Calls for rule change on abusers’ honours; release of Gaza hostages nears; Healy heroic in Women’s World Cup

Energy costs | Household energy bills will roughly halve by 2050 as solar panels, batteries and electric cars become the norm and Australians use less gas and petrol, according to new modelling.

Call for rule change | The government should listen to the concerns of child sexual abuse survivors and allow Australian honours to be rescinded after perpetrators have died, campaigners say.

‘The impacts were clear’ | This month marks two years of phone bans at schools being in operation in most Australian states. So, have phone bans made a difference?

Gaza protests | Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Australia at pro-Palestine demonstrations, with organisers vowing to continue protesting after a Gaza ceasefire. And Australian Madeleine Habib has been released by Israel after the interception of her freedom flotilla ship.

Analysis | With the Liberal party’s key demographic shuffling off, how might Sussan Ley try to appeal to younger voters after her party on attracted about 18% of the gen Z vote in May’s federal election?

Gaza ceasefire | Israel says it expects all living hostages held in Gaza to be released on Monday and that it is preparing for the release of about 2,000 Palestinian detainees. Meanwhile Palestinians are beginning the immense task of searching the Gaza rubble for their dead. Tony Blair appears to have won the endorsement of the Palestinian Authority for a role in postwar Gaza.

Epstein email | Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein in an email “we are in this together”, apparently after he had claimed to have ceased contact with the convicted sex offender.

Trump tariffs | Beijing has told the US it will retaliate if Donald Trump fails to back down on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports as investors brace for further trade war turmoil.

Madagascar turmoil | Madagascar’s president said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was under way, as an elite military unit announced it was taking over the army.

‘Wake-up call’ | The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults as alcohol, suicide and injuries the drive rise, according to a major global study.