Good morning. Today we dig into One Nation’s growing pains as it seeks to match its internal operations to its political ambitions. We reveal the party has ordered its members to dissolve and re-establish branches and agree to strict gag orders after an internal review by the party uncovered “significant risks”.
Housing advocates are calling on MPs to reject fearmongering and back Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax to “level the playing field” for renters and young homebuyers.
There are calls for urgent action over the ballooning numbers of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park. And after a global outcry, Israel says it has now deported foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Australia
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At a canter | Feral horse numbers have surged in the Kosciuszko national park, with new data estimating populations climbed by thousands after the New South Wales government paused aerial culling in 2025.
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Exclusive | One Nation’s rapid expansion of local branches across the country is in disarray, with the party being forced to dissolve and re-establish its new network after less than eight months.
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‘Long overdue’ | Housing groups are urging MPs to quickly pass Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, saying the reforms will improve fairness for renters and young homebuyers.
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WiseTech job losses | WiseTech has begun informing staff that they will lose their jobs in redundancies it says are due to AI advancements – although an email to staff in China has omitted the word “AI”.
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Explainer | The Coalition has dusted off an infamous scare campaign by dubbing the trust changes in Labor’s budget a “death tax”. But experts say that’s wrong. So then, what’s the truth?
World
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Gaza flotilla | Israel says it has deported all foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, after a global outcry over their treatment in custody led to diplomatic dressing downs. The 11 Australians in the group were due to fly to Istanbul before coming home.
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Ebola outbreak | A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan due to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse, critics have said.
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Middle East crisis | Oil markets will soon enter the “red zone” as stocks dwindle before the northern hemisphere’s summer travel season amid a shortage of Middle East exports, the International Energy Agency warns.
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Trump projects | The US Senate is refusing to push through ICE funding amid rows over a proposal to divert money to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. Meanwhile, designs for a triumphal arch in Washington DC have been signed off.
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Such great heights | A record 274 climbers have reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepalese side in a single day after a spring season that started late because of the threat of ice fall.
Full Story
Back to Back Barries: How long will Angus Taylor survive as Liberal leader?
In this special recording of the Barries in front of a live audience at the Sydney Writers’ festival, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss why budget criticism is hurting Labor more than many anticipated. They also examine the Coalition’s many leadership changes – and ask who could be in line to take the reins next.
In-depth
Climate change denial has become untenable. But despite melting glaciers, rising seas, increasing heat, extreme rainfall and worsening bushfires, One Nation says it is not convinced. Instead, Pauline Hanson’s party is digging in with conspiracy theories and cherrypicked claims that are easy to refute. It claims it’s the only party in Australia to question climate science – and maybe it should ask itself why, Graham Readfearn writes.
Not the news
Bold and bright, Vivid Sydney – running until 13 June – transforms the city’s streets and parks with an array of light installations, projections and digital art. With sights including a waterfall cube and a field of glowing fungi, the festival includes a 6.5km light walk from Barangaroo to Darling Harbour.
Sport
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Athletics | Two Australians created a defining Olympic moment. Now they are taking different paths, Jack Snape writes.
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Football | Mikel Arteta was “in the garden building a fire” when Arsenal won its Premier League title; victorious Aston Villa partied hard in Istanbul after ending their 30-year trophy wait; and: David Squires on … an A-League Men’s grand final promising the dark arts.
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‘We’re the good ones’ | Meet the German billionaire behind the Enhanced Games – the “Steroid Olympics” – promoting PEDs to the masses.
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Cycling | Alec Segaert’s attack plan paid off on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia as Afonso Eulálio stretched his overall lead; Australia flexed its cycling muscles as four riders powered into the Giro d’Italia top 10.
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Tennis | Novak Djokovic has avoided Jannik Sinner’s half of the French Open draw, while Emma Raducanu will face talented Solana Sierra in an early test.
Media roundup
Snowy Hydro executives were paid more than $1m in bonuses linked to performance last year, even as costs for the Snowy 2.0 project spiralled, ABC News reports. AI chatbot technology will be rolled out in every Queensland state school by next month despite expert concerns, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Melbourne airport is moving to scrap kerbside pickup and drop-off at the terminal doors, the Age reports. Tasmania’s EPA has found salmon farm antibiotic use poses “low environmental risk”, the Mercury reports.
What’s happening today
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NSW | A public hearing is scheduled in Sydney in the NSW parliamentary inquiry into datacentres.
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NSW | Deputy premier Prue Car is set to deliver the State of the Region address in Penrith.
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NSW | The Vivid Sydney festival starts this evening.
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Brain teaser
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