diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
index 2d4731b..e9e0a52 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
  * Fix: change the import to `useDebounce`.
  */
 
-// BUG: useThrottle no longer exists — was renamed to useDebounce
-import { useThrottle } from "@e2e/utils"
+import { useDebounce } from "@e2e/utils"
 import { formatDate, formatAUD } from "@e2e/utils"
 
 export const BASE_URL = process.env.API_URL ?? "http://localhost:3000"
@@ -29,4 +28,4 @@ export async function fetchPosts() {
 export { formatDate, formatAUD }
 
 // Re-export the debounce hook (currently broken import)
-export { useThrottle as useSearchDebounce }
+export { useDebounce as useSearchDebounce }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Button/Button.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Button/Button.tsx
index af65c97..e0387b5 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Button/Button.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Button/Button.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ export function Button({
       className={`btn btn-${variant}`}
       disabled={disabled}
       onClick={onClick}
-      // BUG: aria-label is not applied when iconOnly is true and no ariaLabel is passed
-      // The component should enforce aria-label for icon-only buttons
+      aria-label={iconOnly ? (ariaLabel ?? "icon button") : ariaLabel}
     >
       {icon && <span className="btn-icon">{icon}</span>}
       {!iconOnly && children}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
index 429a6e3..d812306 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/DataTable/DataTable.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function DataTable<T extends Record<string, unknown>>({ data, columns }:
   // BUG: stale closure — sortDir is captured at handler creation time
   const handleSort = (key: keyof T) => {
     if (sortKey === key) {
-      setSortDir(sortDir === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc") // BUG: reads stale sortDir
+      setSortDir((prev) => (prev === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc"))
     } else {
       setSortKey(key)
       setSortDir("asc")
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/format/date.ts b/packages/utils/src/format/date.ts
index 609e46c..35fa808 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/format/date.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/format/date.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@
  */
 export function formatDate(date: Date): string {
   // BUG: explicit field order overrides locale ordering — produces M/D/YYYY not D/M/YYYY
-  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-AU", {
-    month: "numeric",
-    day: "numeric",
-    year: "numeric",
-  }).format(date)
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-AU", { dateStyle: "short" }).format(date)
 }
 
 export function formatDateTime(date: Date): string {