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A police raid on a suspected criminal safe house in Punchbowl, Sydney's southwest, has resulted in 11 arrests and the seizure of five high-powered semi-automatic weapons, $40,000 worth of drugs, cash, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and 53 mobile phones. Taskforce Falcon conducted the operation following a three-month investigation into three separate public place shootings across the Illawarra,...

Thirteen Australian men suspected of being ISIS fighters are being held in jail in Iraq and could potentially be freed if they are deemed non-combatants. The federal government has ruled out repatriation efforts, though the men could still face prosecution. A similar process has already resulted in the release of several Americans who were deemed non-combatants, while challenges remain in gatherin...

Thirteen Australian men suspected of being ISIS fighters are being held in jail in Iraq and could potentially be freed if they are deemed non-combatants. The federal government has ruled out repatriation efforts, though the men could still face prosecution. A similar process has already resulted in the release of several Americans who were deemed non-combatants, while challenges remain in gatherin...

Thirteen Australian men suspected of being ISIS fighters are being held in jail in Iraq and could potentially be freed if they are deemed non-combatants. The federal government has ruled out repatriation efforts, though the men could still face prosecution. A similar process has already resulted in the release of several Americans who were deemed non-combatants, while challenges remain in gatherin...

Train services across regional Victoria are gradually resuming after nearly 36 hours of disruption caused by a Telstra network outage. V-Line's train tracking system, which relies on the 4G network to monitor train locations for safety purposes, failed when the network went down, and the backup satellite phone system was also intermittently affected. Thousands of country passengers were left stran...

Coorparoo Bowls Club in Brisbane has been granted a lease extension until December 31 by Bowls Queensland, pausing potential development plans for the almost century-old site. The decision follows a community campaign that saw hundreds rally and more than 10,000 people sign a petition calling for government intervention, though the club's long-term future remains uncertain beyond the end of the ye...

Telstra's network outage has extended into a second day, causing ongoing disruptions to the Triple Zero emergency call system and Victoria's V-Line train network. The telco has updated its guidance, now advising customers to immediately retry calls to 000 rather than waiting 90 seconds, after the initial fault was identified at 4:30am. The outage has affected businesses with payment network failur...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Australia for his third visit, meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a business breakfast in Melbourne. The leaders discussed strengthening economic ties between the two nations, including opportunities in fertiliser supply, data centres, AI infrastructure and Australian investment in India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Telstra's network failure caused widespread disruption across Australia, affecting trains, traffic lights, payment systems, phone calls and internet services. Noosa businesses are experiencing their toughest trading conditions in over two decades as rising accommodation costs drive Australians towards cheaper overseas holidays. A new report suggests Gen Z and human resources departments have contr...

Telstra's network failure caused widespread disruption across Australia, affecting trains, traffic lights, payment systems, phone calls and internet services. Noosa businesses are experiencing their toughest trading conditions in over two decades as rising accommodation costs drive Australians towards cheaper overseas holidays. A new report suggests Gen Z and human resources departments have contr...

A black bear charged into a family's driveway in Connecticut while a young boy was playing outside. The family's husky, Bella, leapt between the bear and the child, chasing off the intruder and protecting the boy from harm. Security vision captured the dramatic moment of the dog's heroic intervention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions have gathered in Iraq for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader, killed in US-Israeli strikes in February, with the procession reaching Karbala before burial in Iran. At least 17 people have died and tens of thousands evacuated after a typhoon and rare tornado brought winds up to 260 kilometres per hour, triggering devastating floods in central and southern China. Authorit...

Seven mysterious spherical objects have washed ashore on Forrest Beach north of Townsville, Queensland. Specialist scientific firefighters are investigating and securing the items, which have been identified as hydrazine propellant containers—a highly flammable fuel used in satellites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian rental prices have reached record highs, with house rents increasing by an average of $20 per week across all capital cities during the June quarter. Sydney leads as the most expensive market at $850 per week, followed by Darwin which has overtaken Perth, while Brisbane reached $700 per week. Low vacancy rates are driving the price surge, creating a landlord's market for tenants. See om...

Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarr...

Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarr...

A family home in Kealba, northwest of Melbourne's CBD, was shot at multiple times around 1am by an unknown man. Five people inside the house were uninjured but shaken, while the offenders fled in a white SUV. Police have launched an investigation into the drive-by shooting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A family home in Kealba, northwest of Melbourne's CBD, was shot at multiple times around 1am by an unknown man. Five people inside the house were uninjured but shaken, while the offenders fled in a white SUV. Police have launched an investigation into the drive-by shooting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Australian cities have secured positions in the top ten of the Global Liveability Index. Melbourne ranks third, Sydney fourth, and Adelaide eighth, with Adelaide receiving particular recognition for its vineyards, beaches and coastlines. Copenhagen retains the top position for the second consecutive year, achieving perfect scores in stability, education and infrastructure. See omnystudio.com...

A Telstra outage has caused major disruptions to Australia's national train network, forcing the cancellation of the Overland service from Adelaide to Melbourne and delaying the Ghan to Darwin by nearly 24 hours. Telstra and ARTC worked around the clock to restore communication systems and return train services to normal operations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Sydney's Royal Commission into Antisemitism while Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism, Jillian Segal, testified inside calling for a BBC-style oversight committee to regulate ABC and SBS coverage of the Gaza conflict. Segal argued that Jewish community feedback indicates public broadcaster coverage is biased and over-reported compared to ot...

Seven mysterious spherical objects have washed ashore on Forrest Beach north of Townsville, Queensland. Specialist scientific firefighters are investigating and securing the items, which have been identified as hydrazine propellant containers—a highly flammable fuel used in satellites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Australian cities have secured positions in the top ten of the Global Liveability Index. Melbourne ranks third, Sydney fourth, and Adelaide eighth, with Adelaide receiving particular recognition for its vineyards, beaches and coastlines. Copenhagen retains the top position for the second consecutive year, achieving perfect scores in stability, education and infrastructure. See omnystudio.com...

A family home in Kealba, northwest of Melbourne's CBD, was shot at multiple times around 1am by an unknown man. Five people inside the house were uninjured but shaken, while the offenders fled in a white SUV. Police have launched an investigation into the drive-by shooting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A family home in Kealba, northwest of Melbourne's CBD, was shot at multiple times around 1am by an unknown man. Five people inside the house were uninjured but shaken, while the offenders fled in a white SUV. Police have launched an investigation into the drive-by shooting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.