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- A One Nation volunteer clashes with a Liberal senator in Farrer.
- Sixteen dead after a fuel tanker and bus collision in Indonesia.
- Fans rejoice after the Victorian Premier overturns a decision not to screen the World Cup at Fed Square.
Liberal Senator James Paterson has criticised a One Nation volunteer after the pair clashed at a polling booth in the electorate of Farrer.
Video footage of the incident shows the One Nation volunteer confronting the Senator about a sign criticising the One Nation candidate, before allegedly grabbing Mr Paterson's phone.
Senator Paterson says he was prompted to film the altercation when the volunteer allegedly became aggressive.
Speaking to Sky News, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has apologised for the incident.
"We apologised to him for what happened and we've assisted, said we'll make every assistance possible if you want to undertake a police investigation that we'll encourage our volunteers who witness it to make their statements."
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Four women and nine children linked to I-S are set to return to Australia from detention camps in north-east Syria later today, with some of the women expected to face criminal charges on arrival.
At least one woman and a child are expected to land in Sydney this evening, with the remaining women and children due to arrive in Melbourne.
Australian Federal Police say some of the women could be arrested if there is enough evidence to charge them, while the children are expected to undergo reintegration and counter-extremism support programs.
Independent ACT Senator David Pocock has told Channel 9 that the children should not be blamed for decisions made by adults.
"I think the thing that we really have to distinguish here is between grown adults and children who have had no say in going overseas, and surely we want them back here in Australia, where they can both face the full force of law and also be deradicalised, rather than over somewhere else in the world where they can be radicalised and at some later date come back. So I've found the whole debate, or particularly around the children, really, really disappointing. ... Australian children deserve a second chance.”
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At least 16 people are dead after a passenger bus collision with a fuel tanker on Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Authorities say the crash happened on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency of the South Sumatra province, when an intercity bus carrying at least 20 people struck a tanker truck travelling in the opposite direction.
Four bus passengers have survived the crash and have been taken to a nearby health clinic.
Three have suffered severe burn injuries and one has sustained minor injuries.
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A toddler on the Gold Coast is in an induced coma five days after inhaling metallic dust used for cake decorations.
The fourteen month old discovered a canister of the metallic rose gold dust while his mother, baker Katie Robinson, was making a birthday cake for a friend's son.
The dust is used to add a shimmering finish to baked goods and the boys mother is calling for similar products to no longer be sold.
The toddler is at Brisbane hospital but his condition is reportedly improving.
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The Federal Government says it is considering the establishment of a national Early Education and Care Commission.
Education Minister Jason Clare says the government is working with states and territories on the plan, with the Commission to be at the top of the agenda when Education Ministers meet in July.
The Commission was a recommendation of the 2024 Productivity Commission and would have a role in ensuring equal access to affordable childcare throughout the country.
Mr Clare says that with more Australian children in early education than ever before, affordable access is crucial.
"We know that there are some places where there is oversupply and some where there is under supply. There are some places where there might be five centers in one street that are half full, and then there are other streets and other suburbs where parents can't find a place for their children, and establishing a commission like this can help to fix that, can help to address that. We want to build a system that is affordable and accessible."
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To sport, FIFA fans are rejoicing after the Victorian Premier reversed a decision not to broadcast the Socceroos World Cup matches at Fed Square.
Jacinta Allan stepped in after a flood of complaints about the original ruling, saying she disagrees with the cancellation and will overturn it.
The Melbourne Arts Precinct had announced on Wednesday that it would not air the matches at the iconic location, citing inappropriate behaviour during previous World Cup screenings.
But Ms Allan says that behaviour comes from a small cohort, and there will be zero tolerance for bad behaviour on site.
