I'M GOING TO BE IN PLAYSCHOOL!!!

It's election day in Solomon Islands!
We kicked off our coverage with Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong crossing to ABC News Breakfast from her home, Kalian Village, Malaita province.
I think it's safe to say it's the first ever live TV cross from Malaita!
(We brought over a satellite dish).

UPDATE:

Police remain at the scene of an alleged stabbing at a church in Wakeley in Sydney’s southwest.

About 7.10pm tonight (Monday 15 April 2024) police were called to Welcome Street, Wakeley, following reports a number of people were stabbed.

Officers attached to…

Painful and unnecessarily tense but still good 😮‍💨 #WeAreRaiders

I joined Twitter in November 2008, at the time of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, because it was useful in tracking events. The way this degraded platform now accelerates dangerous disinformation - it’s time for a long break.

Interview here mostly about how Geoff and Adam ended up doing what they are now.

🎧 abc.net.au/listen/program…

Snow!❄️Plus tonight's ABC #CBR weather photo comes from Chris Elsley 📧[email protected]

Bellambi 195mm – heaviest rain in 26 years. 97mm in one hour
Albion Park 191mm – heaviest rain in 13 years
Penrith 167mm – heaviest rain on record (station opened in 1995)
Chatswood 189mm – heaviest in 4 years (wettest suburb of Sydney)

Interesting tidbits from today's ABS regional population figures - Canberra-Queanbeyan's population now above 500k, Melbourne at 5.1m people vs Sydney's 5.04m, and the beautiful Albury-Wodonga now has 100,000 residents.

Press Gallery cock-a-hoop today after reclaiming the Peter Veness 🏏 🏆.

Scores:

Pollies 6-192 (A Violi 50x, M McCormack 30, T Pasin 28, G Perrett 21, M Canavan 19; A Probyn 2-15, F Page 2-32).

Press 4-197 (J Glenday 50x, C Probyn 50x, N Gilson 28x, B McKay 22; T Pasin 2-45).

A #SheffieldShield THREE-PEAT! 🤩 We've beaten Tassie to claim our third successive title 🛡️ #WESTISBEST

Delighted the Press Gallery XI recaptured the Peter Veness Memorial Cup from the Pollies in the cricket. Great performances from ⁦James Glenday⁩ ⁦Fleta Page⁩.
Game played in great spirit.
⁦Graham Perrett⁩ ⁦Michael McCormack⁩ ⁦Kieran Gilbert⁩