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Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was detained in an Iranian jail for more than 800 days, says the Albanese Government needs to do more to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Assange is facing extradition to the United States on espionage charges, Kylie Moore-Gilbert says the case is highly political and can only be resolved by politicians, not by diplomats or the courts.

The mental health of Victoria's youngest students has been put front and centre in a $200 million dollar support plan. Every Victorian primary school will have a mental health and wellbeing leader within the next four years - the biggest single investment in student wellbeing in Australia according to the Andrews government.

A growing number of elite sports are looking at excluding transgender athletes from competitions, after the international governing bodies for swimming and rugby league made the move earlier this week. But there are concerns about the quality of the scientific evidence being relied upon, as well how the changes will flow through to sport at the local level.