Here’s a look at a few of the day’s top stories on Friday August 30, 2024.
00:00 Israel-Hamas agree to pause fighting in Gaza in order to vaccinate children against Polio outbreak.
00:30 World Health Organisation spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris speaks to News Breakfast.
01:58 How they will vaccinate 645,000 children in Gaza.
03:19 Will the pause in fighting hold?
04:44 Elevated fire risk in NSW and Queensland due to unseasonably warm temperatures.
05:09 Fears overseas variant of bird flu could affect Sydney’s penguin colony.
05:29 Prominent domestic violence shelter in the NT says there are 24-hour wait times for welfare checks
05:58 SA Police officers hit by a motorcyclist at a roadside breath testing site
06:18 CIA says suspects in foiled plot at Taylor Swift concerts in Austria aimed to kill ‘tens of thousands’
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