Alex Tai

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I'm Alex Tai.

Fighting has broken out again in the Strait of Hormuz between the United States and Iran.

Even as it appears, both sides are continuing to negotiate towards a peace deal.

The two sides have conflicting stories as to who attacked who first.

Iranian state media claimed that the U.S.

attacked an Iranian oil tanker and then carried out airstrikes against several cities.

The United States, on the other hand, said that they were responding to, quote, unprovoked Iranian attacks and that three American destroyers were attacked while in the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump wrote on his social media, missiles were shot at our destroyers and were easily knocked down.

Likewise, drones came and were incinerated while in the air.

They dropped ever so beautifully down to the ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave.

A few hours after the fighting, Trump also spoke to media from Washington and said that, despite the attacks, the ceasefire was still in effect.

The Northern Territory has announced a review into the child protection system following the death of five-year-old Kumunjai little baby.

The Minister for Child Protection, Robin Cahill, said in a statement that her government was not prepared to accept the status quo and will announce the scope of an independent review on Monday.

According to the statement, the review will be conducted by an external expert.

Julie Bishop, the former Foreign Minister of Australia, has announced her immediate resignation as the Chancellor of the Australian National University in Canberra.

Bishop had been leading the university since her appointment in 2020, and it has been, it's safe to say, a period of significant turmoil.

In 2024, the university announced a plan to cut $250 million in order to become financially sustainable after operating costs blew out.

That plan was wildly unpopular and the then Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell resigned from her role last year.

Now, Julie Bishop is also gone, with her tenure as Chancellor being marked by scandals over executive expenses as well as accusations of bullying, which Bishop denies.