Queensland MP calls for return of vagrancy laws to allow police to prosecute homeless people

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LNP member for Mermaid Beach says absence of legislative power to remove tents set up in his electorate is ‘unacceptable’

A Gold Coast Liberal National party MP has called for the return of vagrancy laws to allow police to prosecute homeless people amid an ongoing crackdown on tent cities in Queensland.

Ray Stevens, the member for Mermaid Beach, made the call in a speech to parliament last week.

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Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows

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Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction

Senior Albanese government ministers disagreed over whether a controversial Northern Territory gas pipeline should be allowed to go ahead without being fully assessed under national environment laws, an internal document shows.

An environment department brief from February shows representatives for the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, and the Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, were concerned about the impact of the Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction on threatened species and First Nations communities.

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Ukraine: Russia Repatriated Remains of Its Own Soldiers – Newser

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  1. Ukraine: Russia Repatriated Remains of Its Own Soldiers  Newser
  2. Ukraine received at least 20 bodies of Russian soldiers in recent exchanges, Zelenskyy says  AP News
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges, Zelenskyy says  The Guardian
  4. Russia and Ukraine swap more POWs in second exchange in two days  Reuters
  5. Putin Sending Dead Russian Soldiers to Ukraine To Hide Losses: Zelensky  Newsweek
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Sunken superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as crews complete salvage operation – PBS

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  1. Sunken superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as crews complete salvage operation  PBS
  2. Photos of luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily, killing 7, being lifted from the ocean  Yahoo
  3. Bayesian Yacht Hoisted Out of Water Months After Sicily Sinking Killed 7  People.com
  4. Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed  BBC
  5. Superyacht that sank with British tech magnate Mike Lynch on board recovered by salvage crews  CBS News
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Putin’s surprising reason for not providing war aid to Iran: ‘Israel is almost a Russian-speaking country’ – Ynetnews

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  1. Putin's surprising reason for not providing war aid to Iran: 'Israel is almost a Russian-speaking country'  Ynetnews
  2. As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe  Time Magazine
  3. What to know about the 3 Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by U.S. strikes  PBS
  4. Putin says Russia has told Israel there's no evidence Iran wants nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia reports  Reuters
  5. Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration  The Kyiv Independent
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Evacuated London train passengers forced to walk along tracks on hottest day of year

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People report waiting hours in hot carriages after fault near Loughborough Junction brings some services to halt

Scores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on the hottest day of the year so far.

Videos posted on social media showed people walking on the tracks beside Thameslink trains near Loughborough Junction station in south London.

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How targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities could impact the environment – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. How targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could impact the environment  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. What we know about the three Iranian nuclear sites struck by the US  CNN
  3. UN nuclear agency warns of possible contamination inside Iran's Natanz site after Israeli strikes  AP News
  4. Update on Developments in Iran (3)  International Atomic Energy Agency
  5. Are Israel’s attacks against Iran legal?  Al Jazeera
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British man arrested for alleged terrorism offence and spying on RAF base in Cyprus

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Man allegedly surveilled RAF Akrotiri and was planning imminent terrorist attack, according to reports

A British man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism offences in Cyprus.

He allegedly surveilled the RAF Akrotiri base on the island and is suspected of having links with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, local media reported.

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US reportedly moving B-2 bombers to Guam as Trump considers Iran strikes

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Officials tell Reuters bombers moving to Pacific Island but unclear whether deployment tied to Middle East tensions

The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two US officials told Reuters on Saturday, as Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel’s strikes against Iran.

It was unclear whether the bomber deployment is tied to Middle East tensions.

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Los Angeles Dodgers donate $1m to families affected by Ice raids

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Team, which said it stopped Ice agents entering parking lot on Thursday, makes donation to immigrant families

The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1m to assist families affected by two weeks of immigration raids in southern California.

The World Series champions also said they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and other organizations to continue providing aid to immigrant families.

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Pakistan plans to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize – BBC

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  1. Pakistan plans to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize  BBC
  2. Pakistan to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize  The Guardian
  3. Netizens slam Pakistan’s 'hypocrisy' and 'servility' over Trump Nobel nomination after Iran strikes: 'Wha  Times of India
  4. Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, praising ‘stellar statemanship’  CNN
  5. Trump gripes he won’t get Nobel Peace Prize ’no matter what‘ as global conflicts persist  The Hill
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