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- Pakistan launches a counterattack against India, after accusing it of targeting three military bases
- Labor claims victory in the seat of Bullwinkel in Western Australia
- An expansion announced for the FIFA Women's World Cup from 2031
Pakistan officials have confirmed it has started a military operation against India, after accusing the country of targeting three military bases.
Pakistan says strikes targeted Indian army infrastructure and bases, including an air force base in Indian-administered Kashmir; as well as a military air field and a missile storage site in the Indian state of Punjab.
Tensions over the flashpoint region of Kashmir have spilled over into the worst fighting between the countries in decades.
There have been daily clashes since Wednesday when India launched strikes inside Pakistan, calling it retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir in April.
Pakistan has denied India's accusations that it was involved in the attack.
In Indian-administered Kashmir, this resident says the drone and artillery strikes have continued for days now.
"There was heavy shelling during the night. People were disturbed. Around 200 of us were in a bunker. The shells dropped around the bunker as well. The glass panes of two houses were shattered. One was injured so badly that he might not survive."
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Labor has claimed victory in the Western Australian seat of Bullwinkel.
The country's newest federal electorate is named in honour of pioneering nurse and war hero Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel.
A former nurse herself, Labor's candidate Trish Cook says she is grateful for the support of voters.
In a statement on social media, she says she will continue her work of advocating for the community.
The final postal and absentee votes are being counted, with Ms Cook ahead with more than 600 votes - a lead which Labor believes the Liberals cannot overtake.
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Australians have attended rallies held in cities and towns across Australia to call for stronger action on gendered violence.
Organisers say the event is being held to remember the 24 women who have allegedly been killed by violence in 2025, according to Australian Femicide Watch.
In Brisbane, Aboriginal Elder Aunty Catherine told attendees, the violence must stop.
"And women should be free. Young children, girls, boys should be free in this country and every other country, without being violated."
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The names of 690 migrants who now call Australia home have been added to the National Monument to Migration - at a ceremony in Sydney.
Hundreds of community representatives attended the event celebrating the addition of the new names of migrants from 61 different countries.
The first names were added in 1999 - and the latest additions will bring the total to nearly 34,500.
Violet Torbey says she is honoured to have her name added to the monument - and to share her family's story of migrating from Lebanon.
"The earliest of my ancestors who came did come in 1891. In fact, there were three siblings. And the one who wasn't married, Catherine, married a well-known Lebanese merchant in Redfern and he was widely known in those days. He had a big store. And he helped maybe thousands, but certainly hundreds of Lebanese in Australia. He would give them goods, send them out to different country towns and then they would sell tohse goods, make some money, come back, get new goods and go again."
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Football's world governing body FIFA has announced that the Women's World Cup is expanding from 32 to 48 teams from 2031 onwards.
The 48-team World Cup will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 - the same number as the expanded men's World Cup in 2026. It will also extend the tournament by one week.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says it's an important moment for the sport.
"And this is a very, very important message on what FIFA is doing for the development of the women's game. Not just in a few countries, but literally all over the world. Everyone, every girl, every woman in every corner of the world can hope, aspire to participate in the FIFA Women's World Cup."
Mr Infantino also announced the FIFA Council has agreed to create an Afghan refugee women’s team.
