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A 36-year-old man is under police guard in hospital, accused of setting his father alight at their Glenmore Park home near Penrith. The victim died in his driveway after a violent altercation. A 41-year-old man was arrested at Mascot Police Station, where he had been earlier that day for assaulting a woman in Redfern. He was arrested again at 1:45 pm for preying on a 19-year-old woman and performing a sexual act. Hamish Tait's sexual abuse investigation continues. He has been charged with more than 300 offences involving 158 children over 16 years while working in childcare, mainly in Sydney's north-west.

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Melbourne airport workers have staged a nationwide protest against Qantas, accusing the airline of prioritising profits over safety. The Transport Workers Union alleges that years of outsourcing have removed experienced workers from the industry, leading to increased workplace accident risks. The union is demanding a complete overhaul of aviation safety standards following a fatal incident at Qantas Freight on Father's Day last year.

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A major fire broke out on Nicholson Street in Footscray around 10.30pm, destroying one shop completely and damaging three others. Dozens of firefighters battled for over an hour to control the blaze, during which a woman was rescued from a second storey apartment before parts of the building collapsed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Three teenage boys, two aged 17 and one aged 15, have been charged with motor vehicle theft and released on bail following a crime rampage across Melbourne. The teenagers are accused of stealing a car and using it to ram-raid multiple businesses during a series of tobacconist firebombings in Yarra and Mentone. They are scheduled to appear in the Children's Court at a later date.

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Victoria's bus network is introducing contactless payment technology across more than 2,500 buses, allowing full-fare passengers to pay using phones, Apple Watches, Visa or Mastercard instead of myki cards from Sunday. The rollout will take a week to cover all routes, though concession and youth card holders must continue using physical myki cards. Meanwhile, Liberal MP Moira Deeming has discontinued her legal injunction against the Liberal Party that was attempting to prevent a vote on her disendorsement, following her police report alleging assault by fellow MP Matthew Guy.

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Ram raiders crashed a car through the front window of a furniture store in Tullamarine at approximately 4am before setting the vehicle alight. The offenders fled the scene and remain at large, while neighbouring businesses including Pockets Bar were untouched by the fire. No one was inside the building at the time of the attack.

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A 47-year-old former Comancheros enforcer, known as the 'Balenciaga bikie', has been convicted and fined $750 for assaulting a security guard outside The George on Collins restaurant in Melbourne's CBD in August last year. The magistrate warned Zahed, who was on parole at the time, that he was 'too sensitive' after he shoved the guard because he believed the bouncer was mocking his eye, which he lost during a 2022 assassination attempt at a Sydney gym that killed his brother. Zahed was sent back to jail for six months for breaching parole and has been told to deal with his anger issues or face further imprisonment.

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Meta's smart glasses, featuring AI capabilities and partnerships with fashion icons like Kylie Jenner, are launching in Australian stores amid significant privacy concerns. The glasses can record video, live stream content, and Meta is developing facial recognition technology called 'Name Tag', raising concerns about surveillance and consent. Civil liberties lawyers and researchers warn the technology poses particular risks to women and could enable harassment and stalking, with calls for a ban if Australian laws cannot adequately regulate the devices.

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Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush physically intervened to help arrest a knife-wielding man on Queen Street while on his way to work. The commissioner jumped out of his car and pinned down the alleged 32-year-old offender after observing two officers attempting to use a taser on the armed suspect. The accused has been taken to hospital following the incident.

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An urgent appeal has gone out to our emergency service workers to help save even more lives by giving blood. The cops’ top brass have rolled up their sleeves to lead by example, with a warning state pride is now on the line.

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