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And that\u2019s where we\u2019ll leave you this afternoon. Here\u2019s a wrap of what we learned today:<\/p>\n
Liberal frontbencher Jonathon Duniam says he will quit politics before the next election, saying the decision was made in the best interest of his family.<\/p>\n
Federal health minister Mark Butler says the NDIS will \u201cstill be Australia\u2019s biggest social program outside aged pension\u201d despite strong criticism from people with disability and their advocates about the government\u2019s proposed changes to the scheme.<\/p>\n
The body of a seven-year-old girl has been recovered from Sydney\u2019s Parramatta River after her father was also found dead earlier on Saturday, with an investigation into their deaths continuing.<\/p>\n
A nine-year-old Australian girl has been killed and her father and brother seriously injured in Pakistan after local police reportedly shot at their car, mistaking it for that of suspected criminals.<\/p>\n
Wet road conditions may have been a factor in the death of Australian sprinter Jemma Stapleton, according to local media reports in Thailand.<\/p>\n
Tara Moriarty, NSW minister for agriculture, has said \u201cnothing is off the table\u201d in terms of how the government deals with the risks of future shark attacks.<\/p>\n
A permanent memorial will be established at Bondi beach to remember those killed in the terror attack in December last year.<\/p>\n
The founder of a women-only social media app found by the federal court to have discriminated against a transgender woman is seeking to appeal against the decision in the high court.<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for your company today. Our live news blog will be back bright and early tomorrow morning. See you then.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>Wet roads a factor in Australian sprinter\u2019s Thailand death: reports Local media in Thailand say wet road conditions were a factor in the death of Australian sprinter <\/a>Jemma Stapleton<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n Stapleton had been on a family holiday in Koh Samui, and was riding a motorcycle before the crash in the province of Surat Thani in the island\u2019s south, according to the Bangkok Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Slippery road conditions appeared to have been a factor in the road accident involving three vehicles, the paper said, citing comments from provincial police chief, Maj Suwat Suksri, on Saturday:<\/p>\n double quotation markPolice on Saturday released CCTV video that captured the moments leading to the fatal crash. It showed Stapleton\u2019s motorcycle losing traction and falling before sliding into the opposite lane while an oncoming car was approaching, causing a violent collision with the rider, police said.<\/p>\n Her body was thrown more than 20 metres along the road, while the motorcycle slid to a halt in front of another vehicle travelling behind the first car \u2026<\/p>\n Police were told that Stapleton had been riding ahead of family members, who were travelling behind on other motorcycles. Investigators believe the wet road surface and slippery conditions contributed to the accident.<\/p>\n Jemma Stapleton. Photograph: Kelly Defina\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.15 EDT<\/p>\n More World Cup fan gatherings<\/p>\n Guardian Australia\u2019s audience editor Dave Earley is watching the match in the Sydney suburb of Earlwood, at Earlwood Oval, with a crowd of other locals.<\/p>\n The watch event is being held by the Earlwood Wanderers football club, with what looks to be a very strong turnout.<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.03 EDT<\/p>\n Fisher dies after being swept off rocks on NSW coast<\/p>\n A fisher has died after being swept off the rocks on New South Wales\u2019 north coast today, according to police.<\/p>\n Emergency services were called to Conner Hurley lookout at Evans Head shortly after 11am today after reports a rock fisher was swept into the water, NSW police said in a statement this afternoon.<\/p>\n Police accompanied by Surf Life Saving NSW and NSW Ambulance paramedics attended. The man could not be revived and died at the scene.<\/p>\n An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is in progress, and police said initial inquiries led them to believe the man was fishing on a rock wall nearby when he was swept into the water.<\/p>\n Police will prepare a report for the coroner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.03 EDT<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to follow along with the Socceroos match, Jonathan Howcroft has all the updates here in our dedicated World Cup blog:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Crowds gather in Melbourne\u2019s Federation Square to watch the Australia v Turkey World Cup match I\u2019m in Federation Square, Melbourne, waiting to watch match six of the 2026 World Cup. Australia v Turkey! The crowd is buzzing. It\u2019s a sea of green and gold and the occasional red.<\/p>\n I\u2019m chatting to Michael, a Socceroos fan sporting a gold and green scarf. He says there\u2019s something special about The World Cup:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt just brings everyone together. Doesn\u2019t matter what nationality you are. You all come together as Australians.<\/p>\n I see in the distance two legends on very tall stilt legs with very big muscles (real or not, I\u2019m not sure). I go over to chat. Their view from high up there is great, apparently. They say there\u2019s a \u201cvibration in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n We are 15 minutes off from the start of the match, I\u2019m off to enjoy some drummers dancing in the crowd!<\/p>\n The view from stilts is great, apparently. Photograph: Bertin Huynh\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.43 EDT<\/p>\n Maxim Buckley studies how leukaemia cells communicate with each other. It\u2019s critical research but as a PhD student he\u2019s paid just $18.50 an hour, a rate that\u2019s just above the poverty line.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old is in his final months of research at University of Adelaide on acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, which predominantly affects children, research that will help future treatments of the cancer.<\/p>\n Maxim Buckley is researching acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at the University of Adelaide and says people are shocked when they learn how little PhD student researchers are paid. Photograph: Supplied<\/p>\n Buckley rents a room in a share house with four others and takes on university tutoring and paper marking to make ends meet beyond the minimum 38 hours he spends per week on his PhD. His salary is below the minimum wage, which will hit $26.44 an hour from 1 July.<\/p>\n The minimum research training program (RTP) scholarship \u2013 at $34,315 \u2013 sank below the Henderson Poverty Line in September 2025. The last significant boost was under former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2009. The government has been sitting on a report it commissioned by an independent expert panel that recommended urgently increasing the stipend.<\/p>\n Read more on this story here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.57 EDT<\/p>\n Fellow Tasmanian Liberal, Bridget Archer, has thanked outgoing frontbencher Jonno Duniam for his time in politics.<\/p>\n Duniam, who was elected to parliament in 2016 and is seen as one of the Liberals\u2019 best talents, said it was an \u201cextremely difficult decision to make\u201d but one he had been considering for \u201cquite some time\u201d to spend more time with family.<\/p>\n Former federal member for Bass Bridget Archer. Photograph: Mike Bowers\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Archer, who was ousted as the federal member for Bass at the 2025 federal election, is one of the state\u2019s more moderate Liberals but wished Duniam, the conservative faction operator, the best for the future.<\/p>\n Archer said:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt\u2019s no secret that political life can take its toll, especially when it comes to family.<\/p>\n I want to thank Jonno for his years of service and commitment to the Tasmanian people, and I wish him and his family all the very best for the future.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.35 EDT<\/p>\n Music festivals have been a mainstay of New Zealand\u2019s summers for decades and, for many, a cultural rite of passage. Up-and-coming local artists cut their teeth on the festival circuit and larger events draw international acts to the isolated country.<\/p>\n But the music community is becoming increasingly alarmed as it watches the country\u2019s local independent festivals buckle under the weight of tough economic conditions, dwindling funding and the rise of international promoters, whose big budget events are difficult to match.<\/p>\n Henry Oliver in Auckland has the full story here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Australian cookbook authors win prestigious prize<\/p>\n Two Australian cookbook authors have claimed medallions in the James Beard media awards, one of the most prestigious prizes in the food publishing world.<\/p>\n The awards, announced in Chicago on Saturday evening local time, recognise books, media and journalism covering food and drink that have been published or broadcast in the United States.<\/p>\n Baked recipes from Helen Goh’s Baking and the Meaning of Life cookbook. Photograph: Laura Edwards\/Murdoch Books<\/p>\n Read the full story here:<\/p>\n![\"Natasha](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Natasha_May.png\")
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Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n![\"Sarah](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781415911_981_Sarah_Basford_Canales.png\")
Sarah Basford Canales<\/p>\n![\"Yvonne](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Yvonne_Lam.png\")
Yvonne C Lam<\/p>\n