Good morning. Today we ask whether enough is being done to protect Australians caught up in romance scams, and tell the story of a Melbourne woman duped out of $646,035 by a man she fell in love with online.We tour a key Melbourne electorate and ask voters what they think of Pauline Hanson and One Nation – and get some frank answers.Embattled British PM Keir Starmer appears poised to step down. And Iran has suspended peace talks with the US in Switzerland after Donald Trump threatened Tehran with new attacks.AustraliaA datacentre in Sydney. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images
Datacentre concerns | There are about 160 datacentres operating in Australia, with another 90 proposed. They are a key part of the AI economy – but are the promised benefits worth the environmental cost?
‘I thought I could trust him’ | In the past 18 months, Australians lost more than $37m in 4,767 romance scams. Should banks and dating apps be forced to refund victims of romance scams?
The Agenda | Things get a little frantic during the final parliament sitting before a long break. The focus this time will be on doing deals, Josh Butler writes.
Mulling it over | We headed to Pakenham, an electorate One Nation is targeting in Victoria’s state election, to see how her National Press Club speech landed.
