Headlines: Govt to announce sweeping migration changes
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Thank you. And to Nick Jonas. Of course. And to Shannon Knoll. And to Shannon Knoll. The big three. All three of us having a birthday. Well, have I got a present for you? Here's what's making headlines this evening. The federal government is set to reveal how it plans to cut migration numbers after weeks of speculation and delays. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will speak at the National Press Club on Thursday, more than a month after a planned appearance was cancelled at the last minute. The announcement is expected to detail how Labour will reduce net overseas migration from 300,000 to 240,000. 45,000 in 2026-27 and 225,000 per year thereafter. It follows One Nation's announcement of its own migration plan on Monday, which would see migration intake in negative numbers before settling at 130,000 per year.
Negotiations between the government and the coalition broke down last week, with the opposition pushing for deeper cuts to net overseas migration. migration and stronger powers around deportation. Labor has already tweaked visa processing settings in a bid to bring down migration, which has sparked backlash from employers.
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America's war against Iran has cost thirty eight billion US dollars or fifty three billion Aussie dollars over six months, according to new figures from the US government's Congressional Budget Office. The nonpartisan report projects mounting costs of the war in Iran to increase by three billion dollars a month. While US inflation is tipped to rise by 0.5% in the first three months of next year, the budget office said the majority of the costs stem from the rapid drawdown of munitions, estimating that it could take five years to replenish U.S. stockpiles. However, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said the military has, quote, more than enough stockpiles to serve President Donald Trump's strategic goals and beyond.
Report did not include costs of recent strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices continue to surge around the world.
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At least three people have died after a helicopter crashed in suburban Los Angeles. The crash occurred in Chatsworth, about 40 kilometers from downtown LA, near where emergency officials were responding to a deadly bus collision in the area. Four patients were assessed at the scene, with three pronounced dead and one transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition. According to the Los Angeles, Angeles Fire Department, the helicopter landed near several parked vehicles and two large cargo containers, with the crash causing a fire. At least one person killed was outside in the car park, a spokesperson for the LAFD told a news conference. Some local media outlets are reporting the crash involved a television news helicopter, as several were in the area reporting on the bus collision.
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And today's good news scientists are using advanced genetics to try to bring back the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct 90 years ago this month. The iconic marsupial was wiped out by European hunters, habitat destruction, and disease. In a step towards reviving the species, Australian researchers say they've pieced together its full genome using museum and university species. Specimens. Melbourne University geneticist Andrew Pask has been working with a US biotech company.
How will the Australian government cut net overseas migration to 240,000?
On gene editing and AI technology to do it. With the Thylocene's genetic code now assembled, they're comparing it to its closest living relative, the fat-tailed Dunart, a tiny marsupial that shares 99.8% of the Tassie tiger's DNA. The plan is to edit a Dunart's DNA to match the Thylosene's.
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