A 36-year-old man, Mahmoud Atwa, led police on an extensive pursuit across Sydney's south-west from Liverpool to Greenacre in a high-powered BMW. The chase ended on Roberts Road in Greenacre where Atwa allegedly reversed into a police constable before officers fired rubber shots and tasered him. Police discovered approximately $1,200 in cash, an allegedly stolen garage key, and four mobile phones inside the vehicle.

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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has publicly criticised the Federal Labor Government's budget for failing to address bracket creep, which occurs when wage increases push workers into higher tax brackets. Minns argues that frontline workers including nurses, teachers and transport workers are being negatively impacted by the government's approach of offering a $250 annual tax offset rather than indexing tax brackets to inflation. The dispute marks a significant internal conflict within the Labor Party, with a state premier directly challenging the Prime Minister's budget policies.

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Five Italian scuba divers and a local rescue diver died during a marine research expedition in a sea cave in the Maldives. The divers descended to 50 metres and failed to return after one hour and 45 minutes, with their bodies later discovered in the deepest chamber of the cave. A high-risk recovery operation involving three specialist deep divers is now underway to retrieve the bodies from the narrow, dark cave system.

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The federal government's proposed trust tax changes introduce a minimum 30% tax rate on distributions from approximately 850,000 discretionary trusts in Australia. Trusts established before budget night and farming trusts are exempt from the new measures. Beneficiaries who previously paid tax at their marginal rate of 15% or lower will now face the 30% minimum, whilst those already paying above 30% remain unaffected.

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A spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta recipe uses roasted pumpkin soup as a creamy sauce base, creating a vegetarian winter meal. The dish features large pasta shells filled with fresh ricotta, wilted spinach, mozzarella, parmesan, lemon and garlic, then baked in Coles' roasted pumpkin la zuppa soup. Courtney Rolston from Cooking with Coles demonstrates the technique, which takes approximately 20 minutes to bake at 180 degrees.

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A nationwide search is underway to find a successor to Bear, a koala detection dog who located over 100 koalas during the Black Summer bushfires before retiring earlier this year. The International Fund for Animal Welfare is seeking a rescue dog around two years old with high energy and hyper-focus to be trained in detecting the scent of live koalas in need of rescue. The organisation only recruits rescue dogs, with training involving specialist techniques using play and ball rewards rather than food, requiring dogs with no interest in chasing animals.

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Three female participants from Married at First Sight UK have made serious sexual assault allegations against TV network Channel 4 and production company CPL during a BBC Panorama investigation. Channel 4 has commissioned an external review, shelved the next series scheduled to air in seven weeks, and removed all previous seasons from streaming. The allegations raise significant questions about duty of care and participant welfare protocols across reality television productions.

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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached over 500 infections with 131 deaths, including one death in Uganda. The Bondembuyo species of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines or medicines, has prompted the United States to close borders to non-citizens from the affected region. The World Health Organisation is convening meetings as health experts recommend screening measures for travellers from the Ituri region, which has porous borders with Uganda and South Sudan.

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Donald Trump has called Iran the bully of the Middle East and reaffirmed his demand that the country have no nuclear capabilities. The US President announced he is putting planned strikes against Iran on hold, stating he hopes to avoid war but may order another significant military action. Trump made these threats while showing off a White House ballroom construction site.

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A 28-year-old man has died and four others are injured following a suspected home invasion and shooting in Canley Vale, Sydney's southwest. The incident occurred around 8pm when several men allegedly broke into a home and opened fire. Family members drove the five victims to various hospitals across the city, where forensic crews are treating the scene as an active crime investigation.

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