Headlines: Oil prices at four year high

Headlines: Oil prices at four year high

From The Daily Aus by The Daily Aus

April 30, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode discusses rising oil prices, a missing girl case, a terrorist's legal battle, and Australia's health achievement.

Today's headlines include: First Nations people are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. Northern Territory Police have found a body in the search for a five-year-old girl, who was reported missing from her bed near Alice Springs early on Sunday morning. Oil prices are at a four year high, jumping 6% to almost $170 a barrel of Brent crude. The Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslims at two Christchurch mosques in 2019 has lost an attempt to rescind his guilty pleas to terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges.  And today’s good news! Australia has become the 30th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma, an infectious disease that can lead to blindness. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell 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&rsquo…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emma Gillespie, Lucy Tassell

Topics covered

  • oil prices
  • missing person
  • trachoma elimination
  • Christchurch shootings
  • First Nations
  • news

Keywords

  • oil prices
  • trachoma
  • missing girl
  • Christchurch
  • First Nations
  • news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australia

Places: Northern Territory, Alice Springs

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