Speaker 1: As two people have been killed after firefighting helicopters collided
Speaker 1: in Greece. The helicopters could be seen hovering near each
Speaker 1: other just before the collision. They'd been combating wildfires in Attica,
Speaker 1: which is west of Athens, when the incident occurred. Fires
Speaker 1: in the region have destroyed about one hundred homes so far,
Speaker 1: as authorities issue fresh evacuation orders on the popular tourist
Speaker 1: island of Kephalonia. At least five people are dead and
Speaker 1: forty one others are missing after a ferry caught fire
Speaker 1: off Indonesia's Maduro Island. The vessel, which was carrying more
Speaker 1: than two hundred and fifty people at the time of
Speaker 1: the fire, was en route to South Silawisi. It's not
Speaker 1: yet clear what caused the fire and the ferry. About
Speaker 1: two hundred and twenty five people have been rescued, as
Speaker 1: authorities continue their search and rescue operations for those still missing,
Speaker 1: including the captain. A marathon trial will begin today for
Speaker 1: the former broadcaster Alan Jones is accused of indecently assaulting
Speaker 1: and sexually touching six men over each seventeen year period.
Speaker 1: The eighty five year old, who is defending the allegations
Speaker 1: will face a judge alone trial at Sydney's Downing Center Courthouse.
Speaker 1: It's expected more than seventy witnesses will be called over
Speaker 1: the next four months. John Howard has labeled Pauline Hanson's
Speaker 1: theory of monoculture as pointless. Writing in The Australian Today,
Speaker 1: the former PM described immigration as a special character of
Speaker 1: Australia's achievement as a nation. He also pointed out the
Speaker 1: lack of clarity around the word monoculture, saying he did
Speaker 1: not know what it meant in reference to immigration that
Speaker 1: op ed in the Odds Today. One Nation has unveiled
Speaker 1: eight Upper House candidates to contest the upcoming Victorian state
Speaker 1: election in November. Pauline Hanson is set to announce her
Speaker 1: team to run in the state election, including a former
Speaker 1: bodyguard to Daniel Andrews. The announcement will take place this
Speaker 1: morning before an evening event for the Party Faithful to
Speaker 1: meet the candidates. Ricky Lee Tyrrel has been announced as
Speaker 1: One Nation's candidate for Northern Victoria. Nson recently criticized the
Speaker 1: state of Victorian politics to scar gribing it as a
Speaker 1: basket case and saying that voters needed an alternative. Victorian
Speaker 1: Premier Ben Carroll is expected to appoint Colin Brooks as
Speaker 1: the state's treasurer. Sources have told The Australian the new
Speaker 1: Premier will move mister Brooks into the portfolio in a
Speaker 1: bid to repair the state's finances. He currently holds the
Speaker 1: Industry and Innovation portfolio, but is believed to be well
Speaker 1: regarded amongst Victorian business leaders. The new ministry will be
Speaker 1: sworn in tomorrow. The Orchest Pact is facing a new risk,
Speaker 1: this time from Donald Trump's plan for a new class
Speaker 1: of namesake battleships. The US President's plan will put pressure
Speaker 1: on the same supply chain and human resource as the
Speaker 1: Virginia class subs promised to Australia. The US Navy has
Speaker 1: confirmed in its budget that the new Trump class battleships
Speaker 1: would be nuclear powered. It would require reactors from the
Speaker 1: same company that supply power plans for the Virginia and
Speaker 1: Columbia class vessels.