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Jeff Kennett says 'enough is enough' on Amber Harrison, Tim Worner scandal Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Seven West Media director Jeff Kennett has called 'enough is enough' on fallout from chief executive Tim Worner's affair with Amber Harrison. The former Victorian premier has hit back at Ms Harrison who has been accused of leaking confidential Seven documents on Twitter despite receiving a $330,000 payout. Mr Kennett spoke with the ABC's Peter Ryan.
Topics: australia
Flynn cover up worse than the sin: former CIA deputy director Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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A former deputy director of the CIA says Michael Flynn's resignation is more about the cover-up, rather than what said in conversation with the Russian ambassador to the US. Michael Morell served as the CIA's deputy director for several years, and was the acting director twice. Mr Morell spoke to a packed audience at the Lowy Institute last night.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
Kim Jong-Un's half-brother killed in suspected murder by North Korean agents Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has died after he was apparently murdered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport while waiting for a flight to Macau. It is suspected that Kim Jong-Nam was killed by North Korean agents. Malaysian police say a woman covered his face with a cloth that burnt his eyes, and he died on the way to hospital.
Topics: world-politics, murder-and-manslaughter, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, malaysia
Trump administration in disarray after advisor's sacking Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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US President Donald Trump is still yet to talk about the first sacking of his administration. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn quit 24 days into the job after admitting he had not given his colleagues at the White House a complete version of his dealings with Russia.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
Scrap $50b corporate tax cuts to fund NDIS: Shorten Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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As the Federal Government has raised the prospect of new, higher taxes or spending cuts to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says corporate taxes should be cut instead. Mr Shorten says the NDIS was fully-funded when introduced by the Labor Government and family payments should not need to be cut.
Topics: federal-government, australia
Australian woman accused of Bali policeman killing denies destroying evidence Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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An Australian woman accused of killing a Bali policeman has denied wanting to destroy evidence in the last day of her trial. Sara Connor, of Byron Bay, and her British boyfriend David Taylor are facing a trial in Bali over the murder of policeman Wayan Taylor.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, bali
Air traffic control job cuts a 'significant risk' to travelling public: workers Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Hundreds of cuts to jobs at the Government organisation responsible for air traffic control could put the travelling public at 'significant risk', workers have warned. In an email to senior managers, obtained by the ABC, one worker claims the organisation has wilfully disregarded public safety with the decision.
Topics: air-transport, australia
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On Tuesday's program: The Vatican's refusal to accept homosexual men into the priesthood has been a contentious issue at the Royal Commission today; The RSL's National leadership and its NSW branch are negotiating terms for the entire state council to stand down. RSL NSW is currently being investigated by police, the charities watchdog, and an independent auditor over several alleged financial scandals; And while the Closing the Gap report card shows a disappointing lack of progress in literacy and numeracy skills, many Aboriginal communities are driving educational change in their own backyards. The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council in NSW is doing just that, and succeeding beyond its own expectations.
Topics: australia
RSL National and NSW branch negotiating terms for the state council to stand down Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The RSL's National leadership and its NSW branch are negotiating terms for the entire state council to stand down. RSL NSW is currently being investigated by police, the charities watchdog, and an independent auditor over several alleged financial scandals. Among them, that former President Don Rowe claimed expenses of $475,000 between 2009 and 2014. The RSL NSW state council has agreed to step down, but only on the condition it can name the caretaker who'll replace them.
Topics: veterans, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, australia
Vic Government rejects recommendations to set up facility forcing children into treatment Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The Victorian government has rejected recommendations to set up a facility that would force vulnerable children into treatment for drug addiction and mental health problems. The recommendations are contained in a report by KPMG and the Australian Childhood Foundation which has been obtained by the ABC under freedom of information laws. It concludes that while there's limited evidence that compulsory therapeutic treatment is effective, there is a place for it in Victoria as child protection agencies grapple with how to deal with increasingly troubled and traumatised young people. It comes as the Victorian government faces mounting anger over its recently announced plan to build a $250 million youth detention centre in Melbourne's west.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-education, health, child-health-and-behaviour, drug-use, vic, australia
Closing the Gap: Indigenous unemployment target won't be met Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Among the Closing the Gap targets that remain well off-track is Indigenous employment. The unemployment rate for Indigenous people across the country last year was almost four times the non-Indigenous rate.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, unemployment, torres-strait-islander, australia
Are Chinese 'gamblers' driving a huge surge in Australia's most important export? Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The price of Australia's biggest export, iron ore, has now broken through $US90 a tonne. It's the first time the price of the commodity used to make steel has topped that price since August 2014. It's already provided the Australian economy with a big cash injection, but there's also evidence it's being driven by Chinese mums and dads speculating in the market for iron ore. Experts are worried it's fuelling a bubble in the market for what is Australia's most important export.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, community-and-society, gambling, australia
Catholic Church urged to revamp training of priests Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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A Franciscan monk has told the Royal Commission that the Catholic Church should focus on the ability of an aspiring priest to show compassion not his sexuality. The Commission has heard seminary applicants are subject to psychological testing and if they are found to have 'deep-seated' homosexual tendencies they are refused admission.
Topics: royal-commissions, community-and-society, child-abuse, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, sydney-2000, australia, nsw
Joyce slams WA Nationals decision to preference Greens ahead of Liberals in some seats Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Relations between the federal nationals and their WA colleagues are under further strain this evening. This time it's over the WA Nationals decision to preference the Greens ahead of the Liberals in some seats for the upcoming state election. The Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce says it's a bad move and is clearly in retaliation to the Liberals preference deal with One Nation.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, australia, wa
US National security advisor Michael Flynn resigns over communication with Russia Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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President Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns after reports he discussed lifting the US sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The departure comes less than one month into the Trump administration's term presenting an early shake-up in President Trump's senior team of advisers.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, world-politics, united-states, australia, russian-federation
Innovative Aboriginal primary school a model for success Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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While the Closing the Gap report card shows a disappointing lack of progress in literacy and numeracy skills, many Aboriginal communities are driving educational change in their own backyards. The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council on the New South Wales Central Coast is doing just that, and succeeding beyond its own expectations.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, education, access-to-education, community-education, primary, nsw, australia
Closing the gap report overlooks green shoots of progress: Stan Grant Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The ABC'S Indigenous Affairs Editor Stan Grant says the closing the gap report tells only part of the story and overlooks the green shoots of success and progress in the lives of thousands of individuals in the indigenous community.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, australia
Gap between Indigenous and other Australians stubbornly wide Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Despite a decade of concerted effort, the gap between Indigenous and other Australians remains stubbornly wide. A report measuring the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders shows that little progress has been made on six out of seven factors measured by Close the Gap. It's the ninth consecutive year that targets haven't been met. And the Prime Minister wants some targets to be redesigned and community driven.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
Even Earth's most remote places affected by man-made pollution Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Two of the most remote places on earth have been found to be harbouring man-made pollution, used during industrialisation. Most of the pollutants are now regulated or have been banned, but their lasting impact serves as a lesson about the impact of human development. Their remnants have been discovered in two of the world's deepest under-water trenches in the Pacific Ocean. It's next to impossible to clean up the mess, but researchers say it's vital to learn from the past, to ensure the same mistakes aren't made again.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, pacific
Energy experts say detailed study needed of ALP's Albany wave power plan Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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Energy experts say detailed study needed of ALP's Albany wave power plan
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, wa
The race to save the endangered orange-bellied parrot Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The race is on to save the critically endangered native Australian orange-bellied parrot. Researchers say there are just 14 of the small migratory birds left in the wild, with the population at the lowest levels ever seen. Breeding programs around the country are working to bolster numbers, while experts on the ground are trying something innovative to boost breeding in the wild.
Trump and Trudeau pledge to tighten close relationship in first meeting Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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The US President and the Canadian Prime Minister have held their first meeting at the White House. Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau were effusive in their praise of each other, and both spoke of their optimism over their economic relationship.
Topics: world-politics, united-states, canada
Scientists to rally against Donald Trump Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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One of Australia's top scientists is today calling her fellow scientists onto the streets to join colleagues in a world-wide rally in April protesting against Donald Trump. Professor Emma Johnston is the Pro-vice Chancellor of Research at the University of New south Wales and President Elect of Science and Technology Australia. She says 'there must be something very important at stake' to bring scientists out of their labs.
Topics: world-politics, science-and-technology, women, united-states
Parliamentary Inquiry hears about Tasmanian selling family home to fund gambling addiction Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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An inquiry into the future of the gaming industry for casinos and poker machines in Tasmania has heard some people are selling their houses to fund their addiction. The state government has called the inquiry as it considers ending a gaming monopoly in the state that is held by the Federal Group.
Topics: gambling, states-and-territories, tas
Homosexuals not accepted at Sydney Catholic seminary, Royal Commission hears Audio Transcript and Verbatim
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A psychologist involved in screening young men wanting to enter the Good Shepherd Seminary in Sydney has told the Royal Commission a committed homosexual would not be accepted. Sister Lydia Allen gave evidence that is a stated requirement of the Vatican. But a ban on men with a sexual interest in children is implicit only.
Topics: royal-commissions, child-abuse, australia
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