Australian News in Punjabi: 17 August 2020

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian apologised for the Ruby Princess debacle. Source: AAP

Presenting the major national and international news stories of today; sports, currency exchange rates and the weather forecast for tomorrow.


** New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian apologises over the Ruby Princess debacle...

** A report into diversity across Australia's media landscape shows presenters primarily have an Anglo-Celtic background...

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** In the AFL, the interstate battle for Grand Final hosting rights continues.

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