Natarsha Belling

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Hi, Natasha Belling with you and welcome to the afternoon edition of The Briefing.

Coming up in our deep dive, the dangerous new phase in the war in the Middle East.

It seems any peace deal is now off the table as all out attacks erupt between the US, Israel and Iran.

We speak with a top defence expert about what may happen next and why President Trump may be forced to launch a new all out war.

But first, let's check the afternoon headlines this Wednesday, 10 June.

A major court decision could see the federal government pay out millions of dollars in compensation.

Today, the High Court has ruled that the Australian government could owe tens of millions of dollars to people who were illegally detained in our immigration detention centres.

The liability flows from the ruling in 2023 that it was illegal to indefinitely detain asylum seekers who did not have a home country.

And after that 2023 ruling, around 340 non-citizens were released, with reports they could now be eligible for compensation for their unlawful detention.

One Nation has fought back against the federal government in a fundraising standoff.

Labor posted an ad asking for donations of $27 to help stop the rise of One Nation.

In response, Pauline Hanson's party launched its Fire the Liar campaign, targeting the Prime Minister for breaking election promises and asking for Australians to also donate.

One Nation's fundraising drive on its website had an initial target of $1 million.

At the time of publishing this afternoon, donations have already reached more than $630,000.

Here is One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce.

It comes as speculation grows the federal government could announce a back down over its controversial changes to capital gains tax.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the MCG this afternoon for the state funeral of AFL great and MND campaigner Neil Danaher.

A number of high-profile politicians, including the Prime Minister and Federal Opposition Leader, joined the commemorations for Neil, who passed away at the end of last month after a brave 13-year battle with what he called the Beast.

Danaher also founded Fight MND, which has raised more than $100 million.