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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized Elon Musk and his social media platform X, for failing to remove online violent content. Speaking today during a television interview, the PM criticized the tech billionaire’s decision to not comply with the verdict of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. The Prime Minister's Statements and the Violent Videos: “Well, this guy is saying more about himself than...

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) assisted the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in conducting a crowd control exercise in the leadup to the general elections on April 17th. Joint Crowd Control Exercise Approximately 175 personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the AFP, and the RSIPF participated in the event at Hells Point, located on the outskirts of the capital...

Military personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) removed “potentially hazardous” uranium after locating it during a raid on a soldier’s barracks room at Holsworthy Barracks. While the ADF did confirm they removed the substances from the base, it also declined to provide further details about the incident. Sappers from the Special Operations Engineer Regiment (SOER) secured and removed the...

Update (1831 EST): The terror designation seems to have been confirmed after initial media backpedaling. Commissioner Webb has stated that the attack was motivated by “religious extremism”. https://twitter.com/joshbutler/status/1779998535741800680?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA As this publication reported earlier today, Mari Emmanuel of the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the in the Wakeley area of Sydney, NSW, Australia was stabbed. More details have just emerged of...

Update (0842 EST): The suspect has reportedly been removed from the church. Update (0812 EST): Two police officers have reportedly been injured by the rioters as they continue to demand the release of the attacker to them. https://twitter.com/AustinPollock_6/status/1779843682008797565 Update (0757 EST): The suspect reportedly carried out the attack for religious reasons, the suspect's religion has not been identified as of this post....