{"id":820457,"date":"2026-07-24T08:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820457\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:23:11","slug":"afternoon-update-christian-brothers-abuse-survivors-to-be-compensated-trumps-new-tariffs-and-alan-turings-cheeky-side-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820457\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon Update: Christian Brothers abuse survivors to be compensated; Trump\u2019s new tariffs; and Alan Turing\u2019s cheeky side | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Good afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The entity that was gifted vast property holdings by the Christian Brothers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/24\/christian-brothers-abuse-victims-compensation-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has agreed to help compensate abuse survivors in full<\/a>, in a stunning reversal after weeks of public pressure. The Christian Brothers, a Catholic order with a long history of clergy abuse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/01\/like-being-stabbed-in-the-back-abuse-survivors-left-without-trials-after-christian-brothers-unprecedented-legal-tactic-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last month announced<\/a> it was going broke and could not afford to meet civil claims from abuse survivors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In South Australia, conservation groups have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/24\/adelaide-airport-cancels-environment-ads-keeps-gas-mining-advertisements\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">questioned why their advertisements targeting Labor politicians were pulled by Adelaide airport<\/a> for breaking rules on political advertising, while others promoting gas and mining kept running.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And in global news, Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/24\/donald-trump-hits-australian-exports-to-us-with-new-higher-trade-tariff-over-claims-of-forced-labour\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has hit Australian exports with new trade tariffs<\/a>, claiming the country is not doing enough to combat forced labour, but the Albanese government has demanded he remove them immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Top newsIn picturesJustine Spokes (centre), the mother of Isla Bell, departs the supreme court of Victoria on Friday. Photograph: James Ross\/AAP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The man previously charged with killing 19-year-old Melbourne woman Isla Bell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/24\/isla-bell-death-melbourne-ntwnfb\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has failed in his attempt to have the final charge against him relating to her death thrown out<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just so gruelling, and my heart aches,\u201d Bell\u2019s mother said through tears outside court.<\/p>\n<p>What they said \u2026Former SBS commentator Craig Foster. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins\/The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI would have said something about Trump.\u201d \u2013 Craig Foster<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Socceroo turned commentator Craig Foster has been the face of World Cup coverage on SBS for 24 years, though he was absent from this year\u2019s tournament. This week he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/commentisfree\/2026\/jul\/24\/sky-australia-news-24-rename-weekly-beast\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed why he didn\u2019t appear this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Full story Composite: Guardian Design\/Guardian Australia<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/audio\/2026\/jul\/24\/newsroom-edition-an-el-nino-summer-looms-we-need-to-talk-about-climate-change-full-story-podcast\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newsroom Edition: An El Ni\u00f1o summer looms \u2013 we need to talk about climate change<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Political and media attention this week has once again been squarely focused on One Nation\u2019s antics. But while Pauline Hanson had her Euro summer, many of that continent\u2019s biggest cities were enduring their worst heat stress in recorded history.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-19\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter | Weekdays<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-vf9hps\">Sign up to Afternoon Update<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1r7my33\">Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783932670_981_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-xiq31o\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-19\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In Australia, an El Ni\u00f1o summer is not far away and we may be headed for our hottest winter on record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jo Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher and assistant climate editor Donna Lu about whether Australia is being too complacent about the changing climate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/audio\/2026\/jul\/24\/newsroom-edition-an-el-nino-summer-looms-we-need-to-talk-about-climate-change-full-story-podcast\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to the episode here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before bed readProf Sarah Dillon with Alan Turing\u2019s short story. Photograph: King\u2019s College\/Cambridge<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">When people think of Alan Turing \u2013 the father of modern computing \u2013 they might imagine he was arrogant, isolated, humourless, tortured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/jul\/24\/alan-turing-short-story\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turing\u2019s little-known short story<\/a> suggests a more accurate way of remembering him would be as \u201cplayful, funny, cheeky, literary, and someone who really liked sex,\u201d according to a Cambridge English literature professor.<\/p>\n<p>Daily word game Photograph: The Guardian<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Today\u2019s starter word is:  LAT. 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