Natarsha Belling

The PM's latest announcement came after another National Cabinet meeting on the ongoing fuel crisis.

Donald Trump has paused Project Freedom, saying he wants to see whether or not a peace agreement with Iran can be reached.

It comes just days after the US president announced the plan where the US military guided ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

That decision saw tensions increase in the strait, with Iran shooting missiles at the United Arab Emirates and the US military sinking some Iranian vessels.

And there's a new story about the Pope in the news, and this time it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.

Instead, an American priest and friend of the Pope used his homily to tell a story about the new Pope Leo having to call his Chicago bank to change his phone number and address when he officially became the pontiff.

The priest telling the story is Father Tom McCarthy, who says the bank's customer service representative just wouldn't budge, even when Pope Leo said this.

Now it's time to get into our deep dive on Hantavirus.

The virus has been around for centuries, but now it's back in focus after a suspected cluster on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Three passengers have already died with suspected infections, with concerns over a number of other cases.

Four Australians are also on board that cruise ship.

The World Health Organisation has now confirmed person-to-person transmission of Hantavirus on the cruise ship, which is extremely rare.

Joining us to explain how serious this is, is infectious diseases expert Professor May Ruchil from the University of Sydney.

Professor, thanks so much for joining us.

If I can start by asking you, what is Hantavirus?

So in regards to what we know right now, a lot of focus has been on Hantavirus right now because of this outbreak or a number of people have passed away from the virus on this cruise ship off the North African coast.

But Hantavirus has been around for centuries, hasn't it?

So how do you contract hantavirus from what you've explained, Professor, that it's often passed through the feces or urine of rats?

So how would humans contract it?

Many of us may be triggered by this, especially with a cruise ship and a virus, especially after COVID.