Shadowing Practice: 9News Sydney | Thursday 18 June | Full Bulletin - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This is Nine News with Peter Overton.
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Good evening.
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In a split second, their entire world changed.
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The parents of five-year-old Catherine and one-year-old Harry
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speaking through their immense grief today to the driver who took
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the lives of their children in a tragic crash at Cabramatta late yesterday.
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Mother, Sock Ram, her 14-month-old baby boy Harry and five-year-old daughter Catherine.
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The family posing for a photo at Cabramatta West Public School just last month.
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And yesterday afternoon, they were on their way home from the school.
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Sock was pushing Harry in a pram, Catherine walking in front when they were all hit by a car turning from Gilbert Street onto the Cumberland Highway.
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Harry and Catherine couldn't be saved.
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When the car come to hit us, I wish it would help me, not my baby and my doctor, you know.
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Without hesitation, six witnesses stopped to help, doing their best to lift up the car.
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Everyone tried to sell them, but they can't stay.
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Only hours after being discharged from hospital, Sok alongside husband Vundi Tarr today bravely spoke,
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remembering their two children who were just getting started in life.
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My daughter, she's just whatever, she's got time to do the painting and reading the book.
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My son is just like 14 months old, they just start walking.
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The 56 year old driver was arrested here at the scene yesterday, taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
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He's now been released without charge and the grieving family want him to hear this message.
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For us as a parent, even like we lost our kid, I forgive him for everything I know.
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No one wants to kill the kid, you know, for us.
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I give him a mistake, we forgive him everything.
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This is one of those tragedies that hits a community incredibly hard.
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It's going to take a long time to come back from.
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Family friends tonight appealing for the community to rally round the grieving parents.
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Finally, I want to talk to every driver.
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Please be careful and look clearly, look everything around.
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Everyone, everyone, please, please, everyone be careful.
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Bailey Kenzie, Nine News.
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It's part carve out and part cave in,
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but tonight hundreds of thousands of small businesses will be exempt from the Albanese government's capital gains tax changes.
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The new policy follows weeks of bitter criticism and paves the way for a vote on the changes in the weeks ahead.
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Walking headfirst into a backdown, the Prime Minister and Treasurer with a big change for small business.
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It's always contested, it's always contentious, but it will be worth it.
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An extra 170,000 small businesses will be eligible to maintain the 50% capital gains discount,
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with a definition expanded from businesses with under $2 million turnover to businesses with under $10 million.
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What they're essentially saying is we're going to punish you if your business gets bigger.
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We want small businesses to grow.
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That's where employment comes from.
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They're the blood running through the veins of our local communities and they're vital for our economy.
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The change, a significant concession to business groups.
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We continue to say the government should go back to the drawing board and provide a supportive environment for investment in business.
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And the online AI campaign in the wake of last month's budget.
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They don't need a carve-out, they need an axe.
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Consultation will continue for start-up businesses, discretionary testamentary trusts will be exempt and future changes would no longer be in the hands of the Treasurer alone.
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And that's thanks to the good work of the Greens in our negotiations, but we've still got a way to go.
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Today's changes paved the way for the Senate to debate and then vote on the bills in the next fortnight.
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Pauline Hanson won't support the changes.
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A day after her press club address calling for a drastic cut in migration,
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new figures show Australia's population growing by 412,500 people last year, 301,000 of those from overseas.
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The Senator back on stage today presented with a ceremonial orange bulldozer by billionaire Gina Reinhart and sound effects to match.
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Let's hear the noise.
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Charles Croucher, Nine News.
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Backdowns in politics are never a good look
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but Jim Chalmers says the expansion of the The CGT discount will be worth it.
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Let's go to our political editor, Charles Croucher.
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Evening, Charles.
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Did the government have any choice?
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Evening, Pete.
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Well, ambitious was the way that government MPs liked to describe the budget.
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Today's changes mean it's more about pragmatism.
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Jim Chalmers and Anthony Albanese watched on from opposition as Joe Hockey
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and Tony Abbott's own ambitious budget got stuck and festered in the parliament back in 2014.
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It contributed to the downfall of both Treasurer and Prime Minister.
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Naturally, today's leaders are keen to avoid a repeat.
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Today's changes, while no guarantee, will make a deal with the Greens easier and
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that would be enough to see the core tax changes pass before the long winter break in July.
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Charles, thank you.
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An 87-year-old dementia patient has been found with severe injuries after an altercation with another resident at a Hammondville aged care facility.
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His family, horrified by the state he was left in, demanding a full investigation into how this was able to happen.
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An 87-year-old left bloodied and bruised.
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John was found by nurses at the Hammond Care facility treating patients with severe dementia.
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His attacker, another resident with high care needs.
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We're reviewing all of our nurse call and our dementia monitoring systems and just to see exactly what happened.
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It's believed a resident attacked John in the courtyard of Linden Cottage
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which specialises in caring for those with the most severe cases of cognitive decline.
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People who are having lots of different aggression and agitation
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and other nocturnal behaviours that do come around from having those severe dementia diagnoses.
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John's daughter Margaret now demanding a full investigation.
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This was not a minor altercation.
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This was not a push or a scuffle.
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I've never seen anything like this before.
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I've never seen anybody this beat up.
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The resident who inflicted the injury is now being clinically assessed.
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Put on one-on-one support through Dementia Support Australia to really make sure
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that we give him the support that's needed as well to understand the triggers to what might have happened for him.
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Police also conducting their own investigation.
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John's wife rushed to be by his side last night as he was brought here to Liverpool Hospital.
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The 87-year-old suffering significant injuries to his head and arms.
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We don't want to see any elderly person suffer injuries.
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At this stage, we do not know the full circumstances of what's taken place.
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Hayley Francis, Nine News.
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A teenage boy has been charged over his alleged involvement in two arson attacks.
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A Warwick Farm barbershop went up in flames in April.
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The following night, a dental business in Greenacre was targeted.
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The 16-year-old is the fifth person charged over the incidents which police are linking to organised crime.
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At least 45 kilometres an hour over the speed limit and failing to stop for police.
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These are among the allegations a young man is facing after allegedly leading police on a pursuit in Sydney's west overnight.
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Police tried to pull the 21-year-old over on Roberts Road at Greenacre when the sedan mounted the kerb.
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The driver then fleeing on foot and jumping fences with officers hot on his tail.
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Police say he returned a positive test result for cannabis.
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Planned demolition of the country's largest public housing estate has been stalled as protesters hold their ground at Waterloo.
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Threats to move on a group of opponents by midday today weren't followed through.
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Tenants asking for repairs rather than a rebuild to avoid relocation.
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I believed when I moved here that it was my forever home because that's what public housing has always been.
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The transformation is promising over 3,000 new homes, half of them social or affordable, managed by community housing providers.
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The leaders of the United States and Iran have signed a 14 point deal to end the war.
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Donald Trump warned of economic catastrophe if the conflict continued
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and says Iran will be bombed again if it violates the agreement which is due to be formalised in Switzerland.
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At a lavish dinner at the Palace of Versailles, Donald Trump signs off on ending the war in Iran.
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A photo of the agreement was then sent to Tehran, starting the clock on a 60 day period of peace.
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Good job.
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Great job.
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This final step coming on the final day of the G7.
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Keep signed now.
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Keep signed.
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Keep signed.
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Keep signed.
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Now I'll just sign it.
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The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding states, Iran, America and their allies will end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon.
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A final deal will be negotiated within 60 days.
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The US naval blockade will end
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and Iran will arrange the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz with no charge.
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America will help develop a $300 billion US dollar reconstruction plan for Tehran and lift all sanctions against the regime.
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And Iran agrees never to procure or develop nuclear weapons.
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Together they'll remove the regime's stockpiled enriched material.
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This is a really important breakthrough, but it also, I think, provides a framework, and clearly there's more work that needs to be done.
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Donald Trump insisting the rebuild won't be America's burden.
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We did a trillion and a half, maybe two trillion dollars worth of damage, so somebody's going to have to help him out.
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We are not investing in it, and we do not have a fund.
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Lebanon also a sore point.
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And we did send a copy to Israel, by the way.
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They've been a good partner.
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Again, I think they could do better with respect to Hezbollah.
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When two drones are shot into the desert and drop harmlessly, you don't have to knock down buildings in Beirut.
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I feel very bad for Lebanon.
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Pakistani negotiators confirming the formal signing ceremony will still take place near Lucerne.
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Donald Trump on board Air Force One, keeping his schedule fluid ahead of the signing of the peace agreement here in Switzerland.
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The US President says the document is very important, but it's not final.
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If I don't like it, if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs.
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In Geneva, Hannah Sinclair, Nine News.
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The director of the Australian War Memorial has defended inviting accused
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war criminal Ben Robert Smith to the opening of a new gallery commemorating the Afghanistan war.
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The Victoria Cross recipient faces five counts of war crime murder
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as a result of the Brereton investigation into the killing of unarmed Afghans.
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War Memorial Director Matt Anderson says the Afghanistan Inquiry report features in the exhibition.
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Two million women and men have worn our nation's uniform.
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102 have been awarded the Victoria Cross favela.
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There are four living recipients of Victoria Cross recipients
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and it is standard practice for the memorial for them to be invited to major commemorative events.
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Ben Robert Smith who denies all allegations against him successfully had his bail conditions varied to attend next Tuesday's exhibition.
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Thousands of Vodafone customers have been left disconnected after the telco suffered a major outage today.
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Live tonight's Madison Scott in Sydney CBD.
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Maddie what's the latest when we come to you?
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Pete those still experiencing issues tonight are being urged right now to take out their mobile phones
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and turn them off and on.
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Vodafone says that they have now fully restored their mobile phone network.
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At least 8,000 customers reported experiencing issues today, some for hours on end.
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And with more than 5,000 customers across the nation, there could have been many more affected.
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Now, this disruption happened at 8am this morning at one of its network hubs where there was a power outage.
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But the good news is that no triple zero calls were affected, Pete.
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OK, Maddy, thank you.
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E-bike thefts are on the rise.
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New crime data showing motorised bicycle theft surging 27% over the last two years.
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Shoplifting is also up and there's been a sharp spike in domestic violence charges after a heavy police crackdown.
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Traditional political foes are uniting against the federal government's plan to sell off Victoria Barracks,
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an historic military site deemed surplus to defence's requirements and too expensive to maintain.
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Victoria Barracks is not surplus land, it is the beating heart of the Australian Army.
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They are weaponising the obedience of our defence personnel, the very people who are responsible for the operation of this.
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Police Alliance backed by Tony Abbott and former defence personnel
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and supportive of an idea to open the site up to the public.
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Kyle Sandilands may have settled his legal claim
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but Jackie O Henderson is pushing ahead with her wrongful termination case against former employer ARN.
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She is seeking $82 million in compensation.
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The radio star's case was briefly mentioned in court this morning, her manager Gemma O'Neill appearing on her behalf.
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The two-week trial will go ahead on the 12th of October.
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The Origin Series is heading to a decider after a Game 2 Maroons Masterclass in Melbourne.
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James is with me and James, this one was tough for the Blues to take.
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Good evening to you Pete.
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Yes, New South Wales was simply dominated in the second half, leaving coach Laurie Daly facing heat over his player selections and interchange strategy.
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Bart Daly has vowed his team will bounce back stronger and isn't afraid of a Game 3 decider in Queensland.
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Blues brothers in arms, back home and beaten.
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It always takes a couple of days regardless of any loss to get over
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and that one will sit with everyone for a while.
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In front of a record origin crowd of almost 92,000, the Maroons made the MCG their own.
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He somehow got it away.
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The arrow, incredible try.
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The Blues blown off the park in the second half, Queensland scoring six tries, three of them to Selwyn Cobbo.
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Cobbo catches, puts the ball down.
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44-24 the final score, New South Wales missing a chance to wrap up the shield, the series sent to a decider.
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And when you play against a team that's as clinical as Queensland, they're going to make you play.
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Rooster Sam Walker, man of the match in just his second Origin game.
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Really good to get the win there, but yeah, job's not done.
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Maroons forward Tino Farr Sulemala Ahwi playing in honour of his dad who died last weekend.
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No, it wasn't hard at all because my dad's last wish was for me to play.
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And, you know, so putting that jersey on representing him was too easy.
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Questions now for the Blues coaching staff.
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Why was potential game-breaker Appy Coruscant left on the bench?
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We needed some go-forward, so we had to get Adnan on.
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And will there be changes for game three?
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I don't think I'd answer that yet.
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Every match in Queensland is daunting for New South Wales, but the Blues do have fond memories of the last decider north of the border.
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2024, Michael Maguire masterminding a memorable series win in hostile territory.
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Do you take confidence from that?
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I think a lot of people make it a lot harder than what it is.
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We get a chance to prove a lot of people wrong, because there'll be no-one thinking we can win.
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I know we can win.
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Players think they can win.
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Luke Davisi, Nine News.
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and more to come on State of Orange a little later in sport.
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Good on you.
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Thank you, James.
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Kate's here with the weather now and Kate, we didn't reach the heights we were expecting today.
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It didn't get to 23 degrees, Pete, but it was still mild for June.
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The temperature climbing into the 20s for the 12th day in a row, reaching 20.7 in the city and 20.2 in our west.
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This unseasonably warm weather pattern has dominated the first half of June thanks to a persistent ridge of high pressure,
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blocking polar air from reaching southern Australia and allowing tropical air to stream south,
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with Sydney's maximum temperature currently tracking more than three degrees above average at 20.6 for the month.
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But there is some cooler weather on the way.
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I'll let you know when we'll be reaching for our puffer jackets after sport.
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Kate, thank you.
Why practice speaking with this video?
Practicing speaking with this 9News Sydney video allows English learners to engage with real-world news content, making it a meaningful english speaking practice session. The emotional depth and everyday vocabulary used provides excellent context for learners to not only enhance their speaking skills but also understand the underlying sentiments in news reporting. By shadowing the speakers in this video, you can improve your fluency and gain confidence in expressing complex feelings, as the grieving parents do. Moreover, this video encourages critical listening and comprehension, essential skills for effective communication. By mimicking the speakers, learners can improve their English pronunciation and master the nuances of spoken English.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
Throughout the video transcript, several key grammatical structures and expressions are utilized that learners can adopt:
- Present Continuous Tense: This tense is used to describe ongoing action, as seen in phrases like "This is Nine News." Practicing this structure can help learners describe events happening at the moment.
- Reported Speech: The grieving mother expresses her feelings by saying, "I forgive him for everything." This example is useful for learners to understand how to convey someone else's words, an important skill in conversation.
- Conditional Statements: The call to action: "Please be careful and look clearly" emphasizes giving advice. Learning to use conditional forms can enhance conversational skills, especially in giving recommendations.
- Imperative Sentences: The phrase, "Everyone, please, please, everyone be careful," is a strong request. Practicing imperatives can help learners gain clarity in giving instructions or advice in conversation.
Common Pronunciation Traps
As you engage with this video for shadow speak, be mindful of these common pronunciation challenges:
- “Catherine” - the pronunciation may vary; listen closely to get the right vowel sounds.
- “Cabramatta” - focusing on the rhythm and stress of this place name can be tricky but is crucial for sounding more natural.
- Emotional Phrasing: The way the parents express their grief contains emotional inflections that are important to convey. Pay attention to tone and pitch; this aspect of improving English pronunciation is vital for expressing feelings authentically.
Using this video as a tool for your learn English with YouTube journey will enrich your speaking skills and help you engage more thoughtfully in conversations.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.