Donald Trump yet to approve a US Iran ceasefire extension; quarantine extended for Australians caught up in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak; the date is named for a state memorial to honour AFL legend Neale Daniher.
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- Donald Trump yet to approve a US Iran ceasefire extension
- Quarantine extended for Australians caught up in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
- The date is named for a state memorial to honour AFL legend Neale Daniher
The United States and Iran have reportedly reached a draft agreement to extend their ceasefire for another 60 days, although President Donald Trump has yet to formally approve the deal.
The draft deal, first reported by Axios, has not been officially confirmed by either side.
Iran is seeking sanctions relief and access to frozen assets, while Washington wants Tehran to curb its enriched uranium stockpile.
U-S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington’s demands remain unchanged.
“The president very clearly stated his three ... open the strait, highly enriched uranium, no nuclear program. If there can be no deal without those, why would there be a deal without those?”
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Five Australians and one New Zealander caught up in a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak will remain in quarantine in Bullsbrook, north-east of Perth, until June 23.
They had been hoping to be released on June 5, but after a long incubation period, two more passengers tested positive following their repatriation to Spain and the Netherlands.
Health Minister Mark Butler none of the six people repatriated to Australia have developed symptoms.
But he says the decision to extend quarantine was made after consulting Commonwealth and state chief medical officers.
“And their advice is that it would be appropriate for that quarantine arrangement to remain in place for the rest of the 42 day incubation period. So as a result, on the basis of accepting that advice, it is likely an order will be made to extend that that quarantine period to the 23rd of June.”
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Senate estimates has been told that increasingly rapid radicalisation online is now one of the most significant challenges faced by the AFP.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says radicalising processes that used to take months or years can now occur within days, as young people particularly are targeted on gaming platforms and other forums.
The federal government has pledged $74 million over the next two years to establish a national Counter Terrorism Online Centre to address the issue.
Ms Barrett says it will provide an early warning system for Australia's joint counter-terrorism teams about hate groups and others who might be using the internet to incite violence.
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Elon Musk’s X is taking legal action against Australia’s eSafety Commissioner over landmark online safety rules.
The social media platform alleges the changes were made without proper consultation, and says X should not be regulated under broader standards for electronic services.
The eSafety Commissioner argues X can be covered by the rules because it allows messaging and encrypted chat between users.
The Federal Court has heard the platform had six months to raise objections before the new standard came into force.
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At least 15 students have died in a fire that has swept through a girls' secondary school in Kenya's Rift Valley.
The government-owned Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil is managed and sponsored by the Kenya Police Service, with many of the students daughters of officers.
Education Minister Julius Migos says the cause of this particular fire has not yet been established.
But parents association representative Bernard Omwandho says detectives have been questioning surviving students to determine what happened, and if the school's fire safety manual had been adhered to.
"Most of the parents who are still here are those whose daughters are being questioned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). I want to urge them to be patient, because the biggest nightmare for every Kenyan today is what actually happened and what led us to this."
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Neale Daniher will be farewelled with a state funeral at the MCG on June 10.
The Victorian government has confirmed the service for the AFL great and motor neurone disease campaigner, after his death from MND on Monday aged 65.
His family says all those touched by his life are welcome to attend, with mourners asked to donate to FightMND in lieu of flowers.
