Former ambassador to US says ‘no manner’ Australia would put boots on the bottom
Amid questions over whether or not Australia ought to do extra to assist its main ally, former Australian ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos says fight troops are usually not the best way ahead.
Sinodinos, who served within the position from 2020 to 2023, informed AAP after the US strikes on Iran:
There’s no manner we might put troops on the bottom. I don’t suppose the federal government or the political institution listed here are suggesting that we simply comply with regardless of the US goes to do.
I’d be very stunned if there’s anyone saying that we, routinely on account of what the US has achieved, are actually a part of that battle.
Former Australian ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, seen in 2019. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Petrol costs anticipated to rise after US bombs Iran
Luca Ittimani
Petrol costs are anticipated to rise no less than 5c per litre after the US bombed Iranian nuclear services, with analysts predicting extreme retaliation from Iran would see costs spike by an extra 20c per litre.
Australian customers have already been paying extra on the bowser since Israel first struck Iran earlier in June. Costs have already climbed 15c increased over the past month, Australian Competitors and Client Fee knowledge exhibits. Sydney and Melbourne costs barely transferring under 175c per litre after they had been bottoming out close to 160c in Could and comparable rises elsewhere.
AMP economist Shane Oliver, talking earlier than the US strike, stated each $US1 change within the worldwide worth for a barrel of oil interprets to a 1c rise or fall on the bowser. {Photograph}: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
AMP economist Shane Oliver, talking earlier than the US strike, stated each $US1 change within the worldwide worth for a barrel of oil interprets to a 1c rise or fall on the bowser, so the additional US$5 rise may see peak petrol costs surpass 200c per litre within the capital cities.
Oil costs have been under US$65 a barrel a month in the past however markets now count on they’ll surpass US$80, if you happen to take the Brent oil international worth benchmark for Atlantic basin crude oils.
They might rise additional past $US100 per barrel, including about one other 20c per litre to petrol costs, if Iran disrupts delivery by the Strait of Hormuz, Commonwealth Financial institution analyst Vivek Dhar stated on Monday. Dhar wrote:
Iran must first contemplate whether or not it needs a symbolic or substantial retaliation. … Oil and fuel tankers don’t have an alternative choice to bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
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Dfat updates journey recommendation for Australians over Israel-Iran battle
The Division of International Affairs and Commerce’s Smartraveller web site has as soon as once more up to date its steerage for Australians within the Center East or contemplating journey to the area, warning the native safety state of affairs may “worsen with little discover” after the US bombed Iranian nuclear websites on Sunday.
Australians are inspired to remain updated with recommendation as flights could also be cancelled amid an ongoing danger of reprisal assaults and additional escalation throughout the area. Dfat has additionally inspired travellers to see its normal recommendation on staying protected throughout armed battle.
The US has carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear websites at Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.
There’s a danger of reprisal assaults and additional escalation throughout the area.
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Qantas and Virgin Australia accomplice flights unaffected by Iran battle to this point
Qantas flights to Europe and Virgin Australia moist lease flights with Qatar Airways stay unaffected by the continued battle between Israel and Iran. Airspace over the 2 international locations stays closed after the US bombed Iranian nuclear websites yesterday.
Each airways say they’re monitoring airspace across the area carefully and can talk with travellers if any modifications are required. Qantas makes use of numerous flight paths en path to Europe which can be reviewed commonly primarily based on climate and safety considerations, and they’re proactively modified as wanted, whereas Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways additionally monitor for protected options if wanted.
Flight maps present many industrial planes within the sky within the area, though they’re flying round Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.
Airspace over Iran and Israel stays closed. {Photograph}: David Grey/ReutersShare
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Australia’s Minjee Lee wins historic third main at Girls’s PGA Championship
Australian golf celebrity Minjee Lee has cemented her greatness, claiming a historic third profession main with a steely victory on the big-money Girls’s PGA Championship in Texas, AAP studies.
Minjee Lee kisses the trophy after successful the Girls’s PGA Championship golf event. {Photograph}: LM Otero/AP
Lee had her four-shot in a single day lead slashed in half early within the remaining spherical earlier than hanging on, then surging gamely for a three-shot triumph in additional extraordinarily making an attempt situations at PGA Frisco’s windswept Fields Ranch East course.
The 29-year-old bogeyed three of the primary six holes in an anxious begin earlier than steadying to shut with a sufficiently sound two-over-par 74 on championship Sunday (Monday AEST).
She stated of her final-round method:
Simply stick with my gameplan. It’s a battle in opposition to myself just about, particularly with how powerful the situations have been this complete week.
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Australia dangers shedding ‘struggle on nicotine’ in similar manner as struggle on medication as unlawful tobacco gross sales explode
Australia is now waging a “de facto struggle on nicotine” that’s doomed to fail in the identical manner as earlier prohibition-style insurance policies, specialists say, amid a rising debate about how to reply to an explosion within the illicit tobacco commerce.
As well being specialists warn in opposition to modifications that may undermine many years of preventing to deliver down smoking charges, James Martin, a criminology lecturer at Deakin College, and Edward Jegasothy, an epidemiologist on the College of Sydney’s Faculty of Public Well being, have referred to as for a serious overhaul in how we tax tobacco and regulate vaping merchandise.
Unaffordable authorized cigarettes and an efficient ban on retail e-cigarette gross sales are accountable for the explosion in black-market commerce, a brand new paper argues. {Photograph}: Joel Carrett/AAP
They argue that unaffordable authorized cigarettes and an efficient ban on retail e-cigarette gross sales are accountable for the explosion in black-market commerce for each merchandise. Martin and Jegasothy wrote just lately in Hurt Discount Journal:
Australia’s present technique could also be creating extra hurt than it mitigates, mirroring lots of the unintended penalties traditionally related to drug prohibition.
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Former ambassador to US says ‘no manner’ Australia would put boots on the bottom
Amid questions over whether or not Australia ought to do extra to assist its main ally, former Australian ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos says fight troops are usually not the best way ahead.
Sinodinos, who served within the position from 2020 to 2023, informed AAP after the US strikes on Iran:
There’s no manner we might put troops on the bottom. I don’t suppose the federal government or the political institution listed here are suggesting that we simply comply with regardless of the US goes to do.
I’d be very stunned if there’s anyone saying that we, routinely on account of what the US has achieved, are actually a part of that battle.
Former Australian ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, seen in 2019. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Wong says US has not requested Australia to get entangled in Iran assaults
Penny Wong was on each main community this morning to handle the US strikes in Iran. On Channel 9, the international minister was requested how Australia would reply if the US requested the nation to get extra concerned within the Center East battle. She stated the White Home had made “no such request”, however added she wouldn’t speculate about what may occur sooner or later.
I once more would say we’re involved, as are so many individuals world wide, about continued escalation. Nobody needs to see full-scale struggle within the Center East.
Australia runs a joint intelligence surveillance base with the US at Pine Hole within the Northern Territory. Wong didn’t say if that facility performed any position this weekend when requested, though she famous the US made “clear” this was a unilateral strike.
Wong stated she wouldn’t touch upon intelligence issues when requested concerning the joint US-Australia facility within the NT. {Photograph}: Lukas Coch/AAPShare
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NSW price range to incorporate $80m to leap begin new funding and innovation
The Minns authorities will allocate almost $80m within the upcoming NSW price range to a brand new funding and innovation authority meant to speed up approvals for main tasks throughout business. This system, referred to as the Funding Supply Authority, is modelled after an analogous effort for housing and is predicted to help about 30 giant tasks every year that might end in billions price of funding within the state every year.
NSW premier Chris Minns stated ‘our state is open for enterprise and this transformation will encourage extra folks to deliver their greatest concepts to life’. {Photograph}: Dean Lewins/AAP
The authority will likely be tasked with figuring out reforms to “take away hurdles for personal funding” and provide authorities assist if a mission is chosen for help. The physique will settle for expressions of curiosity from tasks valued over $1bn from all sectors, coming into impact within the 2025-26 monetary 12 months.
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, stated in a press release:
The very fact is main tasks from the personal sector are getting slowed down in pink tape, which is making it more durable to do enterprise in NSW after we needs to be doing all the pieces we are able to to get issues transferring.
Our state is open for enterprise and this transformation will encourage extra folks to deliver their greatest concepts to life in NSW, all backed by our authorities.
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Greater than two-thirds of Tasmanians need authorities to tear up AFL stadium deal, survey finds
A brand new ballot of Tasmanian voters reveals greater than two-thirds of respondents imagine the state’s stadium cope with the AFL is unfair and needs to be renegotiated. The ballot, carried out by YouGov for the Australia Institute, discovered 69% of these questioned agreed that the AFL was “treating Tasmania unfairly” within the deal, and the identical share discovered the state’s parliament ought to “renegotiate with the AFL to keep away from constructing a brand new stadium”.
The proposed stadium at Hobart’s Macquarie Level has change into a sticking level for some within the AFL’s growth into Tasmania. {Photograph}: Cox Structure
Leanne Minshull, technique director for the Australia Institute, stated in a press release:
This state deserves to have a group within the AFL, however Tassie taxpayers don’t need to be on the hook for a billion-dollar indoor stadium they don’t need.
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About 1,300 Australians trying to depart Israel, 2,900 in Iran
Penny Wong stated earlier there are greater than 4,000 folks registered with the Australian authorities as wanting to depart the Center East: 1,300 in Israel and a pair of,900 in Iran.
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Hastie says Coalition helps strikes, however need a ‘peaceable settlement from right here’
The performing shadow international affairs minister, Andrew Hastie, reiterated this morning the Coalition supported the US strikes on Iran, however referred to as for diplomacy transferring ahead. He informed RN Breakfast:
I’m glad to see that Penny Wong has basically endorsed our place and I’m glad we’ve bipartisanship on this, that the world, as she stated, has agreed Iran can’t be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. …
We assist these strikes, and now we need to see dialogue and diplomacy. We need to see a peaceable settlement from right here. And I’m simply not going to take a position on what steps could be taken subsequent.
Andrew Hastie stated of the strikes: ‘What’s occurred has occurred, and the query is: will we assist the US of their strikes? Sure, we do.’ {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAP
RN Breakfast host Sally Sara pressed Hastie on the legality of the strikes and if there was any concern there. Hastie stated these issues can be debated within the coming days, however added:
What’s occurred has occurred, and the query is: Will we assist the US of their strikes? Sure, we do. Why? As a result of we don’t need to see Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
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Practically 70% of renters worry asking for repairs, examine finds
Nearly seven in 10 renters fear about asking for repairs in case it prompts a lease enhance, AAP studies. A survey of greater than 1,000 renters throughout Australia has additionally discovered a 3rd can be unable to afford a 5% enhance on what they’re at the moment paying.
Half the respondents lived in houses that want repairs and one in 10 wanted them carried out urgently. The survey discovered 31% of rental houses have cockroach, ant or different pest issues, virtually 1 / 4 are leaky and one in 5 have points with scorching water, whereas virtually as many function mouldy bogs.
Researchers discovered 68% of tenants worry asking their landlord to restore their residence would imply upping the lease {Photograph}: Diego Fedele/AAP
Rents, in the meantime, have surged a staggering 47% prior to now 5 years amid requires nationwide rental enhance limits.
Researchers discovered 68% of tenants feared asking their landlord to restore their residence would imply upping the lease, 56% suspected it will get them evicted and 52% anxious that they’d be positioned on a blacklist stopping them renting one other property.
The examine was carried out by the Australian Council of Social Safety, College of NSW, Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership, Nationwide Shelter and the Nationwide Affiliation of Renter Organisations.
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Wong says it’s ‘proper’ to name for diplomacy and de-escalation now
Wong additionally spoke to ABC Information this morning, saying:
It’s proper to name for diplomacy and de-escalation at this level as a result of we don’t need to see escalation and a full-scale struggle within the Center East. That might be devastating for the folks of the area and it will be a nasty factor, it will be clearly extremely disruptive to international stability.
The international minister stated Iran had lengthy flouted its obligations when it got here to nuclear materials, including:
I feel it is very important keep in mind that the services that have been struck solely existed for the aim of Iran’s nuclear program. That’s what we’re speaking about.
The world has lengthy agreed Iran will not be in compliance with its worldwide obligations relating to nuclear materials and the world lengthy agreed it’s not within the pursuits of collective peace and safety for Iran to realize entry to a nuclear weapon.
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Wong says authorities stays targeted on supporting Australians in Center East
Wong stated the federal government stays “very targeted” on doing “no matter we are able to” to assist Australians in Iran, however referred to as the state of affairs there “extraordinarily tough”. She stated:
The airspace stays closed in each international locations we’ve deployed Australian officers to the border with Azerbaijan so if individuals are capable of make their approach to that which is a clearly extremely folks must make a judgment about how dangerous that’s however we urge them to maneuver in the event that they imagine they will accomplish that safely.
Wong stated airspace in Israel additionally remained closed and represented a fancy state of affairs, too.
There’s some prospect of a window of airspace opening [in Israel]. Clearly, that’s extremely depending on the state of affairs on the bottom, and we’re in search of to try to organize a facilitated flight within the occasion that the airspace opens.
Folks take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel on 22 June. {Photograph}: Ohad Zwigenberg/APShare
Penny Wong says Albanese authorities helps US strikes on Iran
International affairs minister Penny Wong stated the federal government supported the US strikes in opposition to Iranian nuclear targets yesterday, however remained deeply involved about what occurs subsequent, calling for diplomacy and de-escalation within the Center East. Wong spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying:
We have now all agreed, the world has agreed, Iran can’t be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. So, sure, we assist motion to stop that, and that’s what that is. However I’d make this level: the large query is now what? We don’t need escalation in a full-scale struggle and we proceed to name for dialogue and diplomacy. …
We’re deeply involved about continued escalation in a full-scale struggle with the entire penalties, not only for Australians within the area, however all of the peoples of the area and the danger to international instability.
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Good morning and welcome to our dwell information weblog. I’m Nick Visser. Right here’s what we’ll be taking a look at this morning.
The Australian authorities is looking for a “de-escalation” after the US bombed Iranian nuclear websites yesterday, with virtually 4,000 Australian residents trying to flee the battle zone. The federal Coalition backed the assaults and have accused Labor of being “too ambiguous” in its response, whereas the Greens referred to as the strikes a “blatant breach of worldwide legislation” and urged Australia to distance itself from the US. The Albanese authorities has maintained the Iranian nuclear program threatens the “stability of the world”.
Australia dangers shedding a “struggle on nicotine” as unlawful tobacco gross sales explode. Consultants have warned in opposition to modifications that might undermine many years of preventing to deliver down smoking charges, with some calling for a serious overhaul in how we tax tobacco and regulate vaping merchandise.
Practically seven in 10 renters say they’re scared of asking for repairs out of worry they might face a lease enhance, in line with a brand new survey of greater than 1,000 folks throughout the nation. The survey additionally discovered one-third of respondents wouldn’t have the ability to afford a 5% enhance on their present lease.
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