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In Sydney, the golden sands on some of the city's beaches are blanketed in seaweed, and lots of it. It comes as much of southern and eastern Australia will be baking hot, subjected to temperatures soaring as much as 15 degrees above the average.For some, the Sydney seaweed is an eyesore, for others a rich ecosystem.

It's all aboard the Elvis express, as thousands of Elvis fans and tribute artists make make their way to the annual festival centred on the King of rock'n'roll in Parkes, in Central New South Wales.The pilgrimage holds a seminal moment for Maria Phillips, now known as the Platinum Elvis. 

Australian author, broadcaster and comedian Mikey Robins shares his summer reading list with Barbara Miller.Currently reading:Metamorphoses, Ovid (translated by Stephanie McCarter)The Sun Also Rises, Ernest HemingwayPride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 2025 reads:The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald1984, George OrwellThe Quiet American, Grahame GreeneGargantua, François RabelaisThe Belljar, Sylvia PlathThe Odyssey, HomerMice and Men, John SteinbeckMeditations, Marcus AureliusThe Prince, Niccolo MachiavelliCrime and Punishment, Fyodor DostoevskyUlysses, James Joyce The Lighthouse, Virginia WoolfThe Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaTo read list: Works by Ralph Ellison

European leaders have rallied behind Denmark and Greenland, after renewed and emphatic statements by US President Donald Trump that he is intent on taking control of Greenland... an autonomous territory of Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any US attempt to take control of Greenland would effectively spell the end of NATO. Guest: Jamie Shea, former NATO official, and now a Professor of Strategy and Security at the University of ExeterProducer: Anne Barker