Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza; Bupa bonuses questioned; crown jewels snatched in Louvre heist

Bupa bonuses | More than $14m was awarded to senior Australian health insurance staff a year before Bupa admitted to unconscionably causing customers to cancel or delay medical procedures.

Exclusive | The NSW government rejected advice from an expert scientific panel before it attempted a failed reintroduction of koalas to a forest that resulted in the death of more than half the animals.

Catching Zs | Sleep monitoring is a boom industry, but Australian experts are asking how accurate sleep trackers are, how useful the data is – and even what good sleep looks like.

Nationals turmoil | David Littleproud has urged Barnaby Joyce to stay in the party after the former leader announced his intention to quit – prompting talk of a potential defection to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

Port Douglas scare | A crocodile discovered lying in a Queensland resort’s pool has been removed by wildlife rangers, with the state’s environment regulator issuing new warnings about the reptiles.

Gaza crisis | The Israeli air force has carried out airstrikes in Rafah, in what marks the most serious threat so far to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza; Israel reportedly halted supply of aid into Gaza as it launched the attacks; Palestinians in Gaza fear the ceasefire “could collapse at any moment”.

Louvre break-in | “Priceless” historic jewellery – including a necklace that Napoleon gave to his wife – has been stolen from the Louvre in Paris after men used a mechanical ladder to break into one of the museum’s most ornate rooms.

Prince Andrew claims | UK police are looking into claims Prince Andrew asked his taxpayer-funded close protection officer to uncover information about Virginia Giuffre hours before the emergence of a bombshell picture of them together.

Russia-Ukraine war | Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has urged allies against appeasing Russia after returning from a trip to the US, where he failed to secure Tomahawk cruise missiles.

‘It’s a crucial vote’ | Voters in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus have been casting ballots in a poll seen as pivotal to determining whether peace talks can be revived on the divided island.