The latest national news update from the National Indigenous Radio Service.
AUSTRALIA is set to score access to more Chinese markets after a new deal with global e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Malcolm Turnbull will visit Alibaba headquarters in China today where the prime minister will witness Austrade’s signing of an agreement with Alibaba, which has more than 430 million users and takes 12.7 billion orders each year.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been the corporate face of the G20 summit.
A disgraced Queensland greyhound trainer charged in the wake of the live baiting scandal will soon learn his fate.
Tom Noble is expected to be sentenced in the Ipswich District Court today, having pleaded guilty to 15 counts of serious animal cruelty.
He was due to be sentenced last week, but Judge Alexander Horneman-Wren adjourned the matter after hearing submissions from Noble’s lawyers about the 69-year-old’s health, including a battle with depression.
A Queensland man is in a critical condition in hospital after he crashed during a police chase near Ipswich last night.
Police say the man was allegedly seen driving dangerously and officers followed him for 70km after an attempt to stop him using tyre spikes failed.
The man’s car rolled and crashed into a tree, and he’s been taken to hospital.
MORE than 100 child protection professionals will attend the launch on the Sunshine Coast today of a Daniel Morcombe Foundation cyber safety campaign, which also addresses domestic violence.
The campaign is aimed at school children from prep to year 12 and is part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Child Protection Week.
Denise and Bruce Morcombe have tried to improve child safety awareness since their son Daniel was abducted from a Sunshine Coast bus stop in 2003, with his remains found in 2011.
In finance …
MORE than 300,000 ANZ retail customers have part of $28.8 million coming their way this morning, after the bank failed to disclose when some fees would apply.
ANZ discovered the problem itself, and reported the matter to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASIC says the issue surrounds the application of certain fees for periodical payments, which allow account holders to set and forget fixed amount payments.
In Sport … The AFL is yet to make a call on whether the pre-finals bye will become a permanent part of the fixture or not.
THIS year’s end-of-season break was aimed at stopping the trend of finals-bound clubs resting players in the final round of the regular season.
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has told Fox Footy it’s been a divisive issue and he’s unsure if it will continue next year.
JARRYD Hayne’s Gold Coast teammates say he will rise under pressure to respond to critics in Friday’s NRL elimination final against Brisbane.
Hayne has not yet been able to recapture his brilliant best after 18 months out of the game spent playing in the NFL and Rugby Sevens.
Titans co-captain Nathan Friend says Hayne is more experienced at adversity and he will rise to the occasion.
