Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students

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Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000

Tim Winton knows what it’s like to be the first in a family to go to university – “what a breakthrough that is, the kind of opportunities it provides”.

It was at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, studying arts, that he wrote his first novel, An Open Swimmer, launching a four-decade writing career.

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‘Changed my life’: hepatitis treatment offers hope but not enough receiving care, report finds

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People like David Clune have been saved by medical breakthroughs, but many still don’t know the risks or can’t access doctors

In 1989 David Clune was a young dad with four children when he was diagnosed with hepatitis B and C. Being told he wouldn’t get to see them grow up “was like a spear went through my heart”, he remembers.

Clune is not sure how he contracted the virus. However, entering state care in New Zealand at the age of 10, he experienced abuse and neglect as he was cycled through eight different homes, three youth detention centres, one adult remand centre and a psychiatric hospital, and was exposed to shared needles for tattooing and drugs.

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Victorian Labor party members to push for ‘immediate’ federal recognition of a Palestinian state

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Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine to move three ‘urgency resolutions’ at weekend conference, but PM maintains no immediate plans for the move

Victorian Labor members will use this weekend’s state conference to demand the federal government “immediately” recognise a Palestinian state and impose sanctions on Israel – in what will be their strongest push to date on the issue.

It comes after Anthony Albanese on Sunday described civilian deaths in Gaza as “indefensible” but reiterated he had no immediate plans to recognise a Palestinian state and insisted further steps were needed to reach a two-state solution.

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Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body. – The Washington Post

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  1. Gazans are dying of hunger. Here’s what happens to a starving human body.  The Washington Post
  2. No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza  NPR
  4. Israel says it will open routes to allow aid convoys into Gaza  BBC
  5. Situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic,' Save the Children's humanitarian director says  ABC News
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Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry – The Times of Israel

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  1. Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid  The New York Times
  3. Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters  Freedom Flotilla
  4. Two Australians on board boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza, Dfat confirms  The Guardian
  5. Israel again intercepts Gaza-bound ship carrying activists and humanitarian aid  NBC News
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Mother of British victim of Air India crash left ‘heartbroken’ by casket error

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Amanda Donaghey provided DNA to officials in Ahmedabad but wrong remains were flown to the UK

The mother of one of the British victims of the Air India crash says her family is “heartbroken” after the wrong remains were sent home in his casket.

Air India’s London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college hostel seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on 12 June, killing 241 people onboard.

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Starmer to raise Gaza situation in Trump meeting – BBC

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  1. Starmer to raise Gaza situation in Trump meeting  BBC
  2. Trump to meet Starmer in Ayrshire after agreeing US-EU trade deal  BBC
  3. Keir Starmer to recall cabinet for emergency meeting on Gaza crisis  The Guardian
  4. ‘More to do’ on US steel tariffs than Trump and PM can resolve, minister signals  The Independent
  5. Trump visit live: Starmer to push US president to resume role in Gaza ceasefire talks  The Independent
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Alabama child dies after being left in hot car while in state custody

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Police investigate death of Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr, three, who was left inside car by contractor for state human resources

An investigation has been triggered after a three-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car by a contractor for the state human resources department in Alabama.

Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr, who was in foster care, had been picked up in the late morning on Tuesday by the worker after a supervised visit with his father, the New York Times reported. He was supposed to be transported to a daycare program by a worker for the department, which oversees child protection other social services.

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei ‘spends day sleeping and using drugs’: Report | World News – Hindustan Times – Hindustan Times

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  1. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei ‘spends day sleeping and using drugs’: Report | World News - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times
  2. Iran's Supreme Leader spends his days sleeping and getting high, Mossad-linked account says  Fox News
  3. Mossad in Farsi says Khamenei spends 'half the day sleeping, the other half high'  Yahoo Home
  4. Iranian Supreme Leader sleeps and gets 'high on substances' all day, Mossad-linked social media account claims  nypost.com
  5. 'Half Day Sleeping, Other Half High': Mossad-Linked Account Targets Iran's Supreme Leader | World News  News18
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Thailand and Cambodia to hold talks on deadly border conflict in Malaysia – Reuters

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  1. Thailand and Cambodia to hold talks on deadly border conflict in Malaysia  Reuters
  2. Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Forces Thousands to Flee  The New York Times
  3. Thai, Cambodian Leaders Set for Peace Talks Nudged by Trump  Bloomberg
  4. Thailand and Cambodia still fighting after Trump announces ceasefire talks  CNN
  5. Thailand and Cambodia Consider Cease-Fire After Calls With Trump on Border Clashes  The Wall Street Journal
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Spanish teenager investigated on suspicion of creating AI-generated nude videos

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Modified images of minors appear on social media account allegedly owned by 17-year-old

Police in eastern Spain are investigating a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to create and share fake nude images of his female schoolmates that he intended to sell online.

Guardia Civil officers in the Ribera Alta area of Valencia began investigating in December last year after a female student reported the creation of a social media account in her name that featured an AI-generated video.

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