A man from Victoria becomes the fourth person arrested after being released from immigration detention; A 58-year-old man arrested by the FBI for the death of two Queensland police officers; and the Matildas end the year on a sour note, losing their second friendly against Canada.
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- A man from Victoria becomes the fourth person arrested after being released from immigration detention.
- A 58-year-old man arrested by the FBI for the death of two Queensland police officers.
- The Matildas end the year on a sour note, losing their second friendly against Canada.
A Victorian man has become the fourth man released from immigration detention to be arrested for breaching his visa conditions.
The 45-year-old Sudanese-born male was arrested by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly failing to comply with a curfew and allegedly stealing luggage at Melbourne Airport.
The man was released following last month's high court decision, in which the court ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful where it is not possible to deport a non-citizen.
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A 58-year-old man has been arrested by the FBI over the domestic terrorist attack that led to the shooting and consequent deaths of two Queensland police officers.
The United States national was arrested in Arizona after Queensland Police investigators travelled to the U-S to join the FBI and other law enforcement officers.
Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow were shot at their Wieambilla property, west of Brisbane, in cold blood by Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train in December 2022.
Neighbour Alan Dare was also shot dead after going to check on the property, and the three Trains were killed in a gunfight with specialist police later that night.
Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon says the investigation is ongoing.
"This past week, investigators from the QPS Ethical Standards Command and Security and Counter-terrorism Command travelled to Arizona where they joined the FBI. We know that the offenders executed a religiously-motivated terrorist attack in Queensland. They were motivated by a Christian extremist ideology, and subscribed to the broad Christian fundamentalist belief system known as pre-millennialism. The motivation of the United States national is still under investigation by the FBI."
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The Israeli military has urged the international community to "take action" to help release the remaining hostages held by Hamas from the October 7 raids.
More than 100 hostages were released during last week's ceasefire, along with 240 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Israeli Defence Forces spokesman rear admiral Daniel Hagari says Israel says it can no longer accept a Hamas military presence in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.
"International organizations know their mandate and they also know the facts. Hamas is preventing them from doing their job. The Israel Defence Forces will do everything in its power to rescue our hostages and bring them home. We call others to do the same."
According to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, the conflict has killed more than 16,200 people, with 70 per cent of them being women and children.
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Taylor Swift has been named Time magazine's person of the year, beating out the likes of finalists Barbie, King Charles and Open A-I chief executive Sam Altman.
It comes a week after Spotify announced she was the most-played artists on the streaming platform.
The 33-year-old's year included the wildly popular Eras Tour and concert movie, the release of her re-imagined album named 1989 and her closely watched relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
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In football, the Matildas have suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of Olympic champions Canada in Vancouver.
The single goal of the encounter, which was held in honour of Canada's greatest goal-scorer Christine Sinclair, was scored by Quinn who tapped the ball into the back of Teagan Micah's net after a shot by Kadeisha Buchanan bounced back off the crossbar.
This was the second consecutive defeat for the Australian women's team by the Canadians in the span of five days, as they had previously been hammered 5-0 in British Columbia last Saturday.
Matildas defender Steph Catley says it was a great year for the team that ended on a sour note.
"I think we did something very significant and left a legacy in our country so, it's been a massive year for us and it kind of sucks to end on a bit of a low. But it's also been a pleasure to be involved in this for Seeky (Sinclair) cause she's a class act and an incredible person and an incredible player, so it's been nice to be able to send her off but, bit of a shame it was a loss."
