Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
The transport union says industrial action will continue in Sydney until the NSW Government provides written confirmation of their commitment to meet rail worker demands.
More than 50 migrants are dead after being found crammed in a truck in Texas.
A man has been charged over his alleged role in the murder of Sydney underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad.
The former NSW deputy premier's appointment to a trade post in New York is under scrutiny.
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
And Ukraine's has sent a tongue-in-cheek video message to Australia - Lead candidate for US trade role had offer retracted before Barilaro's appointment - 'A preventable tragedy': 51 migrants dead in Texas truck 'horror' - Union to continue Sydney train strikes despite NSW Government agreeing to demands - Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison over Epstein sex abuse case We'll wrap up the 9News.com.au live blog for Wednesday, June 29, 2022 there.
Here's what happened.
The transport union says strikes will continue in Sydney until the NSW Government provides written confirmation of their commitment to meet rail worker demands.
More than 50 migrants are dead after being found crammed in a truck in Texas.
A man has been charged over his alleged role in the murder of Sydney underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad.
The former NSW deputy premier's appointment to a trade post in New York is under scrutiny by a parliamentary inquiry.
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.
And Ukraine has sent a quirky video message to Australia as a thank you for its military support since Russia's invasion began.
We'll return early tomorrow .
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An overhaul of the justice system to ensure the safety of children whose parents are sent to prison is needed in the wake of Malachi Subecz's murder, experts in New Zealand say.
The calls come as lawyers who acted for the boy's mother, say she is a dedicated mum who loved her son and thought he would be safe with her friend.
Malachi was four-years-old when his mum was imprisoned in June last year.
He went to Tauranga District Court that day and left with Michaela Barriball, his carer and one of his mother's friends.
Less than four months later, he was airlifted to Starship Hospital with injuries inflicted by Barriball, where he died on November 12.
READ MORE The transport union says industrial action will continue in Sydney until the New South Wales Government provides written confirmation of their commitment to meet rail worker demands.
NSW Transport Minister David Elliott announced the government will meet one of the union's demands to improve the safety of a new fleet of trains, as he doesn't want major strike action to occur again.
However, Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Secretary Alex Claassens said the industrial action is set to continue on Friday despite the government conceding to the demand.
READ MORE Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has released a video to thank Australia for its military aid.
It features Steve Irwin, Kylie, Bluey... and Russell Crowe, who is actually from New Zealand, "Australia has become a major non-NATO supplier of military aid to Ukraine," Defence of Ukraine said in a tweet. "Australia is so far from Ukraine, yet is one of our closest partners. "Our nations share a love of freedom and respect for the environment. "Your weapons will help us with pest control of our fields.
Thank you!" Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, has died aged 87.
Read more about how he did it here .
You might remember how three Americans were found dead at a luxury resort in the Bahamas.
Now local police have said they died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Americans - Michael Phillips, 68, and his wife, Robbie Phillips, 65, from Tennessee, and Vincent Paul Chiarella, 64, from Florida - died over the course of one evening.
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