Midday Edition: 01 February 2025

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No the News talks headby newsroom, this is newsfacts. In
this update, flooding is gripping Queensland's far North, with the
warning of days of intense rainyhead sparking fears of life
threatening flooding. Queensland Premiere David chris A fully says they
have services prepared and they're ready to help. We've got
emergency services personnel on the ground, including swift water rescue.

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We've got the ses the Reconstruction Authority. Donald Trump will
impose tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China into
the US from Saturday their time. Mexico and Canada are
set to face levees of twenty five percent on goods
and China ten percent. Reports earlier emerged around the new
tariff regime beginning on March the first, but Press Secretary

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Caroline Leavitt says they are beginning February the first. The
Greens fare more Land is at risk of mining as
the Resources Minister sets its sight on an econ boom.
Shane Jones has signaled his intention of opening the dialogue
about mining on Conservator Land. The Prime Minister's previously said
there's marginal land that should be looked at in a

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bid to boost employment and grow the economy. Green MP
Steve Abel believes mining certain areas could be destructive and
would boost offshore profits. Conservation land is for conservation and
that's what it should be used for. A violent fight
involving gang members has left one person dead in a Portugy.
Emergency services were called to a group of around six

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people fighting on Church Street just before twelve thirty last night.
A man was stabbed in the chest and died at
the scene. Police have launched a homicide investigation and are
working to identify and locate those involved. They're urging anyone
with information on what happened to speak to police. The
White Tonguey Treaty grounds is set to be the background

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of Green Party co leader Marama Davidson's return to politics.
Monday will be her first day back at work eight
months after a brust cancer diagnosis. Davidson said she's alive,
she's well, and she is back. She's overwhelmed with gratitude
for the opportunity to return to work and is grateful
for the adraha and support she's received over this past year.

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That's news in Sport to start to France finishes off
the day, Paul Williams blows his whistle for the end
of the match. Wales had been put to the sword.
France had given Wales a forty three nil hiding. In
rugby's Six Nations opener in Paris on Sky, the hosts

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of run and six tries, helped by yellow cards to
welshooker Evan Lloyd in the first half and locke Freddie
Thomas in the second. French first five. Roman Termac was
red carded in the seventy first minute for shoulder to
head contact. Scotland hosts Italy at Murrayfield, and England visit
Ireland and Dublin and tomorrow morning's fixtures. Dame Lydia Coe

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has fired a bogie free five under sixty seven search
up the leaderboard in round two of the LPGA's Tournament
of Champions in Florida. They defending champs four under overall
and outright seventh, six shots behind the leader South Korea's
I Lim King. That's sports. I'm Sandy Hodge. For more news,

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