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The Secret Service says it's confident in the security plans for the Republican National Convention after the attack at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania.
The event will take place in Milwaukee where Donald Trump is likely to be confirmed as the Republican candidate for the November presidential election.
As investigations continue into the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Secret Service has provided a briefing on the security measures that are in place for the convention.
The agency's co-ordinator for the event, Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, says the Secret Service has a comprehensive security plan in place.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says violence against political figures should not be normalised.
The treasurer wants to ensure people across the political spectrum can disagree in peaceful, non-violent ways.
He says Australians are concerned about the divisive nature of politics.
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has called for the construction arm of union group CFMEU to be dumped from the Victorian Labor Party.
The CFMEU's Victorian branch is being put into administration after allegations of links to bikie gangs and criminal behaviour.
The head of the Victorian branch of the CFMEU John Setka quit on Friday night but not before describing the reports as "false accusations" and "malicious attacks".
The Premier is referring the construction division to Victoria Police and the state's anti-corruption monitor.
CMFEU national secretary Zach Smith has also condemned the alleged behaviour and called for an 'unprecedented response'.
Jacinta Allan says the alleged behaviour fosters a rotten culture.
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Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten says the issue of sexual support services on the NDIS is a "clickbait issue".
Last week, the government indicated that sexual services would be banned from the NDIS, a move that disability advocacy groups have strongly opposed.
The minister says on average 100 million invoices are paid annually through the NDIS, with 228 requests for sexual support services in the last 12 months, none of which were approved.
Mr Shorten says the issue has been blown out of proportion.
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New research has unearthed a likely cause for the debilitating Gulf War Illness that has baffled the medical world for decades.
Gulf War Illness, also known as Gulf War Syndrome, is a multi-symptomatic disorder that has affected Gulf War veterans since their deployment between 1990 and 1991.
The previously unexplained illness includes symptoms of fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, insomnia, rashes and diarrhoea.
Now, researchers from Griffith University say they might have found out why.
Findings show the illness is likely caused by intense exposure to hazardous biological and chemical agents and the effects they have on cells structures.
Many of the defence service men and women were exposed to anti-nerve agent drugs, insecticides, nerve agents and depleted uranium.
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In football,
Spain has won a record fourth European Championship title after a goal in the 87th-minute by Mikel Oyarzabal clinched the 2-1 victory over England.
Spain also won the title in 1964, 2008 and in 2012.
The England men's team has now lost back-to-back Euro finals and are still without a major title since winning the 1966 World Cup.
