Chris Spirou

Now, a reminder, the Trump administration wants countries to join an international coalition that's called the Maritime Freedom Construct to get the Strait open and coordinate sanctions once the conflict ends.

Countries would chip in through things like diplomacy, intelligence sharing or a naval presence.

back home now and the Queensland government says it's unwavering in its resolve to stamp out anti-Semitism but has drawn a hard line on some of the recommendations from the Bondi Royal Commission saying a gun buyback will not keep guns out of the hands of terrorists and criminals.

A reminder it was yesterday that Commissioner Virginia Bell handed down an interim report from the Royal Commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion in the wake of the Bondi massacre and

The commission making 14 recommendations, including event security overhaul, a review of our current counterterrorism responses and speeding up a jointly funded weapons buyback scheme.

So far, only New South Wales is the only clear supporter of this scheme, with Premier Chris Min saying he hopes the other states will come around.

But if they don't, New South Wales will push ahead regardless.

Yeah, and if you do want to know more about these particular recommendations and the contents of that interim report, hop back to yesterday's Deep Dive.

A link to that will be in the show notes.

Now, these are reforms that advocates have been calling for for years as a way to help make buying a house more accessible for first-timers, but Chalmers has flagged that any changes to the housing tax system will likely be grandfathered, meaning it won't apply to existing investors.

Deloitte, a leading consulting firm, says that will delay any real improvements to housing affordability and the budget by only generating an estimated $500 million over the first four years.

And the first scalp of the 2026 Women's State of Origin has gone to the Blues, who have downed Queensland 11-6 in Newcastle overnight.

More than 20,000 fans turned out to see the opening clash.

Yeah, indeed.

And also, can I just say, not having a Queenslander sitting opposite me, like the wind feels great, it does, but it doesn't feel as good.

We're both from Sydney.

We're both New South Wales supporters.

I'm so sorry, Tara Cassidy, but I loved when New South Wales was from Queensland.

It was so much more fun.

Shout out, Tara.