | The controversial live export industry has been dealt a blow after the federal government denied an application to re-export more than 15,000 sheep and cattle stranded off the coast of Western Australia.

Anglicare accused | Anglicare refused to assess the Aboriginal aunt of an Aboriginal baby as a long-term carer because she was in a same-sex relationship and, instead, with the knowledge of the NSW government, sought to have the baby adopted to a non-Indigenous couple, a court has heard.

Out in the cold | With no official count carried out by the government about the number of deaths of homeless people, we have investigated as many as we could find as part of our series. Friends talk about Daniel Tommerup, a rough sleeper on the streets of Launceston who died when “all the hope in his eyes was gone”.

Price premium | Insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation, squeezing homeowners, drivers and private health customers, as the rising cost of extreme weather events threatens to leave Australians exposed. It comes as the OECD warns inflation must fall further before interest rates are cut.

School’s out | Attendance rates at schools are falling and the number of 15- to 19-year-olds staying in education is also in decline, according to a productivity commission report that casts doubt on the government’s ambitions for more people to go to university.

‘Like being in hell’ | At least 112 people have been killed in Chile wildfires, while a powerful “atmospheric river” storm is lashing California, causing flooding and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.

King’s cancer diagnosis | King Charles’s cancer diagnosis was made when he underwent treatment for a an enlarged prostate but Buckingham Palace has not said what form of cancer has been identified. It said he was “wholly positive” about his treatment and making a recovery. Follow developments in this story here.

Macca’s squeezed | McDonald’s has reported its first quarterly sales miss in nearly four years, squeezed by weak sales growth in its business division that includes the Middle East, China and India.

Hungary boycott | Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has boycotted a session of parliament called by the opposition to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership, even as a group of western ambassadors arrived in the building to urge a vote.

Putin pitch? | The Kremlin has declined to say whether Vladimir Putin would grant an interview to Tucker Carlson after the former Fox News presenter was spotted in Moscow.

Rugby league | The chief of Papua New Guinea’s NRL bid has spruiked the country’s bid for a rugby league franchise, arguing that a professional side will bring wider social benefits.

Cricket | India have levelled the series against England at 1-1 after winning the second test by 106 runs – but Ben Stokes and his Bazballers are unrepentant about their approach.

Formula One | The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, is under external investigation after an accusation made against him by another member of staff at the Formula One team.

Economy | TheRBA will announce rates and hold a media conference at 2.30pm.

Media | The 2024 Australian media landscape report will be released.

Brisbane | Steven Miles will appear at the Queensland Media Club lunch.

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