The Royal Commission to focus on the experience of Jewish students in Universities this week; Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on Tehran; Jannik Sinner retains his Wimbledon crown with four-set victory.
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- The Royal Commission to focus on the experience of Jewish students in Universities this week.
- Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on Tehran.
- Jannik Sinner retains his Wimbledon crown with four-set victory.
The Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion begins its fourth hearing block in Melbourne today.
This round of hearings will focus on the experience of Jewish students and academics at Australian universities.
It will also examine responses by universities to combat antisemitism experienced by students and academics.
Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, federal Education Minister Jason Clare said the Albanese government is determined to tackle antisemitism at universities.
"We said last year that we would change the law to mandate or require the universities to take certain steps in relation to antisemitism to make sure they've got plans and policies and complaint systems for when people make a complaint, to make sure that it's fixed, that's for students and for staff, and that's become the law. But that's just the next step. What we also need to do is to give the regulators of universities more teeth, more powers when universities fail and able to fine them."
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The United States and Iran have exchanged heavy missile and drone strikes, with Tehran targeting U-S facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday, after closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards says the strait will remain closed until the U-S stop interfering in the region, but the U-S says commercial vessels continue to transit through the strait.
US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker has warned Iran the U-S would continue to respond with 'overwhelming force' to Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the strait.
"President Trump, if shipping is attacked or if if the Iranians want to act belligerent, then he will respond with overwhelming force. We saw it when three ships were attacked, a couple nights ago, 90-plus military strikes on targets. In this most recent attack, 140 or more military targets were attacked by the United States. Because that's what you do. You show strength."
The U-S and Iran signed an interim agreement last month that aimed to reopen the strait and end the war which began in March after a further 60 days of negotiations.
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The federal government says it's open to a regional security pact with Pacific Island countries.
It comes a week after China conducted a nuclear capable missile test in the the South Pacific with little warning, and within hours of Australia and Fiji signing a mutual defence treaty.
Solomon Islands prime minister Matthew Wale has raised the issue of a regional security agreement with the prime minister and other Pacific leaders.
Speaking with ABC Insiders, Pacific Island Affairs Minister Pat Conroy says he supports a regional security agreement in response to China's actions.
"This would take a number of years, if the rest of the Pacific was up for it, but ultimately, it's a decision of all the Pacific leaders. The policy of the Albanese Labor Government in the Pacific is we learn up, we listen to the priorities of Pacific leaders and we act on them. And that's why we've got two more alliances than we did a couple of years ago, that's why our standing in the region has improved massively."
A potential security alliance is expected to be high on the agenda at the upcoming annual Pacific Islands Forum in Palau that begins next month.
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Nearly two million people in eastern China have been evacuated, as typhoon Bavi continues to spread through the Zhejiang province of China, the country's second-largest economic and trade region.
Bavi first hit the coastal city of Yuhuan on Saturday, sparking a second landfall in Wenzhou, west to Yuhuan.
Before heading to China, Bavi passed through Taiwan, with the island's fire department reporting that over 130 had been injured over the weekend, as a result of the intense winds.
A Wenzhou resident says it's his first time to encounter such an intense weather event.
"I am still a little bit concerned. It's the first time I've experienced this kind of situation, as I just came to Wenzhou to work."
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Digital passenger cards are set to replace paper forms for millions of travellers entering Australia.
The federal government has announced it will provide $5-point-6 million dollars over four years, in an effort to modernise and streamline processes at airports across the country.
A pilot of the Australia Travel Declaration program was introduced in October 2024, trialling the new digital processes on eligible inbound Qantas flights into Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
The Albanese government says after successfully processing more than 450,000 passengers, the pilot will continue to be introduced to other capital cities including Perth and Adelaide, before the end of 2026.
It is then set to be rolled out to all international airports and seaports over the next 12 to 18-months.
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Jannik Sinner has successfully defended his Wimbledon title, beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in four sets.
The Italian world number one lost the opening set in a tie-break, before fighting back to win 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The victory gives Sinner his second straight Wimbledon crown and his fifth Grand Slam singles title.
Zverev, the French Open champion, was playing in his first Wimbledon final.
