{"id":538414,"date":"2026-07-13T00:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/538414\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T00:11:06","slug":"morning-mail-excess-aged-care-fees-under-scrutiny-us-and-iran-contest-control-of-hormuz-jannik-sinner-wins-wimbledon-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/538414\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Mail: Excess aged care fees under scrutiny; US and Iran contest control of Hormuz; Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">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\u2019t use or understand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Overseas, Donald Trump is contradicting Tehran\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">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\u2019s last true wilderness areas.<\/p>\n<p>AustraliaPauline Hanson\u2019s One Nation will likely have to win three-quarters of the upper house seats in outer metropolitan and rural and regional areas to attain government, a pollster says.  Photograph: Lukas Coch\/AAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Crunch | One Nation\u2019s spectacular rise to first or second in some recent political polls has upended Australian politics. But does Pauline Hanson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/13\/one-nation-rise-next-election-pauline-hanson-path-to-government\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">really have a path to government<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Exclusive | The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/13\/aged-care-charges-services-regulator-investigation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched an investigation<\/a> after it received 199 complaints about fees, funds and service charges to residents in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">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%. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/13\/australia-visa-price-hikes-international-students-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">So why have they gone up<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Anti-racism standard | Universities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/12\/new-anti-racism-standard-will-force-australian-universities-to-use-definitions-of-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be required to adopt definitions<\/a> on antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Digital declarations | The days of filling out paper arrival cards are to end for millions of travellers, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/13\/australia-travel-declaration-digital-to-replace-paper-customs-passenger-card-incoming-travellers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">digital passenger cards to be rolled out<\/a> at Australia\u2019s international airports and seaports.<\/p>\n<p>WorldUS forces launch a missile from one of their naval vessels in the Gulf region. Photograph: US Central Command\/ReutersWorld CupArgentina\u2019s Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring his team\u2019s second goal against Switzerland in their World Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Agust\u00edn Marcarian\/ReutersFull Story Composite: Mick Tsikas\/AAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Where are the Greens?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/audio\/2026\/jul\/13\/where-are-the-greens-full-story-podcast\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">moving to the right rather than the left<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In-depthLawyer Marziyah Razi is concerned about recent political statements about Australia being a single language country.  Photograph: Christopher Hopkins\/The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Pauline Hanson\u2019s claims that Australia\u2019s social cohesion is at risk due to a \u201clanguage problem\u201d 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 \u2013 and is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/13\/pauline-hanson-one-nation-australia-immigration-lanuage-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on a mission to give a \u201cvoice to the voiceless\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-19\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter | Every weekday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to Morning Mail<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1r7my33\">Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783901466_363_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-xiq31o\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-19\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p>Not the newsSky-blue pixie\u2019s parasols (Mycena interrupta) have a circle of darker blue in the centre of their caps and resemble an iris from above.  Photograph: Alison Pouliot<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Takayna\/Tarkine is revered as one of Australia\u2019s 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\u2019s largest cool temperate rainforest, Alexis Buxton-Collins unearthed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jul\/13\/mushroom-trip-a-mycologists-tour-of-the-tarkine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an unexpected appreciation for the third kingdom of life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SportJannik Sinner with his Wimbledon trophy after winning the men\u2019s singles final. Photograph: Victoria Jones\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Twenty-five years after Peter Falconio\u2019s murder, the family of his killer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntnews.com.au\/news\/bradley-murdochs-family-says-convicted-killer-was-not-involved-in-murdering-peter-falconio\/news-story\/a81679428fc5d5b10d31f5ce097f379e\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">say the story is \u201cfar from over\u201d<\/a>, NT News reports. The Coalition has pledged to spend billions on rural road upgrades in Victoria \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/politics\/victoria\/bitumen-blitz-coalition-pledges-billions-to-rural-road-upgrades-20260712-p60emu.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including repairing 1m potholes<\/a> \u2013 as it looks to gain voter support, the Age reports. The Minns government will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/nsw\/budget-squeeze-minns-government-to-halve-health-infrastructure-spending-rate-20260708-p60dq5.html\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">halve spending on health infrastructure<\/a> as a percentage of New South Wales\u2019s economic output until the end of the decade, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening today<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">NSW | Hearings in the royal commission into antisemitism are scheduled to continue in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Queensland | A coronial inquest is being held in Brisbane into the fatal 2023 Sea World helicopter collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">WA | A public hearing is scheduled in Perth in the inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">If you would like to receive this Morning Mail update to your email inbox every weekday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/sep\/23\/morning-mail-newsletter-best-daily-news-email-guardian-australia-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe?CMP=copyembed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up here<\/a>, or finish your day with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/13\/afternoon-update-newsletter-best-daily-news-email-guardian-australia-free-sign-up?CMP=copyembed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our Afternoon Update newsletter<\/a>. You can follow the latest in US politics by signing up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/apr\/25\/election-newsletter-sign-up-stakes\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This Week in Trumpland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brain teaser<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And finally, here are the Guardian\u2019s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning. 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