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‘Mind blown’ | About 5% of common Australian wild birds including kookaburras and lorikeets could have undergone a “sex reversal” where their genetic sex does not match their reproductive organs, according to a new study.

Charging up | Anthony Albanese has signalled that the long-delayed reform of road charging for electric vehicle drivers will be thrashed out at next week’s productivity roundtable as the surge in the use of EVs reduces the revenue from petrol.

Bookie bust | A man who “binge gambled” $40,000 in an 11-hour session was awarded VIP status by the bookmaker BlueBet and assigned a dedicated manager who encouraged him to keep betting.

At the double | Qantas has cancelled flights at double the rate of Virgin, its main competitor, which had the lowest monthly cancellation rates of any major domestic airline over the past year.

Racing chance | The Victorian government could save almost $500m in subsidies if it follows Tasmania in phasing out greyhound racing, according to independent analysis.

Wildfire warning | The heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain and destroyed thousands of hectares of land are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said. Elsewhere, 400 people have died from extreme heat in Arizona’s Maricopa county alone this summer, while Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate because of the risk of flooding caused by glacial melt. Veteran US scientists are planning a response to a government report casting doubt on the consensus on the climate crisis.

Trump pledge | Donald Trump said there would be “severe consequences” if Russia doesn’t agree to end the war after he spoke to European leaders before his summit with Vladimir Putin tomorrow.

A Pitts take | Los Angeles police have formally linked a break-in at Brad Pitt’s home in the city in June to a string of other burglaries at properties belonging to celebrities including Nicole Kidman and Austin Butler.

Caught out | David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.

Rap sheet | Lawyers for Drake allege that the head of Universal Music was “personally involved” in the notorious Kendrick Lamar diss track aimed at the rival rapper and which is now the subject of a defamation case.