WEBVTT - Hezbollah bunker discovered under 12th-century castle

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<v Speaker 1>Today's biggest news from the Australian I'm Christinamio with the

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<v Speaker 1>Front's afternoon headlines. The Israeli Defense Forces say they've discovered

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<v Speaker 1>a vast tunnel network belonging to Hesbela under a twelfth

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<v Speaker 1>century castle in southern Lebanon. The underground network reportedly contains

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<v Speaker 1>an operating theater, amenities and what the IDF described as

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<v Speaker 1>a unique arsenal of weapons. The tunnels are under Beaufort Castle,

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<v Speaker 1>which was built by the Crusaders almost a millennium ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Israel says Iran assisted its proxy militia Hesbela with the

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<v Speaker 1>bunker's construction. Auction clearance rates have bounced back after diving

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<v Speaker 1>to historic lows in June. The clearance rate is the

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<v Speaker 1>percentage of properties sold at auction on a weekly or

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<v Speaker 1>monthly basis. Clearance rates in Australia's capital cities dipped to

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<v Speaker 1>lows not seen since the pandemic following the federal budget

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<v Speaker 1>where the Albanese Labour government announced sweeping property tax reforms.

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<v Speaker 1>But things are picking up with more investors attending auctions

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<v Speaker 1>and placing beards. That's except for Sydney, where the long

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<v Speaker 1>term average is moving slower. More than two thousand people

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<v Speaker 1>gathered at the Sydney Opera House on Monday to farewell

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<v Speaker 1>former Australian of the Year Richard Scalia, the melanoma expert,

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<v Speaker 1>died on June seven, three years after he was diagnosed

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<v Speaker 1>with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi described

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<v Speaker 1>Scolia as one of Australia's brightest stars and the renowned

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<v Speaker 1>pathologists loved ones paid tribute to his courage and kindness.

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<v Speaker 1>Melanoma research by Scholia and joint Australian of the Year

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<v Speaker 1>Georgina long has saved thousands of lives. Check out those

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<v Speaker 1>stories live right now at the Australian dot com dot

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<v Speaker 1>au and come back to the front first thing in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning for our look at the latest from the

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<v Speaker 1>Middle East, where Iran and the United States are once

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<v Speaker 1>again extra changing. Fire over the closure of the Strait

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<v Speaker 1>of hor Moors. That's right here, Thursday morning,