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The United States has launched multiple waves of military strikes against Iranian targets in response to an Iranian drone attack on a merchant container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard retaliated with its own drone and missile attacks on US bases in Gulf countries and claimed to have shut down the Strait of Hormuz, though both Donald Trump and US Central Command maintain the waterway remains open.

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Five members of the same family were killed in a targeted mass shooting across three locations in East St Louis, Illinois. Seven people aged between 21 and 74 years old were shot, with two left in critical condition. A pair of teenage relatives have been arrested and are now in police custody.

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Acting legend Sam Neill has died at the age of 78 in Sydney. The actor, known for his role in Jurassic Park and numerous Australian productions, had recently beaten blood cancer through a new medical trial. His family confirmed the loss was sudden but that he was cancer-free at the time of his unexpected passing.

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Jewish students and staff have provided testimony at the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism in Melbourne, detailing incidents of abuse at Australian university campuses including being spat at, subjected to Nazi salutes, and called baby killers and genocide supporters. The Royal Commission was established following the Bondi terror attack to investigate anti-Semitic incidents across the country.

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An inquest into the 2023 Sea World helicopter disaster on the Gold Coast has resumed, with the coroner expected to hear from 14 witnesses over two weeks. The mid-air collision between two helicopters killed four people and is considered one of Australia's worst air disasters. Families of the victims attended court and are expected to give statements next week.

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Dharminder Singh, 48, has been charged with the alleged domestic violence murder of his former partner Jana Armstrong, a Toowoomba disability carer and mother of a four-month-old baby. Singh appeared via videolink in Toowoomba Magistrates Court after pig hunters discovered Armstrong's remains in bushland north of Toowoomba following a five-day search. Police are continuing their investigation and seeking information about Singh's movements and the whereabouts of Armstrong's car in the hours after she vanished on Tuesday.

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A car burst into flames at Isabella Williams Memorial Reserve in Deer Park, Melbourne's west, just after 5am. Emergency crews responded to the incident at the children's playground. Police have deemed the fire suspicious and are conducting an investigation.

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A Northern Giant Petrel found on Noosa Main Beach is suspected of carrying the lethal H5 bird flu virus and is being held in quarantine on the Sunshine Coast. The case represents the furthest north detection since the outbreak began, with 12 confirmed cases previously reported in Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales

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A mural honouring late broadcaster Derryn Hinch has been painted on Hosier Lane in Melbourne's CBD by local artist Jarrod Grech. The portrait, completed in just two hours, features Hinch's signature sign-off 'That's Life'. Hinch died last Friday at the age of 82.

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More than 300 trees will be cut down to construct the Ruthven Street rail bridge in Macleod. Local residents rallied in protest, claiming the state government failed to disclose the scale of tree removal. The government states the level crossing removal will reduce boom gate downtime by approximately half an hour during morning peak periods.

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