Queensland temperatures 6C to 8C above common: meteorologist
Senior meteorologist Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology simply spoke with ABC Information Breakfast to supply extra particulars on the persisting heatwave circumstances throughout a lot of the nation.
He stated temperatures have been 6C to 8C above common in Queensland:
Now, that interprets to temperatures within the excessive 30s to low 40s … That warmth is more likely to linger as we get by the weekend [and] slowly settle down within the south-east, however proceed for inland areas proper by the subsequent week and for a lot of our tropical north as effectively.
He stated a cool change presently transferring by South Australia would attain Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales all through the day.
However for northern Australia and inland Queensland, that’s the place the warmth goes to proceed over the weekend, and into early and even into the center a part of subsequent week.
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Far-right extremist sentenced to at least one month jail for performing Nazi salute
Adeshola Ore
An Australian far-right extremist has been sentenced to at least one month in jail for performing the Nazi salute in public.
In October Jacob Hersant, 25, turned the primary Victorian convicted of intentionally performing the gesture in public.
Hersant appeared within the Melbourne magistrates courtroom this morning, wearing a navy blue go well with.
Handing down his sentence, Justice of the Peace Brett Sonnet says Hersant uttering “Australia for the white man” after he carried out the salute sought to advertise white supremacy and elevated the seriousness of the offence.
He says Hersant’s gesture was “inherent to Nazi ideology”:
This courtroom denounces Nazi ideology in absolute phrases.
The utmost penalty for the crime is 12 months’ imprisonment and/or a advantageous of $24,000.
Man charged for allegedly pinning one other man between two autos throughout altercation
A person has been charged after allegedly driving at a youthful man he was having an altercation with and pinning him between two autos.
NSW police responded to reviews of a crash at Princes Freeway, on the intersection with Kanahooka Highway, Brownsville, about 8pm final evening.
Officers have been advised two males – aged 28 and 49 – have been concerned in an altercation earlier than the older man allegedly drove a car in the direction of the youthful man, pinning him between two autos.
Preliminary inquiries have led police to imagine the 2 males are recognized to one another.
The 28-year-old was handled by paramedics and airlifted to St George hospital in a critical situation. The 49-year-old drove from the scene to Dapto police station the place he was arrested and subjected to obligatory testing, earlier than being taken to Wollongong hospital for additional testing.
He was later charged with harmful driving occasioning grievous bodily hurt, harmful driving, failing to cease and help, negligent driving and contravening a home AVO.
The person was refused bail to look at Wollongong native courtroom at this time. Officers have established against the law scene, to be assessed by the crash investigations unit.
Lorena Allam
Indigenous estimates suspended amid Thorpe and McCarthy stoush
Indigenous estimates have simply been suspended about 10 minutes in as a consequence of a little bit of a stoush between Unbiased senator Lidia Thorpe and the minister, Malarndirri McCarthy.
A query from Thorpe concerning the federal authorities’s response to the deaths of Indigenous youngsters in custody descended right into a shouting match when McCarthy tried to reply the query and was interrupted by Thorpe.
The committee chair, Labor senator Louise Pratt, suspended proceedings for about 5 minutes however, after they resumed, Thorpe and McCarthy once more locked horns. Thorpe continued to talk as Pratt gave the decision to Greens senator Dorinda Cox.
McCarthy looked for Thorpe to withdraw numerous imputations.
The deputy chair, Richard Colbeck, tried to revive order, ultimately saying “can we simply get on with it?”
Meta’s Australian coverage director responds to social media age restrict proposal
Tech giants are cautious of a social media age restrict, saying it shouldn’t be as much as them to implement the foundations however fairly app shops to make sure security throughout the board.
As AAP reviews, the guardian firm of Fb and Instagram argues towards placing the onus on social media firms to implement a proposed 16-year-old age restrict, saying the know-how for an ideal answer “isn’t fairly there but”.
Dad and mom and younger individuals would carry the burden if every app wanted to implement its personal age controls, Meta’s Australia and New Zealand coverage director, Mia Garlick, advised ABC Radio this morning:
We fully agree that there must be age-appropriate experiences for younger individuals on companies like those we offer. The problem is the know-how isn’t fairly there but when it comes to having an ideal answer.
App shops putting in controls meant that info could possibly be extrapolated, Garlick stated.
Whenever you get a brand new cellphone or a brand new system, you do spend a little bit of time sitting down as a household, setting all of it up. Age info is collected at the moment and so there’s a actually easy answer there, that at that one cut-off date … verification can happen.
Pocock suggests Aukus deal has restricted Australia’s potential to advocate on local weather
Transferring to the US election, David Pocock was requested how Australia ought to reply if Donald Trump begins opposing local weather targets or worldwide agreements.
He stated that Australia ought to be “stepping up with management”:
On the one hand, we’re speaking concerning the transition and, then again, the foremost events need to hold doing precisely that – drill, child, drill. They’re perhaps not that specific however we’ve got a Future Gasoline Technique. We’re seeing coalmines being permitted. That’s not in keeping with a protected future or an obligation of care to younger individuals.
So I feel stepping up right here after which utilizing each single avenue accessible to us to push nations just like the US, who clearly have a lot larger emissions and have a job to play, ideally we’d be capable to try this.
I’m involved with issues like Aukus that we’ve hitched our cart to their wagon, and that in all probability limits how a lot we are able to advocate for an existential menace for our neighbours within the Pacific that can form the lives of each Australian into the long run.
Pocock says social media age restrict must be a part of broader dialog
Unbiased senator David Pocock simply spoke with ABC Information Breakfast concerning the authorities’s proposed age restrict for social media.
He stated limiting the platforms for youngsters 16 and below “strikes a very good stability” however the laws isn’t “a silver bullet”.
I feel it’s nice to see the prime minister and opposition chief acknowledging the very actual harms of social media and wanting to place the security of younger individuals entrance and centre. I’d like to see them additionally lengthen that to issues like playing promoting, to an obligation of care in the case of local weather change, however, you realize, this is a crucial dialogue for us we’re seeing the harms of social media.
I don’t suppose this laws is a silver bullet. It must be a part of a much wider dialog in society about how we shield younger individuals and permit them to truly have a childhood.
He stated the ban for below 16s, versus below 14s, would give youngsters “an additional three years … to have a childhood [and] develop these expertise which are so critically necessary at that age in the case of socialising, being bodily energetic.”
ANZ posts $6.7bn revenue as overdue loans surge
Jonathan Barrett
ANZ has posted a $6.73bn full-year money revenue, down 8% from final 12 months’s sturdy end result, whereas reporting a surge within the variety of late repayments from struggling mortgage holders.
The main lender revealed that the scale of 90-plus day late loans, primarily consisting of mortgages, leapt 47% over the previous 12 months to $4.17bn.
The ANZ chief government, Shayne Elliott, stated:
Increased rates of interest are impacting clients and we noticed a rise in these requiring hardship assist. Our information exhibits clients, typically, are holding up higher than anticipated.
ANZ’s outcomes adopted an identical sample to rivals Westpac and NAB, which additionally reported full-year outcomes this week. Whereas financial institution income are typically down from final 12 months, they’re nonetheless excessive by current requirements.
ANZ’s money revenue for the 12-month interval to the tip of September is 12% larger than the equal 2021 ranges.
The financial institution issued a remaining dividend of 83c per share.
‘Let’s all transfer on’: Hockey on Rudd’s feedback criticising Trump
Joe Hockey was additionally requested how Kevin Rudd ought to “make amends” for his now-deleted social media posts criticising Donald Trump.
Hockey responded that he and Rudd are “completely different individuals” however that he’s “inherently a very good man” and is working laborious for Australia in Washington:
Look, I don’t suppose President Trump or any of his workforce [are] ready to say they received’t work with our ambassador. I feel it’s actually necessary they do.
Kevin Rudd has the belief and confidence of Anthony Albanese, and that’s the best way it ought to be … I feel we’ve simply received to maneuver on. It’s been a supply of a lot discuss and conjecture in Australia, let’s all transfer on.
He’s the ambassador. Anthony Albanese is the prime minister. Let’s simply make it work and whether or not you, Liberal or Labor, Inexperienced or Pauline Hanson, no matter you’re, we’ve received to be all Group Australia and all shoulders to the wheel.
Trump sees Australia as ‘ready to do its heavy lifting’: Joe Hockey
Australia’s former ambassador to the US Joe Hockey additionally spoke with Dawn earlier on the Australia-US relationship, after the election end result this week.
He argued that Donald Trump is “beginning in a really constructive place with Australia.”
When he was beforehand president we have been capable of construct up an excellent relationship. It received off to rocky begin with Malcolm Turnbull, after which Malcolm Turnbull after which Scott Morrison labored laborious to restore it.
He likes what we do. He sees Australia as being ready to do its heavy lifting. It’s not leeching off the US … We’re companions in battle and we’ve been brothers and sisters in arms. Donald Trump is aware of that Australia is a mate, in order that’s a really sturdy basis to construct a relationship.
He congratulated Anthony Albanese for calling Trump so quickly after his election victory and being certainly one of 70 world leaders to talk with him over the past 72 hours.
Clare says JD Vance has ‘stated stronger issues’ about Trump ‘than anybody in Australia’
Jason Clare was additionally requested whether or not the Albanese authorities is beginning “on the again foot” with Donald Trump, given the feedback from US ambassador Kevin Rudd on X – which have since been deleted.
Clare stated that Trump’s VP, JD Vance, has “stated stronger issues about him than anybody in Australia.”
The PM and the president had a chat yesterday, a very good dialog – like each prime minister and president has labored intently collectively since John Curtin and Roosevelt. It is a mutual curiosity. Similar to Albanese strengthened {our relationships} with different nations all over the world, we’ll work to strengthen the connection with our closest ally.
Labor minister ‘completely’ believes Trump will uphold Aukus deal
The training minister, Jason Clare, was up on Dawn earlier the place he weighed in on the US election end result.
Particularly, he was requested whether or not he believes the president-elect, Donald Trump, would maintain up the Aukus deal, and responded, “completely”.
Aukus is a type of examples the place [the] Labor celebration, Liberal celebration and Republicans are on the identical web page. When the laws went by the American congress solely a few months in the past it was bipartisan in its assist. Democrats and Republicans [are] each backing this. I feel each nations perceive it’s in our mutual curiosity.
The Albanese authorities has indicated it might stick with the Aukus deal:
Queensland premier doubles down on ‘grownup crime, grownup time’ election promise
The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, spoke with Dawn earlier this morning after police charged a 16-year-old boy with manslaughter – after he allegedly ran a pink gentle in a stolen automotive in Murrumba Downs, killing a 69-year-old girl.
After basing his election marketing campaign on the “grownup crime, grownup time” slogan, Crisafulli advised this system:
It actually is without doubt one of the most traumatic issues to must expertise yesterday for all the state, but in addition for that household [and] for cops who’re caught within the crossfires.
I’ll clearly be very cautious what I say. There’s allegations and so they must be examined. I would like the state to know, a state that’s grieving this morning, that change should occur and alter will occur.
We spoke about grownup crime, grownup time. We’ll be sitting right here in parliament within the subsequent fortnight. I can let you know it is going to be the primary little bit of laws and it is going to be legislation by Christmas. That’s the dedication we made. Issues simply should change.
Queensland temperatures 6C to 8C above common: meteorologist
Senior meteorologist Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology simply spoke with ABC Information Breakfast to supply extra particulars on the persisting heatwave circumstances throughout a lot of the nation.
He stated temperatures have been 6C to 8C above common in Queensland:
Now, that interprets to temperatures within the excessive 30s to low 40s … That warmth is more likely to linger as we get by the weekend [and] slowly settle down within the south-east, however proceed for inland areas proper by the subsequent week and for a lot of our tropical north as effectively.
He stated a cool change presently transferring by South Australia would attain Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales all through the day.
However for northern Australia and inland Queensland, that’s the place the warmth goes to proceed over the weekend, and into early and even into the center a part of subsequent week.
Whole hearth ban for Sydney amid heatwave and excessive hearth hazard ranking
Earlier, we flagged that heatwave warnings have been persisting throughout a number of states at this time – together with New South Wales.
The Rural Fireplace Service has put a complete hearth ban in place for higher Sydney and the Illawarra/Shoalhaven area at this time, with a excessive hearth hazard ranking throughout a lot of the state.
Whole hearth bans are additionally in place additional north close to the Queensland border, within the north western and higher central west plains districts.
‘An obligation of care is a reliable proposition’: Shorten on social media age restrict
Transferring to the federal government’s newest social media coverage – banning under 16s from platforms – Invoice Shorten was requested how customers will truly confirm customers’ ages with out handing over delicate info to tech giants.
He didn’t reply straight however stated that “the massive tech firms have gotten the power to do that” and used the instance of obligatory seatbelts:
After we first proposed having obligatory seatbelts to guard individuals, automotive firms stated that might simply be the tip of it. And effectively, you realize what? It’s not, and we don’t ask civilians and automotive street customers to deliver their very own seatbelt to a automotive. So why ought to social media firms buck previous their very own responsibility of care?
You’re not allowed to provide merchandise and monetise and privatise children experiences after they’re children, and commerce of their information, and simply say ‘nothing to do with us’.
Shorten stated the reduce off of 16 years previous was reached by “plenty of session”. He described the age restrict as “a begin” however “not the one software.”
I recognise its limitations, and I recognise that individuals will attempt to do work-arounds, and I recognise social media firms will scream like scolded cats that something which could have an effect on their gazillion-dollar revenue is only a ache within the butt for them.
However you realize what? There’s not simply them on this world. We don’t simply exist to serve huge social media firms, and an obligation of care is a reliable proposition. It was one of many suggestions of presidency inquiries and I feel we’ll be listening to extra about that.
Shorten supplies extra response to Trump election win
The federal government companies minister, Invoice Shorten, is now talking with ABC RN to replicate on the outcomes of the US election – having been Labor chief throughout Donald Trump’s final presidency.
Shorten stated he believes the Albanese authorities will be capable to discover widespread floor with Trump regardless of having completely different agendas as a result of “the alliance with America runs deep” and “it’s about our nationwide curiosity”.
The American individuals have spoken. That’s unequivocal. Mr Trump received 72.7 million votes. Vice-president Harris received 68 million votes. He received. He’s the man we’ve received to take care of. They’re a democratic nation, they’ve had their elections. We respect the result.
Requested if he want to see Anthony Albanese “be outspoken about issues that he thinks are unsuitable”, Shorten answered: “I’ve received little doubt that our prime minister will converse up within the nationwide curiosity, in the beginning.”
He was additionally requested about opposition chief Peter Dutton’s concentrate on value of residing and immigration, and if this mirrors the US, and responded:
One of many presents which makes Australia one of many luckiest nations on the earth is we’re the one nation who occupies a continent totally to ourselves as a nation. So while we need to ensure that crooks and unhealthy individuals are despatched in another country, we don’t have the identical land border challenges because the US. I’m not fairly certain it’s an necessary concern right here, however the warmth on these border states in America is simply pink scorching.
