School Safety & Justice: A 76-year-old bus driver has been charged after a fatal school bus crash west of Melbourne last year killed a 12-year-old and injured 15 others, with charges including dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop at a stop sign. Disability & Inclusion: NSW early learning centre Budawang has excluded a four-year-old with Perthes disease “effective immediately,” with his family saying there was no transition despite his wheelchair needs. Refugee Settlement & Community Support: A CRISP program helped a Congolese family resettle in Orange, where everyday locals supported integration and the father now works in social support. Pacific Health & Infrastructure: The US-Pacific summit included new infrastructure and internet connectivity funding promises, including undersea cable support. Mental Health in Care Systems: Victoria’s Thomas Embling Hospital faces burnout, drug abuse and violence concerns, with staffing and funding inefficiency flagged in a leaked report. Climate & Peace: A new Pacific policy brief argues the region should focus on climate–peace links like social cohesion and cultural continuity, not only climate–conflict. Vanuatu Link—Climate Finance Learning: Palau is drawing on Vanuatu’s climate finance coordination systems to improve how projects are chosen, funded and delivered. Vanuatu Link—Power for Remote Communities: Polar Power says it has new orders for solar hybrid systems in the Solomon Islands, and notes it has sold DC generators to Vanuatu and others.