Morning everyone. Donald Trump says he’s “made a great settlement in the war with Iran”, and claims a peace deal approved by Iran’s supreme leader will be signed “very soon, maybe over the weekend”. Bearing in mind, of course, that we’ve heard similar claims before.
Back home, our political team analyse Labor’s strategy for countering One Nation (see also Full Story), and we investigate the shadowy conservative group swinging its weight behind the anti-abortion movement.
And the World Cup is under way – we are following all the action and hear from the man who could be the Socceroos’ break-out star.
Australia
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Going back | A shadowy rightwing Christian group called CitizenGo with roots in an ultra-conservative Spanish organisation is emerging as a new voice in the anti-abortion debate.
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Labor playbook | A list of talking points drawn up by Labor to help MPs combat the rise of One Nation includes calling out Pauline Hanson’s “appalling record” on wages and job security to undermine her self-styled image as a champion of the working class.
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Herzog trial | Twenty-five people who were charged after they protested against the visit of the Israeli president will face a six-week joint trial in July next year.
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On the run | Police in Victoria have appealed for information about a prisoner on the run for six weeks since he slipped his prison minders at his brother’s funeral.
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Women ‘punished’ | Every female employee of the NSW police force who participated in a review into its culture had experienced or observed “overt or covert harassment, undermining and belittlement”, a scathing report has found.
World
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El Niño forms | El Niño, the climate pattern that brings warmer and drier weather to Australia, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, US meteorologists said overnight.
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Peace close? | In breaking news as we send out this newsletter, Donald Trump has cancelled planned strikes against Iran, claiming he and the Iranian supreme leader have agreed a peace deal that could be signed as soon as this weekend. Follow developments live. Meanwhile the World Bank says the global economy has slowed to its lowest level since Covid.
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Stock launch | Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch the biggest stock market float in history amid warnings that it may be overvalued.
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Riot control | Police have fired plastic bullets and received reinforcements from Great Britain in an effort to contain race riots in Northern Ireland after a horrific stabbing incident on Sunday.
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Bigfoot, tall tale | Recent reports of people seeing a giant ape-like creature in rural Ontario have reignited fervour going back decades about a bipedal creature known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot.
World Cup
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Match catch-up | Mexico v South Africa has kicked off the tournament this morning. Follow it live here.
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Socceroos latest | Full-back Jordan Bos could be one of Australia’s stars of the World Cup but he tells Jack Snape he’s determined to keep his feet on the ground. Mo Touré sent a scare through camp days before the team’s World Cup opener after he missed training, and we examine the Socceroos’ opponents in that match, Turkey.
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Off the pitch | Omar Artan, the Somali referee prevented from officiating at the World Cup, will take charge of the European Super Cup in August, Uefa has announced.
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What to watch today | Our team guide today is England whose German coach, Thomas Tuchel, will be hoping to provide a second star for the jersey.
Full Story
Newsroom Edition: Are the Liberals already surrendering to One Nation?
Josephine Tovey is joined by Mike Ticher, Patrick Keneally and Dan Jervis-Bardy to discuss whether One Nation’s policies will stand up to further scrutiny.
In-depth
The public payphones dotted across Australia’s streetscapes are a relic of an outdated technology. But a viral game called PayphoneGo has reignited interest in them. Caitlin Cassidy attempts to visit 50 of them in Sydney in one day and this is what she discovered.
Not the news
A new exhibition in Melbourne reveals how messages recorded on the humble cassette tape played a crucial part in maintaining family links for immigrants like Shadi Khan Saif.
Sport
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Women’s T20 World Cup | England are ready to go for glory as they host the women’s T20 World Cup.
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Cricket | The England and Wales Cricket Board is considering imposing a complete ban on alcohol while players are on international duty in the wake of Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson being dropped from the test squad.
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Tennis | Wimbledon has announced the biggest prize money increase in its history.
Media roundup
The Sydney Morning Herald says Bill Shorten expressed concern about how a second Trump presidency could sink the Aukus submarine deal. High-profile Seven broadcasters including Natarsha Belling and Melbourne reporter Estelle Griepink will be among 300 people axed in cuts, the Telegraph and Herald Sun report. Adelaide is in the middle of a rat plague, according to the Advertiser.
What’s happening today
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Courts | Judgment in case of mother and daughter accused of subletting a public housing unit.
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Business | Interlocutory hearing at federal court in Sydney in anti-trust lawsuit against Bunnings.
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Technology | QUT business leaders’ forum in Brisbane featuring Google Australia managing director Melanie Silva talking about AI.
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