Migrant battle shifts to food prices; Hyrox athlete says sorry; and are we facing a ‘spermapocalypse’?

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Morning everyone. The fallout from the government’s immigration reforms has begun in earnest with claims by the farming lobby that food prices will go up and become more scarce rejected by Tony Burke.

We have a full report and analysis on the policy, plus a study showing people with big mortgages suffer more mental stress than others, a row over the use of AI by artists, Joanna Wietrzyk saying sorry for keeping on running in Hyrox, and why the world is having fewer children. ‘Genuinely sorry’ | The Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in China despite soiling herself during the race has apologised to the “people of China” and rival athletes in a statement online.

Price point | The farming lobby’s claim that immigration rule changes will increase food prices for households are wrong, Tony Burke has said , describing moves to speed up processing of backpacker visas as a positive step for agriculture. Here’s what we know about the reforms, while our economics editor says Labor is hoping its reforms take the hot air out of the debate and neutralise One Nation.

AI split | A decision by the Brisbane portrait prize to allow AI generative work has caused consternation, with the First Nations painter Birrunga one of the most prominent critics. But one of the finalists, Jackie Ryan, tells us why she thinks using AI is...

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