Today’s headlines at a glanceBy Good morning, and welcome to our national news coverage today. It’s Monday July 20, I’m Jessica McSweeney and I’ll be bringing you all the latest headlines as news breaks today.First, let’s take a look at what made headlines overnight:The housing industry is demanding a review of the government’s changes to borrowing through self-managed super funds, warning thousands of planned new homes will be abandoned while state budgets will suffer a $450 million hit to their bottom line.Pauline Hanson’s Spotlight special aired last night, including her call for mass deportations and a claim that convicted criminal and far-right activist Tommy Robinson would be welcome in Australia if she was prime minister. You can read the full recap here. An investigation by this masthead and 60 Minutes has found common medical devices are causing serious harm to Australians.The Coalition and Labor have each recorded their lowest support in NSW in recent memory: almost half of the state’s voters have told pollsters they will abandon the major parties at next year’s election.Latest Posts6.43amAustralians missing our on important medicinesBy Natassia ChrysanthosJust a quarter of new medicines launched globally in the last decade have been subsidised in Australia, putting life-changing treatments out-of-reach for patients, in a situation that pharmaceutical companies warn is becoming untenable.Eighteen key innovative treatments for cancer, mental illness, cardiology, immunology, rare diseases and infectious disease that are transforming people’s lives overseas are not available under Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).Medicines Australia, the peak pharmaceutical industry body, says local patients are missing out because of a complex and lengthy approvals process that is turning off drug companies, as the Trump administration stokes global pricing pressures.Read the full story from Natassia Chrystanthos here. 6.41amUS service member killed in northern IraqBy A US service member was killed on Saturday “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” in northern Iraq, US Central Command said.The unexploded ordnance was from a “downed Iranian one-way attack drone”, Central Command said in a statement posted on X early on Monday (AEST). A second service member was wounded in the incident and was being treated for a minor injury.The announcement came a day after the US reported the deaths of two other US service members following an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan.The new Central Command statement also said that “unidentified remains” had been found at the site in Jordan during a search for a service member who was reported missing following that attack.Pinned post from 6.39amToday’s headlines at a glanceBy Good morning, and welcome to our national news coverage today. It’s Monday July 20, I’m Jessica McSweeney and I’ll be bringing you all the latest headlines as news breaks today.First, let’s take a look at what made headlines overnight:The housing industry is demanding a review of the government’s changes to borrowing through self-managed super funds, warning thousands of planned new homes will be abandoned while state budgets will suffer a $450 million hit to their bottom line.Pauline Hanson’s Spotlight special aired last night, including her call for mass deportations and a claim that convicted criminal and far-right activist Tommy Robinson would be welcome in Australia if she was prime minister. You can read the full recap here. An investigation by this masthead and 60 Minutes has found common medical devices are causing serious harm to Australians.The Coalition and Labor have each recorded their lowest support in NSW in recent memory: almost half of the state’s voters have told pollsters they will abandon the major parties at next year’s election.1 of 1
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