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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’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,...
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...
Gun shots ring out on Victorian high country property in the hunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer - as the two police officers shot dead are identified
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and PAUL SHAPIRO, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and WAYNE FLOWER, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Updated: 10:50 EDT, 27 August 2025 'Sovereign citizen' Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the...
France to sue Australian streaming platform after the death of a user during livestream
The Journal
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August 26, 2025
FRANCE WILL SUE the Australian streaming platform Kick for “negligence” after a user died during a livestream, a government minister said today. The platform has come under scrutiny in France after a 46-year-old Frenchman died earlier this month...
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...
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...
Iran's alleged antisemitic attacks in Australia may be 'power projection'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 26, 2025
In late 2023, a series of fires broke out at the premises of seemingly unrelated companies in southern France. One was a water treatment company, another manufactured rubber products, while a third washed trucks, all in separate cities. There was...
Iranian Terror in Australia Clarifies the Stakes
Commentary
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August 26, 2025
Late last night (in DC time, anyway), Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a rather remarkable press conference. Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, had been digging into a...
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...
Australia put on notice by Donald Trump's latest tech tariff threat
9News
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August 26, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs and other penalties on countries that legislate against US tech giants, putting the Australian government on notice ahead of the incoming social media ban for children. The...
Australia shooting latest: Two police officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Shooter suspected to be ‘sovereign citizen’ Police say the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”. Members of this movement reject government authority and use pseudo-legal theories – legal-sounding ideas with no basis in real law – to target...
Law roundup: Man and woman steal forbidden fruit
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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August 26, 2025
A couple allegedly climbed into a man’s apple tree and began picking the fruit. Despite telling the man and woman it was private property and not to steal his apples, they reportedly continued to pick three bags worth of the forbidden fruit,...
Australian Senator Calls For Snoop Dogg to Be Removed From AFL Final
Billboard
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August 26, 2025
Snoop Dogg should be sent to the doghouse, and nowhere near the 2025 AFL Grand Final. That’s the substance of a message from Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who used a Senate address to call for Snoop’s removal from Australian rules football’s...
Fiji police investigate Australian judge who headed a controversial commission of inquiry
RNZ
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August 26, 2025
The Fijian police are investigating an Australian Supreme Court judge who criticised the Prime Minister last week for "inaction" over a controversial commission of inquiry. Justice David Ashton-Lewis, who led an inquiry into the sacked former head...
Australia police shooting latest: Two officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town of Porepunkah
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Porepunkah airfield closed amid emergency response The Porepunkah airfield has been temporarily closed as authorities respond to the ongoing incident in the alpine area. Situated two nautical miles south of Porepunkah in the Buckland Valley, the...
Labor’s spend on consultants is growing, Parliamentary Library analysis shows
RiotACT
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August 27, 2025
Greens Senator Barbara Pocock says Labor is spending more than the Coalition did on external consultants. Photo: File. Labor keeps increasing its spending on consultants to the Australian Public Service despite saying it is cutting external...
Australian Retailers Committed To Safer Workplaces
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) confirmed today that retailers across Australia are making major investments in creating safer workplaces in the face of significant industry challenges, especially...
Australia Joins India, Others In Suspending Postal Deliveries To US
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) 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...