Trump accuses Iran of shooting down a US helicopter and vows to respond; Anthony Albanese says Coalition trying to 'out-One Nation, One Nation'; And in NRL, praise for Kane Evans after coming out as gay.
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- Trump accuses Iran of shooting down a US helicopter and vows to respond
- Anthony Albanese says Coalition trying to 'out-One Nation, One Nation'
- And in NRL, praise for Kane Evans after coming out as gay.
US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of shooting down a US helicopter patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, and has vowed the US will respond.
US Central Command has confirmed two crew members on board the the Army Apache attack helicopter were rescued by an American sea drone, after the helicopter went down off the coast of Oman.
Posting on social media, President Trump says the two crew members are safe and uninjured, but says the US must respond to the attack out of 'necessity.'
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has responded with the following statement:
"Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave. We prefer language of diplomacy but speak other languages too."
The crash comes as tensions remain high in the Middle East following a recent exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, adding further strain to the fragile ceasefire agreed in April.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused the Coalition of risking becoming indistinguishable from One Nation as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor considers a possible preference deal with Pauline Hanson's party.
The warning comes after the latest Newspoll showed One Nation's primary vote rising sharply, overtaking Labor and leaving the Coalition in third place.
Mr Albanese says parties seeking to govern must offer solutions to the issues driving voter dissatisfaction, rather than simply capitalising on public frustration.
“The problem for Angus Taylor is that if he tries to out-One Nation One Nation, then they become indistinguishable and people more and more will go towards what they see as the real thing, ... The problem is when it comes to solutions ... if you're serious about government, you've got to come up with solutions.”
Mr Taylor has not ruled out a preference arrangement with One Nation ahead of the next federal election, saying the Coalition would work with others to defeat Labor.
He says many Australians are angry about the cost of living and believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.
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NSW Police have charged two men following an investigation into an alleged drive-by shooting on Saturday outside a venue in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl.
The 17-year-old and 23-year-old males are facing similar sets of charges relating to allegedly shooting a firearm as well as organised criminal activity.
Detective Superintendent Jason Box says a semi-automatic weapon may have been used in the incident, which they believe was not a random attack.
"The location at Punchbowl is a reception centre that was going to host a wake for Lorenzo Lemalu on Saturday, the sixth of June, though this event was cancelled prior to commencing. Those that were to attend the wake were obviously the intended targets of this shooting due to their association with Mr Lemalu."
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Australia's largest member-based Aboriginal organisation is considering pulling out of shared decision-making forums with the NSW Government, including Closing the Gap.
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday to decide its response to proposed changes to Crown land legislation they say would undermine 40 years of progress on land rights.
NSWALC chief executive Clare McHugh has told NITV's The Point that the bill would restrict access to unused Crown Land and has progressed without genuine shared decision-making and consultation.
"It's almost that all of a sudden there's these really valuable community assets that are at risk, and that those community assets, in order for them to be protected, they need to be moved away from Aboriginal people; but it's not just economically, you know, high-value land and property that will be targeted, it'll be culturally significant lands that will be moved from out of our reach."
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Praise for former ruby league player Kane Evans has continued in recent days after he came out as gay in an emotional interview with Channel Nine's 100 per cent Footy.
The former prop forward is just the second male NRL player ever to come out publicly, and his courage has been celebrated by Ian Roberts, who came out in 1995.
Michael O'Donnell is an LGBTIQ+ advocate who plays AFL for UNSW Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs.
He says Evans' story is important, but also show the NRL has a long way to go.
“I certainly hope that the stories of the athletes that have recently come out are providing a really positive role model for young sporting people. Although, I think the something to still think about is the fact that Ian Roberts remains the only openly gay player to be playing while openly gay in either the NRL or the AFL. So, while it's great that these people are coming out after playing, it still sends a bit of a message that while they were playing, they were not comfortable to express themselves."
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