Good morning. Donald Trump says the US will “immediately blockade” the strait of Hormuz, after the failure of peace talks with Tehran.
There are scenes of jubilation in Budapest as longtime leader Viktor Orbán – Trump’s closest ally in Europe – concedes defeat in a momentous election in Hungary.
Plus: we look at how grocery shopping is changing due to cost-of-living rises and fears of higher food prices.
Australia
PM calls for peace | Anthony Albanese has urged Israel to stop its attacks on Lebanon, amid concerns that its military campaign has intensified after a ceasefire was declared in the Middle East.
Tackling ‘temporariness’ | Australia should set immigration targets for temporary visas to address the ballooning number of non-permanent residents that has stretched public services and housing, a new report argues.
Food fears | Amid fears the Middle East conflict could lead to higher food prices – and even shortages – long-life pantry staples such as tinned food are squarely back on the menu for Australian shoppers.
Bondi Junction | Two years on from the Bondi Junction stabbing attack, eight people will receive special bravery awards in honour of their response in “unspeakable and horrific circumstances”.
World
Hungary votes | Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat in the Hungarian election after 16 years in power in a result that could reshape the country’s relations with the EU, Moscow and Washington; the Tisza party celebrates its win as European leaders congratulate them on victory.
Middle East crisis | Donald Trump says the US will “immediately blockade” the strait of Hormuz as Iran peace talks fail; Iranian officials say they “will not bow to any threats”; planeloads of negotiators and too little time: how US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks played out.
Unfit for office? | The former CIA director John Brennan has called for Trump to be ousted on grounds that he is unfit for the job as US president, saying: “this person is clearly unhinged”.
Peru elections | Peruvians are going to the polls hoping to break a cycle of instability that has produced nine presidents in a decade amid surging violent crime and corruption scandals.
‘Deep sadness’ | At least 30 people, many of them young, have died and dozens more are reported to have been injured after a crush at a mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti that is a popular tourist spot.
Full Story
Two US court losses show the shifting tide against Meta
Last month in the US in two separate courtrooms, in two separate states and in the span of just two days, the world’s most powerful social media company, Meta, was found liable for products that inflict harm on young people in the first of thousands of similar cases to go to court. Dara Kerr speaks with Nour Haydar about the landmark verdicts – and why some believe this could be big tech’s “big tobacco moment”.
In-depth
A noxious mix of falling consumer confidence, rising fuel prices, employment uncertainty and recession fears means that homeowners are turning away from auctions to sell early, privately or not at all.
Not the news
In the latest in our Kindness of strangers series, we hear from a reader who found an Ashes Test in Adelaide too hot to handle – not because of the action at the crease, but the searing 40C temperatures in the stands. A member of the Barmy Army noticed their plight and offered them spare seats in the shade – starting a great friendship despite sporting rivalry.
Sport
Athletics | Gout Gout left onlookers dumbfounded with a record-breaking run drawn from the future, Jack Snape writes; plus: the Australian Athletics Championships – in pictures.
Football | Manchester City closed the gap in the Premier League title race with an emphatic victory at Chelsea; Tottenham sank deeper into the relegation mire after Sunderland’s stroke of luck; Aston Villa were left frustrated as Nottingham Forest bolstered their survival hopes.
Golf | Australian Jason Day is in contention in the final round of the Masters 2026 at Augusta; former winner Sergio García has been warned after breaking a club in a Masters meltdown.
Cycling | Wout van Aert out-duelled Tadej Pogacar to win his first Paris-Roubaix title.
Tennis | Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz at Monte Carlo Masters to reclaim the world No 1 spot.
Media roundup
Scientists fear the government’s decision to axe a European space partnership may harm Australian innovation and lead to an astronomy brain drain, ABC News reports. Australia could soon have its first female military service chief as the government prepares to unveil the next senior defence leaders, the West Australian reports. Onlookers right across the top of Australia have reported a strange speeding light hurtling across the night sky, NT News reports.
What’s happening today
Queensland | Public hearings are scheduled in the child safety commission of inquiry in Brisbane.
VIP visitors | Harry and Meghan are due to visit Australia this week.
NSW | An inquest is being held in Lidcombe into the death of 85-year-old Sydney Hawke, who died during a police operation at his Bankstown home.
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