The plan to sell off soccer's World Cup was controversial... and turned out to be shortlived.

After an intense backlash, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has scrapped his plans to sell a stake in the World Cup - and other events - to private investors.

In a statement, he said that after listening carefully to different views, it's become clear the project has created divisions that are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place.

The backdown comes after one of his senior advisors resigned too.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has given up his campaign to sell a stake in the World ‌Cup ⁠to private investors.

The plan to raise nearly $6 billion by selling shares in a new subsidiary that would run FIFA events faced widespread backlash from soccer fans and governing bodies.

Mr Infantino says, having listened carefully to all the views, it's become clear the project has created divisions.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australian motorists should not panic buy ahead of the fuel discount ending.

From midnight on Sunday, the temporary fuel relief, which originally halved the fuel excise for three months and then reduced petrol prices by 16 cents per litre during July, will expire.

The full Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge will also be re-introduced.

Minister Bowen says people should only buy the fuel they need.

There are calls for Australians to come together to support First Nations peoples as day two of the Garma Festival gets underway in northeast Arnhem Land.

The theme for this year's event is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for not attending with Foreign Minister Penny Wong to deliver a keynote address this afternoon.

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FIFA has scrapped plans to sell off the World Cup.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the proposal to raise nearly six-billion dollars by selling a stake to private investors "will not proceed".

He says the project has created divisions that are "no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place".

The move follows resistance from European soccer's ruling body UEFA, and other word football federations, and the resignation of a top FIFA official.

Hamas says it will fully disarm under a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza.

The militant group says it will give up its weapons once Israel ends its attacks, withdraws its forces and increases the flow of humanitarian aid.

Israel says it won't withdraw unless Hamas undergoes "genuine disarmament".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for not attending the Garma Festival after last year promising to attend every one while in office.

Instead, Foreign Minister Penny Wong will deliver the keynote address on day two of the 26th Garma Festival, alongside Indigenous Australians Minister Malandirri McCarthy.

Discussions today will also focus on the national conversation around land rights with lawyer and activist Noel Pearson also to take the stage this morning.

Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Julian Leeser yesterday accused the federal government of failing to have a clear approach to indigenous affairs policy.

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Hamas is insisting it will only hand over its weapons in Gaza if Israel agrees to stop attacks on the strip and withdraws its forces from large swathes of the territory.

Donald Trump was keen to spruik Hamas' announcement it would completely disarm, saying Israel likes the deal, but the declaration from the militant group is conditional on Israel's conduct.

The Netanyahu Government is yet to formally respond to the announcement.

The Spanish government says many of the estimated 60,000 migrants who entered Spanish territory from Morocco have returned home.

At least 57 people died during attempts to cross into the enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.

Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs for the surge, vowing to deport anyone who entered illegally.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to deliver the keynote address on day two of the 26th Garma Festival, alongside Indigenous Australians Minister Malandirri McCarthy.

Discussions today will also focus on the national conversation around land rights with lawyer and activist Noel Pearson also to take the stage this morning.

Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Julian Leeser yesterday accused the federal government of failing to have a clear approach to indigenous affairs policy.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for not attending the festival after last year promising to attend every one while in office.

More than 80 per cent of Australian teenagers are still using social media, months after the federal government's world-first ban on under-16s using the platforms.

An e-Safety study has found most children aged 10 to 15 were using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram just as frequently in March as they were before the ban came into force in December.

The report says social media companies have failed to implement effective age-verification measures, allowing underage users to continue accessing the platforms.

US President Donald Trump has denied speaking with FIFA President Gianni Infantino about the world soccer governing body offering stakes to external investors.

FIFA plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to ​20 percent to external investors.

FIFA says a company founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, is expected to lead the proposed investor group.

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Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling says he's told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese he'll be fighting his assault charges.

The Minister for Indigenous Australia has urged the Opposition to be "constructive not destructive" on Indigenous policy.

And Gina Rinehart and her company, Hancock Prospecting, have threatened legal action and demanded the removal of an episode of ABC's Race Around the World.

Contestant Kate McGuinness, who portrayed a fictional scenario involving a violent attack on the mining magnate, has apologised to anyone she offended.

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The two leading AI companies in the world, Anthropic and OpenAI, have revealed breaches where their models broke out of tests and hacked into other companies.

In the latest case Claude models started roaming the internet. 

It's a warning about what these advanced models are capable of if there's any lapse in cyber security safeguards.

What do we know about why this is happening?

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling is no longer allowed to be within 50 metres of Government House in Darwin, under changes to his bail conditions.

Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Julian Leeser has accused the federal government of losing direction on Indigenous policy since the Voice referendum.

And there are calls for the consumer watchdog to investigate an American global hair and skincare company using multi-level marketing to sell its products on social media.

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Israel is yet to respond to an agreement which Donald Trump says has been reached with Hamas to completely disarm the militant group in Gaza.

The Australian Federal Police say Pauline Hanson's inflammatory comments about Muslims don't meet the threshold for any 'relevant offences'.

The AFP confirmed earlier this year it received 'reports of a crime', after the One Nation leader suggested there were no 'good' Muslims in an interview with Sky News.

And Australian music journalist and broadcaster Glenn A Baker is being remembered for his passion for music after his death at the age of 74.

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