In this bulletin;
- Jewish leaders call for a national taskforce to tackle antisemitism;
- Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hold ceasefire talks at the White House;
- And in sport, Alex de Minaur goes down to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon quarter final.
Australia's Jewish community is calling for more action from the federal government to combat antisemitism, following a string of attacks targeting the community over the weekend.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry is urging the government to adopt a 15-point action plan including the establishment of a national task force focused on antisemitism.
The council's president Daniel Aghion also asked Victorian authorities to ban weekly pro-Palestine protests in their current form, and bring in protest zones instead.
Police have arrested 34-year-old man Angelo Loras for arson over the alleged firebombing of the East Melbourne synagogue on Saturday night.
The same evening, a group of protesters disrupted diners and damaged property at Israeli restaurant Miznon.
The protest group says they had nothing to with the attack on the synagogue.
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Economists are tipping the Reserve Bank will deliver its third interest rate cut of the year when it meets this afternoon.
Money markets have priced in a 75 per cent chance official interest rates will fall to 3.6 per cent.
Analysts say this is because both headline and underlying inflation are firmly within the Reserve Bank's 2 to 3 per cent target band.
Rabobank Senior Strategist Benjamin Picton says that is a result of lower demand.
"Business are telling us there is not enough demand out there to soak up higher prices, so they no longer have pricing power, they no longer have the ability to pass on cost increases, so as a result we are starting to see discounting popping up in certain sectors of the economy, most notably home construction costs, we're starting to see discounting there."
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United States President Donald Trump has held a dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
The pair are meeting with top security aides to discuss the latest U-S backed Gaza ceasefire proposal.
The US-backed plan includes a 60-day ceasefire during which Hamas would hand over more hostages, Israeli forces would withdraw to a buffer zone, and more aid would be allowed into Gaza.
In answer to questions about the possibility of a two-state solution, Mr Netanyahu said, he believed peace could be achieved in the region.
"I think that Palestinians should have power to govern, but not the power to threaten us. And that means that certain powers like our security will always remain in our hands. Now, that is a fact. And no-one in Israel will allow or agree to anything else, because we don't commit suicide. We want life. We cherish life. For ourselves, for our neighbours and I think that we can work out a peace between us and the entire Middle East with President Trump's leadership."
Mr Netanyahu also announced he has nominated Mr Trump for a Nobel Peace Price, saying the President has forged peace in one country after another.
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The United Nations General Assembly has voted to adopt a resolution highlighting the plight of women and girls and decline of human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan.
116 countries voted for the resolution, introduced by Germany, and 12 abstained. The United States and Israel voted against it.
Naseer Ahmad Faiq is the Chargé d'Affaires of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations.
His government was in power from 2004 before it was toppled by the Taliban in 2021.
“Mr. President, Afghanistan is at a crossroads. Since August 2021, the country has experienced alarming regression across all sectors—social, political, economic, and human rights. Nearly four years under Taliban rule have driven Afghanistan into one of the world’s gravest humanitarian and human rights crises, as extensively documented by the Secretary-General and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan.”
Last week, Russia became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan.
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And in sport,
Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals, defeating Australian Alex de Minaur.
After losing the first set in just 31 minutes, the Serb won the next three sets 6-4 each.
After the match, de Minaur admitted he needed to lift his game, in order to match the top-ranked players.
Djokovic has now won 43 of his last 45 matches at Wimbledon and not since 2017 has he failed to reach the final.
