Speaker 1: This is Gabriella Power with Your News. Twenty four update.
Speaker 1: Donald Trump has halted further attacks on Iran, claiming the
Speaker 1: perimeters of a deal had been agreed on. He says
Speaker 1: if an agreement is reached, it would result in the
Speaker 1: complete opening of the Strait of home Mus and an
Speaker 1: end to Iran's nuclear threat. Speaking on Air Force One,
Speaker 1: the US President warned America was on standby to launch
Speaker 1: one of the biggest strikes in decades, before it was
Speaker 1: called off. Iran's acting defense minister says Trump's comments were
Speaker 1: made within the context of psychological operations and a war
Speaker 1: of calculations. A sixty year old retail worker allegedly beaten
Speaker 1: up by a group of youths after coming to another
Speaker 1: man's aid in Melbourne is expected to die. A court
Speaker 1: has heard the man has suffered unsurvivable injuries after he
Speaker 1: was allegedly bashed by five children aged between twelve and fifteen.
Speaker 1: The three boys and two girls have been charged with
Speaker 1: offenses including intentionally causing serious injury, affray and violent disorder.
Speaker 1: Police alleged members of the group struck the sixty year
Speaker 1: old after he had fallen down and hit his head
Speaker 1: on the ground. The Queen's Land government is considering a
Speaker 1: request by police to allow the collection of DNA from
Speaker 1: young offenders and store it in an intelligence database. Premiera
Speaker 1: David Crucifully said he is very open minded to the proposal. Currently,
Speaker 1: police can't perform routine DNA collection on child offenders without
Speaker 1: making an application to the court. Communications Minister Anaka Wells
Speaker 1: has declined to call on the ABC to apologize for
Speaker 1: a video depicting violence against Gina Reinhart. Various federal ministers
Speaker 1: have condemned the national broadcaster for allowing the offensive video
Speaker 1: to go to air, but despite the comedian involved in
Speaker 1: the skit apologizing, the ABC itself is yet to an
Speaker 1: internal on Budsman is probing the around the world satirical video,
Speaker 1: but there is no timeline for the review's outcome. With
Speaker 1: the on Budsman accountable directly to the ABC board. Gina
Speaker 1: rein Hart is threatening the ABC with legal action and
Speaker 1: is calling on the public broadcaster to remove the video
Speaker 1: and apologize. Health Minister Mark Butler said to News twenty
Speaker 1: four that he was stronger than Anika Wells and his
Speaker 1: condemnation of the content. The most senior tax official in
Speaker 1: the Treasury is stepping down in October. Diane Brown is
Speaker 1: Deputy Secretary in charge of the Revenue Group within the Treasury.
Speaker 1: She was a major player in the recent tax policy changes,
Speaker 1: including the overhaul of capital gains tax and negative gearing.
Speaker 1: Department Secretary Jenny Wilkinson praised Miss Brown in announcing the
Speaker 1: move to her staff, in particular her expertise in overseeing
Speaker 1: the recent changes. There are concerns Brisbane's Olympic Games precincts
Speaker 1: may not be finished in time for the twenty thirty
Speaker 1: two gears. New artists impressions of Victoria Park have been released,
Speaker 1: showcasing pedestrian bridges, wetlands and public spaces, but the costings
Speaker 1: of the plan and the timeline as to when the
Speaker 1: project will be completed is not known. David chris A
Speaker 1: fully is adamant the venues will be ready in time
Speaker 1: for athletes to arrive. At least fourteen people, including five
Speaker 1: police officers, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack
Speaker 1: targeting protesters at an anti militant rally in Pakistan. The
Speaker 1: incident occurred in Swat Valley, which was a strong militant
Speaker 1: stronghold before the government regained control in two thousand and seven.
Speaker 1: Residents fear the groups are seeking to retake a foothold
Speaker 1: in the region. Pakistan's Prime Minister and President have condemned
Speaker 1: the bombing, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of life.
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