NSW ‘seeking urgent advice’ on controversial court ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic

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Exclusive: Attorney general considering appeal after justice Desmond Fagan knocks back terror order request for Mohommed Farhat who wrote ‘Fuk Israel’ on cars

The New South Wales government could appeal a supreme court judge’s controversial decision to refuse its request for a terror order over a Sydney man convicted of writing “Fuk Israel” on cars and setting another vehicle alight in late 2024.

Justice Desmond Fagan this week found disparaging Israel was “political comment” not antisemitism. He rejected the state’s application that Mohommed Farhat be subjected to a one-year extended supervision order under the Terrorism Act when released from prison.

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Cults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting revenge

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David Elliott and Eleni Petinos believe they were brought down by their own party. The Icac hearing has given them a chance to set the record straight

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold.

It’s been almost four years since the former New South Wales MP, David Elliott, announced that he would not seek preselection for a seat in the Hills in greater Sydney after his own seat was abolished. He had realised that, thanks to branch stacking in his area, he stood no chance of securing another.

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Gun stash in German forest believed to be linked to Russia, say reports

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Germany seeking to extradite suspect from Romania over guns it is feared could have been used ⁠in assassinations

Germany is seeking to extradite a suspect from Romania over the discovery of an underground stash of weapons in a forest near Berlin that German media reports have linked to Russian intelligence.

Two weeks after German authorities found a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, confirmed federal prosecutors had opened an investigation related to the secret cache of guns “on suspicion of preparing a serious act of violence that threatens national security”.

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Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

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Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week

Airbus has bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series of strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders.

The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have watered down plans to restrict remote working to one day a week from September. At present, staff are able to work remotely for two.

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Prince Harry, Elton John & Other Privacy Case Claimants Ordered To Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million – Deadline

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  1. Prince Harry, Elton John & Other Privacy Case Claimants Ordered To Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  Deadline
  2. Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  The New York Times
  3. Spectacular defeat leaves Prince Harry’s golden lawyer tarnished  The Times
  4. Prince Harry and others ordered to pay millions over failed lawsuit  Reuters
  5. Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m  BBC
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Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village – The New York Times

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  1. Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village  The New York Times
  2. Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments  AP News
  3. Three West Bank Palestinians arrested by IDF for settler group hike attack  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Palestinian teen shot dead in latest unauthorized settler ‘hike’ near West Bank village  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestinian teen killed, man seriously wounded during West Bank settler raid  Haaretz
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U.S. military says it aided passage of 660 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz since May – CNBC

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  1. U.S. military says it aided passage of 660 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz since May  CNBC
  2. Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz  CNN
  3. Israel calls Erdogan an ‘anti-Semitic dictator’ after Turkey issues Netanyahu arrest warrant  France 24
  4. U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz  Axios
  5. Trump is squeezing Iran’s economy and oil sales. It may still have the upper hand in Hormuz  CNN
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US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage – AP News

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  1. US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage  AP News
  2. Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say  The New York Times
  3. Donald Trump abruptly scales back an exercise with South Korea  The Economist
  4. South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports  Reuters
  5. Trump’s South Korea Social Post Poses Risks for the United States  Council on Foreign Relations
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Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war – BBC

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  1. Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war  BBC
  2. Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens  Euronews.com
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Russia running on imported gasoline, government confirms  The Guardian
  4. Frustrated Moscow drivers face long queues to refill as fuel shortages return  Reuters
  5. Fuel pumps are running dry but Putin won’t let Russians complain  The Telegraph
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