Celia Hatton

Well, it depends on who you ask. Altus Property Group founder David Young, who the ABC revealed has twice declared bankruptcy, said the Trump organization had pulled out of the deal. He said in a statement that the Trump brand was increasingly toxic in Australia, citing the Iran war as one example of this. He added that some time ago his company had decided it was time to part

company from the Trump brand. However, the Trump organization has hit back today. They've offered quite a different perspective. A spokesperson said that they'd been excited to bring the project to the Gold Coast, but that after months of negotiations and empty promises, Altus had been unable to meet the most basic financial obligations. So what's been the reaction in the community to the project, but also to its cancellation?

It really has divided the city. There were numerous petitions against the Trump Tower, which attracted more than 120,000 signatures. There was a small protest at the local council chambers earlier this month against the project, even though a formal development application hadn't even been issued.

Charmaine Allison.

To South Africa, where the country's top police chief is appearing in court, charged with violating public finance law. General Fani Masamola is accused of wrongdoing in connection with a controversial $21 million health contract. He's not the first South African police chief to face a criminal investigation while in office. Pumza Falani has been following the case.

This is actually one of the most serious cases happening in South Africa at the moment, and it's playing out in the country's courts with the citizens able to follow via live streaming. At the heart of it are allegations that General Fani Masumula, who is the country's most senior officer, along with 11 other police officers, were involved in the awarding of a

a tender that was supposed to provide wellness services within the country's police force. It's alleged that despite numerous indications that the businessman who had put in the bid for this tender did not have the capacity to provide it and also had been flagged under another incidence for not completing work

He went ahead and awarded the tender. So the suggestions by the prostitution are that he, along with these other officers, benefited either through bribery or promises of some kind. And this is what led to them awarding this very lucrative tender. It really sits at the heart for a lot of people. The allegations sit at the heart of what the level of alleged rot within the country's police services. Allegations that businessmen were able to flout

but also that in some extreme cases they were able to persuade the police to not investigate serious criminal syndicates here. Pumzi, you mentioned the alleged rot within the police services. How big an issue is police corruption in South Africa? Well, it's one of the key talking points for a lot of people, and this is because of an ongoing inquiry here known as the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry,

which has been hearing evidence since last September of wide-scale corruption within police services. This was first unearthed by a national police commissioner who came out and said that they were being put under pressure by businessmen

by criminal gangs to not investigate cases and that senior officers within the police were in cahoots with them in doing that. And for a lot of people this has been greatly concerning because South Africa has not only a crime problem but a violent crime problem. So it's been shocking for people to hear that this might be because of criminal corruption behind the scenes.

Pumus of Fulani in Johannesburg. In the last edition of our podcast, we heard about two teenage sisters from Gaza who've been awarded an environmental prize, the Earth Prize for the Middle East region, for a construction idea. They've developed building blocks made out of rubble.

Since we broadcast that story, the two sisters, Tala and Farah Musa, who are 17 and 15 years old, have been speaking to the BBC about their prize-winning idea, which they had after their house in Gaza was bombed. They're now living in a tent. They've been speaking to James Kopnell. Farah answers the first question. You'll hear her older sister occasionally helping her out with her English.

Our bricks are made from recycled building rubble mixed with simple locally materials such as clay, ash and natural fibers like straw. They are designed for non-load bearing use such as pavement and partitions and garden beds. What makes them special is that they are low cost materials.

Todennäköisesti, kun koko maamme tuli rauhaan, kuten kaikki ympärillämme pystyivät miettimään ratkaisua, jopa näkökulmasta tuli mainitsema motivaatio. Kun kaikki ympärillämme on rauhassa, aloitetaan tutkimaan tavoitetta, jotta tämä kriisi muuttuisi mahdollisuuteen. Siksi aloitimme miettimään käyttää rauhaa rakentamiseen.

Olemme käsitteleet jotain negatiivista ja positiivista, eikä halunneet nähdä rappelia vain yksinkertaisuudessaan. Sen sijaan, että se olisi loppu, yritimme nähdä sen uudesta alusta. Kaikki ympärillämme oli kuormittu, kuten sanoin, joten kysyimme itseämme, että jos tämä rappel on tullut, niin miksi ei käsittele sitä jotain, joka auttaa ihmisiä ympärillämme rakentamaan se uudestaan. Siksi aloitimme käsittelemään sitä Ruiz Bullet Blocksin kautta.

Farah, can I ask you please, what do you hope to do to achieve with these blocks? We hope the project helps communities see rubble not only as a symbol of loss, but also as a resource that can support rebuilding. The project focuses on training young people and spreading.

jotta yhteiskunta voi osallistua rakentamiseen itseään, eikä odottaa vain ulkomaalaisuutta. Talla, onko totta, että olet ylöspäin ja et ole yhä prototyyppisiä rikkojasi?

Kyllä, olemme pysyneet viisi kertaa ja viimeisenä olemme pysyneet viimeisen prototyypin, koska olemme tehneet paljon prototyyppiä, mutta viimeinen, joka oli pysyvää virhaa, ja kun käytimme sen prototyyppimme, se oli pysynyt. Miten se tuntui? Se oli pysyvä juttu, koska meillä oli iso suhutus siitä, ja me ostimme ison suhutuksen ja unelmien tästä plukseesta, mutta se pysyvi.

But we are trying to make another one and another prototype these days. And we will. Tala and Farah Musa, teenage sisters, speaking to James Kopnell from Inside Gaza. And you can find more about the sisters and their invention on the BBC News website. And last, crazy, in love, single ladies, just a couple of Beyoncé songs you might recognize. But a story now about some of Beyoncé's music that's never been heard by most of her fans.