👀 LABOR DELAYS MIGRATION CRACKDOWN AFTER CABINET PUSHBACK

Tony Burke’s planned speech announcing tougher migration controls was cancelled at the last minute after Labor ministers reportedly raised concerns about backlash from the Greens and accusations the government was “demonising migrants”.

The delay comes as net overseas migration remains above target and One Nation gains support. Labor insists the crackdown will still proceed, including tighter deportation appeal rules, but the announcement has now been pushed back.

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🚨 TEEN SHOT TWICE IN TARGETED SYDNEY ATTACK

An 18-year-old man has been hospitalised after being shot twice in the chest on Banksia Street in Greenacre, Sydney’s south-west, before being driven around the corner and left in an abandoned car.

Police believe the shooting was targeted. A burnt-out Toyota Hilux found in Granville hours later has been linked to the attack, while the gunmen remain on the run.

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🚨 YOUTH CRIME ANGER BOILS OVER AFTER ALLEGED VIGILANTE ATTACK

A 57-year-old man has been charged after allegedly chasing two 12-year-old boys through Mildura’s Langtree Mall and striking them with his Ford Ranger, leaving both seriously injured. Police are investigating whether the incident was linked to damage at a nearby shopfront shortly beforehand.

Mildura MP Jade Benham told 9News it was alleged the man was defending his wife’s business, which had been targeted before. While condemning the attack, she said the community is “so fed up with the rinse and repeat justice system that is Victoria right now.”

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👀 ANOTHER NEAR-MISS AT SYDNEY AIRPORT

A Gold Coast-bound Jetstar flight was forced to brake suddenly after coming within metres of a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 being towed across Sydney Airport. A crew member was injured in the sudden stop.

This is now the second serious near-miss at Sydney Airport in just two weeks. What is going on there?

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⚠️ THREE TEENS GRANTED BAIL AFTER GOOD SAMARITAN SHOPKEEPER KILLED

Melbourne shopkeeper Van Viet Truong, 60, died after allegedly being bashed by a group of youths when he stepped in to stop them stealing from a nearby store in Sunshine.

A 15-year-old boy remains in custody charged with manslaughter, but two 14-year-old girls and a 12-year-old boy have been granted bail. The court cited factors including their age, lack of criminal history and alleged roles in the attack.

The decisions have sparked anger in the community, with Truong remembered as a well-known local who had run his grocery store with his wife for 30 years.

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👀 HANSON: LABOR’S MIGRATION ‘CRACKDOWN’ STILL MEANS 1M MORE MIGRANTS

Pauline Hanson has accused Labor of disguising its migration policy as a crackdown while still planning for roughly another one million net migrants over the next four years.

Hanson says Australians have little reason to trust the government’s numbers after migration repeatedly exceeded Labor’s own forecasts, including a forecast of 235,000 in 2022 before more than 538,000 was recorded.

Labor is expected to keep net overseas migration at around 225,000 a year from 2027. Hanson argues continued high migration will keep adding pressure to housing, rents and public services.

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🚨 NOTICER NEWS RETURNS TO X

Noticer News is back on X after its account was withheld over what the platform said was a legal demand, though the outlet says it still does not know whether a legal demand was actually made or what it related to.

Noticer says X rejected multiple appeals before allowing a name change pending review. It also says Facebook demonetised the outlet and Meta restricted its reach across Facebook and Instagram over the same period.

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⚠️ EIGHT AFRICAN TEENS CHARGED WITH MURDER OVER HOUSE PARTY ATTACK

Eight African teenagers aged 17 to 19 have been charged with murder after 21-year-old Jongkuch Achieu was allegedly bashed at a house party in Bahrs Scrub, south of Brisbane, and later died from his injuries.

The accused are alleged gang members. Police say the group arrived armed with various weapons and a “preconceived plan” to cause harm, while Queensland’s Organised Crime Gangs Group is assisting the investigation.

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🚨 COALITION CALLS IN AFP OVER ALBANESE “MELONS” LEAK

The Coalition has asked the AFP to investigate who leaked confidential correspondence from the Japanese government following Anthony Albanese’s controversial “melons” exchange about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The leaked correspondence reportedly said Tokyo believed Albanese had no ill intent and wanted the controversy to die down. Japanese officials were reportedly surprised the private communications became public.

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