Prime Minister stresses cost of living at national Labor conference, Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tankers in the red sea, Australia’s flag and baton bearers named for the 2026 Commonwealth Games...
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- Prime Minister stresses cost of living at national Labor conference...
- Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tankers in the red sea.
- Australia’s flag and baton bearers named for the 2026 Commonwealth Games...
Yemen's Houthis say they have carried out a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers.
The Iran-aligned militant group claims the vessels had violated a naval blockade it had imposed a day earlier.
British maritime risk management group, Vanguard, have confirmed a Saudi-flagged tanker called Encela was struck by an unknown projectile in the Red Sea off the coast.
Houthi Military Spokesperson Yahya Saree claims a second vessel was also hit, and is warning Saudi Arabia not to retaliate.
“The Armed Forces will continue their naval operations against the Saudi enemy and will persist in enforcing the 'A siege for a siege' equation. We affirm to the Saudi enemy that any folly or aggression targeting our country will be met with large-scale operations deep within its territory, and the consequences will be dire for it, by Allah's will and power.”
The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear deal, with both sides stressing the peaceful nature of the agreement.
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy says the deal will contribute to joint cooperation regarding nuclear security, safety and non-proliferation, and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has called it a “peaceful nuclear cooperation" agreement.
Saudi Arabia has long been adamant about its right to pursue a civilian nuclear program, but the deal has raised concern over its potential to allow the Kingdom to enrich uranium and reprocess nuclear waste.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies, says the deal does not include some standard safeguards, including a protocol to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out snap inspections.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed his party's commitment to ease cost of living pressures at the national Labor conference.
Thousands of Labor party members and supporters have gathered in Adelaide for the conference to determine Labor's policies and position on key issues.
Delivering his opening address at the three-day conference, the Prime Minsiter says his party has a responsibility to continue to help Australians who are living under pressure.
"And that is why our focus remains squarely on helping with the cost of living, on the practical measures that matter to people and make a positive difference to their lives. Because that is how we demonstrate to Australians that their hard work will pay off, that their effort is worth it, that they can plan and build for their future."
During his speech, the Prime Minister also criticised his party's opponents, saying Liberals, Nationals and One Nation parties want to cut wages and jobs in the renewable energy sector.
The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children has slammed the NT government's controversial changes to child protection laws.
The legislation, which passed through parliament this week, removes the legal enforceability of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Placement Principle.
The principle was a recommendation of the Bringing them Home report, and aims to keep children connected to family, community, and culture.
Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter says the changes won't keep children safe, but will harm their health and identity.
"When you weaken the Child Placement Principle, you make it easier to permanently remove a First Nations child from family, from community and from culture. This is the same architecture that produced the Stolen Generations. It's just dressed in 2026 language."
NT Children's Minister Robyn Cahill says the reforms are necessary to put safety first, rejecting claims they water down obligations to keep kids connected to family, culture and country.
The Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion has heard from a Rabbi, who has revealed her synagogue regularly receives abusive phone calls and letters.
Rabbi Allison Conyer represents what she describes as a progressive synagogue, which is set apart from traditional Jewish synagogues for its inclusion of LGBTQI + members and female Rabbis.
Rabbi Conyer told commissioners her synagogue fields abusive phone calls or letters weekly.
"Recently, a couple of weeks ago, one of our staff members received a call that was literally inquiring about the synagogue. What do you do? A normall call, but ended the call with, 'all Jews should be burned' and hung up. I asked the staff member how she felt after the call and she said it was a bit shocking, but she is getting used to it. And this staff member isn't even Jewish."
To sport,
Olympic pole vault champion, Nina Kennedy and Paralympic swim champion, Tim Hodge, have been named Australia’s flag and baton bearers for the Commonwealth Games Opening ceremony.
The 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games launches tonight [[Thurs late with Australian medal-hopefuls competing on day one on the weekend.
Flagbearers Kennedy and Hodge will lead an Australian squad featuring 150 athletes making their games debut, among a total of 255 Australians across the 10-day event.
The team includes 138 women and 117 men, from every state and territory.
