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well the Prime Minister will use a speech in front of China’s Premier Lee Young today to declare that while ties are being rebuilt Australia will not be silent on disputes with Beijing it’s the first visit to Australia by a Chinese Premier in seven years and security has been stepped up ahead of high level talks today Anthony albanesi has signaled he will raise difficult issues like military encounters between the two countries and Australians detained in China let’s go straight to Tom Larry at Parliament House Tom very good morning to you so what exactly is planned for the premier’s visit there today yeah good morning Michael Premier Lee arrived here in CRA last night and we’ll get the full CRA ceremonial welcome later on this morning parts of the city have really been transformed for days now that security has really been elevated around Parliament House in particular large steel fences lining some of the major roads around Parliament House are particularly given the large number of protesters expected today uh protesters and supporters both welcoming Premier Lee as he arrived in CRA last night we will see that ceremonial welcome at the front of parliament later later on this morning before a meeting between senior figures of both the Australian and Chinese governments ministers like uh defense minister Richard miles and Penny won forign Minister Penny Wong will be there in that meeting as well alongside some interesting others education Minister Jason CLA resources Minister meline King and agriculture Minister Murray watt 2 which gives you a bit of an indication of what might be on the agenda as these leaders meet leaders meet uh there’ll be a state lunch later on this afternoon hosted by uh the Prime Minister ahead of meetings with the governor general and the leader of the opposition as well but one of the most I suppose visible elements of this visit by Premier Lee will be those large protests we’re expecting out the front alongside uh also potentially thousands of strong supporters of Premier Lee making their presence known as well so Tom what is the message the prime minister hoping to send during this visit yeah it’s been interesting the messaging from both sides actually throughout this visit already we’ve heard that line from Premier Lee that the relationship is back on track between Australia and China but the Australian government perhaps being a little bit more cautious in its messaging suggesting that it does still want to discuss some of those points of tension the Prime Minister will use a speech delivered at that State lunch today to say that it’s clear that our nations are making progress and stabilizing and rebuilding that crucial dialogue but it’ll go on to say we won’t always agree and the points on which we disagree won’t simply disappear if we leave them in silence clearly indicating there that it’s better to have these difficult conversations out loud rather than prese uh pretending these tensions simply don’t exist so Michael a very significant but also sensitive visit today Tom Larry at Parliament House in canra thank you former liberal staffer Bruce lamb in is Du before a Queensland court this morning to face a committal hearing on rape charges reporter Jessica Ross will be at the Tober courthouse for the hearing today and filed this report well this will be the first time that Bruce lemman appears in this court since he was charged in December 2022 the political staff who worked in Parliament House for then Defense Minister Linda Reynolds actually grew up here in tumba which is on the darling Downs just a couple of hours Drive West of Brisbane the case was first mentioned in this court in January last year but under Queensland law Mr lamman could not be identified those laws have since changed the 29-year-old has been charged with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in October 2021 he’s been excused from attending previous mentions of this matter and so far has not been required to enter a plea but it is understood he intends to plead not guilty to the charges previous hearings have focused on data downloads from the female complainants mobile phone at this committal hearing it’s understood Mr laman’s lawyers will cross-examine the complainant in what’s expected to be a closed Court however medor organizations have applied to sit in to hear the evidence but it remains to be seen whether the magistrate will grant that request this hearing is expected to take several hours at the conclusion the magistrate will then determine if there’s sufficient evidence for the case to go to trial in the district court to other news now a verdict in the murder trial of former jet star pilot Greg Lynn could be handed down as soon as this morning as jurors resume deliberations in the Victorian Supreme Court Mr Lynn has pleaded not guilty to the murders of retirees Russell Hill and Carol clay in Victoria’s High Country in 2020 his lawyers claimed the deaths were accident Mr Lynn covered up in a panic The Gabby Gabby people of the Sunshine Coast reached are today expected to gain native title recognition of their traditional lands the application before the federal court covers more than 365,000 hectares of land spanning Kabula gimpy and nusa the determination will recognize the Gabby gabes people non-exclusive rights to land and Waters in the area Israel’s prime minister has criticized plans announced by his country’s military for daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads in the Gaza to allow a into the besieged Palestinian Enclave Benjamin netanyahu’s comments come after the plan was met with Fierce opposition within his own government the war has now entered its ninth month with the death toll in Gaza now exceeding 37,000 80 countries attending a Ukraine peace Summit in Switzerland have used the final communic to commit to Ukraine’s territorial Integrity they urged dialogue The Return of all prisoners by both sides and for Russia which wasn’t invited to the conference to return Ukrainian children it’s taken most Nations attending the conference back the statement but several countries including India South Africa and Saudi Arabia didn’t sign it Australian saved $432 Million last Financial year and diverted 50,000 tons of goods from landfill by shopping secondhand that’s according to a new report out today the New South Wales EPA and charitable reuse Australia use data from 44 organizations representing 600 thrift shops and social Enterprises the world’s oldest surviving clipper ship the city of Adelaide has been given a permanent home in Port Adelaide the 160 yearold ship has been moved from a floating barge where it sat for the last 10 years nearly 250,000 Australians can trace their ancestry back to the passenger carrying ship and photos of legendary Australian singer John faram have been shared publicly for the first time since underwent surgery for oral cancer the 74 year-old can be seen in these photos at the February wedding of his son Rob John faram had a tumor removed from his mouth in August 2022 doctors gave him the all clear a year after the marathon 12 hours surgery isn’t a great bridge to see fantastic he looking great and celebrating a lovely family occasion there for
Here’s a look at the day’s top stories from ABC News on June 17, 2024.
00:00 Premier Li arrives in Canberra ahead of talks with Anthony Albanese as trade tensions ease.
00:29 Tom Lowrey on Li Qiang’s visit including dueling protests.
03:00 Bruce Lehrmann to appear in Toowoomba court.
04:34 Jurors deliberate in Greg Lynn double murder trial
04:59 Decision expected on native title claim in Sunshine Coast region
05:20 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu critical of ‘tactical pause’ plan to allow aid into Gaza
05:45 80 countries attend Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.
06:11 Report finds Australians saved $432m by thrift shopping
06:35 World’s oldest clipper ship given new home in Port Adelaide.
06:53 Photos of John Farnham shared publicly for first time since 2022 surgery for oral cancer.
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