June 1, 2025 • 8 mins
Residents on Queensland's north Stradbroke island are raising the alarm on the state government's planned overhaul of its shark control program.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected calls from the US to increase defence spending by tens of billions a year amid growing security concerns over China.
Western Australian residents are being warned of a triple threat storm set to roll across the region today.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Let's get straight to that great breaking news in Melbourne's
Oscar Piastre has extended his Formula One championship lead by
ten points with another flawless race victory from pole at
the Spanish Grand Prix. Piastre powered home ahead of McLaren
teammate Landon Norris and Charles Leclaire to secure his fifth
win from nine rounds this year.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's been a great year and this weekend's been exactly
the kind of weekend I.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Was looking for.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
You know.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
We executed everything we needed to when it counted, and
that's all you can ask for. So the team gave
me a great car once again. It's a lot of
fun winning races at the moments.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Starting in third, defending world champion Max Verstappen went off
track before colliding with George Russell as he tried to
let him through. George Russell going rounds. The outsider turned
five weeks contact the Stappen was handed a ten second
penalty and finished in tenth. Japanese A League recruit Riku
(01:02):
Danzaki has been identified as one of the two men
charged after a major probe into bedding corruption. Danzaki plays
for Melbourne's Western United and was charged on Saturday along
with a player from a lower level competition. It's under
said the police investigation was centered on players being issued
cards by referees. Western United says it condemns any actions
(01:25):
that compromises the integrity of the game. Residents on Queensland's
North Stradbroke Island the raising the alarm on the state
government's planned overhaul of its shark control program. The eighty
eight million dollar plan is the largest spend on shark
management in Queensland's history and includes more nets and drum
lines locals on North Stradbroke Island. So the overhaul might
(01:48):
breach federal laws and lead to rise in animals other
than sharks being caught in the nets. Prime Minister Anthony
Abernezi has rejected calls from the US to increase defense
spending by tens of billions of dollars a year amid
growing security concerns over China. Like de Josh Martin and
Canberra Josh, there are mounting fears, US says of an
(02:11):
invasion in Taiwan.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Good Morning, Eddie. Donald Trump's Defense secretary has sounded the
alarm at the Shangri Lad Defense Dialogue in Singapore on
the weekend. Pete Hegseth warns Beijing is preparing to use
military force to alter the balance of power in our region,
the Indo Pacific, and says President g has ordered his
military to be capable of invading Taiwan by twenty twenty seven.
(02:36):
Chinese officials have responded warning the US not to play
with fire. Here's Pete Hegseth and followed by the Prime
Minister responded, the.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Threat China poses is real and it could be eminent.
We have invested just across the forward to an additional
ten billion dollars in defense. Eddie.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Two thy five hundred US marines have been rotating through
through northern Australia and as the US steps up its
defense presence in our region, it's calling on us to
boost our defense spending. Currently, Australia spends two point zero
five percent of GDP on defense. This will all be
raised at the G seven in Canada later this month,
when Donald Trump will meet with Anthony Albanezi Eddie.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Thank you, josh Inn South Waleses government. He is facing
calls to sell off the notorious Long Bay Jail to
make room for homes for Many South Wales NP David
Elliot says he pushed for a plan to sell Long
Bay Jail almost a decade ago, which would have provided
forty five hectares of prime land for housing development. He
(03:39):
says the proposal was held back by bureaucratic resistance. The
idea now floated again after plans for a development at
the rose Hill race Course fell through. The murder trial
of accused killer mushroom cook Aaron Patterson is today entering
its sixth week. The trial has heard from almost fifty witnesses,
either tested in court via statements or from police recordings.
(04:04):
Fifty year old Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the
murder of three of her relatives and the attempted murder
of a fourth person. The mother of two is accused
of feeding her relatives a deadly beef Wellington meal at
Elein Gathera home in twenty twenty three. Sidney, Ralph committeds
of being worn. This morning, the state's trained peace plan
(04:24):
could still be derailed. Sydney siders were told on Friday
a deal had been reached. Now, the Electrical Trades Union
says they're not happy with the agreement and until they
are all bets are off.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
It's not over.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
There's still two outstanding claims that we've been seeking. They've
been on the table since the start of negotiations. Members
are set to meet with the Minister today. Beloved comedian
Magda Zubanski has issued her heartfelt thanks after coming under
attack online following revelation she has an aggressive form of lymphoma.
(05:00):
The sixty four year old copped abuse from people blaming
the COVID vaccine for her stage four blood cancer.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
I just wanted you to say a massive thank you
for all the love and support. It's just been so
moving and really Hues are the wind beneath.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
My wings and tonight on seven years a screening that
changed everything for Magda and how it can spot rare
cancers that doctors can't see. It's a simple test that
you can do for free. Queens And Premier David christ
A Folly is launching a new twenty year tourism strategy
to boost tourism and regional connectivity head of the twenty
thirty two Olympics. The Connecting Queensland Initiative we'll see more
(05:40):
flights and better connections to regional areas and is expected
to support more than twelve thousand jobs. The initiative is
part of a broader twenty year tourism plan to maximize
the opportunities created by the upcoming Olympic Games. Well it's
that magic mark in men's sprinting, the ten second barrier,
and the morning there's a new Australian runner who's joined
(06:02):
an exclusive club. Lachland Kennedy broke the mark against the
stacked international field in Kenya. It's ow being talked up
as one of our great track and field moments.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
From the river city to the highlands of Kenya. Lachland
Kennedy arrived in spectacular style, britiant start from Omagnala. Well,
Lasa not quite as good as he was.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
In that recall, but he goes Lachlan Kennedy.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Coul Lachlan Kennedy.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Go under ten seconds for the first time and take
a big when nine to ninety.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Eight, blistering, brilliant, historic, another ossie go sub ten into
the elite ranks of Australian athletics, the first since Patrick
Johnson twenty two years ago to join the exclusive sub
ten second club.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Feels pretty good to finally break subten, go nine. I'm
actually on a bus on our way to a safari
right now to celebrate two years.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Under the guidance of his quietly spoken coach who had
just four idiot words, were finally done it. The signs
were there, the speed, the stride and now the time.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
We knew it was going to happen. At some point,
it was just a matter of when. So we're pretty
relaxed now.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Johnson's Australian record of nine point ninety three is within
striking distance.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
It's definitely not going to be time I go nine
more to come. I'll be going even fast as a
season progresses.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
And when a moment like this happens, there's one voice
that sums it up, with Kennedy now joining Gout Gout
as our athletics pin ups. This is genuine stuff. I mean,
this is not marketed staff. This is athletes at our
world class and with such a future in front of them.
Beg when nine ninety eight Steve Tipmas seven News.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
West Australian residents are being warned of a triple threat
storm set to roll across the region today. The expected
deluge could dumb a month's worth of rain in three days,
Destructive winds and potential thunderstorms along with up to one
hundred millimeters of rain a forecast from Perth all the
way down to Bustleton. The wild weather is being driven
by a cold front stretching from as far north as
(08:07):
Broom to the state's southwest. What did you manage to
catch the light show up in the sky last night?
If not, here's some of what you just missed. These
incredible pictures capturing the Aurora Australis or Southern lights from
vantage points in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania beautiful. The
phenomenon is caused by an interaction between the solar winds
(08:30):
and the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. So as your
picks if you saw it or more in today's weather
now showers in Brisbane and twenty three, partly Claudian Sydney,
in nineteen the morning frosts and partlet Claudian Canberra, top
of sixteen, mostly sunny in Melbourne and nineteen showers in
Hobart and sixteen partlet Clarty in Adelaide and nineteen degrees
(08:50):
shows and a possible storm in Perth and twenty three
and sunny in Darwin and thirty one degrees
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Let's get straight to that great breaking news in Melbourne's
Oscar Piastre has extended his Formula One championship lead by
ten points with another flawless race victory from pole at
the Spanish Grand Prix. Piastre powered home ahead of McLaren
teammate Landon Norris and Charles Leclaire to secure his fifth
win from nine rounds this year.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's been a great year and this weekend's been exactly
the kind of weekend I.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Was looking for.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
You know.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
We executed everything we needed to when it counted, and
that's all you can ask for. So the team gave
me a great car once again. It's a lot of
fun winning races at the moments.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Starting in third, defending world champion Max Verstappen went off
track before colliding with George Russell as he tried to
let him through. George Russell going rounds. The outsider turned
five weeks contact the Stappen was handed a ten second
penalty and finished in tenth. Japanese A League recruit Riku
(01:02):
Danzaki has been identified as one of the two men
charged after a major probe into bedding corruption. Danzaki plays
for Melbourne's Western United and was charged on Saturday along
with a player from a lower level competition. It's under
said the police investigation was centered on players being issued
cards by referees. Western United says it condemns any actions
(01:25):
that compromises the integrity of the game. Residents on Queensland's
North Stradbroke Island the raising the alarm on the state
government's planned overhaul of its shark control program. The eighty
eight million dollar plan is the largest spend on shark
management in Queensland's history and includes more nets and drum
lines locals on North Stradbroke Island. So the overhaul might
(01:48):
breach federal laws and lead to rise in animals other
than sharks being caught in the nets. Prime Minister Anthony
Abernezi has rejected calls from the US to increase defense
spending by tens of billions of dollars a year amid
growing security concerns over China. Like de Josh Martin and
Canberra Josh, there are mounting fears, US says of an
(02:11):
invasion in Taiwan.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Good Morning, Eddie. Donald Trump's Defense secretary has sounded the
alarm at the Shangri Lad Defense Dialogue in Singapore on
the weekend. Pete Hegseth warns Beijing is preparing to use
military force to alter the balance of power in our region,
the Indo Pacific, and says President g has ordered his
military to be capable of invading Taiwan by twenty twenty seven.
(02:36):
Chinese officials have responded warning the US not to play
with fire. Here's Pete Hegseth and followed by the Prime
Minister responded, the.
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Threat China poses is real and it could be eminent.
We have invested just across the forward to an additional
ten billion dollars in defense. Eddie.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Two thy five hundred US marines have been rotating through
through northern Australia and as the US steps up its
defense presence in our region, it's calling on us to
boost our defense spending. Currently, Australia spends two point zero
five percent of GDP on defense. This will all be
raised at the G seven in Canada later this month,
when Donald Trump will meet with Anthony Albanezi Eddie.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Thank you, josh Inn South Waleses government. He is facing
calls to sell off the notorious Long Bay Jail to
make room for homes for Many South Wales NP David
Elliot says he pushed for a plan to sell Long
Bay Jail almost a decade ago, which would have provided
forty five hectares of prime land for housing development. He
(03:39):
says the proposal was held back by bureaucratic resistance. The
idea now floated again after plans for a development at
the rose Hill race Course fell through. The murder trial
of accused killer mushroom cook Aaron Patterson is today entering
its sixth week. The trial has heard from almost fifty witnesses,
either tested in court via statements or from police recordings.
(04:04):
Fifty year old Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the
murder of three of her relatives and the attempted murder
of a fourth person. The mother of two is accused
of feeding her relatives a deadly beef Wellington meal at
Elein Gathera home in twenty twenty three. Sidney, Ralph committeds
of being worn. This morning, the state's trained peace plan
(04:24):
could still be derailed. Sydney siders were told on Friday
a deal had been reached. Now, the Electrical Trades Union
says they're not happy with the agreement and until they
are all bets are off.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
It's not over.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
There's still two outstanding claims that we've been seeking. They've
been on the table since the start of negotiations. Members
are set to meet with the Minister today. Beloved comedian
Magda Zubanski has issued her heartfelt thanks after coming under
attack online following revelation she has an aggressive form of lymphoma.
(05:00):
The sixty four year old copped abuse from people blaming
the COVID vaccine for her stage four blood cancer.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
I just wanted you to say a massive thank you
for all the love and support. It's just been so
moving and really Hues are the wind beneath.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
My wings and tonight on seven years a screening that
changed everything for Magda and how it can spot rare
cancers that doctors can't see. It's a simple test that
you can do for free. Queens And Premier David christ
A Folly is launching a new twenty year tourism strategy
to boost tourism and regional connectivity head of the twenty
thirty two Olympics. The Connecting Queensland Initiative we'll see more
(05:40):
flights and better connections to regional areas and is expected
to support more than twelve thousand jobs. The initiative is
part of a broader twenty year tourism plan to maximize
the opportunities created by the upcoming Olympic Games. Well it's
that magic mark in men's sprinting, the ten second barrier,
and the morning there's a new Australian runner who's joined
(06:02):
an exclusive club. Lachland Kennedy broke the mark against the
stacked international field in Kenya. It's ow being talked up
as one of our great track and field moments.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
From the river city to the highlands of Kenya. Lachland
Kennedy arrived in spectacular style, britiant start from Omagnala. Well,
Lasa not quite as good as he was.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
In that recall, but he goes Lachlan Kennedy.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Coul Lachlan Kennedy.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Go under ten seconds for the first time and take
a big when nine to ninety.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Eight, blistering, brilliant, historic, another ossie go sub ten into
the elite ranks of Australian athletics, the first since Patrick
Johnson twenty two years ago to join the exclusive sub
ten second club.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Feels pretty good to finally break subten, go nine. I'm
actually on a bus on our way to a safari
right now to celebrate two years.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Under the guidance of his quietly spoken coach who had
just four idiot words, were finally done it. The signs
were there, the speed, the stride and now the time.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
We knew it was going to happen. At some point,
it was just a matter of when. So we're pretty
relaxed now.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Johnson's Australian record of nine point ninety three is within
striking distance.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
It's definitely not going to be time I go nine
more to come. I'll be going even fast as a
season progresses.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
And when a moment like this happens, there's one voice
that sums it up, with Kennedy now joining Gout Gout
as our athletics pin ups. This is genuine stuff. I mean,
this is not marketed staff. This is athletes at our
world class and with such a future in front of them.
Beg when nine ninety eight Steve Tipmas seven News.
Speaker 2 (07:46):
West Australian residents are being warned of a triple threat
storm set to roll across the region today. The expected
deluge could dumb a month's worth of rain in three days,
Destructive winds and potential thunderstorms along with up to one
hundred millimeters of rain a forecast from Perth all the
way down to Bustleton. The wild weather is being driven
by a cold front stretching from as far north as
(08:07):
Broom to the state's southwest. What did you manage to
catch the light show up in the sky last night?
If not, here's some of what you just missed. These
incredible pictures capturing the Aurora Australis or Southern lights from
vantage points in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania beautiful. The
phenomenon is caused by an interaction between the solar winds
(08:30):
and the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. So as your
picks if you saw it or more in today's weather
now showers in Brisbane and twenty three, partly Claudian Sydney,
in nineteen the morning frosts and partlet Claudian Canberra, top
of sixteen, mostly sunny in Melbourne and nineteen showers in
Hobart and sixteen partlet Clarty in Adelaide and nineteen degrees
(08:50):
shows and a possible storm in Perth and twenty three
and sunny in Darwin and thirty one degrees
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