Morning everyone. Donald Trump has raised the stakes in the Middle East by demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and saying that the life of the country’s supreme leader will be spared “for now”.
Murray Watt has “personally lobbied” Unesco envoys to persuade them to change their ruling on the Murujuga rock art in Western Australia, Labor will sketch out a plan to stop energy price gouging, and Alex de Minaur’s Wimbledon hopes suffer a blow at Queen’s.
Australia
List lobby | Australia’s environment minister, Murray Watt, has lobbied national Unesco ambassadors in a bid to overturn a recommendation against world heritage listing for ancient rock art in Western Australia’s north-west.
Power play | Energy minister Chris Bowen is expected to announce a review today of the regulations governing the electricity market in an effort to spare households from unreasonable power bill rises in the future.
Fatal inaction | Michelle Rowland has described the “unacceptable” death toll linked to the continued presence of hanging points in Australian jails as “deeply concerning” and told state and territory governments to “review their practices”.
Exclusive | Sydney tram drivers say the city’s light rail infrastructure needs to be made safer after a second fatal incident involving a pedestrian in two years, claiming management are trying to silence their concerns.
Birth rights | A system of birth alerts to highlight potentially at-risk children to child protection officers has become a weapon against Indigenous mothers, our investigation reveals.
World
Mayor arrest | Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller and a mayoral candidate, has been arrested by federal agents while visiting an immigration court and accompanying a person out of a courtroom.
Middle East| Donald Trump says he wants “unconditional surrender” from Iran, and says he won’t kill the country’s supreme leader “for now”. The US demanded a “real end” to Iran’s nuclear program. The president’s hardline remarks prompted thousands to flee the Iranian capital of Tehran, while his abrupt departure from the G7 summit was a lesson in raw power for Iran and Europe, not to mention Australia. Follow developments in the crisis at our live blog. In Gaza, the health ministry claimed 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded by Israeli bombing and fire while waiting for food trucks.
Birth after death | A Georgia woman who has been brain dead since February was kept on life support to continue her pregnancy and her baby was born late last week, according to the woman’s mother.
Losing battle | People using weight-loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found.
‘Chain reaction’ | The blackout that brought the Iberian peninsula to a standstill in April was caused by surging voltages triggering “a chain reaction of disconnections”, a report has found.
Wrong turn | An 80-year-old man drove a car down the Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck and requiring the car to be winched away.
Full Story
Trump cancels on Australia at the G7
Tom McIlroy on what Trump’s G7 exit means for Australia’s relationship with one of its strongest allies, the future of the Aukus deal and whether Anthony Albanese will get another meeting with Trump.
In-depth
Travis Lovett will today complete a 468km walk from Portland in western Victoria to Melbourne to mark the final report of the truth-telling Yoorrook Justice Commission. Lovett, a deputy on the commission, says he has been joined by hundreds of people on his “walk for truth”, underlining the desire to reconcile the state’s colonial past. “We want to move forward, but it needs to be underpinned by truth and by justice,” he says.
Not the news
From a product that pours “like warm honey” to one that appears more suitable for use in the construction industry, the quality of supermarket tahini varies considerably. This is puzzling, Nicholas Jordan writes in his latest taste test, because they all claim to be made from 100% sesame seeds. How can they differ so much?
Sport
Rugby league | Pressure is mounting on the Maroons as they enter tonight’s State of Origin II in Perth needing to win to stay in the series.
Tennis | Alex de Minaur has crashed out in the first round of Queen’s, leaving Australia’s big Wimbledon hope in danger of heading into the grass court grand slam undercooked. Aryna Sabalenka says she has written to Coco Gauff to apologise for the “unprofessional” comments she made after her loss to the American in the final of the French Open.
Formula One | Mercedes has called Red Bull’s protest against George Russell’s victory over Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix “petty” and “embarrassing”.
Media roundup
The Australian reports on alarm about rat lungworm, a disease infecting dogs in eastern states and which has killed two people. The financial screws are tightening on South Australia’s drought-hit farmers, the Advertiser reports. The Courier Mail reckons Brisbane’s radio wars “are at boiling point” with KIIS 97.3’s breakfast team facing the axe of more poor ratings. The Rabbitohs’ bid to move its home from Sydney Olympic Park to the Allianz Stadium has been rejected by the state government, the Telegraph claims.
What’s happening today
Canberra | Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the National Press Club .
Victoria | The final Yoorrook Justice Commission report will be handed to the state government as Travis Lovett finishes his walk.
Housing | Clare O’Neil addresses the National Homelessness Conference on the Gold Coast.
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Brain teaser
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