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Protests loom as Australian aid worker shot at in Gaza

Protests loom as Australian aid worker shot at in Gaza

Pro-Palestine rallies are set to be held across the nation as it emerged another Australian aid worker has been shot at in Gaza.

Man jailed for firearm offences linked to tobacco wars

Man jailed for firearm offences linked to tobacco wars

Man jailed for firearm offences linked to tobacco wars

Man jailed for firearm offences linked to tobacco wars

A man who stored a handgun in a fridge has been handed a three-month prison term for firearm offences after Victorian tobacco war detectives arrested him.

More than 20 guns, mortar shell uncovered after robbery

More than 20 guns, mortar shell uncovered after robbery

More than 20 guns, mortar shell uncovered after robbery

More than 20 guns, mortar shell uncovered after robbery

Police have found a military mortar shell and dozens of other weapons as part of an investigation into a robbery in Melbourne's southeast.

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Hi-tech guns for frigates to give navy edge at sea

Hi-tech guns for frigates to give navy edge at sea

Australia's Hunter class frigates will pack more firepower with the navy to spend $380 million on new weaponry.

North Korea fires second ballistic missile, condemns US

North Korea fires second ballistic missile, condemns US

South Korean and Japanese officials say North Korea has fired what appears to be a long-range ballistic missile, its second aggression in less than 12 hours.

Hefty fine threat as sale of knives to youths faces ban

Hefty fine threat as sale of knives to youths faces ban

New laws that ban the sale of knives, certain gel blasters, tomahawks and machetes to juveniles in Queensland also carry hefty fines for offending retailers.

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

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'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

Police are investigating after a preacher in Sydney delivered a speech warning the government was "pushing Muslims into a corner" and "jihad is the solution".

Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok

Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok

Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok

Kim heads home after final stop in Russia's Vladivostok

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is on his way back home after a six-day trip to Russia.

North Korea's Kim heads home from Russia's far east

North Korea's Kim heads home from Russia's far east

North Korea's Kim heads home from Russia's far east

North Korea's Kim heads home from Russia's far east

North Korea's Kim Jong-un is leaving Russia after touring its Pacific Sea Fleet equipped with strategic nuclear submarines among other military vessels.

N Korea fires two ballistic missiles with Kim in Russia

N Korea fires two ballistic missiles with Kim in Russia

N Korea fires two ballistic missiles with Kim in Russia

N Korea fires two ballistic missiles with Kim in Russia

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea and Japan.

North Korea's Kim in Russia amid US warnings on arms

North Korea's Kim in Russia amid US warnings on arms

North Korea's Kim in Russia amid US warnings on arms

North Korea's Kim in Russia amid US warnings on arms

Kim Jong-un has arrived in Russia after leaving Pyongyang on his private train, ahead of an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

US supply of depleted uranium shells 'criminal': Russia

US supply of depleted uranium shells 'criminal': Russia

US supply of depleted uranium shells 'criminal': Russia

US supply of depleted uranium shells 'criminal': Russia

Russia has denounced Washington’s plan to provide the Ukrainian military with ammunition containing depleted uranium.

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korea's Kim orders more missiles before US drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a drastic increase in production of weapons, with the US saying he intends to supply them to Russia.

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Qld mulls next move after court overturns knife ban

Students will be allowed to carry knives in Queensland schools for genuine religious purposes after a landmark decision by the Court of Appeal.

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