Headlines: Alleged Bondi gunman faces new charges
5/6/20264 min
Today's headlines include:
- The 24-year-old man accused of carrying out the deadly Bondi Beach attack is facing new charges, in addition to existing terrorism, murder, and attempted murder charges.
- Three child protection workers in the Northern Territory have been stood down over their handling of a welfare case involving Kumanjayi Little Baby.
- A group of women and children connected to ISIS will arrive in Australia tomorrow, after years in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of Islamic State.
- And today’s good news: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have located a long-lost manuscript of the earliest known poem written in the English language.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Rosa Bowden
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Emma Gillespie· Host0:03
[Instrumental music] From The Daily Aus, I'm Emma Gillespie.
Billi FitzSimons· Host0:10
I'm Billie Fitzsimon.
Emma Gillespie· Host0:12
It's Wednesday the 6th of May. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Billi FitzSimons· Host0:15
The 24-year-old man accused of carrying out the deadly Bondi Beach attack is facing new charges, in addition to existing terrorism, murder, and attempted murder charges. 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured when father-son gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on the 14th of December last year. The older man was shot dead by police, while his son was charged with 59 offenses and is currently being held at Goulburn Super Max Prison. Court records show the surviving gunman is expected to be hit with 19 additional charges, including 10 counts of shooting with intent to murder and six counts of discharging a firearm to resist arrest.
Emma Gillespie· Host0:56
Three child protection workers in the Northern Territory have been stood down over their handling of a welfare case involving Kumantjayi Little Baby. The five-year-old girl was reported missing near Alice Springs on the 25th of April. Her body was found five days later following a widescale search. NT Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill confirmed three department staffers are being investigated over, quote, "actions taken or not taken before Kumantjayi Little Baby's disappearance." Cahill said she recently learned of multiple reports relating to the little girl's