One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club for the first time... Switzerland prepares to host the peace deal signing between US and Iran, and, at the World Cup... a day for the star strikers, led by more brilliance from Lionel Messi...
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has used a National Press Club address to defend her party, outline major policy changes and attack what she describes as unfair treatment by sections of the media.
The speech was briefly disrupted by a protest banner targeting One Nation's position on wages.
Ms Hanson also rejected claims One Nation is racist and accused critics of attempting to undermine the party's growing support.
The Queensland senator has outlined plans to tighten immigration, overhaul the tax system, back nuclear power and significantly reshape Australia's public broadcasters.
"There will be big changes if One Nation is given the chance. The SBS will be gone. There's no need for it any more the internet has overtaken the need for it. The ABC will still exist but in a very different form. Taxpayers will still fund some of the ABC's operations in regional rural and remote areas where there is a lack of commercial media but in the cities, which are already saturated with media outlets across the political spectrum the ABC will only be a subscription service only."
SBS says it doesn't provide commentary on the policies of political parties, consistent with our obligations as an impartial public broadcaster.
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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says One Nation has serious questions to answer after it was revealed Senator Malcolm Roberts labelled the United States “the world’s greatest terrorist organisation.”
In newly-resurfaced comments from 2024 Senator Roberts also claimed "globalist parasites" has hijacked the US government, which the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, says normalised a well-known antisemitic trope.
Mr Taylor says the comments are deeply concerning.
"Look, when you have someone saying that the United States, our most important ally, is the “worst terrorist organisation” in the world, there's serious questions that have to be answered, and that is not a credible plan for this country. The answers to those questions really matter, and right now, I'm every day subjecting myself to the press, having press conferences like this, and answering those hard questions because they matter. But most importantly, laying out that credible plan for our country."
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Swiss authorities are preparing to host the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran on Friday.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf [ and US Vice President JD Vance will attend the signing ceremony, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchihas confirmed.
US President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will be fully reopened by Friday
President Trump says the text of the memorandum will be publicly released at a formal event, and predicted that the second phase of negotiations will move forward quickly.
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Iran has resumed crude oil exports, with maritime intelligence firm Tanker Trackers saying at least two supertankers operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company have broken through a US naval blockade.
The ships carry a combined 3.8 million barrels of Iranian crude oil.
The firm says verified satellite images confirmed the shipments, marking Iran's first crude oil exports in nearly two months.
It also noted a tanker owned by the same company is departing Pakistan's exclusive economic zone, where it had been held up for seven weeks waiting to return to Iran.
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says the government wants to get world-first artificial intelligence drone technology up and running quickly to monitor for sharks at beaches.
Sydney woman Leah Stewart had an arm amputated and remains in a critical condition in hospital after being mauled by a shark at Coogee Beach.
Chris Minns says there won't be a line item in the budget for more drone monitoring of sharks as the process wrapped up weeks ago, but there are contingency funds available.
He says he understands the need for quick action but the use of artificial intelligence in this space is still under development.
"There's no reason why we won't be or couldn't be world leading when it comes to that artificial intelligence and drone behaviour but there's also a recognition that it would have to be world leading, there's no off the shelf program that's running in California or Brazil or other beachside communities, we'd have to grab it apply it to Sydney's location and have it up and running as soon as possible, we're committed to doing that but we want to explore that emerging technology."
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Childcare centres that don't meet the national childcare safety standard by 2027 will lose a 15 per cent Federal wage subsidy, after a slew of child-abuse cases in recent months.
Quality and safety standards have been tightened in response to the cases.
Childcare centres will have until July 1 next year to meet the standards.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Federal Government is doing what it can to see standards enforced.
"In order to be eligible for this funding, centres have to comply with the rules that have been put in place. We now it's caused a great deal of concern up untli this point and that is perfectly understandable. Parents want to know when their young boy or girl turns up at an early learning centre they're going to get the care they need, it's going to be safe for them, that is fundamental."
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People in southern Gaza have told Reuters that the Israeli government is expanding the so called 'Yellow Zone' it controls in eastern Khan Younis and northern Rafah.
Israeli troops have reportedly ordered remaining residents out of the zone and on May the 28th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Israel's military to expand its hold and take control of 70 per cent of the enclave.
Nearly the entire population of two million people, most of whom have been displaced several now live in a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings, under Hamas control.
Residents, including, Umm Muhammad Junaynah, say Israeli tanks have pushed further into Gaza City's Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, forcing more families to flee their homes.
ARABIC THEN ENGLISH VO: "I swear we don't know where to go. We are getting our furniture out, we don't know where to go. We don't know where to go, we have nowhere to go. We were staying through the strikes and we were getting by, but now we can't handle it anymore. We can't... We have young people, children and people with amputated legs. Where are we supposed to run with them at night? We wanted to leave early today, but we don't know where to go. I swear, I'm speaking to you and I don't know where we will go. What can I say? This is just how life is. Praise be to God, we accept God's will."
Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked over how to proceed with the next stage of Trump's Gaza plan, which involves Hamas laying down its arms and Israeli withdrawals.
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At the World Cup, it's been a day for the star strikers- led by perhaps the greatest of all-time, Lionel Messi.
Messi has equalled German Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time top scorer, with 16 goals.
Messi's scored all three in Argentina's three-nil victory over Algeria.
Messi insists, though, he doesn't play the sport for records.
Spanish, then translated “No, honestly not. It’s obviously an honour to be there—to be alongside Klose and the others who came before. Ronaldo is there, too. But I don’t think it means anything—Mbappé scored two today, and he’s up there, too. In the end, it’s just a statistic and nothing more. While I’m proud to be able to compete with all of them, it doesn’t mean anything to me. From what I’ve seen, Ronaldo was one of the greatest, and he’s not in first place. So it’s just a statistic.”
As Messi mentioned, French star Kylian Mbappe scored two goals, as France opened their campaign with a three goals to one win over Senegal.
And Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland also scored twice, as his side opened their World Cup with a four goals to one win over Aussie Graham Arnold's Iraqi side.
In the day's final game, Austria has started their campaign with a win, beating Jordan, three goals to one.
