Queensland budget 2025: Crisafulli vows no austerity despite state facing $218bn debt

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Premier says you can ‘respect people’s money’ and still lift public services as LNP hands down first budget since 2014

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has promised no austerity in his first budget, despite the state facing a forecast $218bn in debt.

Tuesday’s state budget will be the Liberal National party’s first since 2014. Then led by premier Campbell Newman, the LNP lost government in 2015 after slashing tens of thousands of public service positions and proposing the sell-off of public assets to balance the books.

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Exclusive: Iranian retaliation against U.S. forces could come soon, U.S. officials say – Reuters

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  1. Exclusive: Iranian retaliation against U.S. forces could come soon, U.S. officials say  Reuters
  2. Live updates: Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to 'total ceasefire'  NBC News
  3. What we know about US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites  BBC
  4. Iran Positions Missile Launchers for Potential Attack on U.S. Forces, U.S. Officials Say  WSJ
  5. What are the main US military bases in the Middle East?  Reuters
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Giant statues to return to Notre Dame’s spire in latest stage of restoration

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Copper-coated figures will be hoisted on to cathedral’s reconstructed spire after devastating blaze of 2019

Sixteen giant statues are to be hoisted back on to the spire of Notre Dame in the latest step of the cathedral’s €700m (£600m) reconstruction after the devastating fire of 2019.

The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before flames consumed the roof and destroyed the spire.

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IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordo site, demands access – The Times of Israel

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  1. IAEA chief expects ‘very significant damage’ at Iran’s Fordo site, demands access  The Times of Israel
  2. JD Vance suggests Iran’s uranium stockpile is still intact despite US strikes  The Guardian
  3. Where are the world’s nuclear weapons, and who owns them?  The Washington Post
  4. What we know about the three Iranian nuclear sites struck by the US  CNN
  5. IAEA chief expects 'very significant damage' at Iran's Fordow site  Reuters
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Weather tracker: US and Europe swelter in June heatwaves

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Monday and Tuesday likely to be the hottest days of the year so far in eastern US while temperatures rise in Europe

This summer’s first heatwave has developed across the eastern half of the United States with most places having recorded their hottest temperature of the year so far on Sunday, which will then probably be beaten on Monday and Tuesday.

High pressure across the eastern US has funnelled up hot air from southern parts of the the country, resulting in what is known as a heat dome, initially across central regions on Friday, before spreading eastwards over the weekend. The temperatures rose significantly on Saturday, with Huron regional airport in South Dakota recording a high of 39.4C (102.9F), 13C above the average high in June for the region.

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Nation Nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Dramatically Changes Its Tune After His Iran Strike – The Daily Beast

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  1. Nation Nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize Dramatically Changes Its Tune After His Iran Strike  The Daily Beast
  2. Pakistan recommends Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — and the internet had a lot to say! Take a look  Hindustan Times
  3. Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, June 23, 2025  India TV News
  4. From Condemnation To 'Expression Of Concern': Pakistan Changes Stand On US Strikes Against Iran  News18
  5. Pakistan politicians, others ask govt to review Trump's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize  The Hindu
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Trump decision for US to strike Iran splits Maga supporters – US politics live

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Maga diehards caught between supporting efforts against nuclear proliferation and opposing American involvement in foreign conflicts

JD Vance has said the US is “not at war” with Iran – but is with its nuclear weapons program, holding out a position that the White House hopes to maintain over the coming days as the Iranian regime considers a retributive response to Saturday’s US strike on three of its nuclear installations.

In an interview Sunday with NBC News’ Meet the Press, the US vice-president was asked if the US was now at war with Iran.

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