Key Posts Today’s headlines at a glance By Ben Cubby
Good afternoon and welcome to our live national news coverage for Tuesday, July 14. Here’s what’s making headlines today.
US-Iran ceasefire collapsing: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday that two “offending supertankers” had been hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz after the ships ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and attempted to pass through “a mined route”, Iranian media reported, citing a statement from the IRGC.
Oil price surge: Oil is up again after days of missile exchanges across the Strait of Hormuz. The US is set to blockade Iranian ports today.
House price poll: A growing majority of Australians want house prices to fall, in some cases by more than 20 per cent, polling shows.
Major AI announcement: AI giants’ offer to create a fund to pay artists in exchange for a copyright exemption has been rebuffed, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to deliver a major speech on the technology today.
CFMEU pressure: A former senior official who oversaw the redevelopment of a Victorian hospital says the state government intervened to make public servants sack a company disliked by the CFMEU.
Sam Neill farewelled: Tributes continue to flow around the world for beloved actor Sam Neill, who died aged 78 in Sydney on Monday.
Latest Posts 4.13pm Horne demands construction assurances after Premier rejects CFMEU claim By Kieran Rooney
Health Infrastructure Minister Melissa Horne has responded to “extremely serious allegations” a senior public servant was pressured to sack a company disliked by the CFMEU from a government project, writing to the state’s infrastructure agency to demand assurances of proper behaviour.
The letter, posted to Horne’s public Facebook page, came just hours after Premier Jacinta Allan said there was “no basis” for the claim and represents a rare instance of a minister breaking ranks with the premier.
Victorian Minister fro Health Infrastructure, Melissa Horne. Chris Hopkins Horne wrote
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