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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Greg Dyett.
Türkiye has launched strikes against Kurdish militant camps, following a deadly attack at a defence firm near Ankara.
The defence ministry has released a statement confirming an air operation against 32 targets in Iraq and Syria, where the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are known to have rear bases.
The Turkish government has blamed the PKK for the attack that has killed five and wounded another 22.
Listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies, the PKK has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state.
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A new report has found abortion access continues to be a struggle for Victorians in disadvantaged and regional areas.
The report, from Women's Health Victoria, suggests some are having to travel hundreds of kilometres and spend thousands of dollars for care.
Chief Executive Sally Hasler says barriers to abortion services are forcing more people to seek procedures after nine weeks gestation, when medical terminations are no longer available, because surgical providers are concentrated in metropolitan areas.
She says those in disadvantaged communities are 200 per cent more likely to seek abortions after the nine week mark.
"In a cost of living crisis, financial insecurity is a major challenge, and what the report shows is that a third of people calling us can't afford an abortion. And the cost in the private system ranges from $740 up to $1,200 without a Medicare entitlements. And it means that for people in those disadvantaged communities, particularly in rural and regional parts of Victoria, that they might be forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to access abortion services."
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An inquiry is underway in Canberra today exploring nuclear power generation in Australia.
Experts are expected to discuss whether or not the energy source is feasible.
The first day of the inquiry will focus on questions about the cost of switching to nuclear power and when reactors could be ready to replace coal-fired power stations.
The inquiry comes five months after federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton announced plans to establish nuclear power plants in seven Australian locations if his party won government at the next election.
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Canteen is marking 30 years today since launching National Bandanna Day, a fundraiser and awareness event for the organisation.
Canteen says the funds raised from National Bandanna Day go directly to providing young people facing cancer access to life-saving treatment, specialised counselling and programs to connect with others who've been in a similar situation.
Janelle Cook is Canteen's Executive Director.
"Over the past 30 years, Bandanna Day has become more than just a fundraiser. It's a powerful symbol of solidarity for young Australians facing cancer. Every bandanna sold today means a brighter tomorrow for kids whose lives have been turned upside down by cancer."
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Donald Trump has been branded a fascist by his former White House chief of staff.
John Kelly has told the New York Times in a series of interviews that the Republican presidential candidate meets the definition of a fascist and will seek to rule like an authoritarian if he returned to the White House.
He says Trump told him German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler "did some good things".
Trump's team has denied the accounts, while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has seized on Kelly's comments as support for her own argument that Trump is unfit for office.
"All of this is further evidence for the American people of who Donald Trump really is. This is a window into who Donald Trump really is from the people who know him best, from the people who worked with him side by side in the Oval Office and in the Situation Room."
I'm Greg Dyett and that's SBS News in Easy English.
