Australians urged to prepare for a test run of the country's new national warning system, One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce apologises for yelling at his dog, Remco Evenepoel wins the stage 16 time trial at the Tour de France.
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- Australians urged to prepare for a test run of the country's new national warning system,
- One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce apologises for yelling at his dog,
- Remco Evenepoel wins the stage 16 time trial at the Tour de France.
Australians are urged to prepare for a test run of the country's new new national warning system.
The system will be tested on Monday at 2pm Australian Eastern Standard Time - ahead of the wider rollout in October.
It aims to provide more targeted emergency warnings for bushfires, floods and other natural disasters - and will be used in conjunction with the current SMS system before it is phased out in July 2027.
Karen Bentley, is the CEO of Wesnet, which represents specialist women's domestic and family violence services.
She says there are extra steps that should be taken by those who are in a domestic violence relationship.
"WesNet's recommendation is that on Monday is that if you have a concealed or hidden phone - to support your safety; that you consider turning that device off, or switching it into aeroplane mode one hour before the national test on Monday. And to keep it off, or in aeroplane mode for 24 hours. So you will still receive an AusAlert national test if your device is on silent or do not disturb."
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has apologised for yelling at his dog during a live television interview.
He has told Channel Nine, that the barking from the dog during the interview on the ABC on Monday evening prevented him from hearing the question he was being asked.
Mr Joyce says he was not avoiding answering any questions; and he defended One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts' right to speak his mind after he claimed images of deaths in Italy and China early in the COVID pandemic were fake.
"Look, I don't think those visions (pictures) were staged. I think obviously it is a tragic circumstance for families that lost members during COVID and on things like that, it is a serious issue. And obviously, I believe that people don't stage family member's deaths. It did bring about the deaths of masses of people."
The United States' war in Iran has cost 37.5 billion US dollars A$53.6 billion so far.
The figures were revealed in testimony given by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
He also faced questions about the tactical decisions made under his leadership, which he defended.
"Undertaking a historic effort like this, of this scope and scale, of course, the Strait of Hormuz was front and center in every single aspect of that. Hence why one of our key objectives to begin with was to sink the entirety of Iran's navy, which its conventional navy was sunk. Now, you can't get rid of every single fast boat and every single machine gun and a fast boat or every single, coastal cruise missile. So we acknowledge that if the state decided to become a terror state, shooting at commercial shipping, that would be an ongoing and contested part of the battle, to include their willingness to mine international waters...one side weaponised the strait and we've been."
This is the first time that Mr Hegseth has publicly faced questions from members of the US congress since the US military re-started operations against Iran earlier this month.
United States trade envoy Jamieson Greer is warning that the Trump administration is set to impose new tariffs that could hit dozens of countries soon.
Donald Trump imposed a 10-percent global duty this year, after a swathe of his tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in February, but this levy expires on Friday 24 July.
The US announced a fresh 25-percent duty on certain Brazilian goods last week, and on Monday unveiled a 50-percent levy on many Canadian products - including hockey sticks - to take effect in 30 days.
Mr Greer did not specify a timeline, but says the tariffs will impact a number of countries.
"Well, it covers 60 countries - six zero and about 90 per cent of our trade. And that actually illustrates the scale of it of the problem we're facing for years the United States has had on the books of this law where we prohibit the import of goods made in whole or in part with forced labour and we enforce it rigorously. Other countries most don't have it - those that do don't force it. The EU will say we have a law on forced labour; and while that is true it doesn't come into effect for another year and a half."
In cycling,
Belgian Remco Evenepoel has won the individual time trial on stage 16 of the Tour de France.
He finished the 26.1 kilometre route in 32 minutes, 19 seconds to shave 28 seconds off four-time champion Tadej Pogacar's overall lead.
Evenepoel says winning the stage on Belgium's National Day makes it extra special.
"It's amazing. It was a very nice TT [[time trial]]. A lot of people on the side of the road. My whole family from both sides being here. My parents came just today. And yeah, also on the Belgian National Day, it's pretty special. I read this morning it's been a while since a Belgian won on National Day, so I mean, I'm proud to be the one. And besides that, I mean, I've just been told my teammate (Florian) Lipowitz crashed, so yeah, that's very unfortunate. It's like, how do you call it, like a bittersweet pill to swallow with this victory. So I wish him all the best, and I hope it's not too bad."
And you can watch every stage of the Tour de France on SBS On Demand.
