Good morning. One Nation’s finances are in the spotlight as we reveal that the Australian Electoral Commission is examining whether the party breached laws in its public funding claim after the last election.Overseas, Donald Trump has again threatened Iran with devastation as escalating strikes undermine the truce. And mortuaries are being overwhelmed in Venezuela as the quake death toll rises.In the World Cup, the round of 32 is underway. And in cricket, Ben Stokes has marked his retirement test in style and Australia have dumped rivals India out of the Women’s T20 World Cup in spectacular fashion.AustraliaA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off. Many Australian superannuation portfolios are invested in Elon Musk’s company. Photograph: John Raoux/AP
AI boom | Unbeknownst to most Australians, AI technology stocks are a growing part of their retirement savings – now making up as much as 12% of most balanced super funds.
Election spending | Electoral officials questioned Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party over more than $800,000 of claimed electoral expenditure for the last election, documents reveal. In other Hanson news, Paul Hogan reached for an obscure Australianism in reaction to her call for a monoculture.
