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Coming off Australians stranded in the Middle East, jobs figures remain steady, and the nation's longest married couple. I'm Katie Fuller with this afternoon's nine News podcast. A small group of Australians has been evacuated from Israel by Land as the Middle East teitas on the brink of a larger conflict. Nearly three thousand people have asked the federal government for
help leaving Israel and Iran. Iran has launched another round of retaliatory airstrikes, reportedly hitting a hospital in southern Israel. It's not yet clear whether anyone has been hurt. Analysts believe it's unlikely Australia would be drawn into a broader conflict in the Middle East if the United States decides to attack Iran, and Donald Trump is weighing up whether to bomb a key nuclear site center for Arab and
Islamic studies. Research scholar Ian Palmitter says any Australian involvement could cause political backlash at home.
There wouldn't be a lot of Australian support for getting involved with the United States in a war in the Middle East. Military adventures in the Middle East are not popular with Australians who have been hurt too badly via them over the years.
Latest unemployment figures could see the Reserve Bank cut interest rates again when it meets next month. The nation's jobless rate has remained steady at four point one percent. DATO shows more workers have moved into full time roles, but KPMG chief economist Brendanrien has told twogb's Clinton Maynard government jobs are doing most of the heavy lifting while the private sector struggles.
Not a lot of employment in the private side of the economy, in the market side of the economy, and interest rates I think too high to type, and what we need to do is drop those down to stimulate businesses making investment activity.
Three men accused of making millions selling fake luxury goods online will remain behind bars overnight is they wait to learn if they'll be released on bail. Police alleged they made almost ten million dollars selling the knockoff products on social media over a number of years. Organized crime Squad commander Peter Foe says the goods seized as part of the investigation will now be analyzed.
We've got a large amount of good to hear, well over a thousand different items that we're seized, and they're analyzed and certified as being copies or fake or fraudulent, and then it's highly likely they'll be destroyed at some stage.
Aaron Patterson's defense barrister is continuing his closing arguments in the mushroom murder trial nine reporter penelopely Ish.
The defense claims the accused mushroom killer didn't have the opportunity to switch sim cards and phones while police were raiding her whole following the fatal lunch Aaron Patterson's barrister arguing homicide detectives was supervising her except for when she was allowed to make a phone call to get legal advice, telling the jury that would mean the phone would have to have been hidden in the same room police happened
to take her too to communicate with lawyers. Colin Mandy sc arguing why would the accused go to the effort of factory resetting a phone to hand it to police that officers would realize it had been reset, telling the jury her version of events that the phone was damaged
made more sense. The prosecution alled she deliberately handed police a dummy phone known as Phone B that it had been factory reset a few days before the search the day of the police search, and was then reset remotely while it was being held by police in more Well. Penelope ear Schneews.
Bruce Lherman has dialed into court to plead not guilty to car theft. The former political staffer is accused of stealing a land cruiser near Hobart last year. The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash his farewell tiest brother who was killed in the crash, Vishwalsh Kimar Ramesh, was released from hospital a few days ago. He helped to carry the coffin if his brother, who was on the opposite side of the plane when it came down. Common viral infections can increase the risk of heart attack
and stroke in the short term. Research out at the University of Melbourne suggests inflammation in the body following RSB covid all the flu can cause blood clots, but Professor Jim Buttery says there's a simple way to protect yourself.
We know that vaccine decrease the severity of the infection should you catch it, and we think that decreasing severity, not only as for your respiratory symptoms, but also in the inflammation that occurs elsewhere in the body.
And lifelong sweethearts are being recognized as the nation's longest married couple. Delma and Frank Murray from Newcastle tied. They're not eighty years ago. Frank says they have shared love of adventures and have learned to be tolerant of one another.
Was the only one ever. I knew it when I was seventeen. I think she was sick then and we went from there. We've been together every think.
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Blues half back Nathan Cleary has admitted he took a groin injury into his sides lost to the Maroons in Origin Too, the Panthers champion was below his best and stood aside from goal kicking duties. He says the injury happened late in the Blues preparations.
Essentially just did a goal kicking in Cap'n's run and it was just a little bit fruscating, but yeah, I can't come in the physios and they for a lot of time into me that sort of cap'n's run and then in the morning of the game and yeah, they didn't feel too bad.
At Blues duo Zach Lomax and Jerome Leui have avoided suspension after being reported for foul play. Collingwood has ruled out Braydon Maynard for Saturday night's clash with Sint Kilda at Marvel Stadium. Coach Craig McCrae says the vice captain isn't quite ready to return from a foot injury. Joseph Swalee has been named in a thirty six man Wallaby
squad for next month's Test match against Fiji. The former NRL star has overcome a fractured jaw and David Warner has scored just four off seven balls for the Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket. They were thrashed by seven wickets by New York I'm Katie Fuller and That's the nine News Podcast for the latest in news. June into nine News at six pm
