AUKUS Submarine Shake-up: Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia will buy only three already-in-service US nuclear-powered submarines under a streamlined AUKUS deal, aiming for “simplicity” and cost savings. Indo-Pacific Defence Push: Marles and India’s Rajnath Singh co-chair the second India-Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi, with talks on interoperability and co-production. Subsea Security: At Shangri-La, Australia and partners pressed the case that undersea cables are now strategic targets, with new underwater drone work to protect critical infrastructure. Federal Politics Shock: A Redbridge/Accent Research poll has One Nation overtaking Labor as the most popular party, driven by anger at the May budget; Labor still leads on two-party-preferred. Housing & Tax Fallout: Treasurer Jim Chalmers played down the budget’s role in falling auction clearance rates, while the property tax changes remain a flashpoint for voters. Scam Crackdown: The Albanese government will launch an SMS Sender ID Register via ACMA; unregistered sender IDs will be labelled “Unverified” from 1 July. Disaster Preparedness: Papua New Guinea backs a national emergency authority and urges bipartisan planning for El Nino. Education Industrial Fight (Vic): Education Support staff in Victoria criticise an AEU-Labor enterprise agreement as a pay and conditions squeeze. Regional Weather: South Australia braces for damaging winds and storm risk.