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Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane news live: Thousands to miss out on LNP's homebuyer help; Snow in Queensland? Maybe; Crisafulli reveals cabinet made call to end transgender care
7.07am While you were sleeping Here's what's making news further afield this morning: US President Donald Trump has acknowledged sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' young women from the spa at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, including American-Australian victim Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide this year. Britain has heightened pressure on Israel to commit to a ceasefire in Gaza and help feed starving civilians, declaring it will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes urgent steps towards peace. A gunman who shot dead four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Eric Adams said. YouTube Kids will escape the federal government's teen social media ban that could serve as a model for other sites to keep offering their products, and ads, to children under the age of 16. Labor MPs are pushing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to go big on the government's next climate target as leading economist professor Ross Garnaut called for a resurrection of the carbon tax to kickstart Australia's ailing green-energy transition. 7.03am Good morning, and welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Wednesday, July 30. Today we can expect a partly cloudy day with a top temperature of 24 degrees. In this morning's local headlines: Queensland students have received a , however the state fell behind on several other metrics. Queensland police and the Crisafulli government have reached an in-principle pay deal that the nurses' union has labelled 'outrageous', comparing it to the way their predominantly female profession has been treated. Thousands of Queensland state school teachers will walk off the job for the entire day next Wednesday as pay negotiations with the state government heat up. Brisbane has poached a major figure in Australian cultural institutions to take the reins of Brisbane Festival as artistic director. Premier David Crisafulli has conceded January's decision to pause new gender-affirming care for young people in the public health system was a decision of his cabinet, rather than Queensland Health's director-general. With a fair chance of snowfalls this weekend, the Granite Belt is preparing for an influx of visitors keen to witness a winter wonderland.
The Age
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
Brisbane news live: Thousands to miss out on LNP's homebuyer help; Snow in Queensland? Maybe; Crisafulli reveals cabinet made call to end transgender care
7.07am While you were sleeping Here's what's making news further afield this morning: US President Donald Trump has acknowledged sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' young women from the spa at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, including American-Australian victim Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide this year. Britain has heightened pressure on Israel to commit to a ceasefire in Gaza and help feed starving civilians, declaring it will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes urgent steps towards peace. A gunman who shot dead four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Eric Adams said. YouTube Kids will escape the federal government's teen social media ban that could serve as a model for other sites to keep offering their products, and ads, to children under the age of 16. Labor MPs are pushing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to go big on the government's next climate target as leading economist professor Ross Garnaut called for a resurrection of the carbon tax to kickstart Australia's ailing green-energy transition. 7.03am Good morning, and welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Wednesday, July 30. Today we can expect a partly cloudy day with a top temperature of 24 degrees. In this morning's local headlines: Queensland students have received a , however the state fell behind on several other metrics. Queensland police and the Crisafulli government have reached an in-principle pay deal that the nurses' union has labelled 'outrageous', comparing it to the way their predominantly female profession has been treated. Thousands of Queensland state school teachers will walk off the job for the entire day next Wednesday as pay negotiations with the state government heat up. Brisbane has poached a major figure in Australian cultural institutions to take the reins of Brisbane Festival as artistic director. Premier David Crisafulli has conceded January's decision to pause new gender-affirming care for young people in the public health system was a decision of his cabinet, rather than Queensland Health's director-general. With a fair chance of snowfalls this weekend, the Granite Belt is preparing for an influx of visitors keen to witness a winter wonderland.
West Australian
2 days ago
- Politics
- West Australian
Donald Trump says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole' young women, including Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago
US President Donald Trump has disclosed fresh details about the breakdown of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein nearly 20 years ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday local time, Mr Trump explained that the rift occurred because Epstein was repeatedly hiring away employees who worked at the spa in the US President's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr Trump stated that he warned Epstein to stop taking his workers, but when Epstein persisted, Mr Trump expelled him from the club. When asked if the staff Epstein took included young women, Mr Trump confirmed that they did and suggested that American-Australian national Virginia Giuffre, a known Epstein accuser, was among them. 'Everyone knows the people that were taken, and it was the concept of taking people that work for me is bad,' Mr Trump told reporters as he flew back to Washington after a five-day trip to Scotland. 'But that story has been pretty well out there, and the answer is yes, they were (young women). 'In the spa, yep, people that worked in the spa. I have one of the best spas in the world at Mar-a-Lago, and people were taken out of the spa. Hired by him. In other words: gone. Other people would come and complain, 'This guy is taking people from the spa,'' Mr Trump added. 'When I heard about it, I told him, I said, 'Listen, we don't want you taking our people', whether it was spa or not spa. I don't want him taking people. And he was fine, and then not too long after that, he did it again, and I said, 'Out of here'.' Asked by a reporter if Giuffre was one of the workers taken from the spa, he replied: 'I don't know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so, I think that was one of the people, yeah. He stole her.' Mr Trump added, 'By the way, she (Giuffre) had no complaints about us, as you know, none whatsoever.' Giuffre, who had recently reverted to her maiden name of Roberts, was one of the most prominent accusers of Epstein, revealing her allegations against him in 2011. The mother-of-three successfully sued Epstein in 2015, alleging that he and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, had sex-trafficked her when she was just 16 years old in 2000. She also gained international attention when she alleged that she had sexual encounters with Prince Andrew when she was 17 years old. Giuffre is believed to have died from suicide at a rural property in Western Australia on April 25.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Trump: Epstein ‘stole' Virginia Giuffre, other young women
US President Donald Trump has disclosed fresh details about the breakdown of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein nearly 20 years ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday local time, Mr Trump explained that the rift occurred because Epstein was repeatedly hiring away employees who worked at the spa in the US President's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr Trump stated that he warned Epstein to stop taking his workers, but when Epstein persisted, Mr Trump expelled him from the club. When asked if the staff Epstein took included young women, Mr Trump confirmed that they did and suggested that American-Australian national Virginia Giuffre, a known Epstein accuser, was among them. 'Everyone knows the people that were taken, and it was the concept of taking people that work for me is bad,' Mr Trump told reporters as he flew back to Washington after a five-day trip to Scotland. Donald Trump, who socialised with Jeffrey Epstein, has told why their relationship ended. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP 'But that story has been pretty well out there, and the answer is yes, they were (young women). 'In the spa, yep, people that worked in the spa. I have one of the best spas in the world at Mar-a-Lago, and people were taken out of the spa. Hired by him. In other words: gone. Other people would come and complain, 'This guy is taking people from the spa,'' Mr Trump added. 'When I heard about it, I told him, I said, 'Listen, we don't want you taking our people', whether it was spa or not spa. I don't want him taking people. And he was fine, and then not too long after that, he did it again, and I said, 'Out of here'.' Asked by a reporter if Giuffre was one of the workers taken from the spa, he replied: 'I don't know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so, I think that was one of the people, yeah. He stole her.' Mr Trump added, 'By the way, she (Giuffre) had no complaints about us, as you know, none whatsoever.' Giuffre, who had recently reverted to her maiden name of Roberts, was one of the most prominent accusers of Epstein, revealing her allegations against him in 2011. Virginia Giuffre had sued Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP The mother-of-three successfully sued Epstein in 2015, alleging that he and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, had sex-trafficked her when she was just 16 years old in 2000. She also gained international attention when she alleged that she had sexual encounters with Prince Andrew when she was 17 years old. Virginia Giuffre pictured with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell. Credit: unknown / twitter Giuffre is believed to have died from suicide at a rural property in Western Australia on April 25.
The Age
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
Trump knew Epstein ‘stole' young women, including Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago
Washington: US President Donald Trump has acknowledged sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' young women from the spa at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, including American-Australian victim Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide this year. The president, who has been under sustained pressure to release more files from the Epstein investigation and detail his own knowledge of his former friend's activities, revealed he knew Epstein was poaching young women from Mar-a-Lago and gave him a warning. After telling reporters in Scotland that he threw Epstein out of the club in the 2000s because the financier 'stole people' that worked for him, Trump was asked on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) whether the people in question were young women. 'I don't want to say, but everyone knows the people that were taken,' he said initially. 'The concept of taking people that work for me is bad. But that story's been pretty well out there – and the answer is yes, they were [young women].' Trump went on to say: 'In the spa, yep, people that worked in the spa. I have one of the best spas in the world at Mar-a-Lago and people were taken out of the spa. Hired, by him. In other words: gone. Other people would come and complain: 'This guy is taking people from the spa'. 'When I heard about it, I told him, I said, 'Listen, we don't want you taking our people', whether it was spa or not spa. I don't want him taking people. And he was fine, and then not too long after that, he did it again, and I said, 'Out of here'.' Asked whether that included Giuffre, Trump replied: 'I don't know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so, I think that was one of the people, yeah. He stole her.' Trump added: 'And by the way, she [Giuffre] had no complaints about us, as you know - none whatsoever.'
