Natarsha Belling

In the United States, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was in the hot seat of Congress facing questions from US lawmakers for the first time since the beginning of the Iran war.

During that hearing, the US Pentagon gave its latest estimate for the cost of the war at US$25 billion.

The Defence Secretary also using his appearance to take aim at US politicians on the left who oppose the war.

Meantime, CNN reports that Donald Trump is planning to extend the blockade of Iranian ports.

The US president reportedly sees that economic pressure on Iran as the best way to force the country back to the negotiating table.

Mark Latham has been ordered to pay independent MP Alex Greenwich $100,000 after a tribunal found that Mr Latham had vilified and sexually harassed Mr Greenwich.

The case relates to two tweets made by Mr Latham, who was a former One Nation MP.

He has been ordered to refrain from any further homosexual vilification of Mr Greenwich, who is openly gay.

Later stats show the largest number of people living in Australia who were born overseas are now from India.

32% of Australian residents were born overseas, with the biggest group previously from England.

But now the Bureau has released new figures today showing that India has just overtaken England.

China and New Zealand are the other two most common countries of origin for people migrating to Australia.

And a new list of the most loved Aussie films has been released.

The Sydney Morning Herald has collected a list of the 50 best Australian films as voted on by 24 experts in and around the Australian film industry.

The original Mad Max came in at number five, followed by two films from iconic director Peter Weir, who made Picnic at Hanging Rock in number three spot and Gallipoli in number two.

And coming in at first spot is Samson and Delilah.

the film written and directed by Warwick Thornton about two Indigenous teenagers finding love in the outback.

Now it's time to get into our deep dive on the Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion, which handed down its interim report this morning.

Shortly afterwards, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, held a news conference to say that Australia will adopt all of the recommendations in the report.

There were 14 recommendations in the report, five of which were kept classified.