Donald Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure; details revealed of a new plan to regulate AI in Australia; and celebrations as Spain reaches the World Cup final for the first time since 2010.
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- Donald Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure
- Details revealed of a new plan to regulate AI in Australia
- Celebrations as Spain reaches the World Cup final for the first time since 2010
Donald Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure
Details revealed of a new plan to regulate AI in Australia
Celebrations as Spain reaches the World Cup final for the first time since 2010
President Donald Trump has threatened to expand U-S military strikes on Iran to include the country's energy infrastructure unless Tehran returns to negotiations.
The comments come after Washington renewed attacks on Iranian targets and reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, in what the United States says is an effort to increase pressure on Tehran.
"I'll save the energy targets for last, but ultimately we'll hit energy targets... Next week comes the power plants, next week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all their power plants. We're gonna knock out their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate."
Mr Trump has told Fox News U-S officials had spoken with Iranian representatives shortly before the interview, urging Tehran to make a deal.
Iran has not publicly responded to Mr Trump's latest comments.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government's new national AI framework will strengthen support and protection for Australia's creative sector.
Dozens of Australian artists have recently voiced concerns over uncertainty about whether Australia-based AI data centres would be granted an exemption from copyright laws.
The prime minister says the government will enshrine legal standards for artificial intelligence and data centres within the next year as part of a 'world-first' framework for the burgeoning technology.
The prime minister says the plan will ensure stronger protections can be put in place for Australian creatives.
"Australian writers, musicians, artists, and journalists must retain ownership and control of their work. Our laws will spell that out plain as day. An artist's creative endeavor is their work and their property. No company should use Australian books, music, art, or news to build or train AI without the artist's control."
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The outgoing Inspector-General of Aged Care says Australia's aged care system needs to shift its focus from residential care to helping older people stay in their homes for longer.
In her address to the National Press Club, Natalie Siegel-Brown has said the system too often favours costly late intervention over early support because it is difficult to navigate.
She says, as Australia's population ages, funding should be directed to services that help people remain independent for longer.
"This idea that the answer to an ageing population is more beds. But I see us keep trying to build our way out of a problem we're designing our way into. The real question should be how do we stop generating that demand in the first place? We already have clear Australian evidence that when people are properly supported to stay at home for longer, it roughly halves the rate of entry into residential aged care."
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The University of Melbourne says it tightened campus security and banned camping after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the office of a Jewish academic during demonstrations in 2024.
Interim Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne, Professor Glyn Davis, was among three university leaders to give evidence today at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
Professor Davis told the commission, the university did the best it could at the time to the protests on campus in May 2024.
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New Zealand has reported its first case of the H5 strain of bird flu.
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says the case was identified in a migratory seabird that was found on beach near Wellington.
The H5 strain has spread through wild bird and mammal populations since 2021, killing millions and infecting poultry and dairy farms as well as some farm workers.
But the Minister says there is no evidence of any mass mortality in wildlife or transmission between wild birds in New Zealand - and that the risk to the public is low.
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To football, Spanish midfielder Juan Muñiz, who currently plays in the A-League for Adelaide United, has praised Spain's performance at the World Cup, after the team beat France 2-nil to book a spot in the final.
It is the second time Spain has reached the World Cup final, after winning the tournament in 2010.
Mr Muniz has told SBS Spanish, his national team's performance must be commended.
"I think they play against one of the beasts of the World Cup, that was France. They have amazing players in front, but I think as I told you, Spain, they play one of the best game trying to control all the time the game, and now we are in the final waiting for the game tomorrow."
[[And you can watch the games live on SBS and SBS On Demand. There is also extended coverage with our special World Cup podcast, the 90+.
