Major stories from SBS Korean News on Thursday, January 24.
- The Australian government is seeking urgent clarification on the detention of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun.
- Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has dismissed a push by a handful of conservative politicians to legislate January 26 as Australia Day.
- According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, December's jobless rate fell to 5 per cent, down from the 5.1 per cent expected by economists.
- Adelaide has sweltered through its hottest day in 130 years of records, hitting 46.2 celsius.
- Former Supreme Court Justice Yang Sung-tae was arrested over power abuse. He had allegedly abused his power to influence politically significant trials and disadvantage several justices critical of him.
[The full story is available on the podcast above]
