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A joint police statement warns “there will be no tolerance for illegal behaviour or violence on any day of the year” in the lead-up to protests planned for the 7 October anniversary.

The statement comes from NSW police, Northern Territory police, the Queensland police service, South Australia police, Victoria police, Western Australia police, Tasmania police and Australian federal police.

Police respect the right to peacefully protest and assemble in Australia, however, there will be no tolerance for illegal behaviour or violence on any day of the year.

In Australia, there are offences that prohibit behaviour that incites or advocates violence or hatred based on race and religion, including the display of prohibited symbols in public under these circumstances.

The commission can confirm it carried out operational activity today at Parliament House. This was in relation to an ongoing investigation.

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Gap in Albanese government’s new fuel efficiency rules means ‘biggest, dirtiest polluters’ exempt

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New vehicle efficiency standards (NVES) will not apply to at least four large vehicles, source says

New fuel efficiency standards due to come into force from January will not apply to at least four large vehicle models because of a gap within the legislation, the motor industry has been told.

The Albanese government said earlier this year its new vehicle efficiency standards (NVES) would save motorists about $1,000 a year while cutting fuel use and carbon emissions.

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Live updates: 28 health-care workers killed in Lebanon in past day, WHO says, as scope of Israeli invasion widens – The Washington Post

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  1. Live updates: 28 health-care workers killed in Lebanon in past day, WHO says, as scope of Israeli invasion widens  The Washington Post
  2. As it happened: Israeli strike in Beirut kills 9 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon  The Associated Press
  3. Lebanese emergency workers say they are under 'specific attack' by Israelis - but won't be intimidated to leave  Sky News
  4. Israel hits central Beirut as WHO says hospitals overwhelmed  DW (English)
  5. Lebanese healthcare workers fearful as growing numbers killed in strikes  The Guardian
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Adam Bandt defends Greens response to bullying allegations against WA senator

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Party follows the recommendations of independent Parliamentary Workplace Support Service, leader says

The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has said the party takes the issue of bullying “very seriously” and follows the recommendations of the independent parliament workplace support service after allegations were made in recent media reports against a West Australian senator.

Bandt defended his party’s approach on Thursday afternoon after bullying allegations against Dorinda Cox were published by Nine newspapers.

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UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays – The Associated Press

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  1. UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays  The Associated Press
  2. UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal, says governor  BBC.com
  3. Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U.S. military base  NBC News
  4. Despite hold on Diego Garcia, UK’s move to return Chago Islands sparks security concerns  Breaking Defense
  5. Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius  CNN
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North Korea’s Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked – The Associated Press

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  1. North Korea’s Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked  The Associated Press
  2. North Korea leader Kim threatens to use nuclear weapons against the South if attacked  NBC News
  3. North Korea's Kim Yo Jong mocks Seoul military parade, downplays capabilities  Reuters
  4. South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea's underground bunkers  The Associated Press
  5. Kim Jong Un Threatens to Destroy South Korea with Nuclear Weapon if Provoked  National Review
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Who Is Hashem Safieddine, the Latest Hezbollah Official Targeted by Israel? – The New York Times

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  1. Who Is Hashem Safieddine, the Latest Hezbollah Official Targeted by Israel?  The New York Times
  2. Israel targets potential Hezbollah successor in Beirut airstrike  Axios
  3. Israel Iran War News Live Updates: West Asia crisis deepens as Israeli strikes in Beirut target Hezbollah HQ, Nasrallah successor  The Indian Express
  4. Hezbollah’s collapse heralds the end of an era of fear in Lebanon  The Hill
  5. A Closer Look at Israel’s Use of 80 Bunker-Buster JDAMs in Beirut | Proceedings - October 2024 Vol. 150/10/1,460  USNI News
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Tim Walz to Muslim voters in push before election: ‘Our hearts are broken’

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Democratic vice-presidential candidate spoke virtually at advocacy group Emgage Action’s event

In a final push to engage Muslim voters ahead of the election, Tim Walz called for the end of the war in Gaza and pledged that, if elected, the Harris administration would work “side by side” with Muslim Americans.

The vice-presidential candidate joined Muslim advocacy group Emgage Action’s Million Muslim Votes: A Way Forward virtual summit the day after the vice-presidential debate.

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David Crisafulli has sold the Queensland public on a crime crisis. It could prove to be his downfall

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Opposition leader creates political timebomb with election pledge to resign if crime victim numbers do not fall under an LNP government

David Crisafulli’s task in Thursday’s Queensland election debate was to avoid shooting himself in the foot.

He just about managed that. But the Liberal National party leader’s pledge – that if he wins government he would resign in four years’ time if crime victim numbers have not reduced – might be the equivalent of putting a political timebomb under the premier’s desk.

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Ben Smee is Guardian Australia’s Queensland state correspondent

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Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and urges voters to reject Trump’s ‘cruelty’

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Republican and former Wyoming representative appeals to undecided voters in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Thursday

Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s most prominent conservative critics, appealed to the millions of undecided Americans who could decide the outcome of the 2024 election, asking them to “reject the depraved cruelty” of the former president.

A former representative from Wyoming, Cheney cast the stakes in November as nothing less than the future of American democracy as she appeared alongside Kamala Harris in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Thursday, the symbolic birthplace of the modern Republican party.

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West Bank: 18 reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas figure

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Palestinian security services say attack on Tulkarm refugee camp is deadliest in the territory for 24 years

At least 18 people have been killed in the occupied West Bank in an airstrike on a refugee camp in Tulkarm that the Israeli military has claimed killed a local Hamas leader.

Among the dead, according to Palestinan reports, was a family of four including two children, named as Mohammed Abu Zahra, his wife Sajaa, and their two children, Karam and Sham.

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Massive blasts in Beirut after renewed Israeli air strikes – BBC.com

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  1. Massive blasts in Beirut after renewed Israeli air strikes  BBC.com
  2. Central Beirut hit as Israel vows ‘very strong’ response to Iran  CNN
  3. Israeli Fighter Jet Strikes West Bank, Killing at Least 16: Live Updates  The New York Times
  4. Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive  The Associated Press
  5. Live: Israeli bombs rain down on Lebanon’s Beirut, Gaza, occupied West Bank  Al Jazeera English
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Bruce Springsteen endorses Kamala Harris for president while criticising ‘dangerous’ Trump

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The Born to Run singer praises Harris and Tim Walz’s commitment to ‘the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years’

Bruce Springsteen has officially thrown his support behind Kamala Harris, endorsing her for president and simultaneously opposing Donald Trump, calling him “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime”.

The Born to Run singer made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram on Thursday evening (US time) in which he described the upcoming election as “one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history”.

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