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- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies aged 47
- Opposition leader Peter Dutton criticises the government after reports of a suspected boat arrival
- Indigenous Men's All-Stars beat the Maori All Stars in Townsville
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, according to the prison service of the region where he had been serving his sentence.
In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny "felt unwell" after going for a walk on Friday, and "almost immediately lost consciousness".
It said that medical staff had been called, but that they were unable to resuscitate him.
The cause of death is being established...he was 47.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an announcement while on his visit to Berlin.
"We have just learned, as the Chancellor has just said, that Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison. Obviously, he was killed by Putin, like thousands of others who have been tormented, tortured because of this one person. Putin doesn't care who dies, as long as he retains his position. And that is why he must not keep anything - Putin must lose everything, he must not retain anything and must be held accountable for what he has done."
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has slammed the government after reports of a suspected boat arrival in Western Australia.
A Beagle Bay resident told SBS News that police were questioning a group of men in Beagle Bay, about 100 kilometres north of Broome, who are believed to have arrived from Pakistan by boat.
They had arrived at the local store and paid cash for bottles of water.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is yet to be briefed on the issue, but Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he believes Mr Albanese has shown a weakness that has been identified by people smugglers.
“The Prime Minister is showing a lack of leadership, a lack of strength and a weakness that is music to the ears of these people smugglers. The people smugglers will take the money and they'll put people on boats. They don't care whether the boats sink or not. And this is the 12th arrival, over 300 people have come illegally by boat, and the Prime Minister needs to get control of this situation because clearly Minister O'Neil is not."
Border Force have told SBS News in a statement that it was undertaking an operation in the north west of Western Australia and that no one who travels unauthorised by boat will ever be allowed to settle permanently in Australia.
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The federal government has rejected a proposal that pharmacists should be allowed to sell anti-viral treatments for COVID-19 over the counter.
It came as a response was handed down to a House of Representatives inquiry into long COVID.
The government said such anti-viral treatments should only be available to patients with a prescription from a doctor.
The long COVID inquiry handed down its findings in April 2023 and made nine recommendations, which included a nationally co-ordinated research program into the condition.
The report urged that eligible patients under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme should be able to access antivirals at pharmacies.
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There is concern among Julian Assange's team on how the British Government would handle it if the Wikileak's founder lost his appeal next week.
There is a possibility appeal could be lodged with the European Court of Human Rights.
But there's worry Assange could be put on a plane before this happens.
Kristin Hraffnson is the current Editor of Wikileaks.
“There are examples where people have been brought from the courthouse… straight to the airport to be flown out on a rendition plane…so we prepare for the worst case scenario.”
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The Israeli military says its special forces are still inside the Nasser hospital in Gaza.
It comes as fears grow for patients at the site, with the World Health Organisation saying the facility urgently needs fuel.
Israel says it has caught dozens of terror suspects inside the hospital.
But Hamas has dismissed that claim as lies, saying five people have died after generators failed.
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United States popstar, Taylor Swift says she has played to the biggest crowd of her career of while performing at Melbourne's Cricket Ground last night.
She had an audience of around 96,000 people attend.
It was part of her first night in The Eras Tour she's doing in Australia.
Her concerts are expected to provide an economic boost for Victoria and NSW, with Swifties from interstate and overseas coming to see her.
This was Taylor Swift speaking to fans on the night.
"This is the biggest show that we have done on this tour, or any tour I have ever done."
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The Indigenous Men's All-Stars have beat the Maori All Stars by 22-14 in Townsville.
While it was the New Zealanders who got first points on the board, winger Josh Addo Carr came in quick to help change the game.
He scored the Indigenous side a comfortable 8-point lead at half time.
Two more tries cemented the win for the Australian men.
