Sasha Barbagallo

So, you know, I think overall this policy will be fairly well received,

proven wrong.

And look, on the cost of living topic, we should mention before we move on to the next headline that the RBA is of course making its interest rates announcement today, and it is widely tipped that we'll see an increase in the cash rate of 25 basis points to 4.35%.

That'd mark a third consecutive hike.

And this would return us to the peak of the cash rate that we saw

before the RBA started its cutting cycle last year, which was very briefly lived.

So we can expect that to come this afternoon after 2.30.

Now, the yacht has since sunk with a recovery mission underway.

It is not known how many people were on that vessel.

Four others made it to shore and have been treated for their injuries, none of which are expected to be life-threatening.

At the time of recording this, the operation to retrieve the yacht remains active.

Earlier this morning, we heard from Donald Trump, who claims US forces have hit seven Iranian small boats as they push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

On Truth Social, he pointed to Iran targeting unrelated nations, including a South Korean vessel inside the Strait, and he called on Seoul to join his Project Freedom.

Well, and there's no progress on peace talks either and it really is starting to echo what we saw happen with the war on Gaza where it was, you know, all of these delegations meeting and constant talks and just this inability for the sides to agree to a deal.

So there is this sense that this war is just falling into a stalemate and we're not seeing an end to it come anytime soon.

At this stage, though, it does not appear that there has been any action taken to shore up the safety of officers.

Unions representing police in Queensland and Victoria have raised issue with the devices.

So too has the association that supports AFP officers.

So one to watch, Chris.

Look, meantime, on the topic of tracking, New South Wales has announced it will criminalise the use of secret GPS tracking devices in what will be a strengthening of existing surveillance laws.