Good morning. Today we report that the aged care regulator has launched an investigation amid scores of complaints that care home residents across Australia have been charged for services they can’t use or understand.
Overseas, Donald Trump is contradicting Tehran’s claims that it has closed the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran exchange strikes in a new wave of violence in the Middle East.
Jannik Sinner has powered past Alexander Zverev to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles. And: we explore the fascinating third kingdom of life in one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas.
Australia
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The Crunch | One Nation’s spectacular rise to first or second in some recent political polls has upended Australian politics. But does Pauline Hanson really have a path to government?
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Exclusive | The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission launched an investigation after it received 199 complaints about fees, funds and service charges to residents in the first half of 2026.
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Explainer | The Labor government has been accused of exploiting international students and permanent residents after non-refundable visa fees were hiked by up to 200%. So why have they gone up?
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Anti-racism standard | Universities will be required to adopt definitions on antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from next year.
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Digital declarations | The days of filling out paper arrival cards are to end for millions of travellers, with digital passenger cards to be rolled out at Australia’s international airports and seaports.
World
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Middle East crisis | Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz, after a weekend of missile attacks by both sides.
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Lindsey Graham | A longtime US senator and key Trump ally, Lindsey Graham has died from a sudden illness aged 71 – sending shock waves through Washington.
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Russia-Ukraine war | Russia has suspended shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels, including shadow fleet oil tankers, were targeted by Ukrainian drones.
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Democrats split | There’s tension between progressive and moderate camps of the Democratic party as debate around Israel’s war in Gaza dominates US midterm races.
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Coming down | A specialist mountain rescue team came to the aid of Tokyo, a black labrador, after it ate “discarded cannabis” while out hiking with its owner on the UK’s highest peak.
World Cup
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Match catch-up | Julián Álvarez’s stunner in extra time broke Switzerland’s resistance to send Argentina into the semi-finals. The Swiss have since hit out at the VAR check that saw Breel Embolo sent off. Jude Bellingham’s extra-time winner sank Norway as England reached the final four – but he was left unimpressed by his manager’s reaction.
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What to watch this week | The World Cup semi-finals begin with France v Spain on Wednesday and England v Argentina on Thursday.
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Off the pitch | Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has hinted at expanding the World Cup to a 64-team event by 2030.
Full Story
Where are the Greens?
Support for the Greens has flatlined in the polls. So why is the progressive party failing to cut through to voters? Nour Haydar speaks with Sarah Basford-Canales about why voters moving to the right rather than the left.
In-depth
Pauline Hanson’s claims that Australia’s social cohesion is at risk due to a “language problem” caused by immigration have been criticised as devaluing the contributions made by migrants to Australia. Adeshola Ore spoke with a lawyer who arrived a decade ago with little English – and is now on a mission to give a “voice to the voiceless”.
Not the news
Takayna/Tarkine is revered as one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas. For 65m years, this landscape has sheltered all manner of astonishing creatures. But some of its most fascinating life forms are even older: fungi. Visiting Australia’s largest cool temperate rainforest, Alexis Buxton-Collins unearthed an unexpected appreciation for the third kingdom of life.
Sport
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Tennis | Jannik Sinner has powered past Alexander Zverev in four sets to retain the Wimbledon men’s singles title; Linda Noskova is looking forward to life after her Wimbledon triumph: “I want to make a difference”.
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AFL | The GWS Giants save their best for the best to show they are capable of a deep finals run, Jonathan Horn writes.
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Cricket | Brendon McCullum has been left “gutted” after being sacked as England’s Test cricket coach; the “Bazball” philosophy burned bright but all too briefly, Simon Brunton writes.
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Cycling | Tadej Pogacar is urging a radical overhaul as a stifling heatwave saw stage nine of the Tour de France shortened.
Media roundup
Twenty-five years after Peter Falconio’s murder, the family of his killer say the story is “far from over”, NT News reports. The Coalition has pledged to spend billions on rural road upgrades in Victoria – including repairing 1m potholes – as it looks to gain voter support, the Age reports. The Minns government will halve spending on health infrastructure as a percentage of New South Wales’s economic output until the end of the decade, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
What’s happening today
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NSW | Hearings in the royal commission into antisemitism are scheduled to continue in Sydney.
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Queensland | A coronial inquest is being held in Brisbane into the fatal 2023 Sea World helicopter collision.
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WA | A public hearing is scheduled in Perth in the inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Brain teaser
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