⚠️ ARMED POLICE TO PATROL SYDNEY 24/7

NSW is rolling out a new 250-officer Armed Response Command, with police carrying long-arm rifles and using specially built rapid-response vehicles across Sydney.

The $94 million unit was created following the Bondi terror attack and will patrol high-risk locations, major events, places of worship and mass gatherings around the clock.

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⚠️ DREW PAVLOU PUNCHED AT OCTOBER 7 RALLY IN NYC

Drew Pavlou says a protester asked him for a photo before suddenly punching him in the stomach at an October 7 rally in New York City.

Pavlou immediately responded with an open-hand strike to the man’s face.

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🚨 RAPIST AVOIDS JAIL AFTER JUDGE CITES AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL NORMS

A Bhutanese teenager who repeatedly raped a woman near a Canberra house party has avoided prison, receiving an 18-month suspended sentence.

The judge cited his “limited insight into societal norms in Australia” after arriving just six months before the attack, alongside his young age and low risk of reoffending.

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⚠️ HUNDREDS OF AUSTRALIANS BURIED IN UNMARKED COMMUNAL GRAVES

Hundreds of disadvantaged Australians, including war veterans, have been buried in communal graves in NSW without individual grave markers, with some families reportedly never informed.

The revelations have sparked renewed scrutiny of the NSW Government, which previously committed to addressing the issue in 2013.

NSW Health has since apologised, with reforms now under consideration.

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🔥 KOSTECKI WINS BATHURST 1000

Brodie Kostecki and co-driver Todd Hazelwood have claimed victory in the 2026 Bathurst 1000 following a dramatic finish at Mount Panorama.

Anton De Pasquale had been leading the race but was desperately trying to conserve fuel in the closing laps, before reportedly running out and handing Kostecki a remarkable victory.

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⚠️ HANSON DEMANDS REVIEW OF TAXPAYER FUNDING TO MELBOURNE MOSQUE

Pauline Hanson is demanding a review after revelations a Melbourne mosque received $68,136 in federal grants.

The mosque has come under scrutiny following reports that a man accused of attempting to hijack a passenger plane had attended the centre while studying in Australia. There is no evidence linking the mosque to the alleged attack.

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🚨 13-YEAR-OLD ON BAIL CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER SYDNEY STABBING

Police say a 36-year-old father was walking home from work when he stopped to help some youths get home, even withdrawing money for them.

A separate group allegedly took offence, leading to a confrontation in which he was fatally stabbed.

A 13-year-old boy, already on bail, has now been charged with murder and breaching bail. A 16-year-old has also been charged as an accessory after the fact. The allegations remain before the courts.

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🚨 12 MAJOR EGG SUPPLIERS SUED OVER ALLEGED CARTEL

The ACCC has taken 12 egg producers and suppliers, including Australia’s largest supplier Sunny Queen, to court over allegations they coordinated production and restricted competition.

The companies allegedly controlled egg supply, including through chicken culling, potentially driving up prices for Australian consumers. The allegations have not been proven.

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⚠️ ONE NATION DEMANDS FULL COST OF LABOR'S NET-ZERO AGENDA

NSW One Nation leader Mike Newman has challenged the Minns Government to reveal the full cost of its net-zero policies after Labor proposed requiring One Nation to independently cost its election promises.

Newman wants the costs of renewable energy infrastructure, transmission lines and potential lost mining revenue examined, accusing Labor of hiding the true cost from taxpayers.

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🚨 SUDANESE REFUGEE RAP!ST ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE

A 25-year-old Sudanese refugee has been sentenced to five years in prison for the r@pe of a 15-year-old girl in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Jok Bol Deng pleaded guilty to two counts of r@pe and two counts of supplying dr*gs to a minor. With 636 days counted as time served, he was made immediately eligible to apply for parole.

The court also heard Deng had previous convictions involving dr*gs and assaulting police, and now faces possible visa cancellation and deportation.

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⚠️ KIDS AS YOUNG AS 11 LINKED TO NT CAR THEFT SPREE

Police say groups of children believed to be aged 11–14 are trying to outdo each other on social media as Katherine, NT, experiences a wave of vehicle thefts, with six cars reported stolen in just one week.

In one incident, a woman was allegedly dragged from her Jeep in her own driveway before it was stolen. Two boys, aged 13 and 14, have since been arrested over the incident.

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🚨 MAN TO SERVE 9 MONTHS FOR R@PING WOMAN TWICE

Japanese national Shunsuke Kishimoto, 26, has been sentenced to two years and nine months for r@ping a sleeping woman twice in Cairns, Queensland.

His sentence will be suspended after just nine months in custody, and he may face deportation.

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🚨 NSW POLICE GIVEN PERMANENT KNIFE-SCANNING POWERS

NSW Parliament has passed laws making police knife-scanning powers permanent, allowing officers to stop and scan people with handheld metal detectors in designated public areas without individual suspicion.

The powers cover shopping centres, public transport stations, sporting and major entertainment venues, with scanning operations now permitted to last up to 24 hours.

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⚠️ HOTEL LOBBY USES AI TO LECTURE AUSSIES ON IMMIGRATION

The Australian Hotels Association is warning that cutting immigration would leave businesses without enough workers, yet chose AI-generated actors instead of hiring real people for its own advertisement.

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⚠️ ACCUSED GANG FIGURE WINS COURT RULING AGAINST GOVERNMENT

Masood Zakaria, accused of two murders linked to Sydney's gang wars, has won a NSW Supreme Court ruling after Attorney-General Michelle Rowland attempted to involve Commonwealth prosecutors in his case.

Zakaria claims the AFP unlawfully abducted him from Turkey in 2023 rather than following proper extradition procedures. He is now seeking to have his murder charges permanently dismissed.

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🚨 MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED THREATS TO FEDERAL POLITICIAN

A 54-year-old Tasmanian man has been charged after allegedly emailing threats of serious violence to a federal parliamentarian in September.

AFP officers raided his home on Thursday, seizing electronic devices. He faces up to five years in prison and has been granted bail.

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🚨 LABOR PUSHES SWEEPING NEW INTERNET POWERS

Labor has introduced its Digital Duty of Care bill, requiring online platforms to tackle harmful content and design risks, with penalties of up to $109.2 million.

The proposal would allow eSafety to use fake online identities for its statutory work, subject to legal limits. Qualifying professional news material would receive exemptions from harmful-content rules.

Broad definitions backed by enormous fines risk encouraging platforms to delete lawful speech just to avoid trouble. Protecting children shouldn’t become a blank cheque for censorship.

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🚨 ASIC PROPOSES TOUGHER RULES FOR CRYPTO EXCHANGES

Australia’s financial regulator wants to stop crypto exchanges from placing their own trades on platforms where they also handle customer orders.

The proposed rules would also require stronger protection of customer funds and stricter financial safeguards from 2027.

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🚨 POLICE BUST $17M COCAINE SMUGGLING PLOT

Australian and Chilean police have stopped an alleged attempt to smuggle 23kg of cocaine into Australia, arresting four people across both countries.

After seizing the drugs in Chile, police replaced them with fake packages and staged a delivery at Sydney's Port Botany, where two men were arrested attempting to collect them.

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