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Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium

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Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’

The federal government has decided against an 11th-hour intervention to halt construction of an Olympic stadium and aquatic centre in the heart of Brisbane, in a park that traditional owners say is a First Nations sacred site.

The environment minister, Murray Watt, issued a statement on Sunday afternoon to say he had considered applications made under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act for him to stop construction in Victoria Park.

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China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat – Reuters

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  1. China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat  Reuters
  2. Manila seeking closer ties with Taipei to deter China  Taipei Times
  3. The Philippines is in for a 'long-term struggle' with China over territory, Manila's defense secretary tells CNBC  CNBC
  4. Philippines Verifying Reports of Structure in Scarborough Shoal  navalnews.com
  5. Philippines says Beijing main hurdle to South China Sea code of conduct  South China Morning Post
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Japan defence minister Koizumi rejects China accusations of ‘new militarism’ – Financial Times

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  1. Japan defence minister Koizumi rejects China accusations of ‘new militarism’  Financial Times
  2. Japan's defence minister denies militarism and criticises China's 'huge arsenal'  BBC
  3. Japan Is Stepping Up as Asia’s New Powerbroker  Bloomberg.com
  4. Japan’s Point of No Return  Foreign Affairs
  5. Japan rejects 'new militarism', accuses China of rapidly arming  Reuters
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Recruiter who was allowed to buy back his insolvent firm falls behind on payments after offering staff Vegas trip

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Premier Group Recruitment went into administration with debts of £2.9m – including £647,000 owed to HMRC

A recruitment executive – who was allowed to buy back the assets of his bust company in instalments despite it accumulating almost £3m of debt – has fallen behind on promised payments after pledging to send staff on an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas.

The development is the latest case to raise questions about the practice of “phoenixism”, accounting’s controversial art of liquidating companies to allow directors to rise from the ashes with a new entity, free of debts.

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Pashinyan on course for landslide win in Armenia vote, new poll shows – Euronews

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  1. Pashinyan on course for landslide win in Armenia vote, new poll shows  Euronews
  2. Exclusive: Imported voters, fake websites: Russia's covert efforts to stop Armenia's pivot West  Reuters
  3. Fake Pride, masked men and a surge in misinformation ahead of Armenia’s election  France 24
  4. Reuters: Kremlin planning to bring 100,000 Russia-based Armenians to Armenia to sway elections  Українська правда
  5. Who’s Who in Armenia’s 2026 Parliamentary Elections?  sovanews.tv
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Hundreds detained in Paris as clashes erupt on PSG victory night – France 24

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  1. Hundreds detained in Paris as clashes erupt on PSG victory night  France 24
  2. Hundreds arrested in France after wild Champions League celebrations  BBC
  3. The wildest scenes from PSG's celebrations 🎉  Yahoo Sports
  4. French police arrest more than 400 as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win over Arsenal  The Guardian
  5. France: Police detain many after PSG Champions League win  DW.com
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Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China

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Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’

Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly muscular security stance.

Under the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot to a more proactive defence policy, further shaking off – with US encouragement – its pacifist outlook in place since the end of the second world war.

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Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA

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Wind gusts up to 125km/h forecast to hit city as residents urged to stay away from windows

Intense storms are lashing the western coast of Australia with an unusually deep low pressure system packing powerful winds and heavy rain.

The extreme weather eventbrought wind gusts of up to 125 km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia’s coast on Sunday afternoon.

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Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine – AP News

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  1. Concerns mount that Belarus could be a launchpad for a new Russian offensive in Ukraine  AP News
  2. Lukashenko Responds to Ukrainian General’s List of 500 Targets in Belarus  Kyiv Post
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 26, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Lukashenko responds to remarks of Ukraine's drone commander about 500 targets in Belarus: we have one target  Українська правда
  5. Lukashenko says Belarus has 'major' target in Ukraine in its sights  The Kyiv Independent
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How Iran’s military harnesses western AI – Financial Times

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  1. How Iran’s military harnesses western AI  Financial Times
  2. Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official says  Nextgov/FCW
  3. Iran Did Not Win the Meme War  Time Magazine
  4. AI in warfare: Report says Iran using ChatGPT and Gemini to target US, Israel with malware attack  India Today
  5. Threat Actors Linked to Iran Leverage AppDomainManager to Evade Detection  cyberpress.org
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Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs

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There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes

A move by the German government to reclassify nightclubs to distinguish them from amusement and adult entertainment facilities could give a much-needed boost to the country’s struggling nightlife, industry advocates say.

Under a fundamental change to building regulations approved by Friedrich Merz’s cabinet last week, nightclubs will be formally recognised as providing cultural and artistic value, making it more difficult for developers to evict venue operators in favour of new construction.

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Australia to buy only secondhand nuclear subs from US in major Aukus switch – as it happened

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Extra negative gearing limits could hurt market and family budgets, Labor says

Clare O’Neil has rejected calls from the Greens and others to put further limits on negative gearing access, saying the government should not interrupt “immediate arrangements”.

There’s people in the debate who want to see the government go further. I really understand that but I just think we need to step back.

Negative gearing is a very immediate impact on a household and family budget and it’s not something that governments, when they’re making tax changes, should do, to interrupt people’s immediate arrangements.

We need to land this. We’ll do that in the appropriate time given the need … This is not a political timeline. It is a policy timeline … It’s important this gets resolved speedily and that’s what the government is working towards.

I think there’s a range of things that are on the table in those conversations and I won’t speak about them in detail …

The government wants to get the right outcome here and we are not going to be driven by the politics of the moment. It’s really important we reach the right landing point for this and I think I have spoken in previous interviews this week about some of the issues we see.

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