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🚨 MACHETE-WIELDING GANG CARJACKS 71-YEAR-OLD MAN

A 71-year-old man was allegedly confronted by a group of five people, some armed with machetes, after arriving at a motel in Goondiwindi, Queensland, early Monday morning.

The group allegedly threatened him and stole his Toyota LandCruiser, which was later found abandoned across the NSW border at Toomelah Mission. The victim was not physically injured and police are still investigating.

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⚠️ EIGHT AFRICAN TEENS CHARGED WITH MURDER OVER HOUSE PARTY ATTACK

Eight African teenagers aged 17 to 19 have been charged with murder after 21-year-old Jongkuch Achieu was allegedly bashed at a house party in Bahrs Scrub, south of Brisbane, and later died from his injuries.

The accused are alleged gang members. Police say the group arrived armed with various weapons and a “preconceived plan” to cause harm, while Queensland’s Organised Crime Gangs Group is assisting the investigation.

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🚨 NOTICER NEWS RETURNS TO X

Noticer News is back on X after its account was withheld over what the platform said was a legal demand, though the outlet says it still does not know whether a legal demand was actually made or what it related to.

Noticer says X rejected multiple appeals before allowing a name change pending review. It also says Facebook demonetised the outlet and Meta restricted its reach across Facebook and Instagram over the same period.

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👀 HANSON: LABOR’S MIGRATION ‘CRACKDOWN’ STILL MEANS 1M MORE MIGRANTS

Pauline Hanson has accused Labor of disguising its migration policy as a crackdown while still planning for roughly another one million net migrants over the next four years.

Hanson says Australians have little reason to trust the government’s numbers after migration repeatedly exceeded Labor’s own forecasts, including a forecast of 235,000 in 2022 before more than 538,000 was recorded.

Labor is expected to keep net overseas migration at around 225,000 a year from 2027. Hanson argues continued high migration will keep adding pressure to housing, rents and public services.

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⚠️ THREE TEENS GRANTED BAIL AFTER GOOD SAMARITAN SHOPKEEPER KILLED

Melbourne shopkeeper Van Viet Truong, 60, died after allegedly being bashed by a group of youths when he stepped in to stop them stealing from a nearby store in Sunshine.

A 15-year-old boy remains in custody charged with manslaughter, but two 14-year-old girls and a 12-year-old boy have been granted bail. The court cited factors including their age, lack of criminal history and alleged roles in the attack.

The decisions have sparked anger in the community, with Truong remembered as a well-known local who had run his grocery store with his wife for 30 years.

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👀 ANOTHER NEAR-MISS AT SYDNEY AIRPORT

A Gold Coast-bound Jetstar flight was forced to brake suddenly after coming within metres of a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 being towed across Sydney Airport. A crew member was injured in the sudden stop.

This is now the second serious near-miss at Sydney Airport in just two weeks. What is going on there?

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🚨 YOUTH CRIME ANGER BOILS OVER AFTER ALLEGED VIGILANTE ATTACK

A 57-year-old man has been charged after allegedly chasing two 12-year-old boys through Mildura’s Langtree Mall and striking them with his Ford Ranger, leaving both seriously injured. Police are investigating whether the incident was linked to damage at a nearby shopfront shortly beforehand.

Mildura MP Jade Benham told 9News it was alleged the man was defending his wife’s business, which had been targeted before. While condemning the attack, she said the community is “so fed up with the rinse and repeat justice system that is Victoria right now.”

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🚨 TEEN SHOT TWICE IN TARGETED SYDNEY ATTACK

An 18-year-old man has been hospitalised after being shot twice in the chest on Banksia Street in Greenacre, Sydney’s south-west, before being driven around the corner and left in an abandoned car.

Police believe the shooting was targeted. A burnt-out Toyota Hilux found in Granville hours later has been linked to the attack, while the gunmen remain on the run.

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👀 LABOR DELAYS MIGRATION CRACKDOWN AFTER CABINET PUSHBACK

Tony Burke’s planned speech announcing tougher migration controls was cancelled at the last minute after Labor ministers reportedly raised concerns about backlash from the Greens and accusations the government was “demonising migrants”.

The delay comes as net overseas migration remains above target and One Nation gains support. Labor insists the crackdown will still proceed, including tighter deportation appeal rules, but the announcement has now been pushed back.

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⁉️ WESTERN SYDNEY MAN CHARGED OVER NAZI WEAPONS IMPORT

A 41-year-old St Marys man has been charged after Border Force allegedly intercepted a package declared as kitchen utensils containing knuckle dusters marked with Nazi symbols.

AFP officers later raided his home and allegedly seized extremist paraphernalia and a photo showing him performing a Nazi salute at a museum. He was granted conditional bail and will return to court next month.

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🚨 WOMAN HUNTED AFTER RUNNING OVER MAN WITH HIS OWN CAR

A 68-year-old man is fighting for life after a woman allegedly stole his Honda CR-V from the driveway of his Heidelberg West home in Melbourne’s north-east and ran him over as he tried to stop her.

His wife found him critically injured on the road moments later. Police say the woman, who had been seen loitering around nearby homes before the attack, remains on the run.

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⁉️ 81-YEAR-OLD GUNMAN MAKES LEISURELY GETAWAY

An 81-year-old man allegedly tried to shoot a 23-year-old at a workshop in Hoppers Crossing, but the firearm failed to discharge and no one was injured.

CCTV then captured him slowly walking back to his Ford Falcon and driving away. Victoria Police’s Air Wing located the car nearby, where he surrendered without incident.

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👀 ONE NATION PUTS “SOFT” VICTORIAN JUDGES ON NOTICE

Pauline Hanson has proposed an independent board to scrutinise judges whose sentences fail to meet community expectations, with consequences potentially including removal from office.

New Victorian One Nation leader Warren Pickering also vowed to scrap the state’s “tag-and-release” electronic monitoring system, while Hanson raised mandatory sentencing as another option ahead of November’s election.

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🚨 35,000 YOUNG HOME BUYERS EXPOSED AS PROPERTY PRICES FALL

Around 35,000 recent first-home buyers are at risk of negative equity after entering the market through Labor’s expanded 5% Deposit Scheme.

The scheme allowed young Australians to buy with deposits as low as 5%, with the government guaranteeing part of the loan and removing lenders mortgage insurance, encouraging many to purchase years before they had built the larger deposit and financial buffer normally needed to withstand falling prices.

More than $230 billion has now been wiped from Australia’s housing market in just four months. Further price falls could erase these buyers’ deposits and leave them owing more than their homes are worth.

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