A police investigation in the Philippines began after Thomas Markle’s son told the authorities he had found ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of child sex abuse images at his father’s former home. Details: bit.ly/4iFT4Xi

The NGV director earns $760,000 a year – but the average Australian creative takes home as little as $23,000. The country’s most powerful gallerists want that to change. More: bit.ly/4sp3nm0

Uptake of mid-scale solar would need to exceed projected demand by ‘tenfold’ for the cost to increase by $10-$12 per year for Australian households. Read more here: bit.ly/4exUP6t

Two of Sydney’s most prestigious boys’ schools have banned card payments for tuition fees, with Trinity Grammar warning the surcharge ban would cost it more than $400,000 annually. Read more: bit.ly/4iErUAa

Anthony Albanese says protecting women from violence includes ‘the impact that some of the online manosphere is having on ... young boys’. Read more: bit.ly/4zjDczJ

Australian Israelis are among thousands who have returned to the country to vote in the most divisive and consequential election in decades. Read more: bit.ly/4sn7a34

Margin Call: Energy companies are forever being accused of hastening humanity’s destruction through greenhouse gas-induced climate change. But it seems Liz Westcott’s Woodside Energy is attempting to short circuit that approach, writes Max Aitchison: bit.ly/4Blgetn

One of France’s starriest chefs has opened a restaurant devoted entirely to elevating the popular pastry. Would you pay $38 for a fancy French croissant? Read more: bit.ly/4i5gbue

A police investigation in the Philippines began after Thomas Markle’s son told the authorities he had found ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of child sex abuse images at his father’s former home. Read more: bit.ly/48b5Ln0

Once Australia’s most exuberant batsman, Marnus Labuschagne has become the cricket equivalent of a man who knows too much – and it is costing him dearly. Details: bit.ly/4kgOuQw

One of the nation’s most esteemed restaurant families, the Doyles, have listed their Watsons Bay holdings on Sydney Harbour – asking the eventual buyer for up to $70m for the famed holdings, reports Ben Wilmot and Lisa Allen: bit.ly/4zSP4J0

Politcally charged rallies take over Hostage Square in Tel Aviv ahead of the Israel elections. Lachlan Leeming reports: bit.ly/4iG01HS

Opinion: The fundamental question is: who should decide how children are raised – parents or politicians? Read more: bit.ly/4z5cXwL

CSL’s Brian McNamee leaves Gordon Naylor ‘big shoes to fill’. Tania Archibald-led BlueScope’s seeing positive signs in its US and Australian businesses. More: bit.ly/3WqB6PW

Eight years after Sandpapergate, Australia is returning to the scene of the crime in Cape Town – and the ghosts are stirring with two tell-all books set to challenge the accepted narrative of Australian cricket’s darkest chapter. Read the article: bit.ly/48gF2W6

Yolngu elder Timmy Djawa Burarrwanga has been welcoming travellers to his ancestral home for years; sharing his culture to build a bridge between black and white Australia. But his tiny ­Bawaka homeland in northeast Arnhem Land has been missing something crucial: reliable access to clean drinking water. The village’s bore was drilled in 1983, but the pump broke regularly, pipes leaked, the rainwater tanks were rusty, and the water from the tap was discoloured. The place regularly features on international must-visit lists, but Bawaka represents the infrastructure deficit in many ­remote Aboriginal communities, driving high rates of preventable illnesses. Now, a historic project has been completed. Yolngu elders led by Mr Burarrwanga, former Labor senator Nova Peris and her ­charitable foundation, and Israel’s largest non-government humanitarian organisation IsraAID, completed a transformation of the water infrastructure. Read the full story: bit.ly/3Uif8hj

A Yazidi woman has urged Canberra to bring her alleged Australian ISIS wife tormentor to trial as a critical deadline looms over the suspect’s return to Australia. Read the article here: bit.ly/4jHz8V1

From French staple to elevated art form, the croissant is having a moment. And it’s not just on the plate. With Fendi’s revival of its croissant bag, Jellycat’s pastry-like plushies and viral online trends, such as the Magnum-stuffed flaky roll, the crescent-shaped delicacy is everywhere. 🗣️ Would you pay $38 for a fancy French croissant?

Yemen’s Houthis have said they’ve launched a fresh strike on Saudi Arabia’s international airport in capital Riyadh, hours after the kingdom announced that flights had resumed. Details: bit.ly/4zboomM

Opinion: This may be a stretch but it’s one I’m willing to back: the future of both federal leaders may be decided by the end of next month, starting with tomorrow’s Israeli poll: bit.ly/3W4OKrW