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Queensland Premier David Crisafuli says northern Queensland residents affected by heavy rain and floods, can access state government money to help them.
People who live in Townsville, Burdekin, Palm Island, Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Hinchinbrook and Tableland can now get emergency payments of $180.
A family of five or more can access payment of up to $900 to pay for food, clothing, and medicine.
Mr Crisafuli says residents can also go to community centres for support and get help to access the government's money for clean-up and recovery of their homes.
"Community hubs will be mobilised right across the area. These are one-stop shop for you to get the support services you need, to be able to connect into these funding system packages, that information will be available on the website, disaster.qld.gov.au, stay up to date with those, there will be a permanent presence throughout the recovery timeframe, there will also be pop up disaster hub that will emerge to make sure people can have that connectivity in their local area."
One woman from Ingham died after a small boat that carried her and another five people, hit a tree and flipped during a floodwater rescue on Sunday.
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Australia has introduced new punishments for people who send money to terror organisations using "Terrorgram", which is a Neo Nazi network.
It is now against the law to use or deal with the assets of the platform, with penalties including serving up to 10 years in jail and paying large fines.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says this is part of the governments work to protect communities including the Jewish community, which has been targeted in a recent wave of attacks.
"This is the first time an Australian government has imposed these sorts of sanctions on an online entity this way. And we are doing it because we are working to keep Australians safe. We have to use all the tools of government to prevent the rise of extremism. To confront antisemitism and to confront hate in all its forms."
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To Europe, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says US President Donald Trump's new tariffs are likely to impact world trade.
The European Union could be the next target of US tariffs.
Mr Scholz says a bigger trade fight would cause more harm than good.
"Globalisation, the worldwide exchange of goods and commodities, has proven to be a great success story that has enabled prosperity for us all, in the United Kingdom, in the European Union and in Germany, in the USA, but also in many other parts of the world. That is why it is important that we do not divide up the world now with many customs barriers, but that we make this exchange of goods and services possible for the future too."
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The 67th Grammy Awards are set to take a dramatically different tone, as Los Angeles recovers from fires that destroyed more than 14,000 structures and displaced tens of thousands.
The Recording Academy has reformatted Sunday's award show to help wildfire victims.
Since the fires began, the Grammys and its affiliated MusiCares charity have distributed A3.2 million in emergency aid and pledged more than A$6.5 million to help those in the music industry impacted by the wildfires.
Sheila O is the host of an Afrobeats radio show in the United States called Afrozons.
She told Channels TV - based in Lagos, Nigeria - she is excited about the potential for the award winners to showcase the influence of music from Africa, particularly in the Best African Music Performance category.
"It just shows the growth of Afrobeats. It was like before the Grammys it was like the Latin Grammy Awards. They just had a category as well. You know how big the Latino community is. The same way the African continent is. So, we're not being shoved aside it is a big deal. It took a while to get here. This category was only launched in 2024. In the past, we were first reggae - then we were world music. Now, they're actually using the word African to represent and respect the continent."
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