August 19, 2025 • 7 mins
Donald Trump has ruled out putting American boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of a security guarantee to end the war with Russia.
The Israeli Prime Minister has blasted Anthony Albanese as 'weak' in a scathing statement posted to social media overnight.
Israel is under pressure to accept the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal after Hamas agreed to a deal put forward by mediators
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning, We go straight to breaking news this morning.
Police in Western Sydney a hunting a killer after a
man was ambushed and fatally shot in his car overnight.
It happened at Regiment Grove in Winston Hills after seven pm.
Paramedics are quick to get to the scene, but despite
their very best efforts, the victim later died in hospital.
A major crime scene has been set up there in
(00:25):
the street as police investigate exactly how it happened. It's
the second fatal shooting in the city in as many days,
and the man, understood to be in his twenties, is
yet to be formally identified. We have a live report
coming up meantime. Police are hunting two arsonists after twin
car fires in the city's west of a night. This
plays at Grandville before two o'clock. The Masda sedan found
(00:49):
burning out of control, leaking fuel set on fire down
the street. A car was also our car was also
found tortured. Old Tune Gabby. The white Turte Prado was
discovered on bounty plates after eleven o'clock. Firefighters were able
to bring it under control in minutes, and police are
now investigating whether either cars were involved in that earlier
(01:10):
shooting at Winston Hills. Donald Trump has ruled out putting
American boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of
a security guarantee to end the war with Russia.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Like to US correspondent Marley Hogan at the West Wing
this morning, Mary, the President says it's up to Europe
to now take the lead. Eddie, good morning. Following that
historic meeting that took place here at the White House yesterday,
we know that European leaders and the US have offered
security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any potential peace treaty,
(01:40):
if negotiations can even get to that level. But what
we don't know is what those guarantees are exactly. The
language around it has been vague. At this stage. We
know more about what it won't include. US President Donald
Trump saying this morning on morning television that American boots
will not be on the ground, but he hasn't ruled
out possible offering possible air support.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Take a listen, when it comes to security, they're willing
to put people on the ground. We're willing to help
them with things, especially probably if you talk about by air,
because as nobody has kind of stuff we have. I
think of a deal has made you famous last words, right,
But I think if a deal has made I think
Russia's had it. They've all had it and for a
(02:24):
very extended period of time. I don't think there'll be
a problem, but so there'll be some form of security.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
The next step is seeing if that proposed meeting between
President Zelenski and President Pruton will take place. There was
just a press briefing in the White House. US officials
seem positive and optimistic that that meeting will eventually take place.
US President Donald Trump is saying that then there could
be another meeting that he could then be involved in.
But there's a lot of details that need to be
(02:54):
worked out around both of those potential meetings, including a location.
It will need to be on neutral ground. Eddie plenty
more to come on this Thank You, Miley. Western Bulldog
star Jamarayuglhagen has revealed he was left traumatized after narrowly
avoiding being shot outside the Love Machine nightclub at the weekend.
The twenty three year old says he's luckly to be
(03:16):
alive after a bullet missed him by a meter as
he was leaving the Melbourne Venue. Police are treating eagle
Hagen as a witness to the event, not as being involved.
A Queensland police officer is being hailed for his quick
thinking after guiding children and staff to safety after a
violent intruder broke into a childcare center and began making
(03:37):
threats the twenty eight year old and to the habitat
pridge In Spring Center holding a knife. Shortly after six
pm on Monday.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Police were confronted with a male who had self inflicted injuries.
Police have attempted to provide assistance that mail and sadly
he has succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
At scene being described as a mental health incident. The
actions of police and childcare workers being praised for saving
the children from a potential lifetime of trauma seeing that event.
A Melbourne meth addict has been jailed for eight years
after she led police on a dangerous high speed chase
across the city's northern suburbs. Darcy Johnston, accompanied by her girlfriend,
(04:21):
caused three police officers to be flung from the car,
with one officer thrown ten meters down the road. They
hit speeds of up to one hundred and fifty kilometers
an hour crashing into piked cars, one with a mother
and child inside. Johnston will serve a minimum sentence of
six and a half years behind bars. Adelaide forward Isaac
(04:43):
Rankin is reportedly set to be handed a five week
ban over the use of a homophobic slur against a
Collingwood player. The crow Star would miss the rest of
the season, including the Grand Final if the team makes it.
Rankin will have the chance to appeal a sanction. The
decision will be handed down today. The Israeli Prime Minister
as blasted Anthony Abernezi as weak an a scathing statement
(05:06):
posted a social media overnight libed Isabel Mullen in Canberra
Isy Benjamin Etna, who says the PM has abandoned Australia's
Jewish population.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
He does Eddie good morning. This is a concerning escalation,
that relationship, the bilateral relationship really breaking down. Benjamin Netanya,
who writing on his social media account that history will
remember Alberizi for what he is, a weak politician who
betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews. Now, this comes after
(05:37):
the federal government announced that it would recognize Palestine as
a sovereign state, but also denied the visa of a
far right Israeli MP simp Kothkin worried about his upcoming
speaking tour here in Australia. He notably said once that
the children of Gaza were quote our enemies. Now Israel
(05:59):
responded by revoking the visas of Australian diplomats that wire
working on the West Bank. No response yet from Anthony
Alberanisi this morning on the latest attack from Israel's Prime
Minister Eddie.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Thank you as he meantime. Israel is under pressure to
accept the latest Gazas ceasefire proposal after Hamas agreed to
a deal put forward by mediators. Under the proposed plan,
about half of the remaining living hostages, as well as
bodies of those who have died, would be released during
a sixty day ceasefire. Around one hundred and fifty Palestinians
(06:33):
held in Israeli jails would also be released. Israel says
it will respond by Friday. Queens Aand's twenty thirty two
Olympic plans have hit a major milestone overnight, with the
multi billion dollar funding deal for venues now locked in
the state government and Commonwealth have signed on the dotted line.
That agreement is worth more than seven billion dollars. The
(06:55):
state will lead construction, while the Commonwealth will chip in
more than one billion dollars so Victoria Park Stadium alone
as part of a three point four billion dollar investment.
Soarthe's Queenside is bracing for a downpour, with more than
one hundred and eighty millimeters tip to fall in the
coming days. A relentless upper level low is expected to
trigger rain from the Wide Bay to central New South Wales.
(07:18):
The Gold Coast is forecast to see the worst of
it from today through to Friday. Brisbane could say up
to forty five millimeters by the end of the day.
We're checking Wednesdays weather now rain in Brisbane and twenty
one rain in City in seventeen again a shower or
two in Canberra and fifteen sunny in Melbourne, though in
eighteen sunny in Hobart and seventeen sunny in Adelaide as well,
(07:39):
nineteen showers in a possible storm in Perth and nineteen
and sunny in Darwin and thirty two
Good morning, We go straight to breaking news this morning.
Police in Western Sydney a hunting a killer after a
man was ambushed and fatally shot in his car overnight.
It happened at Regiment Grove in Winston Hills after seven pm.
Paramedics are quick to get to the scene, but despite
their very best efforts, the victim later died in hospital.
A major crime scene has been set up there in
(00:25):
the street as police investigate exactly how it happened. It's
the second fatal shooting in the city in as many days,
and the man, understood to be in his twenties, is
yet to be formally identified. We have a live report
coming up meantime. Police are hunting two arsonists after twin
car fires in the city's west of a night. This
plays at Grandville before two o'clock. The Masda sedan found
(00:49):
burning out of control, leaking fuel set on fire down
the street. A car was also our car was also
found tortured. Old Tune Gabby. The white Turte Prado was
discovered on bounty plates after eleven o'clock. Firefighters were able
to bring it under control in minutes, and police are
now investigating whether either cars were involved in that earlier
(01:10):
shooting at Winston Hills. Donald Trump has ruled out putting
American boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of
a security guarantee to end the war with Russia.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Like to US correspondent Marley Hogan at the West Wing
this morning, Mary, the President says it's up to Europe
to now take the lead. Eddie, good morning. Following that
historic meeting that took place here at the White House yesterday,
we know that European leaders and the US have offered
security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any potential peace treaty,
(01:40):
if negotiations can even get to that level. But what
we don't know is what those guarantees are exactly. The
language around it has been vague. At this stage. We
know more about what it won't include. US President Donald
Trump saying this morning on morning television that American boots
will not be on the ground, but he hasn't ruled
out possible offering possible air support.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Take a listen, when it comes to security, they're willing
to put people on the ground. We're willing to help
them with things, especially probably if you talk about by air,
because as nobody has kind of stuff we have. I
think of a deal has made you famous last words, right,
But I think if a deal has made I think
Russia's had it. They've all had it and for a
(02:24):
very extended period of time. I don't think there'll be
a problem, but so there'll be some form of security.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
The next step is seeing if that proposed meeting between
President Zelenski and President Pruton will take place. There was
just a press briefing in the White House. US officials
seem positive and optimistic that that meeting will eventually take place.
US President Donald Trump is saying that then there could
be another meeting that he could then be involved in.
But there's a lot of details that need to be
(02:54):
worked out around both of those potential meetings, including a location.
It will need to be on neutral ground. Eddie plenty
more to come on this Thank You, Miley. Western Bulldog
star Jamarayuglhagen has revealed he was left traumatized after narrowly
avoiding being shot outside the Love Machine nightclub at the weekend.
The twenty three year old says he's luckly to be
(03:16):
alive after a bullet missed him by a meter as
he was leaving the Melbourne Venue. Police are treating eagle
Hagen as a witness to the event, not as being involved.
A Queensland police officer is being hailed for his quick
thinking after guiding children and staff to safety after a
violent intruder broke into a childcare center and began making
(03:37):
threats the twenty eight year old and to the habitat
pridge In Spring Center holding a knife. Shortly after six
pm on Monday.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Police were confronted with a male who had self inflicted injuries.
Police have attempted to provide assistance that mail and sadly
he has succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
At scene being described as a mental health incident. The
actions of police and childcare workers being praised for saving
the children from a potential lifetime of trauma seeing that event.
A Melbourne meth addict has been jailed for eight years
after she led police on a dangerous high speed chase
across the city's northern suburbs. Darcy Johnston, accompanied by her girlfriend,
(04:21):
caused three police officers to be flung from the car,
with one officer thrown ten meters down the road. They
hit speeds of up to one hundred and fifty kilometers
an hour crashing into piked cars, one with a mother
and child inside. Johnston will serve a minimum sentence of
six and a half years behind bars. Adelaide forward Isaac
(04:43):
Rankin is reportedly set to be handed a five week
ban over the use of a homophobic slur against a
Collingwood player. The crow Star would miss the rest of
the season, including the Grand Final if the team makes it.
Rankin will have the chance to appeal a sanction. The
decision will be handed down today. The Israeli Prime Minister
as blasted Anthony Abernezi as weak an a scathing statement
(05:06):
posted a social media overnight libed Isabel Mullen in Canberra
Isy Benjamin Etna, who says the PM has abandoned Australia's
Jewish population.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
He does Eddie good morning. This is a concerning escalation,
that relationship, the bilateral relationship really breaking down. Benjamin Netanya,
who writing on his social media account that history will
remember Alberizi for what he is, a weak politician who
betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia's Jews. Now, this comes after
(05:37):
the federal government announced that it would recognize Palestine as
a sovereign state, but also denied the visa of a
far right Israeli MP simp Kothkin worried about his upcoming
speaking tour here in Australia. He notably said once that
the children of Gaza were quote our enemies. Now Israel
(05:59):
responded by revoking the visas of Australian diplomats that wire
working on the West Bank. No response yet from Anthony
Alberanisi this morning on the latest attack from Israel's Prime
Minister Eddie.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Thank you as he meantime. Israel is under pressure to
accept the latest Gazas ceasefire proposal after Hamas agreed to
a deal put forward by mediators. Under the proposed plan,
about half of the remaining living hostages, as well as
bodies of those who have died, would be released during
a sixty day ceasefire. Around one hundred and fifty Palestinians
(06:33):
held in Israeli jails would also be released. Israel says
it will respond by Friday. Queens Aand's twenty thirty two
Olympic plans have hit a major milestone overnight, with the
multi billion dollar funding deal for venues now locked in
the state government and Commonwealth have signed on the dotted line.
That agreement is worth more than seven billion dollars. The
(06:55):
state will lead construction, while the Commonwealth will chip in
more than one billion dollars so Victoria Park Stadium alone
as part of a three point four billion dollar investment.
Soarthe's Queenside is bracing for a downpour, with more than
one hundred and eighty millimeters tip to fall in the
coming days. A relentless upper level low is expected to
trigger rain from the Wide Bay to central New South Wales.
(07:18):
The Gold Coast is forecast to see the worst of
it from today through to Friday. Brisbane could say up
to forty five millimeters by the end of the day.
We're checking Wednesdays weather now rain in Brisbane and twenty
one rain in City in seventeen again a shower or
two in Canberra and fifteen sunny in Melbourne, though in
eighteen sunny in Hobart and seventeen sunny in Adelaide as well,
(07:39):
nineteen showers in a possible storm in Perth and nineteen
and sunny in Darwin and thirty two
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