Morning everyone. The real-life impact of the cuts to national disability insurance are laid bare today by modelling showing that 241,000 people will be removed from the scheme. Meanwhile, a senator has gone back to basics to explain the budget’s tax changes as opposition mounts from those who fear they will be disadvantaged.
Watercooler conversations in two states will be dominated today by the Blues’ epic comeback in the first State of Origin clash last night, but among BTS fans the hottest topic is ticket prices for their upcoming tour.
Australia
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Rugby league | New South Wales staged one of the greatest comebacks in State of Origin history last night, recovering from 20-0 down to win 22-20 with a minute on the clock. Nathan Cleary scored a crucial try, kicked three goals and set up James Tedesco for the winner but the contest turned on the dismissal of Queensland’s Kalyn Ponga.
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NDIS shift | More than 240,000 participants are expected to be shifted off the national disability insurance scheme in the four years after new eligibility rules are introduced, internal documents reveal. Greg Jericho highlights the contrast between the opposition’s lack of concern about this change with its campaign on behalf of wealthy recipients of tax breaks.
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Ed sees red | Labor MP Ed Husic says Australia has tolerated poor behaviour from the Israeli government for too long, calling for a “red line” from Canberra including tougher sanctions, an end to defence cooperation and a block on supplying parts for the F-35 fighter jet.
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‘Beyond recovery’ | Indigenous community members have described their shock and anger after an Aboriginal rock shelter was “damaged beyond recovery” by contractors building transmission lines for a NSW renewable energy zone.
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Music | Fans of the K-pop group BTS are accusing the ticketing giant Ticketmaster of deploying “predatory” tactics before the band’s Australian tour.
World
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Iran accused | Donald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting better terms. Israel launched more than 120 airstrikes against Lebanon on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks and said it was escalating its offensive against Hezbollah. Follow developments live.
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Texas turn | Republican leaders rushed to throw their weight behind Ken Paxton after his big primary victory in Texas over the four-term US senator John Cornyn. Trump’s control over the party is stronger than ever but what about the country? Follow developments in Washington live.
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Russia toll | Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion more than four years ago, according to a new estimate from the head of the British spy agency GCHQ.
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Exclusive | Peter Mandelson’s links with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian.
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Feeling chipper | Employees at Samsung’s memory chip division are to receive bonuses averaging almost A$600,000 each through a landmark profit-sharing agreement as the AI boom drives up chip-makers’ profits.
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Decoding America: the Republicans turning on Trump – podcast
Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy ask whether the Iran war, a new $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation” fund and Donald Trump’s intervention in Republican primaries is turning his own party against him.
In-depth
Under pressure to do more to sell their budget reforms to the public, Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers could do worse than following the example of the West Australian senator Ellie Whiteaker, who has used a toy giraffe and zebra to help explain the move.
Not the news
The housing crisis is spilling into art with the release of a new film, Birthright, about a young couple forced to move in with boomer parents. It follows the success of Fiona Wright’s novel, Kill Your Boomers, and has been well received. As director Zoe Pepper says: “The worse the housing crisis, the harder the audience laugh.”
Sport
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Basketball | Oklahoma City Thunder are one win from the NBA finals after beating the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals.
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Tennis | Rybakina is out, Świątek and Djokovic advanced on day four of the French Open.
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Football | It’s Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano in the Europa Conference final. Follow it live.
Media roundup
The Herald Sun leads with news that Erin Patterson is to appeal against her “unfair” conviction in the mushroom murders case, while the top story in the Age is the revelation of more texts in the saga of former Carlton boss Luke Sayers and his wife, Cate. South-east Queensland has been smashed by a double storm bringing 50mm of rain in just 30 minutes, the Courier Mail reports. Endeavour is closing three cellar doors in South Australia and axing a McLaren Vale facility in a major blow for the state’s wine industry, the Advertiser reports.
What’s happening today
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Canberra | Housing minister Clare O’Neil addresses the National Press Club.
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Sport | Football Australia holds its annual general meeting.
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