Podcast Summary
Australian Weather Emergencies: Severe weather conditions including grass fires, floods, and record wind gusts are causing evacuations and injuries across multiple Australian states, with emergency services working to keep residents safe. In sports news, injuries and signings are impacting AFL teams.
Australia is currently experiencing severe weather conditions and emergencies across multiple states. An out-of-control grass fire in the New South Wales Hunter region has forced evacuations and left some residents unable to leave. Tasmania is dealing with floods, which have already injured two SES workers, and are expected to peak this evening. Victoria has seen a woman die after being struck by a tree, and several warnings are in place. Record wind gusts have been reported in multiple areas, including Launceston Airport (over 130 kilometres per hour) and King Island (157 kilometres per hour). In sports news, an animal handler was injured by a tiger at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, and Adelaide has signed key defender Riley Philthorpe for another three years. In the AFL, Geelong's Tom Hawkins and Cam Guthrie are unlikely to play in Thursday's qualifying final against Port Adelaide, but are expected to feature at VFL level. Sam Danning is set to return to the senior side. Meanwhile, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has faced criticism for blaming the Reserve Bank for the economy's struggles, but he maintains that he's just being honest.