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Coming up. Will a ceasefire holds in the Middle East, durors to start deliberating in the Mushroom murder trial, and a new chapter begins for the Matildas. I'm Katie Fuller with your lunchtime nine News podcast. After twelve days of trading blows, hundreds of civilian casualties and American intervention with strikes of its own, the US President says the war between Israel and Iran will end within twenty four hours. Nine's Washington correspondent Lauren Tomasi.
Donald Trump has used his own social media platform to announce this ceasefire, with a caveat both countries will first complete any final missions that are currently underway. The US President made his ceasefie declaration before ride that country had confirmed, and hours later it was Iran's foreign minister saying there is no agreement, but going on to say if Israel stops his aggression by four am local time, then the
country has no intention to continue its response. It is right now a delicate situation and one which has come just hours after Iran launched missiles that America's largest military base in the Middle East. There was a real concern that this was a dangerous escalation. Instead, it appears that diplomatic off ramp may have been taken in Washington, DC. Lauren Tomazi nine.
News Flights through the Middle East are still delayed after Iran attacked an American base in Kata Katari airspace was shut in response to the missiles, causing some services to turn around and others to be canceled. It's now reopened, but flights through the major aviation hub of Doha are still backed up. Australian woman m Barnette was trying to get home from Europe when she was caught in the chaos.
So as a point there where literally everything was just grounded and flights have been canceled. But I've asked about fifty times and they said my flat has it been canceled? But it has disappeared off the board.
New South Wales is being promised it's on a path back to surplus, says the Men's government hands down its third budget at first of its kind. Pre sale guarantee to help developers get finance for housing projects is among the measures designed to tackle the housing crisis. While one point two billion dollars is being promised for child protection, including a twenty percent increase in the foster care allowance.
There's no new direct cost of living relief, but Treasurer Daniel Mookie says they're looking to solve the root causes the.
Public wants to see us then concentrate our resources on fixing the fundamentals of what makes life in New South Wales unaffordable, and that is housing and that is also people's wages.
The Queensland Premier says his state budget will focus on addressing cost of living, health and housing. Among the big ticket items is a shared equity scheme for first home buys called Boost to Buy. The jury in the Mushroom murder trial has been given final directions by the judge before they're sent out to deliberate nine. Reporter Penelope Leash beginning in more Well this morning in what is now the ninth week of the trial.
The judge's final instructions to the jury are expected to last for a number of days. Justice Christopher Beale began his charge setting out three topics he'll direct the jurors on principles of law, a summary of some of the evidence, and further directions around the requirement for any verdict to
be unanimous. Justice Beale warned the jurors not to let any sympathies or prejudice influence them, telling the court the issue is not whether Aaron Patterson is in some sense responsible for what he called the tragic consequences of the lunch, but whether the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that
she is criminally responsible. Miss Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after her in laws became gravely ill with death cap mushroom poisoning eyes ever deliberately poisoning anyone Penelope lys shnine.
News severe weather warnings are in place across South Australia, with wild winds and thunderstorms threatening to cause damage. The number of homes without power is growing. Nearly two thousand properties are currently affected. Residents are being worn to stay away from coastal areas. The Corporate Regulator says a spike in investment frauds is having a devastating financial effect on victims.
Analysis shows over the past four years there's been a sevenfold increase in scammers claiming to sell or transfer shares which don't belong to them as IT commissioners. Simone Constant says people need to be extra vigilant in a worst.
Case scenario of share self frauard.
They can lose their entireh portfolio.
Large sums of money can be stolen.
Look at your accounts, check your accounts for suspicious transactions.
A medication used to treat the rarest kind of cystic fibrosis will soon be listed on the PBS. The incurable disease. These disproportionately affects children. Patients are expected to save up to a quarter of a million dollars each year once it's listed. Health Minister Mark Butler has told Today on nine it will allow these Australians to live longer and better quality lives.
It's not cheap.
It costs about quarter of a million dollars every year, so listing it on the PBS is just again another demonstration about the importance of our medicine systems.
Researchers are working to determine why some sharks and stingrays have the ability to play dead. James Cook University believes the phenomena may be an evolutionary hangover from when they had to avoid larger predators, but professor Joel Gayford says the response doesn't affect all sharks.
Many of the species we found that don't go into something that he lives in or around and core reefs or help forests or these kind of structurally complex marine environments.
And the Gold Coast oldest resident has turned one hundred and nine. Southports May Baker's celebrate with family, enjoying her favorite meal, lamb cutlets and a sip of champagne. The great grandmother's son Keith, puts her longevity down to her calm demeanor. In finance, the Aussie dollar is buying sixty four usns. Sport. The Matilda's are planning to play a possession based brand of football under new coach Joe Montemuro.
Players are in camp for the first time under the new mentor, preparing for two friendlies against Lavenia in Perth. Midfielder Claire Wheelers says she's looking forward to playing a role in the new system. I think as a midfielder you want to get on the ball, so it's great when a coach says that he wants you on the ball. I think that's music to varus and it's also a challenge.
You know it's going to be challenging, especially against you know, opposition where you're under pressure a lot.
Carlton players are taking responsibility for the team's poor form. Blues coach Michael Voss is coming under increasing pressure. AFL great Lance Franklin is tipping Ross to be out of the job by the season's end. The Knights have flown Fletchers Sharp's family to Perth to be by his bedside as he recovers in hospital from a ruptured spleen and lacerated kidney. It's hope the twenty one year old will be cleared to fly back to Newcastle by the end
of the week. And England needs three hundred and fifty runs with ten wickets in hand to win the first men's cricket Test against India on day five. I'm Katie Fuller and that's the nine News podcast. For the latest in news, tune into nine News at six pm.