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- The mayor of a Lebanese town where an Australian man, his brother and his wife were killed says he's shocked by the attack.
- At least six Argentinians detained during an anti-government protest...
- LawConnect has come from behind to claim the Sydney to Hobart line honours in a thrilling finale.
The mayor of the Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil says an attack which killed two Australian brothers and one of their wives was a complete shock.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed the death of two Australian brothers Ali Bazzi and Ibrahim Bazzi, as well as Ibrahim's wife Shorouq Hammoud in an air strike yesterday.
Hezbollah announced the killing of Ali Bazzi, claiming him as one of the Shi'ite Muslim group's fighters.
Mayor Afif Bazzi says his town is neutral in the middle east conflict and the air strike was a complete shock.
"It was a surprise that the Israelis hit a civilian neighbourhood, people are living normally, they have not fled. We did not flee Bint Jbeil, all residents are still in Bint Jbeil. We hear the bombardment and the shelling but it was still far away, the town was neutral but we were surprised that a civilian neighbourhood was hit, civilians, a groom who came from Australia to take his bride. They were spending time together along with his brother at his brother’s house, really it was a surprise for us."
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Asked about the incident, the Israeli military says one of its jets had struck a Hezbollah military site overnight in Lebanon.
The Australian Government continues to advise citizens to not travel to Lebanon due to the volatile security situation.
At least six Argentinians have been detained during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires.
Earlier today, worker organisations congregated outside the Justice Palace to demonstrate against 300 measures presented last week by the new President Javier Milei to deregulate the South American country's economy.
The measures are aimed to aid a severely wounded economy but but demonstrators say they stand against the basic social rights and wages of working people.
The unions asked a court for a prior injunction to block measures scrapping labour protections, but a judge rejected the appeal noting the decree has not entered effect yet.
It does so on Friday.
This activist Eduardo Belliboni claims the measures will make conditions for struggling workers even worse.
“There is a violation of workers’ fundamental rights in Argentina. They are attacking our wages. People are being denied to protest brutal adjustments that will affect the poor. Workers are suffering in decreases in their wages by a government that benefits the interests of the big business owners.”
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Police are investigating whether two car fires in suburban Melbourne are linked to a suspected gangland-linked shooting days earlier.
Officers were called to a car fire on Major Road at Fawkner in Melbourne's north early this morning.
Shortly after, they found a second vehicle torched at the intersection of William Street and Lowson Street, about a three minutes' drive away.
Both vehicles were severely damaged but nobody was injured in the fires.
Victoria Police say they're investigating whether the suspicious blazes were linked, and whether the fires were also connected to a shooting at a Major Road property on Saturday.
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In sailing,
LawConnect has come from behind to claim the Sydney to Hobart line honours, soaring past fellow supermaxi Andoo Comanche in a thrilling finale.
LawConnect, runner-up in the past three events, edged across the River Derwent finish line 51 seconds ahead of her rival.
The pair, who were neck-and-neck the whole race, played cat-and-mouse in light winds as they neared the finish.
It is the second-closest finish in Sydney to Hobart history after Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by a mere seven seconds in 1982.
The final finish time of LawConnect, skippered and owned by Christian Beck, was one day, 19 hours, three minutes and 58 seconds.
Christian Beck's son Indy, told Channel Seven's Sunrise that he couldn't believe his dad had done it.
"To be honest, when Comanche got that puff I thought that was the moment, race done. Like, pack it up, I thought it was done for. I just don't believe it to be honest. That's the greatest comeback in sailing I reckon, it was absolutely amazing."
