| | 21/06/2024 ‘$1,000’ nuclear bill shock, Victoria’s deal with Israel, Donald Sutherland dies |
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| | | Morning, everyone. Peter Dutton may be dreaming of a nuclear dawn for Australia but our top story this morning heaps pressure on him to shed some more light on how he thinks it’s going to cut bills. One expert tells us the plan could see household outgoings rise by $1,000 a year. We’re also reporting on Victoria’s secret deal with the Israeli defence ministry, how the King of Tonga could have a say in the coed row engulfing a top Sydney school, and we look back on the life of acting great Donald Sutherland, who has died aged 88. Australia | | Tonga lobby | A Sydney barrister and Newington College old boy leading the fight against the private school’s coed shift has sent an impassioned email to alumni, detailing his plans to fly to Tonga this week to lobby King Tupou VI. | Bill shock | Australians could face an increase in annual household power bills of up to $1,000 under a Coalition plan to slow the rollout of large-scale renewable energy and use more gas-fired electricity before nuclear plants are ready, analysts say. NSW’s chief scientist has debunked Peter Dutton’s claim that small modular reactors could be up and running in a decade, arguing that it could take up to 20 years. | Israel agreement | The Victorian government quietly signed an agreement with Israel’s defence ministry to capitalise on “global tensions” and countries wanting to “protect their national interests” militarily, internal documents reveal. | Pertussis problem | A sharp rise in the number of whooping cough cases – made worse by a shortage of medicine – has prompted doctors to urge people to ensure their vaccinations are up to date | Mackay charges | Police are investigating how a 31-year-old man charged with murdering a woman in front of two children in north Queensland gained access to a firearm. |
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| World | | ‘A life well lived’ | Donald Sutherland, whose acting career spanned six decades and included starring in such highly acclaimed films as Don’t Look Now, M*A*S*H and The Hunger Games, has died aged 88. | Boeing accused | Families of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia have demanded that the plane-maker be criminally prosecuted and fined $25bn for “the deadliest corporate crime in US history”. | New-look Nato | The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, will become the new head of Nato after Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian president, withdrew from the race. | IDF transfer | The Israeli military has quietly handed over significant legal powers in the occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants working for the far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich. | Tory turmoil | The UK gambling watchdog is looking into a second Conservative candidate over an alleged bet on the timing of the general election. Laura Saunders, the party’s candidate in Bristol North West, is married to the party’s campaigns chief. |
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