Move over Stonehenge: Australians in Antarctica mark the winter solstice | Midday News Bulletin 21 June 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party; The Greens call planned NDIS overhaul 'inhuman' piece of legislation; Lionel Messi breaks a World Cup scoring record.

The first round of US-Iran talks wrap up, with further negotiations on the table; Australia signs a $2.5 billion defence export agreement with Canada; And in sport, Australian debutante Eddie Nketia aims for Commonwealth Games gold.

Police seize 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in Australia’s biggest-ever drug bust; Patients left waiting as ambulance ramping hits dangerous new levels; And in sport, Australia seals a clean sweep in the T20 cricket series against Bangladesh.

In this bulletin, US and Iran wrap up first round of nuclear talks, the government says it's ready to tackle avian flu. And in sport, Spain bounces back with a 4-nil World Cup win over Saudi Arabia.

The US and Iran prepare for peace talks in Switzerland; Albanians take to the streets protesting over a luxury resort development; and in sport, the smallest nation in the Football World Cup earns a nil-nil draw and its first point.

Fuel price cuts extended in Australia; Australians mark the winter solstice around the country; and in football, Germany advance to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 2014.

US envoys in Switzerland for Iran talks as the Lebanon ceasefire faces another test; farmers groups on alert amid concerns of the impact of H5 bird flu on local species; and in football, the Netherlands beat Sweden to top Group F in the World Cup.

Australia activates its bird-flu response following H5 strain detection on mainland; Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire paves way for renewed US-Iran talks; and the Socceroos face a must-win clash against Paraguay to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

The H5N1 bird flu strain detected in Australia for the first time; a train driver killed in a commuter service crash near London; the Socceroos turn their attention to their final World Cup group match after losing to the US.

Authorities investigate a suspected bird flu case in Western Australia; a ceasefire agreed to in Lebanon as talks in Switzerland are put on pause; and ithe Socceroos face the US in their World Cup campaign.