Podcast Summary
Power outages in Victoria and Tasmania: Extreme weather caused over 160,000 power outages in Victoria and Tasmania, with record-breaking winds reaching 130 Ks an hour and causing injuries to emergency workers
Extreme weather conditions have caused widespread power outages in Victoria and Tasmania, affecting over 160,000 properties. The storms brought near-record gusts, with Launceston Airport recording winds of 130 Ks an hour and King Island experiencing even stronger winds at 157 Ks. Meanwhile, two SES workers were injured during emergency efforts. In other news, a former child care worker in Brisbane, Ashley Paul Griffith, has pleaded guilty to over 300 child sex offenses, including rape and ongoing sexual abuse. A tiger handler at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast was mauled by a big cat, suffering deep cuts to her arm. The Prime Minister has responded to the death of a 17-year-old Indigenous boy at Perth's Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre, calling it a terrible tragedy but stating that the federal government will not get involved. In sports, Alexi Popyrin's US Open run came to an end with a loss to American Francis Tiafoe. And in hockey, Colin Batch has stepped down as coach of the Kookaburras after eight years of success, following their disappointing quarter-final exit at the Paris Olympics.