Angus DaltonUpdated June 15, 2026 — 7:06am,first published 6:51amWhat’s making headlines todayBy Angus DaltonGood morning and welcome to our national news live coverage for Monday, June 15. Here’s what’s making news today.Politics: Pauline Hanson has rocketed past Anthony Albanese as Australians’ first choice to be prime minister, with One Nation now leading both major parties on primary vote while the Coalition has crashed to a record low in the latest Resolve Political Monitor.Middle East conflict: US President Donald Trump has berated Israel for launching airstrikes on Lebanon that could wreck a potential deal with Iran to end months of war. He called on both sides to “stand down” from the latest fighting to seal a pact that would bring peace to the region and restore the global oil trade.Energy: Labor is sending a delegation of top officials to Asia this week as it tries to head off a growing diplomatic crisis over its plans to force Australian gas exporters to hold back supplies for domestic use.Defence: The rapid expansion of China’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet and long-range missile stockpile is fuelling its growing ability to hit targets in Australia, a threat that could expand dramatically over the next decade, new analysis warns.Pakistan tragedy: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is assisting the family of a nine-year-old West Australian girl who was shot dead by police while travelling in Pakistan. Local media reported that she and her family were mistaken for armed robbers that the police were pursuing.World Cup: Australia’s newest football sensation Nestory Irankunda says the Socceroos are determined to show the world they can “do something special” after they began their World Cup campaign with a famous 2-0 win over Turkey. Follow our live World Cup coverage.Latest Posts7.06am‘Broken faith’: Major party frontbenchers react to One Nation poll takeoverBy Angus DaltonRepresentatives from the major parties sought to play down the results of a Resolve Political Monitor poll that shows Pauline Hanson storming ahead of Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister and her party, One Nation, edging ahead of Labor on the primary vote.“They’re good at making people angry, but they’re not good at providing real solutions that will improve people’s lives,” Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said on Nine’s Today.“We recognise that we’ve been making hard decisions, and we have changed our position on a few issues, but we’re delivering change that will improve people’s lives, cutting taxes, investing in healthcare.“We’ve got a while to go before the next election, and we’re just going to get on with delivering change that improves people’s lives. But people are angry, and it’s important that we recognise that, and we do.”6.47am‘Pissed off’: Trump vents anger over Israel attackBy David CroweUS President Donald Trump has berated Israel for launching airstrikes on Lebanon that could wreck a potential deal with Iran to end months of war, highlighting the danger of retaliatory strikes by Iran to scuttle the peace talks.Trump called on all sides to “stand down” from the latest fighting in order to seal a pact that would bring peace to the region, amid hopes for a swift agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and restore the global oil trade.A rescue worker checks an apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, on Sunday.AP Photo/Bilal HusseinBut the Israeli government blamed Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon for launching rockets at civilian targets in northern Israel and breaching a ceasefire, leading to strikes on Beirut in response.In a sign of Trump’s anger over the strikes, he told news site Axios that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had “no f---ing judgment” and had put the negotiations at risk, but he expressed confidence a peace deal would be done.“Why did Bibi have to do a f---ing attack? I was so pissed off,” Trump told Axios, using the nickname for the Israeli leader.Read the full story.6.39amOne Nation edges past Labor, leads both major parties on primary voteBy James MassolaPauline Hanson has rocketed past Anthony Albanese as Australians’ first choice to be prime minister, while One Nation has edged out Labor and now leads both major parties on primary vote.And the Coalition has crashed to a record low primary vote of just 20 per cent in the latest Resolve Political Monitor, conducted for this masthead, while Labor recorded a primary vote of 28 per cent. For the first time, One Nation leads after a whopping 5-percentage-point rise in its primary vote to 29 per cent.While both major parties saw their primary vote dip, the Coalition’s drop of 3 percentage points from last month is more significant as it is outside the poll’s margin of error. Labor’s score fell by just 1 point.The Labor primary vote is the lowest the party has recorded since its 25 per cent result in February 2025, when the Coalition (then led by Peter Dutton) was riding high with a primary vote of 39 per cent before it suffered a crushing reversal and defeat at the May election.Read the full story.Pinned post from 6.31amWhat’s making headlines todayBy Angus DaltonGood morning and welcome to our national news live coverage for Monday, June 15. Here’s what’s making news today.Politics: Pauline Hanson has rocketed past Anthony Albanese as Australians’ first choice to be prime minister, with One Nation now leading both major parties on primary vote while the Coalition has crashed to a record low in the latest Resolve Political Monitor.Middle East conflict: US President Donald Trump has berated Israel for launching airstrikes on Lebanon that could wreck a potential deal with Iran to end months of war. He called on both sides to “stand down” from the latest fighting to seal a pact that would bring peace to the region and restore the global oil trade.Energy: Labor is sending a delegation of top officials to Asia this week as it tries to head off a growing diplomatic crisis over its plans to force Australian gas exporters to hold back supplies for domestic use.Defence: The rapid expansion of China’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet and long-range missile stockpile is fuelling its growing ability to hit targets in Australia, a threat that could expand dramatically over the next decade, new analysis warns.Pakistan tragedy: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is assisting the family of a nine-year-old West Australian girl who was shot dead by police while travelling in Pakistan. Local media reported that she and her family were mistaken for armed robbers that the police were pursuing.World Cup: Australia’s newest football sensation Nestory Irankunda says the Socceroos are determined to show the world they can “do something special” after they began their World Cup campaign with a famous 2-0 win over Turkey. Follow our live World Cup coverage.1 of 1