Australia information reside: Chalmers involved about how ‘ugly and dangerous politics has become’; Brittany Higgins declares being pregnant

Specialists confront looming chook flu menace to wildlife

A number of the nation’s prime illness specialists are assembly to debate Australia’s chook flu outbreak that has smashed egg provide and compelled mass slaughter of animals, AAP reviews.

NSW and Victorian farms plus home properties within the ACT have been quarantined after detection of the virus, with authorities looking out for extra instances. A couple of million chickens and geese have been culled since late Could and limits have been imposed on egg gross sales in some states.

As we speak, the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Illness Preparedness is addressing the nation’s dealing with of instances, plus the specter of extra devastating abroad chook flu strains.

Debbie Eagles has been director of the centre since March and together with colleague and World Well being Organisation for Animal Well being avian influenza knowledgeable Frank Wong, will reply questions concerning the threats.

Talking not too long ago about overseas strains of the virus, Dr Wong mentioned its already on Australia’s doorstep. He informed Cosmos Journal:

Provided that this virus has now contaminated a really massive variety of totally different species to totally different impacts, there’s that potential that there are bridging species that might convey the virus into Australia.

Royal go to plans

As we flagged earlier, King Charles and Queen Camilla have locked in plans to go to Australia in October – the primary go to by a reigning monarch since 2011. Now you can learn the complete story from Dan Hurst under, with all the small print:

A physique has been present in a carpark in Sydney’s northern seashores.

NSW police mentioned emergency providers had been referred to as to Dee Why shortly after 7am this morning to reviews of a physique in a carpark. Officers attended and located a useless man, whose age is unknown.

Police have established a criminal offense scene and investigations are ongoing. Anybody with info is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

‘The rhetoric does have to be dialled down’

Reactions are flowing from Australian politicians to the assassination try towards former US president Donald Trump on the weekend. Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor mentioned whereas the US had change into politically divided, violence was not the answer, AAP is reporting:

The entire level of democracy is we get our likelihood to have our say on the poll field and that’s true in any nice democratic nation.

We’ve received to maintain coming again to that and calling out fully unacceptable behaviour, clearly, and it’s not what we need to ever see right here in Australia.

NDIS minister Invoice Shorten mentioned the tried assassination was “shocking and deplorable”. He informed Seven’s Dawn:

When it comes to right here in Australia, yeah, the rhetoric does must be dialled down. We will make our level with out creating a way that it’s all in and that we’re at conflict with one another, as a result of that isn’t the case, and that’s not the Australian means. And it’s not the democratic means anyplace.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned about what he calls the “normalisation of extremism” in politics within the wake of the tried assassination of former United States president Donald Trump on the weekend.

In a spherical of tv and radio interviews this morning to spruik the tax cuts now being delivered in Australians’ tax returns, Chalmers additionally spoke concerning the Trump rally in Pennsylvania that injured the previous president and left one attendee useless and two others critically injured earlier than the alleged shooter was shot and killed.

He informed 9’s As we speak present:

We’d like to have the ability to disagree in a peaceable means.

Chalmers, who was being interviewed reside on Sky Information on Sunday morning because the occasions have been unfolding in Pennsylvania, mentioned there have been classes for all democracies in what occurred. He informed ABC Information Breakfast:

We will’t let extremism and polarisation and violence be the norm in our politics. Democracies are supposed to assist mend and reasonable our variations, not enlarge and horrify them. And sadly, what we’re seeing with what seems like rising regularity, is the ugliness and the polarisation and extremism in politics.

We should ‘settle our differences with votes not violence’

Q: Are you fearful about tensions escalating right here in Australia?

Jim Chalmers responded:

There’s a function clearly for peaceable protests and in search of consensus in our nation doesn’t all the time imply in search of unanimity – there’ll all the time be a spread of views. However I believe for those who look all over the world and also you look across the democratic world, then you may see that politics is getting uglier, extra violent, extra polarised in excessive methods, and these are very troubling developments.

We’ve received a wide selection to make as democratic societies, we’ve received a chance right here to step again from the normalisation of that violence, to ensure that we disagree in civil methods and never in violent methods, and that we settle our distinction with votes not violence.

Lots of people ‘are worried about how ugly and dangerous politics has become’, Chalmers says

Treasurer Jim Chalmers spoke to ABC RN only a second in the past, and described studying concerning the capturing in actual time on reside tv:

It was a bit surreal for me as a result of I used to be reside on TV when these occasions have been unfolding … and we weren’t certain in actual time that there had been a shooter, that there had been an assassination try, however it grew to become very clear clearly within the aftermath [of] that interview simply how severe this assassination try was. And we’re relieved that former President [Donald] Trump is OK – our hearts exit to the household of the person whose life was misplaced within the crowd.

Reflecting on the assassination try, Chalmers mentioned:

This was a unprecedented second that goes past the occasions on the scene and sadly, it’s going to persist after the scene has been cleared. Now it’s about what occurred yesterday in Pennsylvania, it’s about January 6, however it goes past that as properly.

I believe lots of people all over the world are fearful about how ugly and harmful politics has change into, and I share these considerations. The democratic world must step again from the normalisation of extremism in politics. Democracy is meant to assist reasonable and mend our variations, not enlarge and horrify them.

Shadow dwelling affairs minister weighs in on Trump assassination try

Shadow dwelling affairs minister and Liberal senator James Paterson spoke to ABC RN earlier concerning the assassination try towards former US president Donald Trump on the weekend:

If we make it regular that you should utilize violence to resolve political disputes, then we received’t have a democracy in a short time … If it might occur in the US, it might occur anyplace.

And so it’s critically vital at a time like this that everyone responds in a peaceful and measured means to make sure that there’s no additional escalation.

Paterson mentioned if Trump had been killed moderately than simply injured, “it’s almost unthinkable what the consequences would have been for the United States and the world”:

But in addition as a result of even right here in Australia, we shouldn’t be complacent about these threats. Whereas it’s true – we’ve received very totally different gun security rules, and everybody helps that – as you identified in your evaluation this morning, additionally they have these robust legal guidelines in the UK and two members of parliament in UK within the final decade have been murdered.

Paterson then argued:

There are some troubling indicators that there are makes an attempt in direction of utilizing violent means in Australia to attempt to intimidate parliamentarians and their employees, and we can’t enable that to take maintain right here.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers was additionally on ABC RN and mentioned “there is a role obviously for peaceful protests” and Australians ought to “settle our differences with votes, not violence”.

Extra from his interview shortly.

A deep low strain system off the east coast of Tasmania is bringing robust and damaging wings to the central and west coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the danger of damaging winds will prolong to north-west coastal elements and King Island at present. Situations are anticipated to ease because the low weakens and slowly strikes northward into the Bass Strait this afternoon and night.

Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70km/h are anticipated, affecting Currie, Sheffield, Deloraine and Strahan. Some notable observations embody:

• 82km/h sustained winds have been recorded at Maria Island at 10.40pm Saturday.

• 65km/h sustained winds have been recorded at Tasman Island at 3.30am Sunday.

• 100km/h wind gust was recorded on kunanyi/Mount Wellington at 3.24am Sunday.

• 95km/h wind gust recorded at Cape Bruny at 2.11am Sunday.

• 95km/h wind gust recorded at Hartz Mountain at 1.34am Sunday.

Official Australian portraits of king and queen unveiled

As a part of the announcement, official Australian portraits of the king and queen have been launched – they are often seen on-line right here.

The images present Charles carrying the sovereign’s badge of the Order of Australia, whereas the Queen wears the wattle brooch – which was given to Queen Elizabeth II throughout her 1954 go to to Australia.

Australians can request printed variations of the portraits by their native MP or senator of their state or territory. As Josh Butler reported in February, eager Australians have been nonetheless ready on an official portrait a 12 months after Charles took to the throne:

Albanese hails royal go to to Australia

Prime minister Anthony Albanese additionally welcomed within the upcoming royal go to in a press release:

I’m honoured to welcome The King and Queen on their first Royal Go to to Australia later this 12 months, they’re all the time welcome guests.

The King has a deep regard for our nice nation, and has all the time spoken warmly of the time he has spent right here and the astounding great thing about our extraordinary continent. I look ahead to welcoming The King and Queen again to Australia for this vital go to.

A press release mentioned planning was underneath means for the go to and extra info could be offered “in due course”.

Governor common welcomes royal go to

The governor common, Sam Mostyn, has welcomed the official announcement of a royal go to, writing:

I used to be lucky to spend time with His Majesty in Could. His Majesty The King has a well known deep affection for and connection to the individuals of Australia and he was very a lot wanting ahead to his first go to to Australia since turning into King.

I look ahead to welcoming Their Majesties to Australia and, through the go to, showcasing the easiest of our trendy and numerous nation.

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are to go to Australia and Samoa in October, Buckingham Palace says.

As AAP reviews, Charles is present process most cancers remedy and docs have suggested him towards any additional extension of the journey, so neighbouring New Zealand will miss out on a royal go to.

Within the Australian leg of the journey – on the invitation of the federal authorities – the royal couple will perform engagements within the ACT and NSW. In March Anthony Albanese mentioned plans have been underneath means on logistics for a potential go to:

The King has proven his compassion for Australians affected by latest pure disasters, simply as Australians have proven compassion and help for the King following his most cancers analysis. The King, Queen and members of the Royal Household are all the time welcome in Australia.

In Samoa they may have a good time “the strong bilateral relationship” between the Pacific Island nation and the UK, and the couple are anticipated to attend the Commonwealth heads of presidency assembly. The assembly brings collectively delegations from 56 international locations in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

The go to is to be the primary journey to Australia by a reigning monarch since 2011.

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Brittany Higgins has introduced she is anticipating her first baby with accomplice David Sharaz in a submit to social media. From their dwelling in Bergerac, France, Higgins shared the information on Instagram:

Can’t wait to satisfy you! Past excited to welcome a brand new member to our little household. Your dad and mom are already obsessive about you and also you aren’t even right here but.

Greater than three years in the past the previous Liberal staffer alleged on The Challenge that she had been raped by her colleague Bruce Lehrmann at Parliament Home. The allegation spawned greater than a dozen authorized instances, judicial inquiries, opinions and federal investigations, with many nonetheless ongoing. A defamation case stemming from The Challenge broadcast present in April that on the stability of possibilities, Lehrmann raped Higgins.

The being pregnant announcement comes because the Linda Reynolds v Higgins case is because of return for a instructions listening to within the supreme courtroom of Western Australia this afternoon. The previous defence minister, who plans to retire from politics on the subsequent election, is suing Higgins over a collection of social media posts she says broken her repute.

As AAP reviews, King Charles III and Queen Camilla are to go to Australia in October, Buckingham Palace has mentioned. Within the Australian leg of their journey – on the invitation of the federal authorities – the royal couple will perform engagements within the ACT and NSW. Extra on this quickly.

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