Ashleigh Steele

📺 Senior Producer, SBS World News
Previously Al Jazeera English

[National Press Club @PressClubAust]

Today: Professor Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Addressed the National Press Club of Australia on “AI, boom or doom”.

Watch the replay on ABC iview.

Photography by Hilary Wardhaugh

[Ashleigh Steele @ashleighksteele]

Former US President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer https://t.co/BLTnsG5ogm

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Virginia Giuffre, survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, dies aged 41 https://t.co/21D33JeoWG

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

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Ukraine talks face growing pressure | Dozens killed in US strikes agains... https://t.co/dtPBo26qsq via @YouTube

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#SouthKorea Constitutional Court ousts impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, upholding parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.

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Race against the clock for Myanmar and Thailand quake rescues | Hamas Is... https://t.co/aM82vqmr2H via @YouTube

[SBS News @SBSNews]

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially announced a date for Australia's federal election at Parliament House. Watch here: https://t.co/cFI7b62rDD

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Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India
https://t.co/p61QseuAdQ

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director arrested, attacked by Israeli settlers. https://t.co/gSFJ17PZhn

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia urges all parties to respect the terms of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal.

All civilians must be protected.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

⭕️ BREAKING: Israeli attacks have resumed, killing several Palestinians, after unilaterally announcing the end of the ceasefire in Gaza, according to Hamas, quoted by Reuters. https://t.co/llMQbGwLDu

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant. https://t.co/vWE1pS5BuW

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Russia’s latest wave of strikes targeted civilians and first responders.

Civilians and those who work to help them must always be protected.

Russia’s egregious escalation shows why we must continue to stand with Ukraine.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, all day long, work continued in the city of Dobropillya, the Donetsk region, following a Russian strike. It was one of the most brutal attacks, a combined strike carefully planned to cause maximum damage. Missiles, along with Shahed drones, targeted the central part of the city. Nine residential buildings, a shopping center, and stores were hit.

Unfortunately, eleven people have died—my condolences to their families and loved ones. Among the victims was a State Emergency Service worker. The second strike came while rescuers were already working. Fifty people were injured, all have received the necessary assistance. Among the wounded are seven children, with the youngest being a 10-year-old girl.

There were also other attacks today in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and southern regions. In Kherson, FPV drones once again targeted civilians.

Russia continues to prove with its cruelty, day after day, that nothing has changed for them in Moscow – they are not thinking about how to end the war, but how to destroy and capture more while the world allows them to continue. Of course, we are doing everything we can to protect lives.

I am grateful to all the leaders, diplomats from partner countries, and civil society figures who support Ukraine, who condemned these Russian strikes, and who call things by their true names.

It’s important that we continue to coordinate all our efforts with our partners, ensuring effective defense and doing everything possible to bring peace closer.

[POLITICO @politico]

Trump just gave the longest annual presidential address to Congress ever, clocking in at one hour and 40 mins.

That blows past the previous record time, held by Bill Clinton at one hour and 28 mins. https://t.co/SD4cpYL5P3

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

As a result of these days, we see clear support from Europe. Even more unity, even more willingness to cooperate.

Everyone is united on the main issue – for peace to be real, we need real security guarantees. And this is the position of all of Europe – the entire continent. The United Kingdom, the European Union, Türkiye.

Of course, we understand the importance of America, and we are grateful for all the support we’ve received from the United States. There has not been a day when we haven’t felt gratitude. It’s gratitude for the preservation of our independence – our resilience in Ukraine is based on what our partners are doing for us – and for their own security.

What we need is peace, not endless war. And that’s why we say security guarantees are the key to this.

[Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak]

1. President Zelensky about to leave the UK, tells us
- too early to talk concessions
- Ukraine's freedom and values are 'not for sale'
- didn't apologise for how he handled the Oval Office meeting

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israel blocks entry of all goods and supplies into Gaza after first phase of truce ends.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/SbsJvE6p0i

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Australia strongly disagrees with the Thai Government's decision to transfer a cohort of 40 Uyghurs to China against their will.

We expect all countries to adhere to their domestic and international legal obligations, including non-refoulement obligations.