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Coming up on your breakfast update, Australia post grilled over country closures, Burnham sworn in as Zerkia bows out and a new record set at the FIFA World Cup. I'm Madeline McNeil with the latest from Tapped News . The opposition is calling on the federal government to outline what it knows about planned post office closures. A leaked business case shows Australia post plans to shut down or rationalize a number of rural and regional outlets. This would involve the organization either buying back licenses or relocating postal services into retailers like pharmacies and news agents . Liberal MP Sarah Henderson claimed Australia post boss Paul Graham misled a parliamentary hearing by failing to mention the plan. I believe that Mr. Graham did deceive us . He said there was no active closure program when he knew that the board had approved this secret plan, this attack on both metro licensed post offices as well as licensed post officers in the regions. The man tipped to be the UK's next prime minister has been formally sworn in as the MP for Maker Field just hours after Serkia Starmer confirmed he's stepping down from the top job. Andy Burnham was widely expected to replace Serkia, who delivered an emotion al speech from Downing Street, conceding he no longer has the backing of the Labour Party. Australia's former High Commissioner to the UK, George Brandes, says Sir Kier's downfall is not a surprise. Starmer has made some terrible calls . He's exercised appalling judgment. And I think that's partly because he simply didn't have the experience for the office. The United States says a great deal of progress has been made during talks with Iran to reach a final deal to end the war. U. S. Vice President JD Vance says Iranian leaders have agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into their country. The move has been a key demand for the international community. The federal government and animal health officials are working through reports of sick birds after two migratory sea birds tested positive to a deadly strain of avian influenza. Dozens of sick or dead birds are being reported to authorities in W A following the detection of the H five N one strain. But Chief veterinarian Beth Cookson says it's too soon to tell if it's a result of the disease. I have been advised by the Western Australian CVO that there are no indications of mass mortality, so I can't say that there's a high level of suspicion of any of those reports at this stage. We would expect a baseline level of deaths in wild populations at any time. Fears about climate change and global warming are contributing to some members of Gen Z not wanting to have kids. The Australian Institute of Fam ily Studies has polled ten thousand Australians aged between nineteen and twenty four . Research has found two thirds of those surveyed are concerned about the environment. Researchers are concerned to arise in child e scooter injuries is putting unnecessary burden on emergency departments. In Victoria, more than four thousand people in four years have presented to ADs with these scooter injuries with a fourfold increase in children. The study's lead author, Dr. Lisa Sharwood from the University of New South Wales says the findings show a need for regulation across Australia. We really should be looking at licensing, particularly for the bikes, but equally for the scooters where the power is really strong, so this could be an age competency licensing as we do with cars . And Grammy winning record producer Clive Davis has died at the age of ninety four. He helped with the careers of several stars, including Jan ice Joplin, Whitney Houston, and Santana. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year two thousand. In finance won Australian dollars buying just under seventy US cents. Sport A double from Leonol Messi has led Argentina to a two nil win over Austria at the World Cup. That's five goals for Mesi in just two games for the defending champions and makes him the all time leading scorer at the FIFA World Cup. A big blow to New South Wales ahead of state of origin three, with Rabbito Sander Latrell Mitchell tearing his calf at training. South Sydney's medical staff believe it may be linked to the back injury which has been troubling him this season . Hawthorne will not challenge Josh Weddell's three game suspension at the AFL tribunal. The hawks defender punished over a jawbreaking bump on Gold Coast Danrioli . Australian tennis players, including Nick Curios, are continuing their preparations for Wimbledon. Tennis correspondent Craig Gabriel has the details. Curios has often entered himself to play the tournament in Mayor ca when he is able to play and prefers to skip the options in England. In the first round, it was an all Australian matchup as he and Adam Walton squared off. Curios had break points for a five, three lead in the second set, but Walton hell serve and immediately broke chios. Walton went on to win six three six four in Eastbourne Alia Tomlanovich won her first round but it wasn't good news for Mayor Joint who continues to have frustrating results Craig Gabriel London