In this bulletin;
- Federal government launches a campaign to stop elder abuse;
- Democratic voters react to President Joe Biden leaving the presidential race;
- And in cycling, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar celebrates a dominant Tour de France win.
The federal government will spend almost $5 million on a campaign to stop elder abuse.
From July 28, a series of initiatives will run across Australian television, online channels and in health clinics to shine a spotlight on the issue.
According to government research, one-in-six older Australians have experienced elder abuse with the majority of those harmed not seeking help or advice following the abuse.
Attorney General Mark Dreyfus says the abuse needs to end.
“Abuse of older people is a shameful and often hidden form of cruelty and mistreatment. In addition to physical abuse, elder abuse can involve psychological or emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse or neglect. It is ugly. It is unacceptable. And it must be eliminated.”
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Democratic voters are reacting to the news of President Joe Biden leaving the election race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in his place.
The 81-year-old president announced his decision after weeks of building pressure on him to step aside, however Biden says he will remain in his role until his term ends on January 20, 2025.
Some voters say they believe Kamala Harris is the right pick for Biden's replacement.
VOTER 1: “Kamala, I'm happy with her. I'd love to see a woman become president. I think that’d be very cool.”
VOTER 2: "I think, you know, she's had four years of experience in the White House to see the execution of the Biden policies has been part of that. So I think for her to carry the torch makes sense."
VOTER 3: "I'm excited. I went down to the White House just to let her know that I was lending my support towards her, and I prayed that everyone lends their support."
Meanwhile, other voters are scared that a change of this magnitude so late in the election race could jeopardise the chances of beating Donald Trump.
VOTER 1: "I'm nervous. I hear so much animosity toward her. I'm voting for whoever isn't Trump. And I wish I was more excited, but I'm still nervous."
VOTER 2: "I think it's scary as someone who does not want Trump to be president, just like throwing that uncertainty into the mix. It makes me feel a little nervous."
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the response by government and business to the global IT outage, warning it could take some sectors weeks to return to normal.
The outage, caused by a software update by cyber security firm CrowdStrike, impacted banks, supermarkets, media, and retailers on Friday.
Government agencies and representatives from affected sectors have met three times since the outage for National Co-Ordination Mechanism meetings.
Anthony Albanese says Australians should be patient as businesses work through the issue.
"By and large, things have been back on track. I again call for people to be patient where there are legacy issues that are still being dealt with and make sure that they don't take out what is understandable frustration on frontline workers at our supermarkets or in service delivery."
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In cycling,
Australia's all-time cycling greats have reacted to the dominant win of Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, with Cadel Evans hailing him as perhaps the greatest bike rider of all time.
The Slovenian beat defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Belgian Remco Evenepoel, with a winning margin of six minutes and 17 seconds.
Pogacar describes how it felt to secure his third Tour de France title.
"Yeah I am super happy. I cannot describe how happy I am after two hard years on the Tour de France. Always some mistakes and this year, everything to perfection and I’m out of the words so I’m super happy.”
Pogacar becomes the first man since 1998 to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year.
