Good morning. Today we speak to a member of a “meme factory” in Indonesia who is busy trading outrage about Australian politics online as Facebook’s owner, Meta, pays for her efforts.Another exclusive story reveals that Chinese officials have raised serious questions about whether a Chinese citizen was properly monitored before she died in a Melbourne detention centre run by a US prison giant.With house auctions on shaky ground across Australia, we ask whether we still need this weekend ritual. And Benjamin Netanyahu has cast further doubt over Middle East peace efforts by rejecting Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.AustraliaA Chinese national took her own life in a centre run by Secure Journeys, an Australian subsidiary of US-based prison multinational MTC. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design
Exclusive | Chinese officials have expressed “grave concern” as documents reveal a suicide warning before a woman’s death in a Melbourne immigration detention centre run by a US private firm.
Cash for clicks | Workers in Indonesia’s “buzzer” economy are propagating outrage on social media – including about Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party – not for any political motive, but because Meta pays for engagement.
