🗞️ HEADLINES
- Professor Richard Scolyer, the Australian cancer researcher who turned his own brain cancer diagnosis into a groundbreaking medical trial, has died aged 59.
- Australians lost almost a quarter of a billion dollars to scams in just three months — but there are signs the crackdowns are starting to work. We've got the numbers, the tactics to watch out for, and what authorities are doing about it.
- A former supermodel has filed a rape complaint in France against the ex-head of Elite Model Management — a case that could blow open some very dark corners of the fashion industry.
- Good news at the bowser: fuel prices are near pre-conflict lows and reserves are strong. Bad news: a tax discount keeping prices down expires at the end of the month. Enjoy it while it lasts.
- The King's Birthday Honours list is out, with 949 Australians recognised for their contributions to community, sport, the arts and more
- And a quiet royal wedding in the Cotswolds — plus why Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie making an appearance was actually the bigger story.
- Plus: our self-professed resident 'royal nutter' breaks down the King's Birthday — the history, the controversy, and why Queensland and WA are doing their own thing.
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Audio Producers: Scott Stronach & Jacob Round
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