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Bengal Tea Farmer Kidnapped, Taken To Bangladesh To Secure Intruder's Release

A video has also emerged where Gope can be heard saying that he would be released from captivity if India releases Tamiz Uddin, the Bangladeshi intruder arrested by BSF.

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A Californian City Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyberattack On Emergency Systems

Cybersecurity experts from both private firms and government agencies are examining the compromised systems to safely restore municipal operations.

Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group

Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part of a conservative factional group, saying he told members “not to keep going” after it became “toxic”.Consultant and lobbyist, Jeremy Greenwood, 37, who is named in two of the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (Icac) allegations as part of Operation Rosny, gave evidence on Monday. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: SA premier announces royal commission into AI and ‘how it will be deployed’; Albanese confirms Labor will amend gambling legislation

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.But we’ve confirmed by other means that they are not.The undersupply of housing combined with population growth is expected to partially offset the impact of higher interest rates and recent federal government policy changes on the housing market. Continue reading...

Two workers were temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney Airport

Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it. Continue reading...