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On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1863, George Essex Evans, English-Australian poet and author (died 1909) was born. In 1908, Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru. In 1980, Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player was born. In 1982, Nathan Cavaleri, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor was born. In 1992, Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944) passed away. In 1992, Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria (born 1910) passed away. In 1993, Dennis Lloyd, Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist was born. In 2007, Georges Thurston, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1951) passed away. In 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Hanson claims Coalition is only acting on immigration and net zero due to One Nation pressure

Sky News Australia

June 18, 2026

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson claims the Coalition would never have addressed immigration and net zero policies without pressure from her party. “They would never have addressed immigration if it wasn’t for One Nation. They would never have addressed net zero if it wasn’t for One Nation,” Ms Hanson told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “If the Libs don’t want to work with me, it’s just ridiculous to use this argument that I’m going to destroy and hand it back to Labor, that’s a load of rubbish.”

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