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Dates of Alan Jones' alleged offending disputed | Ep #5 | The Case Of...
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- Dates of Alan Jones' alleged offending disputed | Ep #5 | The Case Of...
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- 28:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Complainant J's friends and family have given evidence which has led the prosecution to alter dates on some charges - something Alan Jones's defence has objected to.
Sydney reporter Isobel Roe takes Stocky through the conflicting evidence on timelines and Judge Glenn Walsh's response to the discrepancies.
If you have any questions you’d like Isobel and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.
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The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.
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- JAAC protesters allegedly shot dead in Pakistani Kashmir | ABC NEWS
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Protesters demanding electoral reform in Pakistan-administered Kashmir were allegedly fired upon by security forces with dozens fatally wounded.
The demonstrations occured amid a complete internet blackout and the ABC has spoken to Kashmiris fighting for change.
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- Taylor quizzed on what he knew about Liberal branch-stacking | ABC NEWS
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- There's been a tense exchange at a media conference with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor over whether he discussed making payments to facilitate branch-stacking in the NSW Liberal Party.
NSW ICAC is examining allegations that prohibited political donations were funnelled through third parties to support the Liberal-aligned, right-wing faction NSW Reformers.
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- IN FULL: Bird flu detected for first time in Tasmania | ABC News
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- 29:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Government minister Gavin Pearce announces Tasmania's first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu. A brown skua was confirmed to have had the virus. It was found at Burgess Cove at Rocky Cape, on the north-west coast of Tasmania.
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- Will the $2.5b bail out for Tomago's green aluminium be viable? | ABC NEWS
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- 6:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Energy expert with the Grattan Institute Tony Wood says questions remain over whether the $2.5 billion tax payer bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter is economically viable.
He asks whether, in 10 years time, the federal and NSW governments will be forced to confront the same issues.
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- Military lawyer who leaked classified war crimes files released on parole | ABC NEWS
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Convicted whistleblower David McBride has been released from a Canberra prison after receiving parole from Attorney-General Michelle Rowland.
The former military lawyer was found guilty of leaking classified defence information to journalists in 2024.
The documents revealed Australian soldiers’ involvement in unlawful killings in Afghanistan.
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- Sydney's wealthy areas warned to expect high density with 800,000 homes neeeded | ABC NEWS
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Sydney will need 800,000 new homes and 950,000 new jobs in 20 years with the city’s population set to grow by almost a quarter.
The New South Wales Government has warned the city's residents in the Eastern Suburbs and North Shore to expect higher-density developments.
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- Tasmania warned to expect mass mortality event after brown skua found with H5N1 bird flu | ABC NEWS
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Tasmania has recorded its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu. A brown skua was confirmed to have had the virus after being found at Burgess Cove at Rocky Cape, on the north-west coast of Tasmania.
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- China's naval exercise with Indonesia sparks fury in Taiwan | ABC NEWS
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Taiwan has responded furiously after China held a joint naval exercise with Indonesia.
Despite being a 'low-key' passing exercise, Taiwan has accused Beijing of dangerous and provocative behaviour.
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- Solar eclipse awes millions across Europe | ABC NEWS
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Millions of people in Europe have gathered to witness a solar eclipse.
The moon covered up to 90 per cent of the Sun over the United Kingdom, while spectators in Spain and Iceland were treated to a total eclipse.
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- Why is the tax payer pouring $2.5b into Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter? | ABC NEWS
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- 5:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A bailout of the country's largest aluminium smelter will cost taxpayers $2.5 billion dollars, with the New South Wales and federal governments expected to split the bill down the middle.
RN Breakfast's Tom Crowley explains the rationale behind the government pouring billions into the smelter.
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- Karoline Leavitt announces 'bittersweet' resignation as White House Press Secretary | ABC NEWS
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced a surprise resignation from the job less than a month after returning from maternity leave.
The White House’s outgoing top spokesperson says her decision is ‘bittersweet’, citing the need to dedicate more time to support her children.
US President Donald Trump has hailed Leavitt as one of his ‘most trusted’ advisors, flagging difficulty in finding her replacement.
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- Trump’s Air Force One ‘decoy’ deception | ABC News Daily podcast
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- 15:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- When Donald Trump flew out of the NATO summit in Türkiye last month, he switched from the newly renovated, Qatari-donated jet to an older Air Force One, telling reporters it was 'for old time's sake.'
But new details about the swap reveal that a credible threat from Iran prompted the president to then be secretly whisked off the old plane, into a catering container and transferred to another aircraft, leaving the press pack and some of his top officials behind.
Today, Washington Post White House reporter Dan Diamond on the ruse.
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- Nigel Farage's problems don't end after Count Binface by-election | ABC NEWS
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Nigel Farage will have his political future decided in the Clacton by-election where his main rival is an "intergalactic space warrior".
Count Binface is a comedian in a bin-shaped helmet who is promising cheaper bus fares, 99-pence ice creams, the construction of at least one affordable home and a referendum on whether Pluto should be a planet again. Farage is expected to win the contest, but voter turnout will be the key focus of the by-election.
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- Trump claims to have ‘full control’ of Strait of Hormuz | ABC NEWS
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- 2:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- US President Donald Trump claims Washington has ‘full control’ of the Strait of Hormuz, spruiking the effectiveness of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports and vessels.
Iran is blaming the White House for obstructing its negotiations with Oman to reopen the shipping passage.
Tehran has denied reports it has reached an agreement with Washington to extend a ceasefire in the Middle East.
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- NZ PM Luxon survives confidence vote but leadership questions remain | The World | ABC News
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- 8:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced he has the full support of his party and will remain the National Party leader after surviving another confidence vote.
The announcement came after an "urgent" National Party caucus meeting was held on Wednesday morning in Wellington.
The meeting was called after a series of missteps from the Prime Minister.
Richard Shaw, Professor of politics at Massey University told The World's Girish Sawlani there are still dissenting voices within the National Party that don't want Mr Luxon to lead them.
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- Ebola death toll in DR Congo exceeds 2,000 amid fears virus is mutating | The World | ABC News
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- 8:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now surpassed two thousand.
Health experts are warning the virus is spreading at a record rate as officials struggle to track and manage it, while there are also concerns that the virus is mutating.
Dr Edward Kelley is a former WHO official who was involved in combating previous outbreaks of Ebola in Africa.
He spoke to The World's Girish Sawlani about efforts to fight the current Ebola emergency in DR Congo.
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- Singapore's elderly take up parkour to stay healthy and survive falls | The World | ABC NEWS
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- With more than a million seniors, Singapore has a "super-aged" population. To stay fit, independent and reduce injury from falls, some retirees have taken to parkour to reap its physical benefits, and give many young people a run for their money.
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- Japanese govt downplays 'melons' gaffe, opposition unveils new housing policy | ABC NEWS
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Japanese government has broken its silence on Anthony Albanese's "melons" controversy, downplaying concern over a gesture he made in a podcast guest appearance about a diplomatic gift from his Japanese counterpart.
The prime minister faced calls to apologise to Sanae Takaichi for a third straight day in federal parliament.
Meanwhile, the opposition has vowed to slash Australia's National Construction Code and linked migration to housing completions as it unveiled new housing policies.
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- Bondi hero's bid to stay in Australia | ABC NEWS
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- An international student who helped victims during the Bondi Beach terror attack is appealing for the federal government's help to stay in the country.
Abdullah Ashraf, a law student from Pakistan, had his student visa lapse while on compassionate leave from his studies in the aftermath of the attack.
The December 14 incident claimed the lives of 15 people when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish community event marking the start of Hanukkah.
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- Queensland man charged with domestic violence murder of former partner | ABC NEWS
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- 2:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Police say a woman allegedly murdered by her former partner in a home at Slacks Creek at Logan had been in contact with them 10 days prior to her death.
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- CBA posts big earnings despite housing market downturn | ABC NEWS
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- It's been another bumper profit for Australia's biggest bank, Commonwealth Bank, riding a once-in-a-generation property boom.
But after three Reserve Bank interest rate hikes, and tax changes, mortgage applications have dropped sharply, pointing to steeper falls in the housing market.
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- Barnaby Joyce says One Nation is 'one of the gayest parties' in Australia | ABC NEWS
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Speaking to Afternoon Briefing, Barnaby Joyce says he disapproves of comments made by a One Nation candidate who made a series of homophobic statements in a social media video.
Parminder Singh, who was the number three on One Nation WA's Legislative Council ticket at the 2025 election, described gay people as having a mental illness.
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- Colombia quake death toll soars above 250 with thousands missing | ABC NEWS
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Officials say 254 people have been killed in the aftermath of an earthquake in Colombia, with at least 2,700 people reported missing.
The earthquake has destroyed or damaged approximately 1,600 buildings in some of the country's most disadvantaged areas.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella is vowing a whole-of-government response to the crisis.
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- Desperate fight to save live music venue 'Black Wreath' in Alice Springs | ABC NEWS
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- There's high hopes the show will go on in Central Australia, where one of the few live music venues in Alice Springs is at risk of having to shut its doors.
The Black Wreath hosts local gigs and offers artists a recording and rehearsal space, and the record label discovered the Indigenous band Southeast Desert Metal, helping launch their career.
But now The Wreath up for sale.
Despite that, efforts are already underway to try and keen the venue in the community's hands, with Blacken Open Air Festival running an all-or-nothing fundraising campaign. Elsie Lange has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.
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- Commonwealth Bank shares fall in wake of annual results | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The nation's second-largest company, Commonwealth Bank, has reported its annual net profit rose to $10.9 billion.
Meanwhile, the Australian share market drifted lower on fading optimism about a US-Iran peace deal happening any time soon.
Alan Kohler explains.
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- Acclaimed photographer sentenced for ‘serious’, ‘insidious’ DV offending | ABC NEWS
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Renowned Australian landscape photographer and former Darwin councillor Paul Arnold has avoided jail despite being convicted of a string of domestic violence charges described by the judge as "cowardly" and "insidious".
In November last year, Arnold was found guilty on more than a dozen charges, including assault, stalking. damage to property and breaching a domestic violence order. Olivana Lathouris has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.
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- Federal Labor MP joins calls for youth curfew in Katherine | ABC NEWS
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A federal Labor MP has joined calls for Northern Territory Police to trigger a youth curfew in Katherine.
The rural outback town has been left rattled by a dangerous driving spree, and police have surged resources to the region. James Elton filed this report for ABC News Northern Territory.
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- Trump defends leaving 'decoy' passengers in plane during alleged Iran missile threat | ABC NEWS
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Donald Trump has defended secretly swapping planes as part of an elaborate attempt to thwart an Iranian assassination plot.
The New York Times is reporting the move was taken in response to the threat of a surface-to-air missile being used against Air Force One.
But journalists and White House staff were kept onboard, unaware they were part of a decoy.
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- Mortgage applications tumble after rate hikes, oil shock and tax changes, says CBA | The Business
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- 11:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The boss of Australia's biggest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank says home loan applications peaked in October last year and have been softening since the start of this year. CBA has reported a 15 per cent decline in mortgage applications since the federal budget in May. Matt Comyn says he thinks the slump is due to a combination of factors, including affordability, interest rate rises, global uncertainty including the oil shock in the Middle East and the tax changes announced in the federal budget. He said, "I think it's understandable that people took a step back from the market to see what that meant."
Mr Comyn said while house prices had softened, CBA expects two rate cuts next year, and he thinks that will bring buyers back into the property market. He also signalled a potential mortgage war could be on the horizon. He spoke to Alicia Barry about a range of issues including lending rates, data centre lending, profits, and AI, including his usage of artificial ...
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- Australia's only silicon manufacturer to exit US after extra 40% tariff | ABC NEWS
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Australia's only silicon manufacturing company, Simcoa, has hit back at Trump's tariffs after being forced to end its US operations. The company is winding up its American business after being slapped with an additional 40% tariff on imports into the United States.
Simcoa's vice president of site services and marketing, David Miles, says the tariffs effectively exclude the company from America from August 14 and has questioned the worth of Australia's critical minerals agreement with the US.
For now, Mr Miles says the company will look towards South-East Asia and India, and maintain operations in Europe.
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- Car insurers under fire as premiums rise well above inflation | ABC NEWS
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Car insurance companies have been put on notice over soaring premiums.
The corporate regulator, ASIC, says sharp and sustained increases have risen well beyond inflation and that policies are too complex for consumers.
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- Colombian earthquake death toll rises | ABC NEWS
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The death toll from Colombia's powerful earthquake is believed to have risen to more than 200, with thousands of people still recorded missing, according to local authorities.
Rescue efforts across the country's west are into a second day as emergency workers dig through collapsed buildings in the desperate search for survivors.
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- Plan to cut construction code red tape won't have much effect on housing supply: expert | ABC NEWS
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- 5:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Opposition says it wants to cut the construction code to pamphlet in an attempt to boost housing supply.
Housing expert Professor Ron Wakefield says it will have minimal effect on supply and we'd be left with unsuitable housing.
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- Middle aged Australians taking drastic measures to crack into housing market | ABC News
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Housing peak body National Shelter has estimated 440,000 older households will be unable to find or afford suitable housing as one Gold Coast man moves back in with his ageing Mum in the hopes of buying locally.
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- IN FULL: Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg speaks at National Press Club | ABC NEWS
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- 1:05:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Senator Andrew Bragg, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for the Environment, will Address the National Press Club on “Australia’s housing necessities” amidst huge pressure on the traditional Australian political system.
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- Rescuers race against time to find Colombia quake survivors | ABC NEWS
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Emergency workers are racing against the clock in search of survivors after a devastating earthquake killed at least 350 people and damaged more than 1,600 buildings in western Colombia.
While more than 2,700 people remain unaccounted for, Red Cross rescuer Jose Fernando Usma is hoping small pockets of space may allow trapped residents to survive.
UN Resident Co-ordinator in Colombia, Maria Jose Toerres Macho says the extent of damage is significant as many people including UN staff have been displaced.
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- Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed’s assault charges dropped | ABC NEWS
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- All charges against Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al Ahmed have been dropped by NSW Police. The 44-year-old was previously accused of assaulting and intimidating his father. Mr Al Ahmed will adhere to an AVO, which has been accepted without admissions.
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- Fmr Secret Service agent on Trump plane switch operation | ABC NEWS
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- 6:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- US media is reporting that President Donald Trump secretly climbed off Air Force One and into an airport catering truck minutes after he was filmed boarding the aircraft in Türkiye in July.
Former US Secret Service agent Paul Eckloff says sleight of hand can be used to protect the president and the region presented a significant risk to the president given how close it is to both Black Sea and Middle East.
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- Commonwealth Bank reports $10.9 billion annual profit | ABC NEWS
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Commonwealth Bank has reported a 7 per cent increase in profit to $10.98 billion. Business reporter Lin Lin discusses the results and says there are still weaknesses in operating costs and net interest margin. The bank also recorded a 15 per cent drop in the number of loan applications since May 2026. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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- Houthi ballistic missile attack on Red Sea cargo ship kills crew members | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A suspected Houthi attack with a ballistic missile on an Egyptian cargo vessel has killed crew members. The ship was in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
UWA's Jennifer Parker says the attack was with a suspected ballistic missile, and could squeeze Saudi Arabia's oil exports after they were redirected from the Strait of Hormuz.
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- National police raids target illegal tobacco and vapes at over 100 petrol stations | ABC NEWS
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Multiple law enforcement agencies including the Australian Federal Police have raided over 100 petrol stations suspected of supplying illicit tobacco and vapes nationwide except in Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Nine Metro Petroleum branches have been suspended after the operation, as the parent company says it does not tolerate illegal activity and is taking action to terminate agreements with offending operators.
Superintendent Jim Rowe says gangs are using the illegal tobacco trade to fund their criminal operations and these raids could provide vital intelligence to police.
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- Alan Kohler on why house prices will keep falling | ABC News Daily podcast
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- 15:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- After its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold.
But should we get used to rates being higher than we've become used to in recent history?
Today, ABC finance expert Alan Kohler on what to expect in the months ahead and why the real housing price slump has only just begun.
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- Westpac chief economist predicts 'about a year' before we start seeing rate cuts | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold, in some good news for mortgage holders. Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis discusses what the decision means for the housing market as prices began to fall in some major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. She expects peak to trough falls in house prices to be below 10 per cent. She says it could start seeing rate cuts in the second half of 2027.
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- NZ PM Luxon faces leadership questions after series of gaffes | ABC NEWS
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- New Zealand's Prime Minister Christpher Luxon is facing a partyroom meeting in Wellington as he faces a leadership challenge.
Global Affairs Editor Laura Tingle says Luxon is gaffe-prone and is starting to lose the support of his colleagues.
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- Human fridges and thermal drones: Japan and Korea's response to hotter summers | ABC NEWS
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Similarly to Europe, Japan and South Korea are also struggling with extreme heatwaves and hotter temperatures. But both nations are looking at technological responses to deal with the heat and prevent heatstroke. Japan is introducing a human fridge, while South Korea uses drones with thermal imaging cameras to warn farmers working during extreme heat.
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- Syria's Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes | ABC NEWS
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death after three judges convicted him in absentia of crimes including killings torture and arbitrary detention.
The newly installed Syrian parliament has not yet introduced reforms required to address a large number of cases involving former Assad officials after Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration took over the country.
While the former president remains in exile in Russia, his cousin Atef Najib stood trial and received a death sentence for his role in quelling an uprising in 2011.
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- Drought declared across two-thirds of England | ABC NEWS
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The UK’s weather agency, the MET office says it's on course to be the hottest summer on record. Almost three-quarters of England and all of Wales are in drought and authorities warn conditions will worsen.
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- Trump reportedly hid in catering truck to avoid alleged Iranian threat | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Washington Post has released a report about a complex operation to secretly transport US President Donald Trump out of Turkiye after the NATO summit in Ankara to avoid an Iranian assassination threat.
Unbeknownst to journalists on board Air Force One, the US leader reportedly departed the decoy plane in a catering truck before boarding a military flight to the UK.
A similar operation was previously launched to move former president Bill Clinton to Pakistan in 2000.
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- 'Stood in silence': Colombia rocked by powerful 7.4 earthquake, 132 dead | The World | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 6:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The city of Cali in Colombia's coffee triangle was struck by a 7.4 magnitude killing more than 130 people. There are fears the death toll could rise but the country's preparedness and response so far has been different from other countries in South America. Richard Emblem, director of the City Paper in Bogota joins The World's Girish Sawlani for an eyewitness account of the eathquake and its aftermath.
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