World - Saturday, June 13, 2026

The Tasmanian Liberal senator has announced he will leave parliament before the end of the year. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Senate will deliver its report from the NDIS inquiry on Tuesday. Butler doesn’t directly answer a question about whether or not he is willing to make any significant changes to the legislation the government has put forward. He says: Look, the direction of travel I think is an important one for us to follow through. This largely reflects reviews and insights that we’ve gathered over the last three years since the independent review was done of the NDIS in 2023 and endorsed by all governments at national Cabinet later that year. I’m utterly convinced this is the right plan for the NDIS… I’m not saying there won’t be any change. We heard ideas from the crossbench in the debate in the House of Representatives. I’ve very much heard that people want greater reassurance about what won’t change because of the reforms we’re putting in place. We have to constrain that growth. Without reforms it would grow to $20 billion by the end of the decade and that’s simply not a sustainable position. It’s also allowed us, as I said, to protect the core supports people rely upon for that safety that was part of your introduction. Continue reading...

A security expert who had recently become chief of staff to the new defense minister was abducted, the latest example of violence gripping the country.

A niche group of content creators called "virtual parents" have become hugely popular among young people.

Charlie Verco managed to grab hold of the woman and bring her back to shore after the Sydney shark attack on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Elite paddleboarder Charlie Verco has only seen one shark bigger than the one he saw on Saturday at Sydney’s Coogee beach. The North Bondi athlete was training for July’s world championships in Hawaii on Saturday morning when he heard a swimmer shouting “shark”. Continue reading...

The children — four girls and one boy — were among 10 people in the van at the time of the crash. An infant was seriously injured, the police said.

Mexican authorities found a decomposing corpse with signs of violence near Tijuana's Caliente Stadium, where Iran's team trains for the World Cup.

Fire at medical supplier Medline in Tracy, city of more than 100,000 residents, is affecting the air quality California firefighters continued to battle a blaze on Saturday that had engulfed a roughly 1m sq ft warehouse, causing officials to warn residents over unhealthy air quality. The fire has been raging at the medical supplier Medline Industries’ warehouse in Tracy, a city of more than 100,000 residents located about 55 miles (90km) east of San Francisco. Officials expect to be battling the fire for a few more days. Continue reading...

Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, about 124 miles south-west of Richmond A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said. Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small community about 124 miles (200km) south-west of Richmond, as the EastLake community church was holding an outdoor service, Shelley Basinger, a spokesperson for Bedford county, said in a statement. The group was in the process of leaving the event tent when it collapsed, according to Abbey Johnston, acting chief of Bedford county fire and rescue. Continue reading...

An Iranian foreign ministry official sought to temper expectations, saying there were no plans for a Sunday signing and an agreement could be inked in the coming days.

Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday.