Today’s headlines at a glanceBy Clare SibthorpeHello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Thursday, June 25. I’m Clare Sibthorpe and I’ll be keeping you up to date with today’s news.Here are today’s main headlines.Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine ‘immediately’: Less than three days after Today host Karl Stefanovic posted his now-deleted podcast with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson, Nine has confirmed he will not return to TV screens. In an email to staff sent on Friday, the company’s chief executive officer Matt Stanton said it was “the right time for Karl to move on from the Today show and Nine”. Fighting back tears, Stefanovic’s co-host Sarah Abo told viewers the show had received mixed feedback to the scandal, and they all wished they could have said goodbye to “Karl, our friend, in a different way”.Carbon credits give states off-ramp for logging: Forests will be protected under a landmark new funding scheme where states will earn carbon credits to underwrite creation of new national parks, providing a pathway to end native forest logging on public land. The approval of an Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) method for native forest management will be announced on Friday, paving the way for the NSW government to fulfil its election promise to create the Great Koala National Park before the state heads back to the polls in March 2027.International aid heads to Venezuela after deadly earthquake: Governments and humanitarian organisations worldwide have begun sending cash, rescue teams and other forms of aid to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday killed at least 188 people and left more than 1500 injured, with estimations casualties could run into the thousands. The quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and striking roughly 160km west of the capital Caracas, damaged at least 250 buildings and left, at the most recent tally, about 200 people trapped in debris.Hundreds of dollars extra a year for childcare: Parents will pay more for childcare after the government increased the cap on fees under its $3.6 billion deal to keep propping up worker salaries. The government staved off a national strike, pay cuts for workers, and fee hikes by extending the worker pay funding in a move that was widely welcomed by the sector. But parents still face rising costs after the maximum amount centres can raise fees was lifted.Latest Posts6.45amUniversity entry fears for Sydney, Melbourne studentsBy Controversial higher education funding changes which risk making it harder for students to get into Sydney and Melbourne universities have passed federal parliament.Education Minister Jason Clare says the reform will build a bigger, better and fairer education system that gives more Australians the chance to go to university.Renee NowytargerThe government says the overhaul will provide places for an extra 230,000 commencing students in the coming decade, but critics say it has failed to bring down the cost of $50,000 arts degrees and de-prioritised student choice.The reforms, which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, attempt to address the situation where prestigious capital city universities have grown their student numbers at the expense of smaller and regional institutions.As revealed by this masthead last month, a “soft launch” of the funding model this year saw ATAR cut-offs across the Sydney basin skyrocket because of a smaller allocation of places.Read more in Sally Rawsthorne and Christopher Harris’s story in this morning’s paper.6.40amShip hit by unknown projectile in HormuzBy A ship has been hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz just hours after several vessels turned around while attempting to transit, in developments that may undermine what had been a rapid reopening of the vital waterway.Oil tankers and cargo vessels anchored of the coast of Oman.Getty ImagesThe unidentified cargo ship was hit on its side and sustained damage to the bridge while it was sailing to the south-east of Oman, UK Maritime Trade Operations said. UKMTO, which liaises between merchant shipping and the military, advised vessels to “transit with caution”.Oil prices rose after the incident, with Brent crude touching over $75 a barrel following a Wall Street Journal report that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the strait yesterday.A White House official, however, said it was too soon to say who struck the ship. Speaking anonymously, the official said the US was looking into who was responsible for the strike, including whether it was an action ordered by high levels of the IRGC or a rogue decision by lower-level personnel.The official said there were no deaths or environmental damage, and that the vessel was able to continue sailing. Iran’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.BloombergPinned post from 6.32amToday’s headlines at a glanceBy Clare SibthorpeHello and welcome to our national news live coverage for Thursday, June 25. I’m Clare Sibthorpe and I’ll be keeping you up to date with today’s news.Here are today’s main headlines.Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine ‘immediately’: Less than three days after Today host Karl Stefanovic posted his now-deleted podcast with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson, Nine has confirmed he will not return to TV screens. In an email to staff sent on Friday, the company’s chief executive officer Matt Stanton said it was “the right time for Karl to move on from the Today show and Nine”. Fighting back tears, Stefanovic’s co-host Sarah Abo told viewers the show had received mixed feedback to the scandal, and they all wished they could have said goodbye to “Karl, our friend, in a different way”.Carbon credits give states off-ramp for logging: Forests will be protected under a landmark new funding scheme where states will earn carbon credits to underwrite creation of new national parks, providing a pathway to end native forest logging on public land. The approval of an Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) method for native forest management will be announced on Friday, paving the way for the NSW government to fulfil its election promise to create the Great Koala National Park before the state heads back to the polls in March 2027.International aid heads to Venezuela after deadly earthquake: Governments and humanitarian organisations worldwide have begun sending cash, rescue teams and other forms of aid to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday killed at least 188 people and left more than 1500 injured, with estimations casualties could run into the thousands. The quakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and striking roughly 160km west of the capital Caracas, damaged at least 250 buildings and left, at the most recent tally, about 200 people trapped in debris.Hundreds of dollars extra a year for childcare: Parents will pay more for childcare after the government increased the cap on fees under its $3.6 billion deal to keep propping up worker salaries. The government staved off a national strike, pay cuts for workers, and fee hikes by extending the worker pay funding in a move that was widely welcomed by the sector. But parents still face rising costs after the maximum amount centres can raise fees was lifted.1 of 1