Australian News

• In short: Tasmanian art gallery Mona has hung artworks by Pablo Picasso in a female toilet cubicle in response to a failed court bid to exclude men from a women-only art installation.
• In April, a court ruling found Mona discriminated when it refused a New South Wales man entry to its Ladies Lounge.
• What's next? Mona curator Kirsha Kaechele is appealing the discrimination ruling in the Supreme Court.

• In short: Australia will restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies from next week, as the Greens agree to pass a proposed ban.
• The government has agreed however to water down restrictions that would have required adults to obtain a prescription.
• What's next? The laws will be debated and put to a vote in parliament later this week.

South Australia has been suffering through one of the driest starts to the year on record, leaving little for livestock to graze on in most agricultural regions.  

Coles has introduced national limits on egg purchases due to a growing bird flu outbreak in Victoria.

The highly pathogenic H7N3 strain of bird flu has been detected on five farms in the state's southwest, with more than half a million chickens euthanised
in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.

The supermarket giant's customers in every state and territory can now only buy a maximum of two egg cartons, with the exception of Western Australia.

Coles says the limit is temporary but has not revealed how long it is expected to last.

• In short: Advocates who have lost loved ones to industrial manslaughter await legislation changes to address "gross negligence".
• The state government also announced a special prosecution unit responsible for prosecuting industrial manslaughter cases.
• What's next? The proposed penalties of 25-year jail terms and $20 million in fines will be introduced in parliament today.

• In short: The Fair Work Commission has increased both the minimum and award wages by 3.75 per cent.
• The decision means the national minimum wage will be $24.10 per hour or $913.91 per week, based on a 38-hour week.
• What's next? The increase to minimum and award wages will take effect from July 1.

Additional coverage:

• The Conversation: Low-paid wages up 3.75%, with more to come for childcare and health professionals
• SBS (audio): Australia's trade unions disappointed by minimum wage changes
• The Business Times: Australia raises minimum wage 3.75%, aiding inflation fight
• ABC: Fair Work's wage rise may keep the economy on its 'narrow path' but leaves many households teetering on the edge

I read this while enjoying a glass of the date rape drug known as Shiraz which some users consume to the point of death.

You could power a city on my eyerolls. My message to the community is to demand reasonable and measured reporting on drugs, and sensible drug policy with a harm minimisation orientation.

Or you know, let's get hysterical about people taking a ghb prodrug that's harder to dose and more likely to be contaminated because it's easier to import than GHB. That'll keep the kids safe.

• In short: Police have given university students at an on-campus Gaza solidarity encampment a deadline of midday tomorrow to leave or risk further action, including arrests.
• The Australian National University also issued a directive to students to leave, saying the encampment posed "serious safety concerns".
• What's next? Protest activity has died down and students are considering the deadline.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of a person who has died.

Not quite Australia, but I thought it was worth sharing anyway

Mr Dutton says the Albanese government should pressure the court “to make sure that they reverse this terrible decision”.

The opposition leader says a coalition government could cut ties with the court if it failed to bow to pressure.

“I don’t rule it out,” he said on Wednesday.

“But I think the pressure at the moment needs to be for like-minded countries that share our values, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder … to make sure that this anti-Semitic stance that they’ve taken does not advance.”

Only a handful of state parties have withdrawn from the court and two of those countries rescinded their withdrawal before it came into effect.

• In short: Bird flu or avian influenza has been detected in a Victorian child after they returned from overseas.
• There is a current global outbreak of the infectious viral disease in birds and animals.
• What's next? The Department of Health says there is no evidence of transmission in Victoria.

Fingers crossed its not H5N1.