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Key context: <p>Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week</strong></p><p>The <strong>Alan Jones</strong> trial enters its fourth week today, with a series of witnesses expected to give evidence at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court before Judge <strong>Glenn Walsh</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/24/australia-news-live-shark-attack-leah-stewart-housing-rents-first-home-cost-of-living-antisemitism-royal-commission-icac-politics-economy-sydney-melbourne-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones trial enters its fourth weekThe Alan Jones trial enters its fourth week today, with a series of witnesses expected to give evidence at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court before Judge Glenn Walsh. Continue reading...
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