Pauline Hanson apologises over comments about First Nations people; Snowtown killer James Vlassakis wins his bid for freedom; And Mitch Marsh to play his 100th One Day International for Australia.
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- Pauline Hanson apologises over comments about First Nations people and the PM's late mother.
- Snowtown killer James Vlassakis wins his bid for freedom.
- Mitch Marsh to play his 100th One Day International for Australia.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has apologised for comments about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's late mother and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Senator Hanson mocked Mr Albanese's account of growing up in public housing and questioned why his mother remained in the same property for decades.
Speaking to reporters in Canberra earlier today, she said she did not intend her comments about the Prime Minister's mother to be taken in a negative way.
"I don't think my comments were derogatory towards his mother at all. I was referring to housing commission at that time. So, if he's taken offence to it then I'm sorry for that."
Senator Hanson has also offered a qualified apology after describing First Nations people as "the most primitive race on Earth".
Reporter: "You've used the word 'primitive'. Will you apologise for that?"
Hanson: "If I've offended people then I will apologise for that."
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One of the men convicted over South Australia's notorious Snowtown murders will be released on parole after 26 years in prison.
The South Australian government had sought a review of the Parole Board's decision to release James Vlassakis, and the Parole Administrative Review Commissioner has found there were no grounds to overturn it.
Vlassakis was the youngest of four men involved in the so-called "bodies in the barrels" killings, which claimed 12 lives between 1992 and 1999.
He pleaded guilty to four murders and was also a key prosecution witness against fellow killers John Bunting and Robert Wagner.
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Australia's spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is warning Australian children are being radicalised online through video games, encrypted platforms and algorithm-driven social media.
A new Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry has been formed to understand how this is happening, why young people are increasingly vulnerable and what needs to change.
ASIO says one-in-five counter-terrorism investigations now involve young people.
The committee chairman is senator Raff Ciccone, who told 2GB radio station the committee will investigate how online games can be used to radicalise young Australians.
"It's not so much the game itself but the game allows our kids to chat to people online and unfortunately we have people who are preying on our kids."
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The Trump administration is moving to scrap carbon emission limits for coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it's repealing most requirements introduced in 2024, with the rollback expected to face legal challenges.
EPA chief Lee Zeldin says the changes will save American families 310 billion US dollars, while fossil fuel power plants account for about a quarter of the country's climate pollution.
He says the changes amount to the largest power sector deregulatory action in US history.
“We have an abundance of natural resources to deliver. Our policies must meet our abilities. Today we are repealing the majority of the burdensome 2024 requirements so that Americans can benefit from our nation's full energy potential. We are also proposing to rescind all remaining greenhouse gas emission standards for power plants, all of them."
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The United Nations (UN) says Israeli drones have been dropping explosive-filled containers in southern Lebanon.
UN peacekeepers have also recorded extensive Israeli military activity in the area, including dozens of airstrikes in recent days.
The UN says Israeli personnel also stopped a peacekeeping patrol for two hours on Sunday and has called for its forces to be allowed to operate without obstruction.
UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq says peacekeepers have been closely monitoring the Israeli military activity.
"Of particular concern is the continued use of explosive-filled jerrycans. Between Thursday and Sunday, peacekeepers observed IDF drones dropping jerrycans in the vicinity of Al-Mansouri. All subsequently detonated, with at least nine explosions triggered on Saturday alone."
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In cricket news, Australian veteran Mitch Marsh once dreamt of playing for Zimbabwe — and now he's about to register his 100th One Day International cap for Australia in Zimbabwe.
The now 34-year-old spent much of his childhood years in Harare because his father Geoff, who was a former Australian cricketer, was Zimbabwe's head coach from October 2001 to September 2004.
Mitch Marsh says he feels honoured to reach the milestone with the baggy green, ahead of tonight's opening game of a three-match One Day International (ODI) Series between Australia and Zimbabwe.
It will be Australia's sixth visit to the country for a representative cricket match. Australia's first for 50-over matches in the country since 2014, and the first Australian visit of any kind since a T20 series in 2018.
