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- Iran responds to Donald Trump's ultimatum on the Strait of Hormuz
- One Nation projected to win at least one lower-house seat in South Australia
- And in rugby league, Parramatta Eels defeat Dragons after controversial penalty try
Iran has warned it would close the Strait of Hormuz immediately, if the US carries out its threat to obliterate Iranian power plants.
US President Donald Trump set a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait.
A spokesman for Iran's military, lieutenant colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari has threatened to target regional energy and desalination sites in retaliation.
He also said that Iran would target Israel’s power plants as well as its IT infrastructure.
Farsi then translated into English "If US threats regarding Iran’s power plants are carried out, the following punitive measures will be implemented immediately. The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed and will remain closed until our damaged power plants are restored. All power plants, as well as the energy and information and communications technology infrastructure of the Zionist regime, will be extensively targeted. All similar companies in the region that have American shareholders will be completely destroyed."
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Lebanon's President, Joseph Aoun, says Israel's latest strikes indicate a full ground invasion could be imminent.
Israel's military announced it had begun "a wide wave of strikes" against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
Mr Aoun says Israel's targeting of bridges over the Litani River is an attempt to sever the geographical link between the area south of the Litani and the rest of Lebanon's territory.
Since the war in the Middle East three weeks ago, more than a million people from southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as Beirut's southern suburbs have been displaced.
Michael Merhi is among them.
Arabic translated to English "We left Tayouneh neighbourhood of Beirut after the big threat (evacuation order) to the southern suburbs, we’re staying here but with our heads held high. We suffered and there was rain, but thanks to God we will come out with our head held high."
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One Nation is expected to win at least one lower-house seat - and could snatch as many as four following the South Australian election.
Labor, led by Peter Malinauskas, eased back into power in the weekend poll, but it was the anti-immigration party that hogged the headlines after beating the Liberals to second place with 22 per cent of the primary vote.
If the projections are correct, this would be the first time the party has won a lower house seat at an election outside of Queensland.
Although One Nation failed to win more than a handful of seats, its results are being seen as evidence that the party has become a political force at the expense of the Coalition.
More than 60 per cent of ballots have been counted so far.
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The Australian National Imams Council has condemned comments by One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce in which he likened migration from Muslim countries to buying cattle and getting a bad deal.
Mr Joyce made the statements to Sky News on Sunday, saying it was a matter of having to conform with Australian culture and suggesting that Muslim immigration should be stopped.
In response, ANIC spokesperson Bilal Rauf says "such language dehumanises entire communities", adding that it shows a "profound ignorance of Australia's history, values, and social fabric".
Asked about the comments, South Australian One Nation leader Cory Bernardi insisted there was nothing racist about it.
"You don't no, no, you're not comparing anything, you're just using a simile or a metaphor to say, 'Hey, this is what we should be doing' and he's to put it in an agricultural parlance, I mean, it's only the lefties the bleeding heart lefties who want don't want any talk about immigration that refer to this sort of stuff as racist, I'm really sorry that you've done that."
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The federal government has released a set of expectations for data centres and AI infrastructure developers, a key commitment under the government's national AI Plan.
The five key expectations outlined are: prioritise Australia's national interest, support Australia's energy transition, use water sustainably and responsibly, invest in Australian skills and jobs; and strengthen research, innovation and local capability.
There would also be an expectation, although not a requirement, for new projects to add electricity supply to cover all or part of their usage.
Innovation Minister Tim Ayres says that while Australia is open for business, it must be the kind of business that puts Australia's national interest first.
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To rugby league now...
And in round three of the 2026 NRL season , the Cowboys and the Titans faced off in Townsville...
North Queensland recorded their first win of the season with a 30-16 victory over the Gold Coast Titans, who have so far failed to notch up a victory this year.
In the earlier Sydney game, Parramatta took the lead to eventually beat the Dragons 30 to 20 after a controversial penalty try.
Damien Cook, the Dragons' hooker, was disappointed with the result but said they had to play better.
"We got to be more disciplined, we just finishing down there, just being resilient and just doing that set after set and just building pressure. The amount of times we just let the pressure off... umm, Parra are going to get a lift out of that. You know, we looked really good at the start, playing some good footy. Like the coach said, there was a lot of effort there, but it means nothing when you lose."
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