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7.21am

Trump says US to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside the country

US President Donald Trump says he will impose a 100 per cent tariff on all movies produced overseas and sent to the US, repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood’s global business model.

The step signals Trump’s willingness to extend protectionist trade policies to cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on cross-border co-productions and international box-office revenue.

“Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other countries, just like stealing candy from a baby,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social.

However, it was not immediately clear what legal authority Trump would use to impose a 100 per cent tariff on foreign-made films.

Hollywood has increasingly relied on overseas production hubs such as Canada, the UK and Australia, where tax incentives have attracted big-budget shoots for films ranging from superhero blockbusters to streaming dramas.

Reuters

7.08am

Communications Minister to meet heads of Optus, Singtel

By Emily Kaine

Australia’s Triple Zero network is facing heavy scrutiny after fresh outages at both Optus and Telstra disrupted emergency calls in multiple states, again leaving thousands of people without critical access to emergency services.

Communications Minister Anika Wells will today meet with Optus CEO Stephen Rue and Yuen Kuan Moon, chief executive of Singtel (Optus’ parent company).

The latest spate of outages has prompted calls for the federal government to step in and impose tougher licence conditions on the telco.

On Sunday, almost 5000 Optus customers in the Illawarra region of NSW were unable to contact emergency services for more than nine hours. At least nine Triple Zero calls from the Dapto area failed.

On Monday morning, Telstra also reported a 4G outage in Broadwater, 230 kilometres south of Perth, that also affected Triple Zero connectivity.

6.58am

It’s getting hot in here

The daily maximums continue to rise in the River City, with an expected top of 28 degrees today before an expected run of days with the mercury crossing the 30-degree mark.

Today is forecast to be partly cloudy in Brisbane, with a slight chance of a shower.

Looking ahead, conditions tomorrow should be similar to today, before a predicted scorcher on Thursday.

Here’s what the next seven days should bring:

6.51am

How Mam tuned out the boos

This has been the most tumultuous year of Broncos star Ezra Mam’s life. The five-eighth copped a chorus of boos on the field and was the subject of a public debate over tougher sentencing reforms after escaping with an $850 fine and a six-month licence suspension for his role in a drug-driving crash in which three people were injured.

But Mam says he’s not fazed by the heated public scrutiny as he prepares to face another hostile reception at the NRL grand final Sydney.

Meanwhile, as Emma Kemp writes, losing an NRL grand final won’t get you the Provan-Summons Trophy and a premiership ring, but it almost guarantees the obligatory media question about whether the loss will help you in the future. “Given the two teams that will play at Accor Stadium on Sunday night, it looks like it does.”

And after being rescued from an attempt on her own life, a Brisbane star is determined to help others – and hug her saviour after Sunday’s showdown with Newcastle.

6.46am