What we learned today, Saturday 18 June
That’s it for today, thanks for reading. Here are the main stories of the day:
- As the UK government approved the extradition of Julian Assange, senior Labor ministers said the WikiLeaks co-founder’s case should be brought to a close, and the independent MP, Allegra Spender, urged the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to intervene.
- Fire crews battled a blaze at an electricity substation in the Illawarra, with a senior officer describing the incident as a “very dangerous operation”.
- At least 55 Covid deaths were reported across Australia.
- A controversial figure was ousted from the Victorian Greens.
- Victoria announced it would ease some Covid restrictions next week.
Enjoy your Saturday evening, and we will see you all again tomorrow.
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Wowsers, another photo of that fire at a substation in the Illawarra, shared by Paul Baxter, the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner.
Our crews are deployed to Yallah Bay road, Illawarra. Significant resources on scene and being mobilised as back up should they be required.
— Paul Baxter (@PaulBaxterFRNSW) June 18, 2022
This is a large TransGrid 33 kv transformer, a very dangerous operation, we are working closely with TransGrid and Police. pic.twitter.com/DhQiSw8ajn
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