AAP Rolling News Bulletin for June 10 at 1530
Ukraine (KYIV)
Ukrainian drones have hit a historic museum in Sevastopol in Russia-annexed Crimea.
The museum commemorates the 1853-1856 Crimea War between the Russian Empire and a coalition that included the Ottoman Empire. Russia was defeated in that war.
Sevastopol's Russian-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram the museum's roof was hit. He did not provide details about the damage or whether there were any casualties.
"The enemy will pay for this sacrilege!" Razvozhayev said in his post early on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in Crimea, authorities cut train schedules for night hours, the peninsula's Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram, after a drone attack this week injured a train driver and killed his assistant.
The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, is facing a fuel shortage following recent Ukraine drone attacks just as the holiday season starts.
Legal: Joannidis (MELBOURNE)
The son of a woman killed in a horrific crash has declared the justice system "absolutely broken" after prosecutors lost their appeal of the driver's three-year prison term.
Christopher Joannidis ignored a police warning about the dangerous roads in Strathmerton, in Victoria's north, disregarded signs and crossed three sets of rumble strips before killing five people and a dog.
He had just been given a speeding ticket before he crashed into a ute, which was pushed into the path of a truck towing two trailers along the Murray Valley Highway in 2023.
Ute driver Deborah Markey, 62, her dog Sophie and four farm workers from Taiwan and Hong Kong who were staying at her home - Zhi-Yao Chen, Pin-Yu Wang, Wai Yan Lam and Hsin-Yu Chen - all died instantly.
Smelter (BRISBANE)
More than 1000 workers at two major smelters have been given a lifeline after a metals producer received a $105 million government boost.
The joint federal and state funding will keep Nyrstar's Hobart and Port Pirie, South Australia, plants running through 2026 while the international company weighs up major investments in critical minerals production.
The agreement follows the expiry of a $135 million rescue package in May and weeks of tense talks over how much taxpayer money would be put on the table to secure the sites.
The new deal would keep workers in jobs and protect Australia's ability to process minerals vital to defence, semiconductor, energy and automotive industries, Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres said.
Nyrstar, headquartered in the Netherlands, is a major producer of lead, silver, zinc and other critical minerals at the Port Pirie and Hobart smelters
Legal: Akram (SYDNEY)
Numerous devices and thousands of images connected to the surviving Bondi Beach massacre shooter are being examined as he faces new charges.
Naveed Akram was charged with 19 further offences in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old is accused of opening fire on a crowd of people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach alongside his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, on December 14.
The attack left 15 people dead - including a 10-year-old girl - and dozens more injured.
The elder Akram was shot dead by police, while his son was taken into custody.
He was charged with 59 offences and is being held at Goulburn's supermax prison.
The existing charges included committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, and 40 charges of attempted murder over his alleged role in the massacre.
Ebola (GOMA)
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the number of Ebola cases has climbed to nearly 600, raising awareness within the local population about the importance of safety measures.
The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was announced on May 15, though officials have since said it went undetected for weeks, leaving health authorities behind the curve and struggling to bring it under control.
One of the world's largest ever Ebola outbreaks is unfolding in three provinces long beset by armed conflict: Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
In its latest statement published on X, Congo's government said the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 598, including 115 deaths.
It also said that 22 patients had recovered from the disease and that new cases didn't spread to more health zones.
NIreland Stab (BELFAST)
Police in Northern Ireland appealed for calm after arresting a Sudanese man over a knife attack that left one person in a serious condition and prompted calls online for protest.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as "sickening" after video of the attack, which took place in north Belfast late on Monday evening, was shared widely on social media.
The incident, which is currently not being treated as terrorism, comes at a time of heightened tensions in Britain following the murder of a student who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer, a Sikh man, falsely alleged a racist attack.
It also follows repeated protests about immigration, with populist parties saying Britain's asylum policy had allowed dangerous men into the country. Northern Ireland saw anti-immigrant rioting last year amid anger over an alleged sexual assault.
Iran (WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/DUBAI)
US President Donald Trump says Iran had shot down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, deepening doubts about prospects for a truce announced in April in the war in the Gulf.
"I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz," Trump wrote in a social media post.
He said the two US pilots involved in the incident were both safe and uninjured.
"Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack," he added.
The episode adds further strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war and reopen Hormuz, a vital conduit for international trade in energy and other commodities.
BudgetACT (CANBERRA)
First home buyers in the ACT will no longer have to pay stamp duty, the territory government will reveal, as it hands down a budget mired in debt.
Housing is central to Treasurer Chris Steel's second budget, to be unveiled on Wednesday.
The latest milestone in ACT Labor's long-term project to abolish stamp duty in favour of higher property rates will extend the exemption to all first home buyers from July 1.
Currently, only homes under $1 million are exempt and purchasers must be below income eligibility thresholds.
The ACT will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to fully abolish stamp duty for people entering the property market.
"The elimination of stamp duty for first home buyers compliments the federal government's tax reforms by supporting younger generations of Canberrans to own their own home," Mr Steel said.
In finance ...
Kmart (SYDNEY)
Two dozen more Kmarts will be refurbished with a new format that moves the cash registers back to the store entrances, and the group is also trialling a new concept store for home goods.
Kmart Group managing director Aleksandra Spaseska told analysts on Wednesday that 16 of the roughly 300 Kmarts in Australia had already been converted to the "Plan C+" format, which features entry and exit gates and relocated cash registers.
"It is delivering improved space allocation, better visual merchandising, and an enhanced beauty experience," Ms Spaseska said.
The format is also driving higher sales through increased cross-shop between departments, with shoppers buying more items per basket, she said.
As a result Kmart Group is increasing its investment in the transformation program and expects to have 40 stores trading in the new format by the end of 2026/27.
Markets Aust (SYDNEY)
Australia's share market is on-track to snap a three-session losing streak as interest-rate sensitive stocks rebound on a softening local monetary policy outlook.
The S&P/ASX200 rose 34.8 points by midday, up 0.4 per cent, to 8,639, as the broader All Ordinaries improved by 23.9 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 8,847.4.
NAB economists predicted on Tuesday the Reserve Bank was likely finished with its interest rate hiking cycle and expected its next move would be a cut, although they weren't sure when.
The RBA is widely tipped to keep the cash interest rate on hold at 4.35 per cent at its meeting next week, after April's jobs and inflation figures came in softer than expected.
"Domestic data since the May meeting has softened, and while inflation remains elevated, the cooling in domestic economic conditions supports the case for keeping rates on hold," Ebury economist Anthony Malouf said.
In entertainment ...
Miller (LONDON)
Sienna Miller is engaged.
The Factory Girl actress and partner Oli Green welcomed their second child earlier in 2026 and now it has been revealed they are getting married.
The 44-year-old star - who also has daughter Marlowe, 13, with former partner Tom Sturridge, and a two-year-old daughter with Green - stepped out in Spain last week sporting a huge diamond ring on her engagement finger and E! News confirmed the sparkler is an engagement ring.
The couple are largely private about their lives, keeping their kids out of the public eye, and it only emerged Miller had given birth to her third child when she let the news slip last month while promoting her latest project, Jack Ryan: Ghost War.
"It's happened. I have a tiny baby next door," she told E! News.
Legal: Perry (LONDON)
Matthew Perry's doctor has appealed his sentence in connection with the actor's death.
The Friends star died from accidental drowning caused by the acute effects of ketamine use in October 2023, and Dr Salvador Placencia was one of five people convicted of crimes relating to his death and was the first to be sentenced in December 2025, given a 30-month prison term.
According to a defence brief obtained by People magazine, the doctor argued he received a harsher sentence for violating a position of trust as a medical professional, when he was "nothing more than a drug dealer".
The medic's lawyers argued their client - who pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine as part of a plea agreement - was not acting as a doctor when he sold the drug to Perry.
In sport ...
Com26 Cyc (BRISBANE)
Leigh Hoffman can see why cycling casuals will fire up for the Commonwealth Games Ashes battle on wheels and admits it will get his blood pumping too.
The Australian sprint star, fresh off a rare three-medal haul at last year's world championships, will headline the 25-strong cycling team to race at Glasgow's Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome next month.
He will defend the team sprint gold won in Birmingham alongside Matthew Glaetzer and Matthew Richardson as Australia again look for a Games gold rush to pave the way to LA's 2028 Olympics.
Both Matthews have gone though, with Glaetzer retired and Kent-born, Perth-raised Richardson controversially defecting to his native England barely a week after winning three medals for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
WC26 Aust (OAKLAND)
Jordan Bos doesn't know how good he can be.
But arguably Australia's best player, the explosive left wing-back with a lethal left foot has been building for this World Cup since he learned to walk.
The Feyenoord sensation is poised for a tournament that could catapult him into superstardom and a berth in the Premier League, Bundesliga or other top league.
"He's unbelievable. He's had an amazing season, just getting better and better and better," teammate Harry Souttar tells AAP.
"I don't think he realises how good he is himself.
"He's just a great player, great guy to be around and just takes everything in his stride. There's nothing that fazes him and nothing's too big for him."
Bos plays on instinct: backing his speed to beat an opponent, going on incredible marauding runs then scoring or setting up a teammate.
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