ABC defence correspondent Andrew Greene quits after failure to disclose junket

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Resignation comes after Media Watch revealed a German defence company bidding for an Australian contract paid for him to visit its shipyards

A senior journalist at the ABC has tendered his resignation two months after the public broadcaster’s Media Watch program raised potential conflict-of-interest concerns over a press junket.

Andrew Greene has been defence correspondent for the past 10 years since joining the ABC in 2010.

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Climber dies trying to rescue injured Russian woman from Kyrgystan’s highest mountain; search halted – CBS News

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  1. Climber dies trying to rescue injured Russian woman from Kyrgystan's highest mountain; search halted  CBS News
  2. Hopes fade for injured climber stuck up an icy mountain for 12 days after breaking her leg  CNN
  3. Man Dies Trying to Help Friend Trapped on 25,000-Foot Peak with Broken Leg  People.com
  4. Italian climber dies trying to rescue friend stuck on 7,400m peak  The Times
  5. Rescue effort halted for stuck climber on treacherous mountain after climber dies trying to help her: reports  Fox News
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Jai Kalani Wright: video of Indigenous teen’s fatal collision with police car prompts family walkout of Sydney court

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Benedict Bryant has pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving occasioning death

Harrowing footage has been aired in court of the moment an Indigenous teenager riding a trail bike crashed into a police vehicle, as a battle erupts over the relevance of an earlier collision.

Sgt Benedict Bryant, 47, was behind the wheel when Jai Kalani Wright rode the motorbike into his unmarked police vehicle in inner-city Sydney on 19 February 2022.

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At Least One Dead as Typhoon Kajiki Slams Vietnam – The New York Times

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  1. At Least One Dead as Typhoon Kajiki Slams Vietnam  The New York Times
  2. 'It's terrifying': Thousands evacuate as typhoon batters Vietnam  BBC
  3. Three killed after Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets  Al Jazeera
  4. Tropical Storm Kajiki leaves one dead in Vietnam after making landfall as typhoon  CNN
  5. Trees down, homes flooded as Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam  Reuters
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E1 Settlement in West Bank Tied to Greater Israel Goal – The New York Times

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  1. E1 Settlement in West Bank Tied to Greater Israel Goal  The New York Times
  2. Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan  Al Jazeera
  3. Daily Briefing Aug. 24: Day 688 – Why both sides call E1 the end of the two-state solution  The Times of Israel
  4. EU, UK, Australian foreign ministers condemn Israel's new settlement plan  Reuters
  5. Israel approves controversial E1 settlement plans in West Bank  BBC
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What’s Next for Ukraine After All That Diplomacy? – The New York Times

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  1. What’s Next for Ukraine After All That Diplomacy?  The New York Times
  2. Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.  The New York Times
  3. Who will America’s president listen to next on Ukraine?  The Economist
  4. Frustrated, Trump signals pause in his Ukraine peace effort  The Washington Post
  5. Peace in Ukraine Is Not a Real-Estate Deal  The Atlantic
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Beyond the ‘bling’, China aims for deterrence in military show – Reuters

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  1. Beyond the 'bling', China aims for deterrence in military show  Reuters
  2. China’s military prepares to unveil its latest weapons in parade celebrating end of World War II  CNN
  3. ‘Coloniser and oppressed’: Chinese journal questions WWII-era US aid  South China Morning Post
  4. What The World Is About To Learn About China’s Extra-Large Underwater Drones  navalnews.com
  5. China Teases Glimpse of Advanced New Weaponry at Military Parade  Bloomberg.com
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