In this bulletin;
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy confident Russia will reject Washington's 30-day ceasefire proposal;
- Canadian minister says his country's relationship with the US has 'changed forever';
- And in sport, Kenyan long-distance legend Eliud Kipchoge to run the Sydney Marathon.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is speculating that Russia will reject Washington's 30-day ceasefire proposal, but is scared to say it directly to US President Donald Trump.
Earlier today, Russian President Vladimr Putin agreed in principle with the US proposal, but said he has serious questions about the details.
He's since signalled willingness to discuss further with what he called his "American partners".
But Mr Zelenskyy says as Washington is expressing readiness to organise control of the ceasefire, Mr Putin is setting conditions on the deal in order to delay it, or make it not happen at all.
"We have all now heard very predictable and highly manipulative words from (Russia’s President Vladimir) Putin in response to the idea of a ceasefire at the front. He is in fact preparing a rejection at present. Putin is, of course, scared to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, that he wants to kill Ukrainians."
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A Canadian minister says his country's relationship with the United States has "changed forever" amid sweeping tariffs.
Earlier this month, Donald Trump ordered a new trade investigation that could heap more tariffs on imported lumber, adding to existing duties on Canadian softwood lumber and 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods.
According to a White House fact sheet, the order calls for new or updated agency guidance to facilitate increased timber production, including quicker approvals for forestry projects.
While warning of a damaged relationship, Minister for Forests Ravi Parma says the tariffs don't make sense, and will actually disadvantage Americans.
"This tariff, this tax, is really a tax on middle class Americans. Middle class Americans who just want to build homes in their communities, and middle class Americans who at a time in their dealing with wildfires, floods and hurricanes, are going to have to pay more, in some cases 20 to 30 to 40 per cent more just to build their home or rebuild their home."
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Nurses and midwives are calling for regulation reforms that will permit them to order diagnostic tests, issue referrals to specialists and prescribe certain medications.
It's a move peak bodies say will reduce waiting times and boost healthcare outcomes.
The seven pre-election demands, issued by the Alliance of the Nine Peaks, also call for endorsed midwives to conduct pre-conception counselling, homebirths and general women's health consults.
Australian College of Nursing chief executive Kathryn Zeitz says Australia's unprecedented healthcare challenges warrant innovative solutions.
"Nurses make up 54 per cent of the health workforce in Australia. We are the most geographically spread, as you've heard, and we are the most trusted as health professionals. Our ask from this particular group is to make sure nurses have the scaffolding so they can practice to the level of experience and skills and capability that they have."
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A major climate summit Australia is hoping to host with Pacific island nations in 2026 could be in jeopardy under an opposition government.
Labor has said a co-hosted summit with the Pacific would show Australia is serious about tackling climate change and its commitment to the region.
But opposition spokesman for climate change Ted O'Brien says he wouldn't support the bid.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has clapped back, accusing the opposition of being focused on political games.
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In sport,
Kenyan long-distance legend Eliud Kipchoge has announced he will run the Sydney Marathon in August.
The 40-year-old is a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion, in 2016 and 2020, and the only runner ever to record an unofficial sub-two-hour time.
In a statement, Mr Kipchoge says he's excited to be competing in the Sydney race, during the first year the event will be designated as a World Marathon Major.
Later in his career, Mr Kipchoge has made it his mission to bring marathon running to a global audience.
