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Maddy King
Verified
Digital Reporter and Producer, ABC News (Australia)
Sydney
Beats
State Government , Federal Government
I welcome all topics!
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By Avani Dias Verified, Maddy King Verified, Elise Potaka Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified Experts and families are warning that the current system to intervene and rehabilitate people who have joined extremist groups is flawed, putting Australians at risk. There's concern that too much focus is put into policing and not enough into prevention. Figures obtained by Four Corners show that only six people have been referred to a federally funded intervention program via the National Security Hotline since July 2023. The hotline is the country's main tool for reporting extremists.
By Elise Potaka Verified, Maddy King Verified, Avani Dias Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified It's Australia Day, 2024, and Emily is watching a group of Neo-Nazis on the six o'clock news. Their leader, Thomas Sewell, is promoting white supremacy at a makeshift press conference. Near him is a boy wearing a black face mask and sunglasses. Despite the disguise Emily recognises him right away. It's her teenage son Scott. He'd told her he was going on a boxing trip with friends. Now he's standing with one of Australia's most notorious Neo-Nazis.
Australian drivers are paying billions on major Transurban-operated roads, and the costs will keep rising
By Pat McGrath Verified, Maddy King Verified, Dylan Welch Verified, Maryanne Taouk| ABC News (Australia) Verified Drivers are paying more than ever on toll roads, but some suburbs are feeling the pain more than others. One company, Transurban, owns 18 of Australia's 21 toll roads. With the price of tolls pegged to inflation, it is reaping the rewards of the cost-of-living crisis. Who is feeling the pinch most? Four Corners analysed commutes in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. We found rising toll road prices are hitting residents in outer suburbs the hardest. Sydney is threaded with toll roads.
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ABC News (Australia)
Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, Finland