Shadowing Practice: 9 News Melbourne | Wednesday 14 October | Full Bulletin - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good evening.
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First we take you to breaking news from Melbourne's north -west where a shooting incident is unfolding on a Tullamarine street.
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Edward Godfrey is at the scene and joins me now live.
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Ed, take us through what you know so far.
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Well, Alicia, this is a developing situation.
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We're still trying to ascertain exactly what has happened here.
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But we're on Dawson Street here at Tullamarine where a large section of this road has been cordoned off.
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It's about a 100m section.
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If I step out here to have a look, what we have is a white Hyundai hatchback, which appears to have mounted the curb and ploughed through a tree.
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We can see at least two bullet holes in the windscreen, possibly a third.
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And neighbours have said that they heard what sounded like gunshots sometime close to 4pm.
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There have been reports from others that this was a possible drive by a shooting, but we are waiting for confirmation now a number of other
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cars are parked randomly on the street here there are lots
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of detectives on same police swarm to the area as soon as the alarm was raised
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and detectives have been going around they appear to be backing up evidence they've been going up
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and down Dawson Street here door knocking trying to speak with
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neighbors there is another what appears to be a smaller scene
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around the corner from here where there is some debris from a car on the road
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and a police car there but it's unclear at this stage exactly what
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that is or how that is connected
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but Alicia we have this developing situation a possible shooting incident
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here at Tullamarine we are expecting an update from police shortly and we'll bring those details to you when we have them.
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Okay look forward to that Ed thank you.
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Meanwhile a Caroline Springs home has been peppered with bullets in an early morning drive -by shooting.
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It's the third time this year the property has been targeted further fraying the nerves of terrified neighbours.
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Julia Passarelli reports.
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A hatchback pulls up next to a family home before an unmistakable sound.
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Gunshots ripping through the silence of suburbia, more than 25 sending sparks flying.
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Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom like there was hardly much gap
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so it had to be a pretty powerful gun I'd say.
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The Caroline Springs property riddled with bullet holes but somehow the four people inside escaped injury.
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Two came out wearing masks, facetiming someone to show them the damage.
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The offender's Toyota Corolla was found burnt out in Deer Park just 15 minutes after the early morning attack.
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It's the third time this year the Flinders Place property has been targeted.
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In January, an innocent family's home was caught in the crossfire.
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It's pretty scary because I I guess most people in the area are pretty nice
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and know a lot of families and all that.
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So you don't expect it in this sort of area.
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I don't know what it's all about.
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I don't know.
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I don't think any of us know.
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Neighbours say two families have already moved from this street out of fear.
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After this latest attack, others are considering doing the same.
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A bit nervous and a little bit worried.
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Maybe I'll sell up, I don't know.
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Yeah, I'll think about it.
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The gunmen are still on the run.
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Julia Passarelli, Nine News.
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The boyfriend of 21 -year -old Jada Allen has been charged
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with her murder after her body was found inside his Carlton apartment.
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Live now to our court reporter Amber Johnston for more on this.
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Amber, has he faced a magistrate as yet?
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He has, Alicia.
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He appeared on a video link just a few short moments ago
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and just a warning to our viewers this story does contain
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images of an Indigenous person who has died with their family giving us permission to use their photos.
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31 year old Liban Ali was sat back in his chair
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and appeared quite relaxed as he was told he's been charged
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with the murder of his girlfriend Jada Allen Banner at his apartment in Carlton on Saturday.
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The homicide detective who is leading the case asked for more time to put the brief of evidence together
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because of the sheer amount of material his team needs to gather, including CCTV relating to allegations of protracted family violence.
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Given the serious nature of the charge, Ali couldn't apply for bail at the magistrate's court, even if he wanted to,
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so he will stay behind bars until his next court date in March next year.
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OK, Amber, thank you.
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A former Premier has declared Victoria is not a one -nation state, talking down the party's chances of big success at next month's election.
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Steve Brax also believes Labor would be in a much better position now if Jacinta Allen had been rolled earlier.
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State political reporter Heidi Murphy.
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They've both been elected to the top job themselves, but neither wants to predict who will get there at the end of November.
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The next Premier of Victoria is?
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Hung Parliament.
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Oh, come on.
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I want to answer the question before to avoid answering the question that you just asked.
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One thing Steve Brax does have a public view on...
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The conditions aren't right for One Nation in Victoria.
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We're not a One Nation state.
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Telling the Property Council lunch he expects support will swing back to Labor and the Coalition in the coming weeks suggesting,
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too, Ben Carroll waited too long to roll Jacinta Allen.
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If Ben Carroll had done it sooner, would we be having a different conversation?
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Yes, we would.
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Yeah, I think we would have.
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I think it would be great if Ben had more time, say, a year.
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Labor's latest efforts to move the dial, a pledge of $20 million for a mineral processing plant.
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Victoria is blessed with an endowment of critical minerals that we should not ignore.
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While his treasurer is offering to review some property taxes if they win.
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We are looking at ways we can dial down our tax fittings.
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The opposition leader looking to dial down questions of why she's yet to agree to a leader's debate.
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There's a lot of debate about debates and I think it's pretty boring.
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Labor's socials firing up an attack ad accusing her of running scared of One Nation being invited.
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Why is Jess Wilson scared for voters to know the truth about her plans to team up with One Nation?
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I'm prepared to debate any leader.
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The traditional format for the debate is between the Premier
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and the opposition leader and I tend to think that's the right format.
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OK, Heidi joins me now at the desk.
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Heidi, should we talk about the debate, boring or not?
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We have offered a leaders debate.
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Where is that at?
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Well, we have indeed invited the leaders for a debate.
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We have invited Ben Carroll, Jess Wilson and One Nation's Warren Pickering.
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It might seem like an unconventional approach, but this is shaping as a very unusual election.
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We have never had a minor party polling at this level, indicating they will be a major player somehow.
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Alicia, Labor and One Nation have both agreed to appear.
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The Liberal Party is yet to accept.
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We're here.
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We're ready to pick up the phone.
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There'll be a spot for you.
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Exactly.
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Come along.
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All right, Heidi, thank you very much.
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Well, there are calls for calm in Canberra tonight after a federal MP received 19 death threats in a week.
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Labor's Anne Ali is speaking out about the alarming rise in hostility following a violent outburst against her in Parliament.
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Here's Charles Croucher.
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The small business minister makes safety everyone's business.
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This past week alone, I've had 19 death threats on my social media.
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The outcry, a reaction to this throwaway call for stoning in the House.
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And this minister and this Prime Minister should be absolutely shamed and stoned in the square.
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In the past, I've had death threats that are couched in that exact same language.
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stone her.
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I think we have to be very careful of what we say in the heat of the moment.
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Australian politicians have reported a drastic increase in threats this year,
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thankfully without the violence that led to deaths of Anne Whittacombe in the UK or Charlie Kirk in America.
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She should not distract from her failure as a small business minister.
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She should have been fighting for small businesses and she wasn't.
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I think everyone just calm down, all right?
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I've been dealing with this for many, many years.
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Just calm down.
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Senator Hanson wasn't a senator yet, but was threatened.
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If you are seeing me now, it means I have been murdered.
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Tonight, the Treasurer is urging calm towards voters as well, urging Labor supporters not to scold or mock their friends,
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family or neighbours supporting One Nation.
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Our strategy is not to dismiss or disregard or denigrate anyone who is looking for alternative political options because they're under pressure.
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The warning ahead of Victoria's election next month, New South Wales next year and a federal election looming beyond that.
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I think he's only saying these things because Jim is worried about losing his seat.
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I have never underestimated, will never underestimate, will never take for granted the outcome of the next election.
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Charles Croucher, Nine News.
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And Charles tells us a new campaign is highlighting what life might look like without Australia's migrant workforce.
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This has come from the Australian Hotels Association depicting what life without migrant workers may look like.
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It's created entirely by AI and now gaining traction online.
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The ad leaves Australians making coffee in their local cafe and making dinner at the pub,
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but also without aged care and fighting over a $47 apple because the rest are still on trees.
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And there are some less savoury roles.
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Hi, Mum.
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Oh, good.
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Can you give me a hand?
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Yeah, what with?
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The nurse has gone home.
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Be a love and wipe my bottom.
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Despite the AI, the aim is to humanise the migration debate that is currently playing out,
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particularly working holidaymakers that are set to have their numbers cut back under the government's plan.
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A teenage boy charged over three violent motorbike thefts and brutally assaulting a woman will apply for bail.
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The 16 -year -old was allegedly among five other males who cornered the 27 -year -old in West Footscray, bashing and tasering her before taking off with her bike.
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The gang is accused of attacking two other riders in the same area.
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Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Leo, who's been diagnosed with lung cancer.
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The Vatican says his surgery went off without a hitch, but the Pontiff's long -term prognosis remains unclear.
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Europe correspondent Hannah Sinclair.
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Pope Leo putting on a brave face just hours before finding out he has cancer.
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Crowds turning out to show their support for the Pontiff outside and inside Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
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The 267th leader of the Catholic Church in the operating room for three hours, under the knife for 90 minutes.
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Surgeons removing the lower lobe of his right lung.
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Examinations confirming the 71 -year -old has lung adenocarcinoma.
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Doctors say the operation was successful and there were no complications.
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The Pope now recovering in his room.
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The pontiff sharing details of his health news during Sunday prayers.
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This cardinal says we were all impressed by the serenity with
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which he spoke but I'm worried because I certainly wasn't expecting something like this.
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The Pope initially revealing the lump was found early
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but tonight the Vatican isn't sharing the stage of the cancer or what treatments may be needed in the future.
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It really is such a timely reminder to us about why finding lung cancer early matters
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and that's really relevant in Australia because we now have a national lung cancer screening program.
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The Vatican cancelling the Pope's audiences for the next week as
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the faithful around the world pray for the Pontiff's swift and full recovery.
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It's cardinals and bishops that can take over while he recovers
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so I think he should take as much time as he needs.
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And trust in the Lord
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that God is going to take control of the whole situation
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inside a chapel at the hospital more affection for the pope who is tonight facing a health battle
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that may not be over
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in london hannah sinclair nine news well there's just over an
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hour now until the trade period comes to a close with
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a number of deals still to get done tony jones joins
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us now from the thick of the action in the AFL's trade room TJ the race is on for all clubs
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well that's right and whatever deals need to be done will need to be done pretty quickly
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because it's pretty quiet at the moment you can see a
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little bit of downtime here we've got Michael Klein there a star photographer from the Herald Sun don't act as
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if you're not hearing me Kleine
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and you've also got you can see the journos the newspaper
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journos down the back there's Sam McClure with his laptop open
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and has not touched one key in all the time that he's been here today.
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There was Zander Maguire over there.
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I wonder where he got to.
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And of course Owen Leonard is also here.
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Owen.
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And we've got Trade Radio or Trade TV with Damian Barrett and his AFL cohorts just behind us as well.
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So as I said, a little bit of a lull.
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Absolutely.
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No players have been traded so far today.
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So we're keeping tabs on Jack Viney who wants to go from Melbourne to West Coast.
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Nick Murray who wants to go from Adelaide to North Melbourne.
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And Kitty Coleman's the other one who wants to go to Essendon from the Brisbane Lions.
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Exactly.
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Now of course just over there is where all the media conferences are held, and you had one there a little earlier, and we're going to hear from the Saints later in sport, but I'm not entirely sure Alicia will want to hear this,
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because this time in 12 months could be very interesting for the Saints.
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Zio Wanganee Miller are out of contract again.
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Lenny Hayes, well, he sounded a little bit confident, but we'll get to that in sport.
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We'll save it for sport.
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Alright, we'll do that.
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So, as you can see, Alicia, as we said, just a little bit of a lull here at the moment, but we are waiting for some deals to be done, and they are being done just down the corridor there in some of the corporate boxes,
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which have become little club HQs.
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Also coming up later in sports tonight, the Aussies wrap it up over in South Africa.
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Plenty of sport for you.
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We'll check in with you then.
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Look forward to Tony.
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Naz isn't going anywhere.
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Breaking news.
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I'll see you a bit later on.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “9 News Melbourne”. This video has 214 sentences and 2511 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:17. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| pope noun | /poʊp/ | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. |
| lung noun | /ˈlʌŋ/ | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| neighbour noun | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or… |
| bullet noun | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed. |
| detective noun | /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ | A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator. |
| dial noun | /ˈdaɪ.əl/ | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| format noun | /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ | The layout of a publication or document. |
| violent adjective | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | Involving extreme force or motion. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| reporter noun | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | Someone or something that reports. |
| recover verb | /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ | To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal). |
| alarm noun | /əˈlɑɹm/ | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| urge verb | /ɜːd͡ʒ/ | To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. |
| voter noun | /ˈvoʊtɚ/ | Someone who votes or is entitled to vote. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. | |
| back up verb | To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. | |
| come along verb | To accompany. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| cut back verb | To reduce the amount of (something). | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't know what it's all about.
- I don't think any of us know.
- Maybe I'll sell up, I don't know.
- I think everyone just calm down, all right?
- Can you give me a hand?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been going · I've been dealing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has happened · has been cordoned · have said |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | has been cordoned · are parked · was raised |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | person who has · anyone who is · one who wants |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 43 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, theft /θɛft/, faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: treasurer /ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, allegedly /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like boom, pope, lung.
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