SBS News in Easy English 5 February 2025
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U-S President Donald Trump says the United States will take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it.
Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump told reporters the U-S will clear the rubble after permanently forcing Palestinians to leave.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must ‘finish the job’ in the Gaza Strip, adding that Donald Trump is the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.
Donald Trump says Palestinians must move to a new location so that Israel and the U-S can develop property in Gaza.
Parents will have access to three days of guaranteed subsidised childcare under new laws introduced to the Australian Parliament today [[Wed 5 Feb]].
Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly has brought Labor’s signature policy before the House of Representatives, legislation the Greens have already agreed to support in the Senate.
The changes will remove the current activity test to guarantee subsidies for families earning up to $530,000.
The Minister says the three-day guarantee is about making sure every child has the best start possible to life.
A child has died in a car in Sydney’s inner west.
New South Wales Police say the one year old girl was discovered unresponsive in a vehicle outside a childcare centre in Earlwood, and could not be revived by paramedics.
Superintendent Christine McDonald says a male occupant of the vehicle – believed to be related to the child – is assisting with inquiries.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has called the incident heartbreaking for everyone concerned.
Sweden’s Prime Minister has spoken of darkness falling over the country in the wake of a mass shooting that has killed an estimated ten people.
Ulf Kristersson has made the remark during a press conference held to reassure the country that has grappled with rising gang violence, but where mass shootings are rare.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer has confirmed a number of others have been injured in addition to the ten people who have died.
He has reiterated the PM’s earlier plea for Swedes not to speculate about the reason for the attack before the police investigation is complete.
The country’s alcohol industry has disputed a study that found more than a third [[37 percent]] of alcohol products on Australian shelves do not have government-mandated pregnancy warnings on bottles or cans.
Alistair Coe from industry group Alcohol Beverages Australia says the study was based on a survey undertaken in the weeks immediately before and after 1 August 2023 – which means almost every bottle in the store would have been produced and labelled before pregnancy warnings were mandatory.
But Public Health Association of Australia chief executive Terry Slevin says the survey confirms government must take much stronger action on alcohol warnings to help Australians make informed choices about their drinking,
He says it’s time to stop leaving the fox in charge of the henhouse.
A gold medal for cycling from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics is going up for auction.
It’s estimated the medal will sell for between $30 to $40 thousand dollars.
The medal was originally awarded to Australia’s Anthony “Tippy” Marchant in the 2000 metre tandem cycling final, alongside Ian “Joey” Browne.
Leski Auction House says the pair first teamed up just ten months before the start of the Melbourne Olympics.
