Headlines: Ben Roberts-Smith's bail conditions changed

Headlines: Ben Roberts-Smith's bail conditions changed

From The Daily Aus by The Daily Aus

April 23, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode covers changes to Ben Roberts-Smith's bail conditions, Iran's seizure of ships, new Queensland legislation, and a successful bowel cancer therapy trial.

Today's headlines include: Ben Roberts-Smith’s bail conditions have been varied to allow him to contact his ex-wife to organise custody of their two children.  Iran has seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after ‌U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting. The Queensland Government has passed a law to expand the number of offences where judges can hand down the same sentences to children and adults. And today’s good news! A trial of a new therapy for bowel cancer has seen a 0% rate of relapse. Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski Producer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA? Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter Subscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us? We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve…

People in this episode

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons, Sam Koslowski

Topics covered

  • bail conditions
  • Iran
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • Queensland law
  • bowl cancer therapy
  • news

Keywords

  • Ben Roberts-Smith
  • Donald Trump
  • Iran
  • Queensland Government
  • bowl cancer
  • news
  • headlines

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Organizations: Queensland Government, The Daily Aus

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