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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has dropped its case against Jenny Hutson, the former chairwoman of Australia's largest publicly traded childcare operator, G8 Education. The charges against Hutson, which included allegations of misusing company funds and providing false information to the market, were withdrawn after a lengthy legal battle.

A new report reveals that women at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre are subjected to degrading treatment due to poor hygiene, inadequate menstruation management, and privacy violations. The report recommends improvements in these areas to ensure humane and dignified conditions for women in the prison.

Former Northern Territory Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne was cleared of abuse of office charges, but an anti-corruption probe found no evidence of malice in the investigation against her. The report's release comes amidst controversy surrounding the sacking of police commissioner Michael Murphy for failing to declare a conflict of interest.

The Fair Work Act now grants most Australian workers the "right to disconnect," empowering them to switch off from work outside of their regular hours. This means employees have the right not to answer calls or emails from their boss about non-urgent matters on their days off, unless it's a genuine emergency.

Peter Dutton, if elected Prime Minister, would prioritize a meeting with Donald Trump to find common ground on issues like deregulation and defense. He also criticizes China's recent naval exercises near Australia as an "obvious show of force" and opposes sending Australian troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers, arguing it would divert resources from regional priorities.