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Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarra in April.

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Seven mysterious spherical objects have washed ashore on Forrest Beach north of Townsville, Queensland. Specialist scientific firefighters are investigating and securing the items, which have been identified as hydrazine propellant containers—a highly flammable fuel used in satellites.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Sydney's Royal Commission into Antisemitism while Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism, Jillian Segal, testified inside calling for a BBC-style oversight committee to regulate ABC and SBS coverage of the Gaza conflict. Segal argued that Jewish community feedback indicates public broadcaster coverage is biased and over-reported compared to other global conflicts. The Royal Commission hearing focused on how antisemitism spreads through legacy and social media, with ABC and SBS representatives also scheduled to testify.

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Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarra in April.

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Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarra in April.

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Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarra in April.

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Eleven people have been charged following a major gangland crime bust in Sydney's Punchbowl. Police raided a safe house and seized five semi-automatic firearms, including three military-style self-loading rifles, 400 rounds of ammunition, $40,000 in drugs, $10,000 in cash, and 53 mobile phones. The arrests follow investigations into three drive-by shootings in Sydney's south-west and Lake Illawarra in April.

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Thirteen Australian men suspected of fighting for ISIS are being interviewed by US and Iraqi officials in a process that could lead to their release from an Iraqi prison if determined to be non-combatants. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out repatriation efforts, leaving uncertainty about where freed detainees might be sent. The deportation efforts focus on removing the men from the notorious detention facility.

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The United States has launched dozens of fresh military strikes against Iran following Iranian attacks on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump confirmed the retaliatory action at the NATO summit in Ankara, with US Central Command targeting Tehran's ability to control the strategic waterway.

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