Parliament moves to condemn the attacks on Israel by the militant group Hamas; A historic overhaul of gun laws in Western Australia; The Cairns Taipan's two-game NBA tour ends with a crushing loss.
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- Parliament moves to condemn the attacks on Israel by the militant group Hamas
- A historic overhaul of gun laws in Western Australia
- The Cairns Taipan's two-game NBA tour ends with a crushing loss
Australia's Parliament has moved to condemn the attacks on Israel by the militant group Hamas.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moved the motion in the lower house, saying that the chamber should express its full support for Israel and the Jewish community.
Mr Albanese says the house should "unequivocally" condemn the attacks on Israel by Hamas, calling them "the heinous acts of terrorists" that has impacted not just Israel, but innocent civilians among the Palestinian people.
"Let us be clear: Hamas is an enemy but not just of Israel; Hamas is an enemy of all peace loving Palestinian people who are left to pay a devastating price for this terrorism. Hamas honors no faith. It serves no cause but terror. It is no better than any other group in history that has clung to the twist of belief that victory can be built on the blood of the innocent."
The motion has already garnered bipartisan support.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has told the House the Hamas attack on October 7 was an act of "sheer barbarity" to create chaos.
"It has no desire for a peaceful two state solution. Its actions were just designed to derail the peace process. Hamas wants to remove Israel from the map, drive people of Jewish faith into the sea... Israel has every right to exist."
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Western Australia has announced an historic overhaul of gun laws in the state as the government seeks a balance between public safety and the interests of legitimate gun owners.
It's released a proposal that would make the state the first jurisdiction in the country to impose a limit on the number of firearms a licence holder can own.
The consultation paper also outlines eight licence types which have been developed for specific users - including primary producers, competitive shooters, and recreational shooters - and new storage requirements, which could potentially include security cameras and alarms.
Police Minister Paul Papalia says the proposed changes have been driven by a sharp increase in gun ownership across the state - and concerns around theft.
"The bottom line is that since 2009, when our system for licensing firearms was changed, Western Australian firearm numbers have increased by something like 60 percent... In the last five years, 1,769 firearms have been stolen in Western Australia. That's an equivalent of one a day."
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More than 1400 Victorian dairy workers will walk off the job to fight for better pay and conditions.
The processing workers will strike for 48 hours from Wednesday.
The United Workers Union says the companies have refused to offer fair wages and improved working conditions amid rising living costs.
Along with the wage increase, workers want personal leave accommodating their 12-hour shift pattern and community service leave for helping in natural disasters.
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Young children born with an extremely rare genetic condition will be treated as part of an Australian-first trial.
Babies diagnosed with RAG-1 deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, or RAG-1 SCID, are born without infection-fighting immune cells.
The condition leaves infants extremely vulnerable to common illnesses, with most dying from infection within their first years of life.
Participants in the trial at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute will have stem cells taken from their own bone marrow.
Their samples will be shipped to Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, where they will be genetically modified with a healthy copy of the RAG-1 gene and returned to Australia.
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Bobi Klintman's radar was off again as the Cairns Taipan's two-game NBA tour ended with a crushing 134-93 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
The Raptors set up their win with a dominant 38-17 opening quarter, the hosts also outscoring Cairns 30-10 in the final term.
NBL Next Stars recruit Klintman, who has his eyes set on being drafted in the NBA next year, went 3-of-12 from the field on the way to nine points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Klintman did pull off a big play in the third quarter against Toronto when he reached out to intercept a pass before running the length of the court for a lay-up.
