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Victoria police murder squad detectives are investigating the deaths of two males in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs final night time.
Emergency providers had been known as to a property in Clyde North shortly after 9.30pm following stories of a battle, police stated in an announcement.
Two males had been discovered with wounds in line with a stabbing, and each handed away on the scene.
Each males are but to be formally recognized.
Police stated a 3rd male had left the handle earlier than they arrived and so they swere looking for him and chatting with different individuals current on the property on the time.
It was believed the individuals concerned had been recognized to one another.
As we wait to search out out if all is regular in the present day after two days of prepare chaos, right here is our newest information story from Jordyn Beazley.
Mostafa Rachwani has been speaking to Gazans who’ve travelled to Australia in search of refuge from the warfare.
Regardless of the modifications a ceasefire may carry to Gaza after greater than a 12 months of bombardment, Karam Alakklouk remains to be involved:
We have now very blended emotions concerning the deal, as a result of we’ve got so many unhealthy experiences from earlier ceasefire offers, the place the violence will increase earlier than they arrive into impact.
Till it formally begins, these couple of days will likely be very heavy on our souls – every second will likely be counted as a 12 months. We simply wish to sleep by way of these couple of days and get up and there may be formally a ceasefire.
Learn Mostafa’s full story right here:
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Man charged with risk to kill
A Sydney man faces a possible jail time period over allegations he made demise threats in direction of members of a Jewish organisation.
On Thursday Australian federal police charged the 44-year-old with one rely of utilizing a carriage service to make a risk to kill, and one rely of utilizing a carriage service to menace, harass, or trigger offence.
If convicted, the offences carry most penalties of 10 and 5 years’ jail respectively.
The person has been bailed and is scheduled to look earlier than Downing Centre native courtroom on 26 February.
The AFP’s Particular Operation Avalite executed a search warrant on the man’s Blacktown dwelling on Thursday, seizing digital units and paperwork.
Prosecutors will allege the person posted demise threats to a Jewish affiliation’s social media web page.
AFP counter-terrorism and particular investigations command Asst Comm Stephen Nutt stated the fees had been the primary laid by Particular Operation Avalite because it was established in December:
Particular Operation Avalite was established to focus on high-harm, recidivist antisemites.
A lot of people are below investigation and the group ought to anticipate additional costs.
It’s abhorrent that people are being focused and threatened due to their race or faith.
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Sydney commuters ought to have a neater journey this morning after the Truthful Work Fee delivered an interim order suspending the 300-plus work bans imposed by rail employees which have crippled the community.
Australia’s “diabolical” therapy of asylum seekers and youth crime has worsened, a international human rights advocacy physique has warned, urging voters to push again on leaders politicising the difficulty for achieve. Human Rights Watch’s newest world report, printed in a single day, has lashed Australia for going backwards on kids within the prison justice system in 2024, referencing the Northern Territory’s resolution to reintroduce spit hoods for youth detainees and the continued use of watch homes to detain kids in Queensland.
Though the Israel-Hamas peace deal remains to be not ratified by Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities, it’s hoped the settlement will finally be settled. Gazans exiled in Australia say the prospect of a ceasefire has given them hope of returning to see family members but additionally “to begin to grieve an unimaginable pain”. And a person has been charged in Sydney over allegations he made demise threats in direction of members of a Jewish organisation. Extra on that arising.
