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France to sue Australian platform for 'negligence' after livestream death
Modern Ghana
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France is to sue the Australian streaming platform Kick for "negligence" after a French user died during a livestream earlier this month, a government minister said on Tuesday. In a separate announcement, French prosecutors said they had opened an...
Australia accuses Iran of antisemitic arson attacks, expels diplomats
CBS News
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Melbourne, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. The Australian Security...
Australia joins India, others in halting postal deliveries to US
Sambad English
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August 26, 2025
Sydney: Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration's sudden tariff...
LexisNexis: Every Lawyer Will Have A Personalized AI Assistant
Above the Law
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August 25, 2025
Even though ILTACON ended more than a week ago now, I am still digging out from the deluge of briefings and meetings I attended there. One of particular note was a media briefing with LexisNexis executives in which they provided further...
Australia accuses Iran of organising antisemitic attacks
Sky News
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August 26, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Iran of organising two antisemitic attacks in Australia. Mr Albanese said the Australian security intelligence organisation (ASIO) found that the Iranian government had directed arson attacks...
Australian 'sex offender' shoots dead two cops 'execution-style' and then takes his wife and children hostage in the bush
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
A 'sovereign citizen' who allegedly shot dead two police officers in 'cold blood' and seriously wounded another at a property in Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne, has been identified. Local man Dezi Freeman is allegedly on the run with his...
Australia police shooting latest: Gunman identified as ‘sovereign citizen’ while massive manhunt continues
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 26, 2025
Neighbour says property where officers were killed was ‘like a prison gate community’ A neighbour described the property where the officers were killed as isolated and gated “like a bloody prison”, with many people coming and going. The man, who...
Australia Post stops parcel deliveries to the US ahead of new tariffs
RiotACT
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August 26, 2025
Effective immediately, Australia Post is suspending most parcel deliveries to the US. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Australia Post has immediately suspended most of its parcel postage deliveries to the United States because of tariffs being imposed by US...
Queensland takes action to recoup $66m from Twiggy Forest’s Fortescue over failed green hydrogen project
Sky News Australia
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August 26, 2025
The Queensland government has taken action against Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue to recoup $66m in taxpayer funds for the mining billionaire’s failed green hydrogen project. Fortescue last month revealed it was scrapping a green hydrogen project in...
Australia’s move against Iran over antisemitic attacks hailed by Israel – but PM should not expect praise to last
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Back in January, the boss of the Australian federal police said it was investigating if bad actors overseas could be paying to whip up antisemitism and undermine social cohesion in Australia. As the government struggled to counter an alarming,...
2 officers "murdered in cold blood" in Australia, triggering manhunt
CBS News
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Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting Tuesday at a property in a rural part of Australia. The gunman remained at large as police scoured a vast remote area. The shooting occurred in midmorning when 10 armed...
Australia police shooting latest: Gunman identified as ‘sovereign citizen’ while massive manhunt continues
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 26, 2025
Neighbour says property where officers were killed was ‘like a prison gate community’ A neighbour described the property where the officers were killed as isolated and gated “like a bloody prison”, with many people coming and going. The man, who...
Australia expecting massive VPN spike over youth social ban
Financial Review
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August 26, 2025
When the United Kingdom introduced a law requiring people to verify their age before accessing adult content, some Virtual Private Networks providers – services that encrypt a user’s connection to the internet– reported a staggering 1800 per cent...
Australia says Tehran behind two antisemitic arson attacks, expels Iranian ambassador
The Times of Israel
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August 26, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran on Tuesday of being behind a pair of 2024 antisemitic arson attacks in Australia and expelled Tehran’s ambassador, calling the Iranian actions “dangerous acts of aggression” designed to...
Guardian Essential poll: Australians split on recognising Palestine, many believe it would be purely symbolic
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
More Australians back recognising a Palestinian state than oppose the move, but nearly half of voters think it will be purely a symbolic move that neither helps nor harms the prospect of a two-state solution. But voters say they want more...
Australia police shooting latest: Gunman identified as ‘sovereign citizen’ while massive manhunt continues
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Gunman's family missing but not thought to be with him – police Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush has told the press that the police “are still looking to locate [the gunman's] partner and two children, but he was not seen to head into the...
‘It’s a scary situation’: Australia’s Iranian diaspora fear reprisals against families
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Iranian Australians have welcomed the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador to Australia even as some raised concerns that the move could leave family members stranded in Iran. The prime minister Anthony Albanese announced the expulsion on Tuesday,...
NEW: Australia Expels Iranian Diplomats, Accuses Tehran of Directing Domestic Terror Attacks
Hot Air
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August 26, 2025
Australia just dropped a diplomatic bomb on Tehran, one whose shockwaves may reverberate around the world. For the first time since World War II, the government in Canberra has expelled all diplomats from a foreign country and terminated all...
Victoria’s made history with exclusive native title – but it doesn’t tackle water justice
Pursuit
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In July 2025, after a decade of litigation, the native title rights of Ngintait, Nyeri Nyeri and Latji Latji peoples were recognised in Victoria’s north-west – which included billabongs and wetlands connected to the Murray River. The Federal Court...
I Fought The Law release date, cast, episodes and harrowing true story
Wales Online
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August 26, 2025
The upcoming ITV drama, I Fought The Law, chronicles the relentless campaign of mother Ann Ming to overturn the 800 year old British double jeopardy law following the murder of her daughter. Ann and her husband Charlie devoted 17 years to...