Good morning. Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark-up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for three months to help customers with the cost of living.

Tony Abbott has joined in widespread condemnation of an “offensive” cartoon posted on social media by One Nation. And our reporter Caitlin Cassidy explores what it’s like to turn the algorithm off.

Australia

  • Brain freeze: The southern hemisphere’s only cryonics facility, Southern Cryonics, is selling people “a chance of life extension” for more than $200,000. Experts say there’s no way it will work.

  • Woolies counter: Pricing data compiled by CW Scanner and provided to Guardian Australia shows the supermarket chain increasing the prices of at least four key products after starting its three-month “Price Freeze” promotion.

  • Hastie takedown: The former prime minister Tony Abbott has called on One Nation to remove a cartoon labelling the Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a “traitor” or accept that it’s playing a double standard.

  • Granted: Anthony Albanese is under fire after an invite-only grant program allocated millions to marginal Labor seats and his old local golf club. What went wrong – and is this sports rorts all over again?

World

  • 9/11 remembered: CIA veterans recalled the chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a “war on terror” that left the agency with a tarnished reputation.

  • Global bond sell-off: Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping government bonds, driving up the cost of borrowing, as surging oil prices amplified fears about rising inflation.

  • Trump bucks: Donald Trump’s promise of a US$5,000 “Trump dividend” for every US citizen if Republicans retain control of the US Congress in November’s midterm elections has sparked incredulity and accusations of bribery.

  • Gaza documentary: Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders ​on the secret ​systems used in ​the war on Gaza​ has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians.

Full Story

Alan Jones on Trial: Fierce loyalty, fiery texts and a parade of witnesses | Week 6

After a slow start to the week, the criminal trial of Alan Jones accelerated with a swift succession of witnesses taking the stand. Through a former politician, close friends and loyal associates, the court heard details of alleged indecent touching, scornful text messages and declarations of an “unbreakable bond” with Jones. Nour Haydar speaks to media correspondent Amanda Meade to unpack the cross-examinations, key testimonies and courtroom revelations.

In-depth

On the edge of the main highway winding from Hobart to Tasmania’s west coast, the concrete shell of the Royal Hotel stands like a spacecraft lingering on otherworldly terrain. One of the few official ruins in Tasmania, the old building is roofless, weathered by the elements – and has just sold for $300,000. Located in the ghost town of Linda, near Gormanston, the historic property was snapped up sight unseen by a Perth chef, Naiche, and his partner.

Not the news

Would Hollywood have brought Practical Magic back from the dead if the intervening 28 years looked more visible on Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman? An awkward question, as it risks subjecting their faces to the invasive scrutiny older female actors already endure. Their return as leads in their late 50s and early 60s should count as progress. Yet it reveals a condition of female stardom: age can increase a female actor’s nostalgic value, provided it does not show too clearly on her face.

Sport

Media roundup

The NSW premier, Chris Minns, is hoping to avoid a 2027 state election fought over law and order as frustration grows within Labor at escalating gangland violence in Sydney, the Sydney Morning Herald says. Labor’s flagship $75m anti-extremism program is failing to reform the vast majority of participants, The Australian says. A prominent disability advocate is furious with Qantas after a battle over compensation for a wheelchair that was broken on one of its flights, the ABC reports.

What’s happening today

  • NSW | The LA Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers at the MCG in Melbourne.

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