Australia information stay: Albanese calls Olympians ‘inspirational’; Ausmin talks deal with China’s ‘coercive behaviour’

As of two hours in the past, the Victorian State Emergency Service stated there had been no experiences of harm to buildings or infrastructure following the 4.1 earthquake at Woods Level.

In the meantime, the Bureau of Meteorology stated there is no such thing as a tsunami risk following the earthquake:

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded close to Melbourne within the early hours of this morning.

In keeping with Geoscience Australia, the earthquake occurred in Woods Level at 3.48am right this moment, and there was 1717 “felt” experiences to date.

VicEmergency says the earthquake was felt in Wangaratta, Benalla, South Morang, Healesville, Yarra Junction and Dargo.

It stated minor injury could have occurred in these areas, urging folks to keep away from any broken buildings, roadways and bridges, and fallen bushes and powerlines.

The overseas affairs minister, Penny Wong, and the defence minister, Richard Marles, have held annual talks with their US counterparts Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin in Maryland.

Firstly of the assembly – generally known as Ausmin – Wong stated the group was assembly “in the shadow of a deteriorating situation in the Middle East”.

Wong acknowledged US management “to broker peace”. Talking of the Gaza ceasefire proposal pushed by the president, Joe Biden, Wong stated:

The ceasefire has been pressing for months, it’s by no means been extra pressing than it’s now.

Wong stated the US was additionally having to indicate management in Ukraine and within the Indo-Pacific:

Within the Indo-Pacific, the safety assure of the US has enabled an extended interval of prosperity peace that we now have loved, and it has by no means been extra important. It’s by no means been extra important.

We see this Ausmin as one other alternative for us to collectively work in how we rise to the challenges for right this moment to make sure that our alliance, our partnership, our work collectively, is match for the instances, delivers for our shared targets and aspirations and for the area that we stay in. We’re stronger collectively.

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‘Are we not human?’: father’s quest for solutions after botched homicide investigation

“To lose a young man like that, it’s not simple. And there’s no justice,” says Lual Akech, whose 17-year-old son, Aguer, was killed in 2019 throughout a struggle at a Melbourne prepare station.

As we revealed yesterday, the police investigation into his alleged homicide was deeply flawed, leading to a 15-year-old spending a 12 months in custody earlier than the case towards him collapsed.

Lual believes the case was mishandled due to how Victoria police deal with South Sudanese-Australians. The pressure strongly rejects this suggestion.

“We’ve been victimised, especially in Victoria,” says Lual. “Are we not human? We should be treated the same way [as other Australians].”

Learn his story right here:

And this investigation can also be the topic of our Full Story podcast right this moment, with reporter Nino Bucci explaining how police used flawed identification proof towards the 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing Aguer.

Anthony Albanese has shared a video name he had with a few of Australia’s Olympians, throughout which he advised them how a lot pleasure that they had given the nation.

“You have given so much excitement, pleasure and pride to the whole country,” he advised the group that included swimmers Kyle Chalmers and Shayna Jack, and boxers Caitlin Parker and Charlie Senior.

“Well done to all of you.”

The boxer Caitlin Parker, who has already secured a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals, advised the PM he must set his alarm early on Friday morning Australia time so as to watch her bid to succeed in the ultimate.

He replied: “We’ve been getting up very early here. It’s been a case of late nights but very early mornings.

“It’s incredibly inspirational.”

Right here’s the entire video.

Good morning and welcome to our rolling information protection. I’m Martin Farrer with the most recent in a single day information and looking out ahead to what’s developing earlier than Emily Wind takes the wheel.

Yesterday a Guardian investigation discovered the alleged homicide of a 17-year-old Melbourne boy stays unsolved after cops used flawed identification proof to pursue a 15-year-old for his dying. Right now his father says he believes their African background is one motive why. Extra developing.

Linda Reynolds is anticipated to be again within the witness field right this moment as her defamation case towards Brittany Higgins over social media posts printed in July 2023 continues. It’s anticipated that she’s going to end giving her proof in chief, and her cross examination by Higgins’ lawyer will start. We’ll be following the case once more right this moment when it will get going on the WA supreme court docket.

Yesterday, Reynolds advised the court docket in Perth that has stated she skilled “incredible pain” and at one level left query time and began “sobbing uncontrollably” as a result of media scrutiny over Higgins’ alleged rape. In the meantime, it emerged final night time that doable communications between Higgins and a sexual assault survivor advocate a couple of fundraising effort might be handed over to Reynolds’ authorized group after the previous senator’s legal professionals argued it was an try and “capture public opinion”. Higgins’ lawyer known as the argument “beyond any stretch of imagination”.

Penny Wong is about to seem at a press convention after Ausmin, the annual Australia-US defence talks, which this 12 months are happening in Annapolis, Maryland. Reuters experiences that the talks had been to deal with China’s “coercive behaviour”, in addition to the Aukus nuclear submarine venture and mounting tensions within the Center East. We’ll deliver you information of that press convention quickly.

And on a a lot lighter be aware, we now have to say 14-year-old Arisa Trew’s wonderful gold medal within the ladies’s skateboarding park occasion on the Paris Olympics. It continues Australia’s profitable streak on the Video games and which Anthony Albanese has described as “inspirational” in a name to members of the group. Extra developing.