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For your evening edification, a recap of the top headlines:
More than 10,000 Australians have returned from the Middle East since the US-Israeli-led conflict with Iran began.
Queensland premier David Crisafulli said he did not support “blanket mandates” for work from home and has criticised a four-stage fuel security plan announced by the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Monday.
Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are being investigated for “potential non-compliance” with the under 16s social media ban, with the Albanese government saying some of their systems to weed out underage users are “unacceptable”.
The prime minister said he would meet the brother of slain aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed two years ago in an Israeli airstrike. At the National Press Club, the Israeli ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman, would not say whether Israel would release critical drone audio of the strike, and did not say whether the Israeli government would apologise to Frankcom’s family, but said sympathy has been expressed.
The government said fuel shipments to Australia continue – 53 shipments are now en route to Australia – while energy minister Chris Bowen provided an update with the number of service stations running empty. More than 100 are now without fuel.
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ABC announces agreement with unions over pay
The ABC says it has reached an agreed position with ABC staff unions on the new enterprise agreement offer after conciliation at the Fair Work Commission on Monday.
The Fair Work meeting comes after a 24-hour strike by 2000 staff last week which shut down ABC news across TV and radio stations.
“The proposed agreement includes an annual pay increase of 4% in the first year and 3.25% in each of the second and third years, with back pay to the first full pay period after 1 October 2025,” an ABC spokesperson said.
“It also delivers clearer progression pathways between pay bands, targeted performance bonuses, retention of existing promotion provisions and enhanced leave entitlements.”
The Community and Public Sector Union and the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance will now consult members before a staff vote.
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