AAP Rolling News Bulletin for June 10 at 0400
Daniher (MELBOURNE)
AFL great and motor neurone disease crusader Neale Daniher will be farewelled at a state funeral in front of legions of fans he inspired over his decade-long battle.
The man who became the symbol of the fight against MND died at home on May 25, aged 65.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will lead tributes at Daniher's funeral on Wednesday, held on the same hallowed grounds of the MCG where he played for and coached Melbourne and Essendon.
Family, friends and former colleagues will also offer tributes to the much-loved football figure before he is sent off with a guard of honour.
Daniher was diagnosed with the incurable and fatal disease which he dubbed The Beast in 2013.
The average life expectancy was 27 months, but he resisted for 13 years.
Ukraine (TALLINN)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Estonia to attend a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months.
The drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
Ukrainian officials apologised, saying the drones had been aimed at military targets inside Russia but were sent off course by Russian electronic interference.
Estonia is hosting the summit in its capital, Tallinn.
The country holds the rotating presidency of the NB8, a regional grouping of the five Nordic countries and the three Baltic states.
It brought together the bloc's prime ministers, along with Zelenskiy.
Legal: Starling (SYDNEY)
Whether a NRL star was pulled down from a stage by police officers or jumped on them from a height is a key question in the trial of two officers charged with assault.
Evan Huw Prowse and Steven Lockwood Brown have both pleaded not guilty to the common assault of Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling at a 21st birthday party in December 2020.
Starling, his brothers Jackson and Josh and friend Jesse Byrne, had originally been charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest after a drunken night out on the NSW Central Coast.
But those charges were later dropped, and Brown and Prowse were subsequently charged with assaulting the NRL player, who suffered concussion and a bloodied face in the incident.
NDIS (CANBERRA)
Disabled Australians have slammed a huge overhaul of funding that would give a single minister the power to cut support as they see fit.
People have been given just over a fortnight to respond to laws which would deliver the largest ever cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Disabled people are at risk of losing their independence and enjoyment as a result, a senate inquiry into proposed changes was told on Tuesday.
The Albanese government maintains the cuts are needed to curb a $50 billion spending blow out in the scheme.
About $11 billion of the $16.6 billion savings forecast for 2029/30 will come from eligibility changes, including more detailed assessments, modelling from the Grattan Institute shows.
The changes are likely to reduce the number of NDIS participants to 598,000 in 2030/31 - a third of the expected cohort if no changes were made.
CFMEU (BRISBANE)
A senior public servant braced for a physical assault during an "unhinged" CFMEU boss's frightening tirade, an inquiry has been told.
Andrea Fox fought back tears as she described the meeting, saying former CFMEU state leader Michael Ravbar threatened to have her "physically dragged downstairs" and thrown into the street.
But Mr Ravbar has denied scaring Ms Fox, saying he was "blunt" but never raised his voice in an exchange he claimed lasted only a few minutes.
An emotional Ms Fox said a "menacing" Mr Ravbar blocked her only exit as he stood over her, saying she disgusted him and the union would not work with her.
She broke down on Tuesday as she told an inquiry into the Queensland CFMEU about what was meant to be a routine meeting at the rogue construction union's office in January 2018.
Iran (DUBAI)
Two US pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz "are fine", President Donald Trump says, after the New York Times reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway.
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem, the report said.
The White House, US Department of State, and the US Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.
Asked if he knew what brought the helicopter down, Trump said they would issue a report later on Tuesday.
"The pilots are fine," Trump said, speaking on the runway at John F Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, DC.
SpaceX (SYDNEY)
Australian investors are lining up to jump aboard one of the world's hottest initial public offerings, the launch of Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The spaceflight and artificial intelligence company will go public on the US Nasdaq exchange on Friday after raising up to $US75 billion ($A106 billion).
It will have a mammoth $US1.75 trillion ($A2.5 trillion) valuation, making it among the 10 most valuable companies in the world.
CommSec, the lead Australian broker on the float, said on Tuesday it was "experiencing extremely high call volumes" and advised customers to submit an application for the share offer online ahead of the 5pm Wednesday deadline.
CommSec also cautioned hopeful Australian buyers to beware of fake "SpaceX IPO" emails that are phishing scams purporting to be from the broker.
Quake Phil (GENERAL SANTOS)
Rescuers have searched the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Philippine city of General Santos, the worst hit by a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 37 people and injured hundreds, to reach two people still believed to be trapped inside.
Regional fire officer Edgar Tanawan, who is leading the operation, told Reuters on Tuesday that two people had been pulled out alive from the commercial building, housing a grocery store and other businesses, but a third was found dead.
Scanners had detected no signs of life from the remaining two, he said.
"It's difficult to accept, as a mother, that my son is still trapped there," said Dioslinda Deluvio, distraught as she waited outside the building for news of her son. "I don't know ... it's very hard to accept.
In finance ...
Economy (CANBERRA)
The Reserve Bank's next interest rate move is more likely to be down than up, economists at National Australia Bank say.
NAB has joined Commonwealth Bank and ANZ in forecasting the cash rate to stay on hold at 4.35 per cent for the rest of 2026, having previously predicted one more hike in August.
Westpac is the last of the big four banks to hang onto its rate rise call, with two more hikes pencilled in for the year.
Recently released GDP data and NAB's business survey, published on Tuesday, showed momentum in the economy has slowed, NAB's chief economist Sally Auld and head of Australian economics Gareth Spence said in a research note.
"The backdrop for the RBA when we look back to February - when they started hiking - was one of growth above its trend pace, or its sustainable pace, with the economy operating above capacity and inflation above target," Mr Spence told AAP.
Shipping (SYDNEY)
Australians are paying more for online deliveries, and while faster and more convenient, the rise of global e-commerce giants could spell trouble for local retailers.
With labour, fuel and maintenance costs continuing to rise, consumers are forking out an average of $11.30 for a delivery in 2026, up from $10.39 a year ago, shipping software platform Shippit says.
More than 71 per cent of carrier companies said fuel price volatility was now their biggest operational challenge, while more than two in five had implemented fuel surcharges as a result, according to Shippit's State of Shipping report.
While delivery was faster and more reliable than ever, providing an accurate timeline for buyers was becoming crucial as players such as Amazon, Temu and Shein continued to grow market share.
In entertainment ...
Reiner (LOS ANGELES)
Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner is seeking unpaid money from a trust his parents established for him, saying he needs it to help in his defence against charges that he killed them.
A petition filed by the 32-year-old Nick Reiner's civil lawyers in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and he needs and should get them now.
"Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths. But the facts about what did and did not happen to them are not at issue in this Trust litigation," the petition says.
"Like anyone accused of a crime, Nick is presumed innocent, and he is entitled to mount his defence with the resources that are lawfully his own."
Laurie (LONDON)
Hugh Laurie has apologised for a "drunk" brutal outburst over someone criticising House.
The 66-year-old actor, who played grumpy doctor Gregory House in the medical drama, responded with a scathing retort after freelance journalist Janet Murray poked fun at the show's formulaic episodes, which the journalist claimed led to her being heavily trolled online.
In response, Laurie wrote on X: "I'm sorry if people have been having a go at you because of my tweet.
"Not at all the plan. I was very slightly drunk and already upset about something that had nothing to do with you.
"If it's any comfort, I got it in the neck too. I'm a thin-skinned twat, apparently, even though it wasn't my skin. I was sticking up for the writers who I adored.
In sport ...
Com26 Swi (SYDNEY)
Can Australian swim star Cam McEvoy go even faster in front of a home crowd?
All eyes will be on the world's fastest 50m freestyle swimmer when McEvoy competes for a Commonwealth Games spot at Sydney Olympic Park.
Wednesday's splash-and-dash at Australia's swim trials will be the 32-year-old's first meet since he stamped himself as the fastest swimmer of all time at the China Swimming Open in March.
In Shenzhen, McEvoy powered to an extraordinary 50m freestyle world record of 20.88 seconds to obliterate the 17-year-old benchmark.
The Paris Olympic gold medallist clipped three-hundredths of a second off the record of 20.91 set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo back in the sport's 'supersuit' era in 2009.
McEvoy will take the spotlight on Wednesday night but he's not the only Australian looking to raise the bar, with Sam Short eyeing four individual gold medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games starting next month.
Cri Aust (ADELAIDE)
Australia have crashed to their first ODI loss against Bangladesh in 21 years, crushed by 86 runs (DLS method) in the opening match of their three-game series.
Bangladesh, hosting Australia in a men's ODI for the first time since 2011, posted a formidable 8-284 after being sent in at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, before restricting the tourists to 9-191 from 42.2 overs when lightning and rain ended play.
It was Bangladesh's second victory in 23 ODIs against Australia, alongside their famous 2005 run chase in Cardiff.
Australia batted poorly, their fielding was shoddy and their bowling looked pedestrian compared to Bangladesh, who were spearheaded by firebrand Nahid Rana (4-41).
Nahid, mentored by Bangladesh bowling coach and former Aussie speedster Shaun Tait, troubled all the tourists with his express pace which exceeded 150km/hr.
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