Trial date set for Utah activist killing; Nvidia under investigation as Australian markets react to aged-care crisis and consumer confidence slump

A Utah district judge has ordered that the trial of Tyler Robinson, 23, accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will begin in the northern-hemisphere summer of 2028. Robinson, who pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, could face the death penalty if convicted. The decision follows pressure from Kirk’s family and supporters, including U.S. President Donald Trump, to accelerate the proceedings.

"I spoke with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang earlier today to see if he was okay," President Trump said at a news conference, adding that Huang denied knowing his alleged Chinese contact was a spy.

Nvidia shares fell 4.3 % after the company announced a board-led investigation into CEO Jensen Huang’s personal relationship with a business executive identified by U.S. intelligence as gathering information for China. The board stated it found "no reason to believe" national-security secrets were compromised.

In Australia, the Salvation Army announced it will withdraw from residential aged-care after more than a century, leaving over 1,500 residents in 19 facilities without a provider and affecting nearly 2,000 home-care clients. Territorial commander Commissioner Miriam Gluyas described the decision as "not an easy one" and cited high care costs.

Consumer confidence among mortgage-paying households fell to the lowest level recorded since weekly tracking began in 2008, according to the ANZ-Roy Morgan index. ANZ economist Sophia Angala linked the decline to the Reserve Bank’s recent cash-rate increase to 4.85 %, an 18-year high, noting that elevated rates and weak confidence are likely to curb household spending.

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for legislation allowing Australians to sue major tech platforms for harm, referencing U.S. laws that enable civil-society actions against companies such as Meta and TikTok. The proposal is being examined in a Senate inquiry into the Digital Duty of Care bill.

Former Beaconsfield mine survivor Todd Russell died at 54 after a prolonged illness, his family said. Russell, who survived a 2006 rockfall that trapped him for five days, had previously spoken publicly about his mental-health struggles.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and other state health ministers urged the federal government to increase funding for aged-care, warning that insufficient beds are pushing older Australians into hospitals.

National Party leader Matt Canavan criticized the federal Labor government’s climate-policy spending, pledging to end Australia’s net-zero commitments and prioritize lower energy prices if his party wins office.