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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...

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.

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...

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...

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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...

Thirteen Australian men suspected of fighting for ISIS are being interviewed by US and Iraqi officials in a process that could lead to their release from an Iraqi prison if determined to be non-combatants. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out repatriation efforts, leaving uncertainty about where freed detainees might be sent. The deportation efforts focus on removing the men from the noto...

The United States has launched dozens of fresh military strikes against Iran following Iranian attacks on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump confirmed the retaliatory action at the NATO summit in Ankara, with US Central Command targeting Tehran's ability to control the strategic waterway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Telstra's nationwide network outage continues into a second day, with triple zero emergency call services still affected for some customers across Australia. The telco reports resolving 90% of a secondary software issue detected overnight, while police conduct welfare checks for those unable to connect to emergency services. V-line train services in Victoria remain suspended due to the Telstra out...

A shooting incident occurred at a family home on Rowan Drive in Kealba, northwest of Melbourne's CBD, at approximately 1am. An unknown offender fired multiple shots at the residence while five people were inside, leaving them shaken but uninjured. The suspect fled the scene in a white SUV, and police have launched an investigation into the attack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Eleven people, including eight teenagers and a 16-year-old boy, have been charged following a police raid on a safe house in Punchbowl linked to Sydney's Alamuddin crime syndicate. Task Force Falcon and Raptor Squad seized five semi-automatic weapons, cocaine, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones during the operation. The arrests follow investigations into multiple shootings across western Sydney...

Two unidentified men confronted a resident in the driveway of a Rickard Street home in Guildford, Western Sydney, and fired shots at approximately 11.30pm. The victim was uninjured in the incident, and the offenders fled the scene in a vehicle. Police are currently searching for the two suspects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 21-year-old man has faced court after a 50-year-old woman was shot in the arm outside a unit in Gateshead, Lake Macquarie, around 9pm last Thursday. Police charged the man after allegedly locating ammunition, knuckle dusters and electronics at a Wyndale property. Inquiries into the shooting incident in the New South Wales Hunter region are ongoing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

A 20-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after crashing on Victoria Road in Gladesville around 10pm. The bike was sent flying and slammed against a brick wall after the rider allegedly clipped the kerb and slid between two signposts, narrowly missing a telegraph pole. The rider was hospitalised with serious injuries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fuel prices have increased following the government's reintroduction of fuel excise at a halved rate, with further price rises expected in coming weeks. Service stations are facing increased scrutiny and fines for price gouging as inspectors monitor petrol pricing practices. Motorists are being advised to compare prices across different service stations amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East....

A violent carjacking spree unfolded in southeast Queensland involving multiple victims across several locations. The offender attempted to carjack a 44-year-old man at a Logan service station, then held two 19-year-old women at knifepoint and stole their vehicle before causing a three-car pileup. The rampage continued with another vehicle theft from a car park where the driver was stabbed, while p...

A loggerhead turtle weighing 100 kilograms was rescued by fishermen off NSW's mid-north coast after becoming entangled in rope. The fishermen spotted the turtle bobbing in the ocean and immediately worked to free it from the strangling rope. After taking a full breath of air, the turtle swam away safely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is seeking regulatory approval from the TGA for a pill version of the weight loss injection Wegovy, with a decision expected by Christmas. The once-a-day oral medication contains semaglutide, a GLP-1 peptide that suppresses appetite, and would be the first approved oral GLP-1 peptide for chronic weight management in Australia. With two in three Australian...

An eighth bird has tested positive for the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia, with South Australia confirming its second case involving a giant petrel found on the Yorke Peninsula. New South Wales has reported one case and Western Australia has five cases, while CSIRO continues testing two additional migratory birds. Health authorities maintain that the risk to humans remains low. See omnystudio....

Truck drivers have staged a national day of protests targeting supermarket giant Aldi across Australia. The rallies form part of a union-led campaign demanding better pay and conditions, with claims that Aldi's freight contractors are underpaying and overworking drivers. Aldi has categorically rejected these allegations, stating that its contractors meet or exceed all pay and safety requirements....

Western Australia faces multiple crises as over 100 homeless people, including pensioners and families, shelter rough along Rockingham's Memorial Drive in six-degree temperatures, whilst Lancelin receives $460,000 in emergency funding to combat severe coastal erosion threatening the town's pub and homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rhyse Hawkins, a 36-year-old driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs, pleaded guilty to unlawful killing after losing control of his Ford Falcon and crashing into a Rivervale home in February. The collision killed 53-year-old Bishnu Kumari Gurung, a grandmother from Nepal who was visiting her daughter in Perth and had only been in the city for a few days. Hawkins faces sentencing in Septem...

A teenager allegedly wielding an edged weapon was arrested on Harlow Road in Calista following multiple calls from shocked bystanders. The incident occurred just after 3pm, metres from Calista Primary School during school holidays. Multiple police units including the dog squad and police air wing responded to the scene, with the teenager now in custody and no ongoing threat to the public. See omny...