About this episode

This episode covers a fatal road crash, the arrival of ISIS-linked individuals, a controversial political ad, and a council's ban on a local newspaper.

Sydney's Local Wire update covers a fatal road crash on the outskirts of the city, the arrival of 13 ISIS-linked individuals from Syria, and a controversial One Nation ad supporting a soldier accused of war crimes. The episode also addresses Sydney council's ban on a 140-year-old newspaper from meetings over alleged harassment claims.

People in this episode

Host: The Local Wire

Topics covered

• road safety
• terrorism
• politics
• media
• local governance

Keywords

• Sydney news
• road crash
• ISIS
• One Nation
• local council
• newspaper ban
• war crimes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Sydney council

Books & works: 140-year-old newspaper

Places: Sydney, Syria

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