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- Iran says war with US and Israel far from over.
- The search for a missing five-year-old enters its fourth day.
- The Papua New Guinea Chiefs set to start life with the services of two big stars.
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Iran's army spokesman says his country does not consider the war with the United States and Israel to be over.
Iranian army spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami Nia, says the coordination between the army and the Revolutionary Guard has increased during the recent war.
He says the Iranian army's naval forces control the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz, while the Revolutionary Guard is responsible for security in the western part.
"We don't consider the war to be over, from the day the war stopped, or in other words there was a ceasefire or silence in the battlefield. Because there is no trust in America and our enemies. Just as we have always done during the war, we have made serious efforts to update our targets, update our target bank."
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Police in the Northern Territory say the search for a missing girl near Alice Springs is their "number one priority."
Five-year-old Sharon Granites was last seen by her family when she was taken to bed at her home near Alice Springs late on Saturday and was reported missing early Sunday morning.
Authorities yesterday said they believe she is still alive and dozens of volunteer searchers assisted police and other officials.
47-year-old Jefferson Lewis is believed to have lured Sharon away from her Old Timers town camp residence.
Mr Lewis had been released from prison just six days earlier.
His offending includes multiple aggravated assaults, breaching domestic violence orders, resisting police and breaching bail.
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has defended his government's decision to delay legislation that would ban the phrase 'globalise the intifada' in the state.
Some advocates oppose the plan, saying it's a call for nonviolent solidarity with Palestine and that outlawing it would infringe on the constitutionally implied right to political communication.
Queensland has already banned the phrase and Mr Minns says he is watching to see whether that legislation can withstand an expected court challenge.
He's told Sydney radio station 2GB the government is conscious its legislation targeting the pro-Palestine movement been overturned in the past.
"The truth is that we've had our challenges in the Supreme Court. The Harbour Bridge protest, which we opposed, police opposed, was reversed in the court; protests outside places of worship, we lost a challenge in the Supreme Court; and just recently, what we thought were common sense changes to protest laws after a terrorism event were defeated in the Court of Appeal. And I don't want to be in a situation where we move legislation have it defeated in the Supreme Court, because my suspicion is you'll see more of that phrase being uttered, not less."
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Homelessness New South Wales have backed urgent calls for a coronial inquest into the death of international student, Bikram Lama.
Mr Lama was found near St James' Station in Hyde Park in central Sydney last December, where he had been rough sleeping.
His death has prompted concerns about the systemic failures facing people experiencing homelessness, with the organisation estimating that one in five people who are sleeping rough in the Sydney city region do not currently hold a visa.
Homelessness New South Wales Chief Executive Dom Rowe has told SBS Nepali that an inquest is vital to understand the circumstances of Mr Lama's death.
"We need to ensure that everyone that is living in New South Wales and across Australia is given the dignity of life that we expect most humans or all humans to have. We need the investigation to take place with, uh, in a proper court, so that we can get to the bottom of what happened to Mr Lama and of course, the thing we want to ensure is that what happened to Mr Lama just doesn't happen again."
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To sport and in rugby league,
The N-R-L's new Papua New Guinea side looks to be starting life with the services of two well-known stars.
South Sydney winger and all time record try scorer Alex Johnston has confirmed he has signed for the side, while Wests Tigers playmaker Jarome Luai is expected to confirm at a press conference this morning he will also join.
Luai visited Papua New Guinea last weekend with his family on a private jet, where he met the country's Prime Minister, James Marape.
The P-N-G Chiefs, whose existence is backed by funding from the Australian federal government, will come into the NRL in 2028.
