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- The US Consulate in Sydney vandalised for the second time this year;
- High hopes for Queensland night life with the appointment of a new commissioner;
- Six people injured in an off-road race in the Northern Territory.
The US Consulate in Sydney has been vandalised for the second time this year.
New South Wales Police say windows have been smashed and pro-Palestinian symbols spray painted in red across the door.
The same building was sprayed with graffiti in April.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he's dismayed by the vandalism, saying that such attacks do nothing to help anyone.
"It's not the Australian way.... People should have respectful political debate and discourse. That's in everyone's interest. People are traumatised by what is going on in the Middle East, particularly those with relatives either in Israel or the Palestinian occupied territories. And I just say again - reiterate my call - to turn the heat down."
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Shoppers have been told not to panic-buy eggs - and that it's still safe to eat them - after a mounting bird flu outbreak prompted a supermarket giant to introduce purchase limits.
Coles customers in every state and territory, except Western Australia, can now only buy a maximum of two egg cartons.
The H7N3 strain of bird flu has been detected on five egg farms in Victoria's southwest, with more than half a million chickens euthanised in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says consumers should feel reassured by what authorities are doing to control the outbreak.
"The work that the Victorian government is doing to euthanise infected poultry on those farms means there's no risk of contaminated eggs getting into the system, the supply system. It's also important to remember that the strain of avian flu that we see in Victoria is not the particularly deadly strain that we have seen in other countries around the world. That's the way we intend to keep it."
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Queensland has unveiled plans to appoint a Night Life Economy Commissioner, in a bid to support the state's small businesses and live music scene.
Premier Steven Miles says the commissioner's job would be to support and enhance the night time economy and aim to prevent further closures of beloved venues.
He says businesses have been battling increasingly higher costs including rising rents against a backdrop of lower consumer spending.
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A Gamilaroi elder who has dedicated her life to improving education opportunities for Indigenous people has become one of the 737 Australians recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list.
Aunty Beryl van Oploo has taught hospitality and employment skills for fifty years, first at TAFE and then through the Job Ready program she developed in Sydney's Redfern 18 years ago.
At 81, she still runs the Yaama Barrgay catering company, working alongside former students and promoting the use of Indigenous ingredients.
"There was nowhere for us to find employment for our students that we trained. So I set up my own catering company. So I became the employer as well. Not to make money, but to give our mob an opportunity to work and then eventually go on their own journey."
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Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has called for the King's Birthday Honours List to be reserved for outstanding members of the community, not politicians.
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews and former Western Australia premier Mark McGowan have been made Companions (AC) of the Order of Australia for their service to parliament and public health.
But Ms Lambie has told Channel 9 she finds it absurd that politicians are rewarded in this way.
"You know, I always find it bizarre that we get paid an absurd amount of money as politicians and you want to give us awards... We get paid to do the job for you. We shouldn't be getting awards on top of it. Full stop."
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In international news:
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for a third term.
People with O blood-type have been urged to make donations in the UK following a ransomware attack affecting data at major London hospitals.
Affected hospitals cannot currently match patients' blood at the same frequency as usual - but O blood-type is safe to use for all patients.
And the man who attacked Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredericksen at the weekend has been sentenced to 12 days in custody.
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An unexpected campfire blast has injured six people at Australia's toughest off-road race.
Northern Territory Police say six Victorians aged between 18 and 23 were hurt during a "serious mishap" at the Finke Desert Race, 70 kilometres from Alice Springs.
Five have been flown interstate for treatment.
The incident is under investigation, but several witnesses are understood to have told police it was the result of a shock absorber exploding without warning.
