Good morning. Thomas Morgan here with Monday's AM NewsMail.

From his last major TV interview, today Australian Story can share what celebrated pathologist Richard Scolyer believed was the secret to a fulfilling life. As the medical community continues to pay tribute to his enormous contributions to melanoma research after his death last week, Professor Scolyer's doctor is also revealing the huge risks the former Australian of the Year took to try new brain cancer treatment. 

But first, we start the week with the latest predictions about what the Reserve Bank is set to do with interest rates. And we talk to locals in Ireland who are joining the backlash against AI data centres, as tech giants make major commitments to build similar projects here in Australia. 

What's the story? The decisions made by the Reserve Bank can be hugely consequential not just for households with mortgages, but for the economy as a whole. And members of the central bank are today set to start a two-day meeting to decide whether to hike, cut or pause interest rates, with plenty of different factors at play in the global and domestic economy.

So what's their decision likely to be? Going into the meeting, all signs point to a decision to hold, according to top economists from the major banks. But expectations have been upset before, and we'll have our answer on Tuesday.

What's the RBA board contending with? What will become of the Middle East ceasefire and whether it will drive down fuel prices will be front of mind. Then there's the lingering inflation problem and last month's federal budget also in the mix.

And how is the Iran ceasefire coming? Donald Trump says his hopes of signing a ceasefire deal with Iran overnight were dashed, at least temporarily, because of Israeli strikes on Beirut. US media reports he has directly and publicly criticised Benjamin Netanyahu for making that move. Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran is here with a wrap of the week's events.

• Data centre backlash: As the European base of major tech companies, Dublin has become known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe". But that popularity with industry giants has come at a cost, locals say, with major data centres now using more electricity than all the urban homes in Ireland.
• And that phenomenon is happening here: Stateline Tasmania this morning looks at the AI company that could soon become the Apple Isle's biggest electricity user. Concerns are now being raised about the proposed data centre applications's "enormous" power demands and what that means for the renewables rollout.
• Analysis with Alan Kohler: At the same time, Elon Musk is proposing to put data centres in orbit around Earth. As the $3 trillion (with a T) float of SpaceX shows, investors seem keen to hand over money to achieve that dream, even if there are still major hurdles to clear.

• Black-cladding? While the federal government's Indigenous Procurement Policy has lofty ambitions, Wonnarua man Scott Franks's experience with the scheme raises serious questions whether non-Indigenous firms are benefiting from it instead. That comes as a revamp of the multi-billion-dollar policy draws near.
• 'Archaeology has become a tool': Palestinians in the West Bank tell the ABC's Laura Tingle they fear Israel is deploying a new tactic to cut them off economically. They accuse authorities of attempting to redirect tourism through Israeli settlements rather than through their own communities, adding to the woes of a Palestinian administration already grappling with a budgetary crisis.
• Corporate call: Back to the budget, and business groups are urging the government to scrap its capital gains tax changes as the first tranche of measures is scrutinised at a parliamentary inquiry. Opponents to the measures are racing to apply pressure, facing the prospect they could become law by mid-July.
• AVG Travels: The collapse of a major travel agency has prompted calls for the federal government to reinstate a national consumer protection scheme for travel bookings. The scheme was abolished in 2014, and now AVG's former customers say they've been left with "little to no chance of recovering their funds".

— Seven weeks ago, with his tumour causing cognitive decline, Richard Scolyer used a pre-recorded address to his University of Sydney students to pass on his wisdom.

Last week, the prominent Australian melanoma researcher died of terminal brain cancer at 59. 

But in the weeks before his death, Professor Scolyer refused to let his diagnosis define him. He wanted to ride at least 100km a day, so he did. As his wife puts it to Australian Story: "You weren't going to stop him, regardless of how tired or otherwise he got".

And you can watch the Australian Story 'A Beautiful Mind' tonight at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

It's all action in the Americas today as the FIFA World Cup continues!

You can follow ABC Sport's live blog coverage, with World Cup debutant Curaçao already having gone down 7-1 against juggernauts Germany. The Netherlands is right now facing off against Japan and Côte d'Ivoire are set to take on Ecuador later.

And in case you missed it, here's our reporter Tom Wildie's analysis of how the Socceroo's great gamble paid off spectacularly in Vancouver, after their victory against a Türkiye side packed with talent.

And that's it for today. Thanks for reading. We'll be back at the same time tomorrow with more.

Thomas and the ABC News Digital team.

Pakistan, which has been negotiating peace talks between the US and Iran, says a deal to end the war has been agreed. Follow live.