Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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There have been nationwide protests after France's new prime minister's first day in office.
In Paris, police have fired tear gas on demonstrators blocking the entrance to a high school.
Police say they stopped about 1,000 protesters from entering a train station in the city, while hundreds of others have been arrested.
Christophe Lalande is among the protesters.
"We don't want a war market, we don't want austerity. We want money for public services, we want money for schools, for hospitals. So we responded to the call for this day to block everything. And the question now arises of whether we should block the country to get our demands met.”
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People in western New South Wales have seen something very rare: not one but two tornadoes.
The Bureau of Meteorology says one was west of the town of Young, while the other was near Caragabal, a small village 40 kilometres away from Grenfell.
Forecaster Angus Hines says the tornadoes were the result of severe weather patterns.
"These were caused by those severe thunderstorms, mostly over the central west slopes plains and district. Tornadoes are often too small to be seen on weather instruments like rain radars. But at least two tornadoes have been confirmed with video footage from yesterday."
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Victorian police have changed their position on people who may be helping missing suspected killer Desmond Freeman.
They now say people who come forward and admit they helped him, may not be charged with criminal offences.
The 56 year-old has been on the run for two weeks after allegedly shooting dead two police officers in Porepunkah in Victoria.
Detective Superintendent Jason Kelly says the million-dollar reward being offered for information leading to Freeman's arrest is another reason for people to come forward.
"We have had over 1,000 pieces of information provided. And what is occurring now is investigators - with intelligence analysts and with specialist mapping and other expertise - are going through those reports. And we are following down every avenue of inquiry possible in the attempt to safely locate Desmond Freeman."
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The New South Wales government has approved a new koala reserve after a big argument in parliament.
The Great Koala National Park is expected to protect more than 12,000 koalas and more than 100 other types of animal.
Environment Minister Penny Sharpe has defended the plan, describing the project as a once in a generation decision.
"We don't want to be the case where our grandkids can only see them in zoos. This is why this decision is so important. It's important for today. But it is also really important for tomorrow."
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