Both the US and Iran strike Hormuz strait vessels; Social media laws to dominate as federal parliament resumes today; And in Formula One, Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix.
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- Both the US and Iran strike Hormuz strait vessels
- Social media laws to dominate as Federal Parliament resumes today
- Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix
Both Iran's military and the United States' are attacking vessels in waters near Iran.
US Central Command says it struck three Iranian oil carriers on Saturday, including one near the country's main oil export hub at Kharg Island.
It says the strikes followed ballistic missile attacks by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on two US Navy ships.
Iran says it later targeted three tankers it accused of travelling on unauthorised routes through the Strait, as well as three US-linked vessels elsewhere.
The latest exchanges raise fears of further disruption to shipping and global energy supplies through the strategically important waterway.
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Ukraine's president, Volodymr Zelenskyy is warning his country's war with Russia is likely to continue through the northern hemisphere winter.
The leader made the prediction after attending talks with U-S peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who arrived in Kyiv a day after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Mr Witkoff says the US intends to revive peace talks between the warring nations, as Europe escalates sanctions on Russia for its ongoing strikes on Ukraine.
“We came to see President Putin first. We needed to hear where he stood. We had good, concrete conversation with him, which we advised President Zelenskyy and his team about. Both sides have to come to a resolution here, and my job and Jared's job together is to bring the parties together, to narrow the issues between them, to create good communication channels, and hopefully we began that process constructively in the last 48 hours, and we're confident that there'll be a good resolution here.”
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Communities across the country are continuing to come together to reflect on the disaster in Nepal and send messages of support for the missing and their families.
Close to 1,400 people are confirmed dead in the disaster and almost 5,000 are still missing including 36 Australians.
Melbourne's Tibetan diaspora have held a candlelight march, while Hindu temple Mukti-Gupteshwar Mandir in the southwestern Sydney suburb of Minto has held special prayers for those impacted by the catastrophic floods in Nepal.
Rajendra Govindra recently completed a trip to Mount Kailash on the Tibetan side of the border, and says the immigration centre where he stood and admired the mountainous landscape is now destroyed.
He tells SBS he has struggled to come to terms with the tragedy with members of the temple still unaccounted for.
"This is just unbelievable. This is beyond someone's comprehension, what has happened... Our group from this temple, 13 of us went in June. We all came back safely. Recently - three weeks ago - there was this just here. That's the Cherrybrook family. What we hear is, not all of them have come back."
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A social media crackdown to force tech giants to offer an algorithm opt-out is facing major hurdles as Parliament resumes this morning.
An exposure draft of the much-anticipated digital duty of care is expected to be released in the coming sitting fortnight.
But Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young have both declared their opposition to the plan and the measure could struggle to pass the Senate.
Senator Hanson-Young says tech companies would see the proposed fines as simply part of doing business and the government's approach is not what evidence suggests is the best approach.
"The experts have been really clear here that an opt-in model is the best way of giving Australians genuine choice about what is on our social media feeds. But the default should be the people you choose to follow before big tech decides for you."
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Some of South Australia's most vulnerable native birds will receive vaccinations as part of the state government's response to H5 bird flu.
South Australia's Environment Minister Emily Bourke says up to 100 native birds across more than 30 native species at Cleland Wildlife Park in the Adelaide hills will begin receiving immunisations from today [[Mon 7 Sep]].
Each bird will receive two doses, three to four weeks apart.
Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Skye Fruean says staff at the park have spent the past week capturing and moving birds into quarantine to prepare for the vaccination program.
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A woman has died in a collision with a car on Magnetic Island in north Queensland.
Queensland Police say the 74-year-old was riding a moped when the vehicle crash happened at the Island's Horseshoe Bay.
She is understood to be a Canadian national.
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To sport now and in motor racing, Formula One leader Kimi Antonelli has won his home Italian Grand Prix, after racing from 19th to first in a massive blow for Mercedes teammate and closest championship rival George Russell.
Charles Leclerc was earlier forced out of race after a 160-mph horror crash on lap two in what was a nightmare start for Ferrari in their home race.
Australian Oscar Piastri came in fifth.
The result follows Piastri being relegated to sixth place on the starting grid, despite finishing in third place in practice.
The stewarding panel ruled he impeded Red Bull's Liam Lawson when he slowed down to allow Lawson's teammate Max Verstappen through.
