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- A fatal police shooting reported in Queensland;
- The government announces plans to crack down on unregistered NDIS providers who overcharge clients;
- Kenya's marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies at the age of 24.
A man has been fatally shot by police officers on Queensland's north coast.
Queensland Police say the man was killed in Ilbilbie, a small town about 75km south of Mackay, earlier this morning.
He is reported to have died at the scene.
No other information has been provided by police regarding the circumstances that led to the shooting.
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Over 60 people have reportedly been killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on the southern border city of Rafah in Gaza.
The strike has come despite warnings from aid organisations and the international political community, including the Australian government, not to proceed, with more than 1.4 million Palestinians seeking refuge there.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said many civilians displaced in the north have moved south to Rafah, often under Israeli direction, and Israel now must exercise "special care" in relation to these civilians.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there are options available to them.
REPORTER: "They can't just disappear. Where are they supposed to go?"
NETANYAHU: "The areas that we've cleared north of Rafah, plenty of areas there. But we are working out a detailed plan to do so."
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A new taskforce has been launched for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The taskforce will advise the government on the best way to revamp the NDIS registration system to make it more transparent and targeted, and crack down on unregistered providers who are under-servicing and over-charging customers.
Around 16,000 providers are registered, while just over 150,000 businesses and individuals have submitted invoices to be paid.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says mandatory registration of providers could be an option to make things better for disabled Australians.
"In the last 10 years, there's been two systems in the NDIS, one for registered providers, and then unregistered providers. What we want to do is bring together our system so that we can ensure the safety, wellbeing, and quality of services for people on the NDIS. Australians on the NDIS deserve nothing less than the best - and that's what we're going to give them."
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A new report says too many children in Australia still cannot read properly - something that could cost them dearly in the long run.
The Grattan Institute report has found one in three children are not meeting Naplan standards for literacy, with students who struggle to read more likely to end up in poorly paid jobs or unemployed.
The Institute says that according to their calculations, sub-par reading performance also costs the Australian economy, roughly $40 billion over the lifetimes of those most acutely impacted.
Education program director Hunter Jordana says the situation is entirely preventable, and an "education revolution" is needed to address it.
"Having a ten year target will help focus government efforts over a sustained period of time, because of course implementing these changes isn't easy. It will take time and a lot of work, but it'll be worth it."
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Health authorities in Queensland are warning of an elevated risk of a mosquito-borne disease known as Ross River Virus.
The virus has been detected in 31 mosquito trappings across the state.
There have been no human cases found in the state yet, but the virus has an incubation period of around two weeks.
Queensland Chief Health Officer John Gerrard has urged residents to try their best to avoid mosquito bites.
"Symptoms that people typically experience include fever, chills, headache, joint and muscle pains, and stiffness, as well as tiredness and fatigue. You can also experience a rash on your body, your arms and your legs."
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Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum from Kenya has died in a car accident at the age of 24.
Kiptum was reportedly driving his Rwandan coach and a woman in a car in the Rift Valley late when the crash occurred.
Mr Kiptum's world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds was set in October 2023, and ratified by World Athletics just five days ago.
Kiptum had clocked three of the seven fastest marathon times in history.
