Gomeroi/Murri photojournalist Barbara McGrady, known for her sports photography and capturing celebrities like Prince Harry and Snoop Dogg, has been honored with awards such as the National Indigenous Human Rights Anthony Mundine Courage Award and the Solid Screen International Award for Women in Film and Photography. Her work featured in the 22nd Sydney Biennale and is currently exhibited at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum until June 10, 2024.

The 2024 Koori Knockout rugby event will take place from October 4th to 7th at the Hereford Street Rugby Complex in Bathurst, marking the first time Bathurst has hosted the event in 13 years. Walgett Aboriginal Connection earned the hosting rights after their victory over Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers. The event is expected to draw over 140 teams and 30,000 spectators, celebrating football, family, and culture. George Rose highlighted the significance of bringing the event back to the bush, emphasizing the home ground advantage for teams from Western New South Wales.

Eight-year-old Emma Glenfield from Blue Mountains Grammar School conducted a survey on magpie swooping behavior, discovering that bald men are more frequently targeted. With over 30,000 participants, the survey's results have a 1% margin of error. Emma's findings, presented using Lego, won her the year 3 division of the NSW Investigating with Mathematics competition and entry into the national competition. Magpie expert Professor Darryl Jones is further analyzing the data. Despite varying experiences with magpies, respondents generally expressed a love for the birds.

The 60th anniversary of the assassination of American President John F Kennedy is observed this week. Kennedy's assassination was the second in US history and his premature death has had a lasting impact on US politics.

Australians are increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change, as evidenced by recent bushfires in the Northern Territory, a record warm winter, and smoke over Sydney. A survey by The Australia Institute indicates that the public is worried about the effects on food prices and insurance premiums, with a majority supporting taxes on polluters, a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry, and a levy on fossil fuel exports to fund climate adaptation.

Farmers across Australia are anticipating the return of drier conditions after a period of wet and wild weather. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts above-average temperatures for much of the country in the coming months. Parts of New South Wales are experiencing drought, and several regions, including Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, have had lower than average rainfall recently.

A new study in Australia indicates that misogynist hate speech is escalating, with concerns that a minority identifying as incel, or involuntarily celibate, could represent a national security risk. There are calls for violent incel misogyny to be acknowledged as a type of ideological extremism.

A coalition of 30 countries has committed to providing billions in aid for the reconstruction of Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelenskyy acknowledges the slower than expected progress in the counteroffensive against Russian forces, attributing part of the delay to the extensive mining of Ukrainian territory. The EU Commission, represented by President Ursula Von Der Leyen, is involved in the aid efforts, while Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Retired Major General Mick Ryan are also mentioned in the context.

A report from the Human Rights Commission has condemned the conditions faced by asylum seekers in Australia's hotel detention system, highlighting detrimental effects on their mental and physical health due to prolonged confinement in hotel rooms with limited access to fresh air and exercise.