Morning Mail: Coalition backs One Nation policy, Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death, and what the RBA really believes

Coalition backs One Nation's policy on overseas Australians with terror links, as reported by the Morning Mail. Separately, former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court for war crimes, according to the source. Meanwhile, the RBA's cautious messaging has been likened to a "minimum rate" approach, with delivery drivers set to receive a minimum wage of $31.30 per hour and injury insurance, as per the industrial agreement approved by the RBA, as detailed in the Morning Mail.

In other news, a lobbyist under scrutiny by the NSW corruption watchdog has admitted to commissioning a damaging dossier on a former Liberal MP, though the Morning Mail refrains from labeling the actions as criminal at this stage, noting only the allegations reported by the source. Lastly, the Coalition has faced criticism over a perceived melon-related gaffe by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, who has been urged to apologize to Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding a joke about her melon gift, as highlighted in the Morning Mail's analysis.