Suspect in custody after sword attack at Swedish school as police investigate motive; Victorian government promising free dental care if its re-elected; And in sport, Australia's men's and women's hockey teams tracking well at world championships.
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- Suspect in custody after sword attack at Swedish school as police investigate motive
- Victorian government promising free dental care if its re-elected
- Australia's men's and women's hockey teams tracking well at world championships
Police in Sweden say they've taken a suspect into custody after one person was killed in a sword attack at a high school.
Three others were injured in the attack, at the Brinell high school in the central Swedish town of Fagersta, which had just re-opened after the summer recess.
An 18-year-old was shot by officers and taken into custody, with local media reporting he's a former student of the school.
Local police area commander, Tommy Alriksson, says they're investigating a possible motive.
“The investigation will now have to establish the exact sequence of events. We have a large number of witnesses to interview, so we cannot release too much information; we do not want to influence witnesses who have not yet been questioned.”
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Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, is welcoming a second jurisdiction signing up to a national gun buyback and says it's in the national interest for all states to comply.
Under the ACT's agreement with the Federal Government, the Commonwealth will fund 75 per cent of the compensation and administration costs of the scheme and all firearm destruction costs.
After 15 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah festival, National Cabinet agreed to strengthen firearm restrictions across Australia.
But governments in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Queensland are declining to sign up and WA has already operated its own buyback.
Tony Burke says he's hopeful more states will join the buyback.
"It remains the case that we have designed it in a way that is flexible enough for different jurisdictions to plug in to it in slightly different ways, they've been notified of that, we continue to work with them in good faith, it's in the national interest that people comply, it's in the national interest that states and territories step up in the way NSW and the ACT has, I respect when I look at what happened in the years following Port Arthur that different jurisdictions will make their own decisions as well."
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Victorian Labor says it will open 10 free public dental clinics if the party is re-elected at the November poll.
The policy is the first of its kind by an Australian state government, and is slated to cost taxpayers $230 million over three years.
Premier Ben Carroll says seven clinics will be in Melbourne and three will be in yet-to-be-announced regional locations.
The government says no appointments will be required for adults or children, with check-ups available and also procedures including fillings, root canals and extractions.
Once up and running the clinics are expected to see more 100,000 people a year.
Most dental care is not covered by Medicare, and trips to the dentist can run into the hundreds of dollars.
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An organisation helping resettle migrants is calling for targeted strategies to offset the impact of job losses from A-I.
Research commissioned by AMES Australia finds entry level roles taken up by many migrants, are among those most at risk of being replaced by A-I.
They include checkout operators, fast food attendants, shelf-stackers and baristas, as well as warehouse pickers and rideshare and delivery drivers.
In finance and administration, bookkeepers, data entry clerks and customer service agents are also vulnerable.
AMES says strategies to address job losses such as up-skilling, faster qualification and experience recognition, and inclusive hiring practices can be implemented sooner rather than later.
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The EU Ambassador to Australia Gabriele Visentin will finish his term this month after taking office in November 2022.
He oversaw a strengthening of ties between the EU and Australia, including the conclusion a free trade agreement earlier this year and a new security and defence partnership.
He tells SBS the European Union has been influenced by Australia's world-first teen ban on social media.
"Ursula von der Leyen was made aware of this initiative by your prime minister in in New York last year. So yes, we are really now watching attentively what's happening here in Australia. I think that you've been pioneering this."
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In sport, Australia's women's hockey team is continuing its World Cup campaign, after drawing 1-1 with Olympic silver medalists China in the second stage.
A penalty stroke equaliser from Abi Wilson 12 minutes from time in the Netherlands kept the Aussies in the competition with the semi-finals still within reach.
With joint-hosts the Netherlands beating India 2-0, the Hockeyroos are third in Pool E, on goals scored, above India.
The men's team is also well-placed to qualify after also drawing 1-1 in their match up with Belgium.
