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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Tee Mitchell.
The United States and Iran have continued trading strikes after Iran attacked an air base in Jordan.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says this surprise attack came in response to recent strikes by the US.
President Trump says there is still a chance to reach a peace deal with Iran, but for now, he's focused on retaliation.
"It's our turn to hit them. They know it's coming. They're asking us not to do it, but, you know, they tried shooting it last night. So we had five rockets going 8,500 miles an hour. And all five rockets were knocked down to the ground, but they, nevertheless, took a shot. So it's our turn."
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Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been arrested and charged with assault by Northern Territory Police.
Mr Gosling allegedly assaulted the NT Administrator, David Connolly, on July 18 at a public event in Darwin.
The NT Administrator performs a similar role to a state governor.
Mr Gosling denies the charges and says he is fully cooperating with police.
His lawyer, Marty Aust, told News24 that arresting Mr Gosling was not the best way to deal with the situation.
"It's particularly concerning that, in a matter of this type, police resorted to the power of arrest, where it could easily have been dealt with on notice to appear, or a summons. It's a concern that that might have some political basis behind it."
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister declined to comment.
Mr Gosling is due to face Darwin Local Court in September.
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Australia is not on track to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
That's according to an annual report by the Productivity Commission.
The Closing the Gap Agreement sets out a range of targets for health, education, incarceration and other issues.
The targets are meant to be met by 2031, but only one out of 19 has been achieved.
Three were on track to be met by the deadline.
The rest had either stalled or gone backwards.
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Australia's eSafety Commission is suing Telegram.
The online regulator alleges the messaging service failed to remove terrorist videos from its platform last year.
The videos allegedly show executions and mass shootings.
Telegram denies the allegations and says it will contest them in court.
It is facing fines of more than $50 million.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the case is a reminder that terrorism relies on online spaces to thrive.
"I am always vigilant about what comes over the border, and who comes over the border. But, can I say, we all need to be vigilant now aout what comes over the browser."
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority is suing Optus.
The Federal Court case relates to the company's triple zero outage last year.
The regulator will allege that Optus Mobile breached two separate legal obligations on more than 1,000 occasions.
Over more than 12 hours, hundreds of callers were unable to reach emergency lines in September, with multiple deaths linked to the outage.
Australia's second-largest telecommunications company could face fines of up to $250,000 per contravention.
In a statement, Optus declined to comment on the proceedings while the matter is before court.
The company said it is investing to improve the resilience of its network.
Thanks for listening to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Tee Mitchell.
