Pauline Hanson condemned for her remarks on White Australia policy; controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate arrested; and in the World Cup, England claims third place after a thrilling victory.
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- Pauline Hanson condemned for her remarks on White Australia policy
- Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate arrested
- England claims third place at the World Cup, after a thrilling victory against France
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says he's shocked by Pauline Hanson's remarks that she believes the end of the White Australia policy marked the beginning of migration issues in the country.
The One Naton leader is wrapping what she calls a fact-finding mission in the UK where she's met with conservative figures, including anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson and other leaders at the CPAC [[c-pack]] conference in London.
Delivering her speech overnight to a mostly empty room, Ms Hanson defended her remarks on the White Australia policy and also criticised the concept of white privilege.
Premier Minns says he doesn't agree with Ms Hanson's White Australia remarks - and it is damaging.
"The removal of that racism from our immigration policy is not responsible for the problems in our country. It is wrong to say it. And it is deeply hurtful to the people who aren't white who have come to our country, or who are second or third generation over the last 70 years. The second point I would make is I think that this is an extreme point of view even for Pauline Hanson. I think a lot of people would wake up this morning and say: hang on, I'm not signing up for this, this is not my personal view."
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Controversial British-American social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been arrested by the US Marshals Service in Miami.
UK prosecutors say they will be seeking extradition of the pair to face multiple charges of rape and human trafficking - including a series of new charges laid in the last 24 hours.
In a statement, the UK Crown Prosecution Service says the new charges relate to alleged offending over a seven-year period until August 2017.
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Ontario's premier says Donald Trump's move to blame Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the U-S — and threaten higher tariffs because of it — is disappointing.
In a post on social media, the US president accused Ottawa of "willful negligence" for not properly maintaining its forests.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says 29,000 square kilometres* have burned in the country in the year to date; with the fires forcing thousands of evacuations, mostly in remote northwestern Ontario.
Canada's emergency management minister, Eleanor Olszewski, says more than 12 billion Canadian dollars has been spent on forest sustainability and fire prevention since 2020.
Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford says fire crews are still trying to contain more than 70 fires burning out of control - and the criticism from the US president is not helpful.
"They have a very short, short memory. We had the water bombers, everyone ready, going over to California. It was last year. We sent down hydro linemen down to the Carolinas and Georgia to help out. That's what neighbours do, right? You don't get on and start threatening and criticising because guess what? One day, it's going to be your turn. And we're going to down there, without hesitation, to support our neighbours."
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The UN migration agency says the transport of Ebola victims' bodies between different areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, often for funerals in their home communities, risks further spreading the virus.
Ebola remains highly infectious after death, making funeral practices a critical component of outbreak control.
More than 2,000 Ebola cases and 700 deaths have been recorded in Congo and neighbouring Uganda.
Andrew Mbala - from the International Organization for Migration - says around two-thirds of the deaths occurred outside clinics or hospitals, making it harder to control burials.
"If we don't really manage the dead bodies well, if we don't get the community to make sure that they let us know ... informing the right team to support some of the dead body management, then it means there will be more spread within the community. And that is what all of us are working so hard, all the agencies, to make sure that the cases are mitigated and we come to the end of the outbreak."
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And to sport, at the World Cup, England has claimed its third-place win after a thrilling 6-4 victory over France in Miami.
It is the team's best World Cup finish since 1966.
Bukayo Saka starred with a hat-trick, as England raced to a 4-nil lead in the first half, before Kylian Mbappé inspired a French comeback with two goals.
Mbappé becomes the World Cup’s record scorer - with ten goals in this tournament and 22 goals in total - moving him ahead of Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race.
England's Jude Bellingham sealed the final goal - his seventh goal in the tournament - at the very last minute after stoppage time.
Commentator: "Is it going to be number six (goal)? You bet it is! What a way to sign off at the end of the World Cup..world class. Seventh World Cup goal, at 2026 for the brilliant Jude Bellingham."
The World Cup grand final between Spain and Argentina takes place .
You watch the grand final live on SBS and SBS On Demand from 5am Australian time on Monday. There's also extended coverage with our World Cup podcast, the 90+.
