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Today marks 30 years since the Port Arthur massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern Australian history.
On 28 April 1996, a gunman killed 35 people and injured many more at the Port Arthur tourist site in south-east Tasmania. The tragedy led to sweeping national reforms to Australia’s gun laws.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement this morning: “This is what we hold on to – the abiding memory that somehow amid the most terrible darkness the best of humanity found a way to shine.”
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The quote: “We can afford it because it’s one-off cost-of-living help right now, while we are delivering a surplus.”
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in a statement announcing vehicle owners can apply for 20% off their registration for two months from June to July. It will be open to Victorians who own vehicles for personal use.
The stat: $US217.4 million ($A304.7 million). The global earnings of ‘Michael’ in its opening weekend. This is the new biographical film produced by the estate of Michael Jackson. It is a new record for a debut music biopic.
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Yesterday’s results: 48% of you said ANZAC Day is a day of genuine reflection and gratitude. [2,172 votes].
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Some headlines from this morning:
Media reports over the weekend suggested a group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State are planning on returning home from Syria after years in a detention camp. A source close to the families told the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age they had secured plane tickets to Australia. However, the government has disputed the reports. Defence Minister Richard Marles told ABC Radio National on Monday: "Obviously our intelligence agencies are on the job. We're not providing any assistance for these people to come back to Australia.”
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong is touring Asia this week to push for priority access to petrol, diesel and fertiliser. Wong touched down in Japan on Monday night, and will also visit China and South Korea this week seeking to shore up Australia's fuel supplies. Senator Wong will seek to leverage Australia's food and natural gas exports in exchange for more fuel. "We want to remain a reliable supplier and we want to see Australia prioritised when it comes to diesel, petrol and fertiliser," she told reporters in Adelaide before her departure. She added: “The Strait of Hormuz supplies about 80 per cent of the oil to our region, so Australia and the countries of the region are disproportionately affected. That means we've got to work together.”
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A five-year-old girl has allegedly been abducted from her home in Alice Springs at about 1:30am on Sunday.
The man suspected of abducting the girl, named Sharon Granites, is 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis. Police said he was recently released from prison and had been staying at the home where Sharon lived. He went missing at the same time as Sharon.
Commander Mark Grieve told reporters in Darwin on Monday: “We do believe Sharon has been abducted.”
"Considering himself and Sharon went missing at around about the same time, it certainly brings about those suspicious circumstances and we'd like to speak to him about that," Grieve said.
"If he is involved, we certainly hope that no harm has come to Sharon."
Grieve called for any information from the public that could help locate Sharon. Major crime squad detectives have been sent from Darwin to Alice Springs.
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Quick hits
🎧 On today’s TDA podcast, Billi and Zara explain the timeline of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend.
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The alleged gunman of the attempted assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday night has formally been charged.
He has been charged with attempted assassination of the President, interstate transportation of a firearm to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
Here’s what you need to know.
What happened?
On Saturday night, a man allegedly tried to open fire on administration officials at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, held in Washington. The annual black-tie gala dinner is a gathering of the top journalists and government officials in the country.
According to officials, about 20 minutes after Trump entered the ballroom, a sole gunman rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the lobby of the hotel room of the Washington Hilton, where the dinner was being held. The man was tackled and arrested before he made it inside the ballroom.
Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and cabinet officials were rushed out as the incident unfolded.
A Secret Service agent was shot but escaped injury because the bullet struck his protective vest.
What we know about the gunman
The alleged gunman has been identified as 31-year-old Californian Cole Tomas Allen. He is a tutor and amateur video game developer.
Trump said in TV interviews that the gunman had posted an "anti-Christian" manifesto.
"He was a Christian, believer, and then he became an anti-Christian, and he had a lot of change," Trump told CBS. "He was probably a pretty sick guy."
According to AAP, the manifesto mocked the "insane" lack of security at the Washington Hilton, where the dinner was held, the official added.
"Like, the one thing that I immediately noticed walking into the hotel is the sense of arrogance," the manifesto's author wrote. "I walk in with multiple weapons and not a single person there considers the possibility that I could be a threat."
King Charles’ visit
A visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House is still going ahead as planned this week.
According to AAP, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said after the shooting on Saturday: "Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of government, we can confirm the state visit by their majesties will proceed as planned."
Trump said in an interview on CBS: "I think it's great; he'll be very safe. The White House grounds are really safe."
The four-day trip - which is to include a private meeting with Trump and an address to Congress marking 250 years since U.S. independence - is intended to reinforce the U.S.-British relationship. However, it comes amid differences over the Iran war.
To learn more, listen to or watch today’s podcast on The Daily Aus. You can listen on Apple here, YouTube here, and Spotify here.
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Britain’s solar generation hit a record high last week, producing 15.4 gigawatts over a 30-minute period.
At the same time, Great Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) said the grid ran at 98.8% zero-carbon electricity for a brief period, a new record.
It follows a wind record set a month earlier, when generation reached 23.9 GW.
NESO COO Kayte O’Neill said: “With more and more solar and wind records being broken, you can now be more confident than ever that when you turn on the washing machine or power up your laptop, that it’s likely being powered by clean green electricity.”
TDA titbit
In case you missed it, a U.S. army soldier was last week charged with insider trading.
The U.S. Justice Department said the soldier was involved in planning the capture of the now-ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
The soldier then used that sensitive classified information to make a $US400,000 bet on prediction market Polymarket that U.S. forces would enter Venezuela and oust Maduro.
It is the first time the department has brought insider trading charges involving a prediction market.
Want to know more about prediction markets? TDA journalist Elliot Lawry did an explainer on it over the weekend. You can watch it here.
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