Iran's renewed peace proposal shared with the US; police investigate alleged domestic violence triple murder in western Sydney; and in sport, Queensland Coach Billy Slater defends decision to replace Reece Walsh in Origin squad.
Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.
TRANSCRIPT
- Iran's renewed peace proposal shared with the US
- Police investigate alleged domestic violence triple murder in western Sydney
- Queensland Coach Billy Slater defends decision to replace Walsh in Origin squad
Pakistan has shared a revised proposal from Iran with the United States to end the conflict in the Middle East, as peace talks remain stalled.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says talks are ongoing through Pakistan.
Iran say it's prepared to respond to any military attack amid speculation of the imminent resumption of war.
.
State media is reporting 31 million residents have joined the Janfada campaign to prepare to defend the country.
Police have found the bodies of two children and a woman inside a home in Sydney’s south-west and have arrested a 47-year-old man at the scene.
Officers were called to the home in Campbelltown following a call from the home to Triple Zero and found the body of a woman in her 40s and two children under the age of 10.
Acting Superintendent Michael Moroney says the man is not known to police and has no reported mental health issues.
"This appears to be not something we had on our radar in terms of being known to police. But I can reassure the public that domestic violence is a number one priority for police and we will continue to prioritise DV offenders."
.
A parliamentary inquiry into the illegal tobacco industry in Australia has heard the market is driving up insurance premiums for retailers of legal products.
The inquiry is also examining distribution channels and methods of illegal tobacco smuggling, and the involvement of organised crime groups, after a series of firebombings and violent robberies related to the illegal tobacco trade in recent years.
The parliamentary inquiry is due to release its report by the middle of this year.
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman spokesperson, Aidan Storer, says legal tobacco retailers have reported multiple challenges - and they're not the only ones.
"Retailers of legal tobacco products in premises have seen upwards pressure on insurance premiums, largely aligned to the risk and safety risk, but also other retail businesses that might be co-located in those areas where tobacco sales are occuring because often those retail premises are seen as a higher risk precinct in and of itself."
.
Liberal backbencher Andrew McLachlan says the Coalition should not look to One Nation to guide their policy development, as he continues to oppose Angus Taylor's proposal to cut welfare to non-citizens.
He says some migrant communities he has spoken to feel as though they are being unfairly blamed for economic challenges.
The backbencher says he has assured them he doesn't feel that way, and that he has an issue with the tone and expression of the Liberal party's policy suite.
Speaking to SBS, Senator McLachlan says the Coalition rhetoric around migration is unhelpful.
"I'm concerned that we are potentially creating two tiers of taxpayers who are both contributing to the community wealth. I think this journey needs reflection, and we may end up in a place where we're not encouraging the best and the brightest to come here, which is what we want."
.
A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has arrived in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, up the coast of Africa and Europe with 25 crew members and two medical personnel on board.
Now that everyone on board has disembarked, the ship will be decontaminated based on Dutch public health guidelines, while crew members who are unable to return home will be quarantined in the Netherlands.
A number of passengers of the ship were earlier escorted off the vessel by personnel in full-body protective gear, for flights to more than 20 countries where they will enter quarantine.
.
And in sport, Kalyn Ponga will replace Brisbane Broncos' Reece Walsh as fullback in the Queensland State of Origin side for game one.
Sydney Roosters player Sam Walker is also set to make his State of Origin debut for Queensland.
He is one of six debutants named by Billy Slater for the first State of Origin match.
Coach Slater says it was a difficult decision to replace Walsh but ultimately he decided Ponga was the best player for the position.
"And we've seen Reece play at this level a couple of years ago and was probably one of the most influential players in the Queensland team in 2023. We know what he's capable of, he knows what he's capable of, and you know he has a really good understanding of the things he focuses on when he plays his best football."
