Morning Mail: One Nation election finances face scrutiny, Trump’s new Iran threats, why your super already invests in AI

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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.

AI boom | Unbeknownst to most Australians, AI technology stocks are https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/29/australian-with-retirement-savings-you-probably-own-spacex">a growing part of their retirement savings – now making up as much as 12% of most balanced super funds.

Election spending | Electoral officials https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/29/one-nation-pauline-hanson-election-funding-withdrawals-aec-ntwnfb">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 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/paul-hogan-pauline-hanson-pelican-insult-australian-slang-please-explain">reached for an obscure Australianism in reaction to her call for a monoculture.

The Agenda | It’s the last week of parliament before the winter break, and not a minute too soon.

But, Josh Butler writes, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/29/parliament-has-been-getting-frosty-as-winter-closes-in-but-labor-may-make-one-more-gamble-before-the-break">Labor may make one more gamble in their push for reform.

Explainer | A bump to minimum wage, a change to how often superannuation is paid and more paid parental leave days are among https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/25/1-july-changes-minimum-wage-payday-super-parental-leave-2026-27-new-financial-year">changes coming into effect on 1 July.

Eyes in the sky | Shark-spotting drones will fly from dawn to dusk throughout the year at 70 beaches in NSW under an expanded $34m monitoring program https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/nsw-beaches-to-get-dawn-to-dusk-drone-patrols-in-34m-anti-shark-program">aiming to restore confidence to beachgoers.