Moscow says Ukraine was trying to assassinate Vladimir Putin; Anika Wells to announce huge boost for aged care workers
Morning, everyone. We begin overseas this morning with a dramatic claim by the Russian government that Ukraine has tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin with a drone attack on the Kremlin.
Kyiv denies any involvement but we’ve got a full report and video of what appears to be an explosion over the Moscow fortress. At home the government has revealed that one of the measures in next week’s budget will be billions of dollars to fund a 15% pay rise for aged care workers. We’re also looking at the top 10 weirdest TV ads.
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