South Korea's opposition leader has been stabbed in the neck during a public event, Australian Defence Forces will assist with southeast Queensland's flood recovery, Australia captain Pat Cummins confirms he's sticking with the same eleven ahead of the Test against Pakistan.
- South Korea's opposition leader has been stabbed in the neck during a public event.
- Australian Defence Forces will assist with southeast Queensland's flood recovery.
- Australia captain Pat Cummins confirms he's sticking with the same eleven ahead of the Test against Pakistan.
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South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck while touring Busan.
Local media is reporting that Lee was attacked by an unknown man while touring the site of a potential airport.
The assailant was subdued and arrested at the scene, and Lee has been taken to hospital.
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The death toll from Japan's earthquake has risen to at least 12 people, with warnings more significant shakes are possible in the coming days.
While the tsunami warning has been lifted, the Japan Meteorological Agency has warned residents in impacted areas there is a 10 to 20 per cent chance a similar-sized earthquake will strike in the next week.
The country is struggling to assess the full extent of the damage of the 7.6 magnitude quake, which hit the west coast and forced residents in coastal areas to flee waves of about one metre.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says rescue efforts in the worst-hit area of Noto have been hindered by badly damaged roads.
“I have received report that very large-scale damage has been confirmed so far, including numerous human casualties, building collapses, and fires. As for the power outages, water outages, and communication disruptions that are currently occurring, workers have been on site and are in the process of restoring them.”
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The Australian Defence Force will be sent into southeast Queensland to help with recovery from storms and heavy rain.
Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt has confirmed 120 personnel will head to the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim and Logan
The assistance comes amid ongoing flood warnings in the state's Capriconia and South East coast regions, with heavy rainfall also forecast for Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
"Really the reason for activating A-D-F personnel now is that while Queensland had access both internally and through other states to a range of resources leading up to now, the compounding effect of this heavy rainfall and flooding on the damage that we'd already seen with the storms meant that frankly Queensland did need a bit of a hand with extra resources, and they were brave enough to ask and we were happy to deliver with that support as well."
Authorities are reminding residents that the risk of flash flooding across southeast Queensland remains high, and have urged people in affected areas to stay off the roads.
Mr Watt has also said the government will continue to monitor heavy rain and storms in New South Wales, in the Northern Rivers Region.
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The first phase of the government's anti-vaping laws have come into effect with it now illegal to import single-use vapes into Australia.
The change is part of a raft of legislation which the government introduced last year to crack down on the tobacco and nictotine industries, and reduce the national smoking rate to below 10 per cent by 2025.
From March, it will also be illegal to import or supply vapes that do not comply with standards from the medical regulator.
Health minister Mark Butler says the government wants to eradicate nicotine addiction in future generations.
"Loopholes in existing laws have allowed millions and millions of these disposable vapes to flood into Australia, vapes that are particularly and deliberately marketed at our children, they're often brightly-coloured, flavoured with flavours like bubble gum and cherry, with stickers on them, with pink unicorns - deliberately intended to entice young kids into using them, all part of Big Tobacco's plan to recruit a new generation."
Other laws will target tobacco companies, including printing individual cigarettes with warnings and updating graphic warnings on packaging.
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In cricket,
Captain Pat Cummins says Australia's bowlers could go through all seven Test matches this summer with no change in the line-up.
Cummins has confirmed Australia will stick with the same eleven for a third straight Test, ahead of the S-C-G clash with Pakistan.
It means Scott Boland will again be left on the sideline, while Cameron Green is the back-up allrounder behind Mitch Marsh.
Australia have a nine-day gap between the end of the Pakistan series and the first Test against West Indies in Adelaide.
