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In some more positive news for your Monday morning, it appears that both flood and fire fears have died down this week after compounding weather events last week:
Bushfires one day, floods the next: why Australia can expect more ‘compound events’Read more
On the flood front, floodwaters at Sale in Victoria are continuing to ease.
A moderate flood warning remains in place for the Thomson River downstream of Wandocka.
No significant rainfall has been recorded in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, and no significant rainfall is forecast across the Thomson River catchment over the next few days.
The river level is likely to remain above the minor flood level (2.40 m) during Monday.
Meanwhile, there isn’t many high fire danger warnings along the east coast, aside from a few in central Queensland:
High #Fire Dangers for central and northern interior districts over the next few days. High FDRs likely to return to southern #QLD from Thursday ahead of the next trough and associated wind change. Bushfire info @QldFES. Forecasts:https://t.co/CobvC7vdRE pic.twitter.com/qaLhZLlbFi
— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) October 8, 2023
17m ago18.43 EDT
Albanese on Israel-Hamas war: ‘This is a very dangerous time in a volatile part of the world’
Staying with the prime minister’s breakfast television appearances:
Speaking to Karl Stefanovic on the Today Show earlier, Anthony Albanese was asked whether he has spoken with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yet.
Albanese said he has put a request in for a phone call, but Netanyahu “has the task at hand that he’s focused on”:
We’ve put in a request for a phone call with the prime minister, but I understand that his priority will be organising the defence that needs to occur [there].
Albanese said that across the political spectrum here in Australia, “this isn’t a partisan issue”.
This is one where clearly Hamas has been the aggressor here and … an attack like this requires substantial planning.
The concern about thousands of rockets being shot into Israel, a very dangerous escalation could occur here as well. There’s reports as well of Hezbollah firing rockets into Israel. So, this is a very dangerous time in a volatile part of the world.
Of course Israel will defend itself, but of course there should always be restraint when it comes to the targeting of civilians.
Israel-Hamas war live: 260 bodies…
2023-10-08 17:43:31
Source from www.theguardian.com
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