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- Houthis attack two oil tankers
- US and Saudi Arabia sign nuclear deal
- Anthony Albanese focuses on cost of living
Yemen's Houthi group says it has attacked two Saudi oil tankers.
The group says the ships broke a sea blockade it announced the day before.
A British shipping company says one Saudi tanker was hit by something in the Red Sea.
The Houthis also say they hit a second ship.
A Houthi military spokesperson has warned Saudi Arabia not to strike back.
"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.”
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The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear agreement.
Both countries say the deal is for peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Saudi Arabia says the agreement will help the two countries work together on nuclear safety and security.
But some experts are worried.
They say the deal could allow Saudi Arabia to make fuel for nuclear power without some of the usual international safety checks.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says helping Australians with the cost of living is still his government's main goal.
Thousands of Labor Party members are meeting in Adelaide for the party's national conference.
The conference helps decide Labor's plans and policies.
Mr Albanese says many Australians are still finding it hard to pay their bills.
"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."
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The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children has criticised new child protection laws in the Northern Territory.
The new laws remove a rule that helps keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children connected to their family, community and culture.
The rule came from the Bringing Them Home report.
Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter says the changes could cause harm to First Nations children.
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The Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion has heard from a Rabbi who says her synagogue regularly receives abusive phone calls and letters.
Rabbi Allison Conyer says her synagogue welcomes LGBTQI+ people and has female Rabbis.
She told the commission her synagogue receives abusive phone calls or letters every week.
"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 normal call, but ended the call with, 'All Jews should be burned' and hung up. ... And this staff member isn't even Jewish."
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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, with Australian medal-hopefuls competing on day one on the weekend.
Flag-bearers 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.
