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A teenager who's been missing for almost a week in bushland in Victoria's east has been found alive. 17-year-old William disappeared on Friday while camping with a friend at Walhalla East, about 180 kilometres east of Melbourne. Search and rescue crews have spent six day scouring the area, with the teen found this morning and reunited with his family. The board of leading AI chip company Nvidia is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang, according to Reuters - the meeting follows reports of his two extramarital affairs, one involving an alleged Chinese spy. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the board meeting. The reports of the meeting marks a sharp shift from just a few days ago, when Nvidia's board expressed confidence in Huang and his leadership team. The trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, is continuing, where he's fighting allegations he murdered Jesse Baird and his new partner Luke Davies using his police service pistol in February 2024. In the witness box for a sixth day, the 31-year-old told the jury that in the days after the two were shot he took Mr Baird's phone and threw it off a bridge into a river in the Sutherland Shire. The Crown has told the trial Mr Lamarre-Condon became obsessed with Mr Baird and stalked him after a short casual relationship with the TV presenter. Mr Lamarre-Condon argues the shooting was in self defence and claims he panicked when he later dumped the pair's bodies in bush land near Goulburn.

The Finnish Embassy in Canberra was temporarily closed for one day this week for a planning day. When they announced it on their social media, it went surprisingly viral, with lots of people expressing their disappointment. So what were the posts and why did they go so nuts?

With the US tightening its approach to AI infrastructure, Australia's regulatory environment is making it an increasingly attractive destination for projects like this one. A proposal to build a massive data centre in WA's Kimberley region is drawing concern from local environmentalists over its potential impact on the area's water and landscape. The key sticking point is gas, specifically where it would come from and whether fracking could ever be part of the picture.

It's been just over a week since the midterm elections delivered a political shock in the US, handing control of Congress to the Democrats. But as Australians continue to pay high prices at the pump, it's left many wondering can this new Congress pressure President Donald Trump into ending the war in the Middle East? Experts say while the Democrats have a few tools at their disposal, it all boils down to the political pain the president can withstand.

Home loan approvals have hit a record low, and at the same time the big banks are reporting more customers falling months behind on their repayments. Whether the drop in approvals is a warning sign or a welcome shift toward first home buyers depends on who you ask. Bank executives are also facing a parliamentary inquiry, where the pressure on struggling mortgage holders is expected to be a key focus.