Paul Johnson

Iranian deputy foreign minister Esmaeil Baghaei accuses the US of "terrorist acts" and issues a warning to Australia about being on the wrong side of history.

On Iraq's border with Iran, troops are amassing as Iranian Kurds from across the globe gather to revolt after 47 years of being the victims of an oppressive and cruel regime.

Anthony Albanese says mourning Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not appropriate on Australian soil as he sidesteps a big question on Donald Trump's actions.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says he does not know anything about Sussan Ley's proposed immigration policy and that "more supply" is key to solving Australia's housing crisis.

As Angus Taylor takes the Liberal leadership via a spill motion, a former leader with plenty of experience offers up some advice on dealing with One Nation and immigration.

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has questioned why anyone should trust any government when it comes to the powers over hate speech laws, and unloaded on Sussan Ley's leadership.

The former Adelaide Writers' Week director takes aim at lobby groups and the SA premier during an intense appearance on 7.30 in which she says the event's reputation has been "trashed".

When a Telegram message landed on her phone, Diana knew she had to flee Venezuela. It was from someone close to Nicolás Maduro, and she says she would have been jailed, or worse.

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says Coalition colleagues failed her and she will not stop fighting to clear her name against "lies", no matter the cost.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley may be under siege, but says she has no doubts she will remain party leader until the next federal election.

Prominent left-wing commentator Hasan Piker opens up to 7.30 on Donald Trump's left-wing crackdown, the Charlie Kirk he knew and attempts to have him deplatformed.

Former Victorian premier Dan Andrews caused a stir in China but former NSW premier Bob Carr has tried to distance himself from any closeness to Vladimir Putin.

In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events. 

Israeli officials deride Australia's stance on a Palestinian state as a "reward for terror" and a stance that will achieve nothing.

Kenneth Roth is the former chief of Human Rights Watch, and he believes only the US president can stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from waging war in Gaza.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won't remove a caucus portrait of Mark Latham but says he regrets him ever being Labor Party leader.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says he believes Australia's antisemitic envoy when she says she had no knowledge of donations made by a trust linked to her husband to right wing lobby group Advance.

Erin Patterson has been described as a sociopath by one doctor who met with her while another describes the true horrors of watching her victims suffer.

Parents of potential victims of alleged child sex offender Joshua Dale Brown speak of their horror at finding out their children could have been abused or contracted STIs.

A former Iranian official says it will take the nation's nuclear experts mere months to rebuild what the US claims to have destroyed when it comes to nuclear technology.

As a child dies from shrapnel wounds to his stomach and Israel denies starvation is occurring in Gaza the UN's aid urgency issues a warning that kids may soon die of thirst.

Iran's ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, issues a warning to the US against striking Iranian targets, while also calling on Australia to condemn Israel.

Malcolm Turnbull has chipped Scott Morrison over the AUKUS deal, saying the former PM's "great achievement" may be leaving Australia with no new submarines.

Novak Djokovic is in decline even as he grabbed more tennis history in Geneva. What remains to be seen is whether he still can get through a two-week major with his mind and body intact.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's office says National Party Senator Bridget McKenzie made false claims during an appearance on 7.30.