Epstein files released, Victoria crime crackdown, West Bank arson attacks

Files linked to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that mention Donald Trump by name have been released to the public.

Gang leaders who recruit children to carry out violent crimes could be jailed for life as part of the Victorian government's latest crackdown.

Israeli settlers have launched arson attacks on a Palestinian warehouse and farmland in the occupied West Bank.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning, First ro outbreaking news out of the US
files linked to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation that mentioned Donald
Trump by name have been released to the public. Let's
go live to Marley Hogan this morning.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Miley.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Of course, this could be extremely damaging for the President.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Sal Good morning.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
President Trump has been growing increasingly frustrated by the Epstein
case because it will not go away, and now it
is back in the headlines with the White House labeling
this as a politically motivated smear campaign, and they're talking
about emails that have been released by Democrats on the
House Oversight Committee. And will show you some of those
emails now. One is from Jeffrey Epstein who sent this

(00:41):
email to his former girlfriend and associate, Glaine Maxwell. It
was sent in April twenty eleven, and I'll read it
for you. Jeffrey Epstein sent to Glaine Maxwell. I want
you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump.
Victim the name redacted. Spent hours at my house with him.
He has never once been mentioned, police chief, etc. I'm

(01:02):
seventy five percent there now. Republicans have now said publicly
that the victim, whose name is not mentioned, there is
actually Virginia Gufrey, who recently took her own life. Now,
it is in point important to say that Virginia Dufray
has extensively spoken about her experiences with Jeffrey Epstein and
has never accused President Donald Trump of any wrongdoing. In

(01:26):
another email that Epstein sent to an author in twenty nineteen,
he said that Donald Trump quote knew about the girls.
It is unclear what the phrase knew about the girls meant. Now,
the White House has been quick to respond to this,
saying that the Democrats selectively leaked emails to the liberal
media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.

(01:49):
These stories are nothing more than bad faith efforts to
distract from President Trump's historic accomplishments. Now, Republicans were quick
to say that these emails were eleaked without any context,
and then Republicans on that same oversight committee released more
than twenty thousand documents that are still being sorted through. Now.

(02:10):
Democrats believe, though, that this means we still need more
answers about the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
Sal I think this one, yep.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
We'll continue to play out for more time to come.
All right, thanks for that, Miley, Hogan, There we have
some breaking news out of city now. Charges have been
laid over a crash that badly injured three tradees in
Blacktown last Friday. Two cars collided at an intersection, one
of them mounting the curb and striking the men. All
three were rushed to hospital. A twenty two year old

(02:39):
man behind the wheel of the white Corolla was charged
with dangerous driving causes causing grievous bodily harm, among other offenses.
Two women arrested yesterday in one of city's most exclusive suburbs,
Over Heights, have now been charged with large scale fraud
and money laundering. The older woman, aged fifty three, is

(02:59):
accused opposing as a feng shuemaster and fortune teller, exploiting
vulnerable clients within the Vietnamese community.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
The young woman her daughter, is accused of helping her.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
Together, they allegedly raked in almost seventy million dollars. Australia's
top spy chief has revealed Chinese hackers could inflict high
impact sabotage on some of our most critical infrastructure. Mike
Burgess sounded the alarm while addressing a business forum yesterday,
urging industry leaders to harden their systems and protect their

(03:32):
sensitive data as EO is bracing for major disruption which
could cost Ozzie's billions of dollars each year. A teenager
who stabbed a Queensland grandmother to death will learn how
long he'll spend behind bars today. Violin White was attacked
and killed in a car park in front of her granddaughter.

(03:53):
In the girl's victim impact statement, she said she still
feels scared and misses her nanny all the time. Prosecutors
asking for a sentence of at least seventeen years for
the Killer.

Speaker 2 (04:04):
Gang leaders who recruit children to carry.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
Out violent crimes could be jailed for life as part
of the Victorian government's latest crackdown.

Speaker 2 (04:13):
The Premier's new.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
Adult time for adult crime laws that lock up children
as young as fourteen have drawn both praise and criticism.

Speaker 4 (04:24):
Locking kids up in jail doesn't make us safer in
the long term.

Speaker 5 (04:27):
This is the absolute highlight of the absolute this government
feeds the community. I'm sorry you can't come out with
a media release and not have the legislation written.

Speaker 1 (04:38):
There's no cent date for the crackdown to come into effect.
In breaking news, Israeli settlers have launched arson attacks on
a Palestinian warehouse and farmland in the occupied West Bank.
At least four Palestinians were injured as massed men torch
trucks and property. The attacks court on security video for

(04:59):
suspect had been arrested. It's been called a new era
in our relationship with an emerging Pacific superpower. Australia is
striking an important security pact with Indonesia decades in the making.

Speaker 2 (05:13):
It's a breakthrough deal setting out.

Speaker 1 (05:15):
The blueprint if either country comes under threat.

Speaker 4 (05:19):
A regular and welcome visitor to Australia, but surprised this
is as first as Indonesia's leaders president and a significant
one for Proboo Subianto as he and Ante Albanesey meet
at Sydney's Garden Island, coming by sea and by land

(05:42):
to HMAS Canberra to revive a military packed bridging security
fault lines in the region, turning close neighbors into defense allies.

Speaker 5 (05:54):
Good members will help each other in times of difficulties.

Speaker 4 (05:57):
A treaty committing each country to con as it is,
sending troops to the other's defense if under attack, and
consulting each other regularly on regional security concerns as well
as increasing military cooperation.

Speaker 5 (06:11):
It signals a new era in the Australia Indonesia.

Speaker 3 (06:15):
Relationship, guarantee the secretity of both our.

Speaker 4 (06:20):
Countries, mirroring a packed reached by Paul Keating and President
Saharto in nineteen ninety five.

Speaker 2 (06:26):
It's all about peace and security.

Speaker 4 (06:29):
That dissolved violently in nineteen ninety eight and the battle
for each team wars independence at a time when fears
of China's rise in the region were only emerging, now
real and Russia seeking to use Indonesian air bases. A
treaty that will connect with others with Papua New Guinea
and South Pacific nations to build an arc of security

(06:50):
across Australia's north and east to protect us against unnamed
regional threats. Sealed with a salute close friends now military mates.

Speaker 1 (07:06):
The Liberal Party is on the verge of dumping its
net zero emissions target. Following a four and a half
hour party room meeting. A majority of Liberal MPs came
out against the climate goal and Opposition leader Susan Lee
will make her own position clear after a second round.

Speaker 2 (07:23):
Of talks today.

Speaker 1 (07:25):
The party is expected to remain in the Paris Climate Agreement.
A push to change South Australia's abortion laws has been
voted down in state parliament. The bill would have placed
limits on abortion after twenty three weeks, so that the
mental health of the mother would not be accepted as
a valid reason to have one. A green protesters gathered

(07:47):
outside before the bill was shot down in a late
night session eleven votes to eight.

Speaker 2 (07:53):
There's an urgent warning for parents this morning.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
A range of brightly colored sand products marketed to children
being recalled because it could contain asbestos. Traces of naturally
occurring asbestos have been found in some varieties of sand
made by the company Educational Colors. That includes buckets of
Cadinet sand and Rainbow sand. The products have been sold

(08:16):
in officeworks and other shops for the last five years.

Speaker 2 (08:21):
They should not be thrown in the bin.

Speaker 1 (08:22):
Instead, customers need to return them for a full refund
checking UET. It is Thursday, now mostly sunny in Brisbane
twenty seven degrees Sydney mostly sunny, twenty eight windy in
Canberra twenty five Melvin mostly sunny, a top of twenty
four windy with rain in Hobart, a possible shower for
Adelaid twenty three degrees Perth, mostly sunny and twenty ninth

(08:43):
and a.

Speaker 2 (08:44):
Late thunderstorm in Darwin with a top of thirty three
degrees