14-05-2025
SBS News in Easy English 14 May 2025
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with A Queensland man is believed to have been killed while fighting in Ukraine. Caleb List travelled to Ukraine to join the Ukrainian Foreign Legion in 2022. Sources in Ukraine have told the A-B-C he is currently missing and believed to have died in heavy fighting in the Kharkiv region last month. Earlier this week, Australian soldier Nick Parsons was also confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine this month while working for a charity removing land mines. The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is providing consular assistance to the families of those missing in Ukraine, and urged Australians to heed warnings NOT to travel to Ukraine. Former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has received a suspended sentence over the incident that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. In the South Australia District Court today [[Wed]] Dennis was sentenced to one year and five months in jail- to be suspended for two years. He was also placed on a two-year good behaviour bond, and had his driving licence suspended for five years. Dennis pleaded guilty committing an aggravated act likely to cause harm, after his wife was struck by his vehicle near their Adelaide home in 2023, in what Dennis maintains was a tragic accident. Ms Hoskins later died in Royal Adelaide Hospital. The offence carries a maximum sentence of seven years in jail but his barrister asked that her client receive a suspended sentence, which was not opposed by the prosecution. Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Russia's attempt at a military partnersip with Indonesia won't affect Australia's relationship with its close neighbour. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to Jakarta this afternoon [[5pm Wednesday]] to meet the Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto. It will be the first foreign trip of his second term. The pair are expected to talk about global trade and tensions, as well as Indonesia's developing relationship with China and Russia. Earlier this year it was revealed that Russia had approached Indonesia seeking to build a military airbase on one if its islands, something Indonesia says it has no plans to accomodate. Senator Wong has told the Nine Network Australia is unthreatened by what has gone on. Opposition Finance Spokesperson Jane Hume has hailed the election of Sussan Ley [[Susan Lee]] as Liberal leader as a new beginning for the party. The former deputy Liberal leader was elected to the top job over Opposition Treasury spokesman Angus Taylor in a party room vote yesterday [[Tues]]. The new leader says all Coalition policies are up for review after their devastating loss at the election. Ms Hume told Channel Seven's Sunrise program, the elevation of Ms Ley gives the party a chance to re-evaluate. Socceroos striker Kusini Yengi's career is at a crossroads after he was released by English team Portsmouth. The former Adelaide United and Western Sydney forward joined Portsmouth last season, helping the club gain promotion to the Championship- the second-highest level of English football- by scoring 13 goals in 31 games. But, after battling hamstring and knee injuries, he's failed to find the back of the net at all across this season. His release could put his impact his future on the Australian team.
Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has previously said he admires the striker, but Yengi needs to find an environment where is playing regularly.
