Trump demands Iran ‘surrender’, Watt reveals rock art lobbying, Bowen promises power bill reform

List lobby | Australia’s environment minister, Murray Watt, has lobbied national Unesco ambassadors in a bid to overturn a recommendation against world heritage listing for ancient rock art in Western Australia’s north-west.

Power play | Energy minister Chris Bowen is expected to announce a review today of the regulations governing the electricity market in an effort to spare households from unreasonable power bill rises in the future.

Fatal inaction | Michelle Rowland has described the “unacceptable” death toll linked to the continued presence of hanging points in Australian jails as “deeply concerning” and told state and territory governments to “review their practices”.

Exclusive | Sydney tram drivers say the city’s light rail infrastructure needs to be made safer after a second fatal incident involving a pedestrian in two years, claiming management are trying to silence their concerns.

Birth rights | A system of birth alerts to highlight potentially at-risk children to child protection officers has become a weapon against Indigenous mothers, our investigation reveals.

Mayor arrest | Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller and a mayoral candidate, has been arrested by federal agents while visiting an immigration court and accompanying a person out of a courtroom.

Middle East| Donald Trump says he wants “unconditional surrender” from Iran, and says he won’t kill the country’s supreme leader “for now”. The US demanded a “real end” to Iran’s nuclear program. The president’s hardline remarks prompted thousands to flee the Iranian capital of Tehran, while his abrupt departure from the G7 summit was a lesson in raw power for Iran and Europe, not to mention Australia. Follow developments in the crisis at our live blog. In Gaza, the health ministry claimed 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded by Israeli bombing and fire while waiting for food trucks.

Birth after death | A Georgia woman who has been brain dead since February was kept on life support to continue her pregnancy and her baby was born late last week, according to the woman’s mother.

Losing battle | People using weight-loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found.

‘Chain reaction’ | The blackout that brought the Iberian peninsula to a standstill in April was caused by surging voltages triggering “a chain reaction of disconnections”, a report has found.

Wrong turn | An 80-year-old man drove a car down the Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck and requiring the car to be winched away.

Rugby league | Pressure is mounting on the Maroons as they enter tonight’s State of Origin II in Perth needing to win to stay in the series.

Tennis | Alex de Minaur has crashed out in the first round of Queen’s, leaving Australia’s big Wimbledon hope in danger of heading into the grass court grand slam undercooked. Aryna Sabalenka says she has written to Coco Gauff to apologise for the “unprofessional” comments she made after her loss to the American in the final of the French Open.

Formula One | Mercedes has called Red Bull’s protest against George Russell’s victory over Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix “petty” and “embarrassing”.

Canberra | Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the National Press Club .

Victoria | The final Yoorrook Justice Commission report will be handed to the state government as Travis Lovett finishes his walk.

Housing | Clare O’Neil addresses the National Homelessness Conference on the Gold Coast.

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