Christina Kukola
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106 appearances
20 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 24 Jul
Christina Kukola’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In a statement, Don Farrell says Australian measures to combat forced labour and modern slavery are among the strongest in the world.
Australia faces the higher tariff rate of 12.5% on a vast range of goods, with gold, beef and copper imports excluded.
He adds the Australian government will continue to lobby the US to remove tariffs.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
Known internationally for his portrayal of paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park.
To his most terrifying role in the science fiction horror movie Event Horizon.
Neil's career lasted five decades and spanned television roles, independent films and Hollywood blockbusters.
In 2023, Neil told the world he was receiving treatment for blood cancer, but said earlier this year that he was cancer-free.
A statement on his Instagram account announced his death in a Sydney hospital.
The note issued by his family described the, quote, sudden and unexpected loss, saying Neil passed with a dignity that had characterised his whole life.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
Australian Federal Police confirmed that two of the women, aged 53 and 31, were charged with multiple counts of crimes against humanity, including enslavement, after being arrested at Melbourne Airport on Thursday.
Each of the offences carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Police allege the women travelled to Syria in 2014 with family members.
The older woman is alleged to have purchased a slave for $10,000.
The other woman, aged 32, was arrested at Sydney Airport and is accused of being a member of a terrorist organisation and faces lesser charges.
The return to Australia follows an earlier attempt by a group of women and children held by Kurdish forces that were stopped by authorities before leaving Syria.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
Naveed Akram appeared via video link from prison before a Sydney court.
He did not enter a plea in response to the 59 charges against him, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the shooting attack on a Jewish community gathering.
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