Vance Prepares For Peace Talks, Gangs ‘rorting’ Ndis, How Many Bins Is Too Many?

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter

Morning everyone. There are renewed hopes that the US and Iran will resume peace negotiations over the coming 24 hours as JD Vance prepares to fly to Pakistan for talks – but Tehran is still sending mixed messages about whether it is ready to return to the table.

At home, a federal law enforcement body says organised crime is systematically rorting the NDIS. Plus, Carlton’s Elijah Hollands is admitted to hospital after his “mental health episode”, and we ask: do Australians have too many recycling bins? Or not enough?

‘Absolutely crazy’ | A leading scientist has criticised an “appalling” New South Wales government agency decision to stop water flowing to wetlands in the state’s north-west, saying it was “absolutely crazy” that researchers had to scramble to save animals such as turtles buried in drying mud.

NDIS | Organised crime gangs are using the National Disability Insurance Scheme to launder money, earn income and hide assets, law enforcement officials have warned parliament, undermining probity in the $50bn program.

Doubling down | The New South Wales premier has doubled down on an anti-protest law struck down in the state’s highest court last week, defending the legislation introduced by his government as “rational and proportionate”.

Woolies accused | The consumer watchdog is back in court and taking on Australia’s largest supermarket chain by alleging Woolworths deliberately misled shoppers with fake discounts.

Waste of time? | Amid the complaints about Melbourne’s four different types of wheelie bin, Petra Stock looks at how Australia compares with other countries and finds a Japanese town where residents sort their waste into 40 different categories.