Morning everyone. The strait of Hormuz remains closed amid an impasse over the Middle East ceasefire but Israel says it wants to negotiate with Lebanon, despite giving no undertaking that the globally condemned bombardment of Beirut and other Lebanese cities would stop. Economists have warned that the disruption in the oil market could last a year, and our exclusive data shows a marked fall in car journeys in Sydney and Melbourne.
Elsewhere, our reporter plumbs the depths of Sydney’s sewers in search of an answer to the poo ball problem, a writer shares their love of ukuleles, and track stars go head-to-head.
