> - In short: Environmental activist group Blockade Australia has staged more than a dozen protests on the Hunter rail line since Tuesday. > - It has impacted coal trains and more than 200 passenger trains, leaving many commuters frustrated. > - What's next? Transport for NSW says it will continue to assess the situation and schedule replacement buses when necessary.

> - In short: The Northern Territory's annual firework night has seen at least four people injured, including a six-month-old with facial burns and a 37-year-old with burns to the groin region. > - It is legal to set off fireworks in the NT each year on July 1 during a five-hour window. > - What's next? Police have urged people not to continue letting off fireworks after Monday night's 11pm cut-off and have reminded the public doing so could incur a $1,800 fine.

> - In short: Sisters Olivia and Hannah Lemin were treated for "burning" and "tingling" sensations after they were allegedly served insect repellent instead of juice at a Perth restaurant. > - The family says they have made a complaint to the Department of Health. > - What's next? The restaurant said it was investigating the incident, but declined to comment further.

> # 'You must leave': brave museum worker stands up to armed alleged terrorist > > By Jessica Brown > > Updated June 27 2024 - 10:42am, first published 8:00am > > ! > > 📷 The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A BRAVE museum worker could have made the difference between an armed assailant choosing to carry out a pre-planned alleged terrorist attack in Newcastle on Wednesday and deciding to walk away. Police, including the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, are investigating after emergency services were called to Newcastle Museum in Honeysuckle about 12.30pm to reports a man was dressed in tactical equipment and was brandishing a knife. > > The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A man can be seen in a bathroom toilet cubicle at the Civic Theatre preparing for his attack. It is understood he had circulated a manifesto detailing the reasons behind his plans. > > ! > > 📷 The man livestreamed his attempted attack online. Picture is a screenshot from that video. > > He can then be seen walking across the road, in front of the light rail, before entering the office of Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp. > > He quickly vacates the building and heads towards the museum. When he enters wearing the tactical equipment alerts were raised and one brave museum worker verbally confronts him saying "you can't walk around like that". > > As the assailant decides on his next move, museum-goers including children can be seen entering the main lobby then jumping in shock and fear. > > Again the museum worker addresses the man, "back to outside...you must leave" and a second worker can be heard saying "no knives in public spaces". > > ! > > 📷 An image from the feed that was distributing the live video of the alleged assailant. > > In the end the man chooses to leave the museum and puts down his knife as the workers lock the doors and police are called. > > Newcastle Police District officers went to the premises on Workshop Way where they arrested a 19-year-old male. > > A subsequent search saw police find a number of items which have now been seized. > > The man was taken to Newcastle police station and has now been charged with one count of other acts done in preparation for, or planning, for terrorist act, contrary to Section 101.6 of the Criminal Code Act (CTH). > > Following further inquiries, police have confirmed the existence of the document that had been circulated to a number of public figures and media outlets. > > The man, from Raymond Terrace, has been refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Thursday June 27. > > There is no ongoing threat to the community relation to this investigation. > > Inquiries are continuing. > > The Joint Counter Terrorism Team Sydney is comprised of members from the NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and NSW Crime Commission. > > Anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community should come forward, no matter how small or insignificant you think the information may be. The National Security Hotline is 1800 123 400.

> - In short: Tasmanian art gallery Mona has hung artworks by Pablo Picasso in a female toilet cubicle in response to a failed court bid to exclude men from a women-only art installation. > - In April, a court ruling found Mona discriminated when it refused a New South Wales man entry to its Ladies Lounge. > - What's next? Mona curator Kirsha Kaechele is appealing the discrimination ruling in the Supreme Court.

> - In short: Australia will restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies from next week, as the Greens agree to pass a proposed ban. > - The government has agreed however to water down restrictions that would have required adults to obtain a prescription. > - What's next? The laws will be debated and put to a vote in parliament later this week.

> - In short: Advocates who have lost loved ones to industrial manslaughter await legislation changes to address "gross negligence". > - The state government also announced a special prosecution unit responsible for prosecuting industrial manslaughter cases. > - What's next? The proposed penalties of 25-year jail terms and $20 million in fines will be introduced in parliament today.

> - In short: A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future. > - The client, a man in his 80s, died in Sydney before being frozen at minus 200 degrees Celsius at a Holbrook facility. > - What's next? The cryonics facility is expecting higher demand as its membership base ages, although it's still unknown whether anyone preserved this way can ever be revived.

> - In short: Police have given university students at an on-campus Gaza solidarity encampment a deadline of midday tomorrow to leave or risk further action, including arrests. > - The Australian National University also issued a directive to students to leave, saying the encampment posed "serious safety concerns". > - What's next? Protest activity has died down and students are considering the deadline.

> - In short: Researchers have found the dance routine to Nutbush City Limits was invented by the New South Wales education department. > - The Nutbush was distributed to teacher training institutions as a teaching aid in 1975, researchers said. > - There have been attempts to create a world record for the number of people dancing at one time, with the record standing at 6,594.

> Mr Dutton says the Albanese government should pressure the court “to make sure that they reverse this terrible decision”. > > The opposition leader says a coalition government could cut ties with the court if it failed to bow to pressure. > > “I don’t rule it out,” he said on Wednesday. > > “But I think the pressure at the moment needs to be for like-minded countries that share our values, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder … to make sure that this anti-Semitic stance that they’ve taken does not advance.” > > Only a handful of state parties have withdrawn from the court and two of those countries rescinded their withdrawal before it came into effect.