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🚨 MAN CHARGED AFTER TEEN STABBED AND HOUSE SET ALIGHT IN QLD A 50-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman during an altercation in Raceview, Ipswich. The teenage boy remains in critical condition after the home on Cascade Street was allegedly set on fire following the attack. @Aussie

🚨 ONE DEAD, FOUR INJURED AFTER SUSPECTED GANGLAND ATTACK IN SYDNEY A 28-year-old man reportedly linked to rap group OneFour has died and four others are in serious condition after a shooting and stabbing at a home in Canley Heights overnight. @Aussie

⁉️JUST IN: VICTORIA ANNOUNCES $1.6 MILLION IN LGBTIQA+ GRANTS The Victorian Government has announced $1.6 million in funding for 14 LGBTIQA+ organisations across the state. The grants will support projects running from April 2026 to November 2027, including services for young people, regional communities, temporary visa holders and gender-diverse Victorians. @Aussie

👀 JUST IN: MAJOR CHANGES TO NEGATIVE GEARING AND CGT ANNOUNCED IN FEDERAL BUDGET Labor has announced major property tax changes in the 2026 federal budget, handed down on May 12. Negative gearing for new investors will be limited to new builds from July 1, 2027, while existing investment properties bought before budget night will be grandfathered. The 50% capital gains tax discount will also be replaced with an inflation-linked system and a new minimum 30% tax on gains from July 1, 2027. @Aussie

⚠️AUSTRALIANS FROM HANTAVIRUS CRUISE SHIP FACE STRICT QUARANTINE Four Australians, one permanent resident and a New Zealander caught up in the deadly MV Hondius outbreak will now detour through the Netherlands before flying to Perth. They will be taken to the Bullsbrook quarantine facility near Perth for three weeks after three deaths were linked to the cruise ship outbreak. @Aussie

👀 JUST IN: ONE NATION WINS FIRST EVER LOWER HOUSE SEAT IN MAJOR UPSET One Nation has claimed a historic victory in the NSW seat of Farrer, defeating the Liberals in a major blow to the Coalition. Party leader Pauline Hanson celebrated alongside candidate David Farley as results confirmed the party’s first ever Lower House win. @Aussie

⚠️JUST IN: Man Snatched at Gunpoint in $10 Million Ransom Kidnapping 43-year-old Albert Harmouche was grabbed at gunpoint outside a house in Bass Hill, south-west Sydney, on Tuesday night. The men demanded up to $10 million and sent videos of him with a gun to his head to family and friends. He was released this morning after a substantial ransom was paid and is now recovering in hospital. Police are still investigating the motive but he has known links to the Hamze crime family. No arrests yet. @Aussie

⚠️ JUST IN: AUSTRALIAN POLICE SEIZE $5.7 MILLION IN BITCOIN NSW Police seized 52.3 BTC during a raid on a home in Sydney’s southwest, marking one of the largest crypto seizures in Australian history. Two men, aged 39 and 41, have been charged after authorities alleged the Bitcoin was linked to darknet drug trafficking. @Aussie

⚠️JUST IN: STREAMER SNEAKO KICKED OUT OF AUSTRALIA US streamer Sneako was removed from Australia after the federal government cancelled his visa over what officials described as antisemitic and extremist content. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed Sneako left the country last night after a departmental review into his tourist visa. @Aussie

Night running in Australia… @Aussie

⚠️METH USE IN AUSTRALIA HITS RECORD HIGH New ACIC data shows nearly 16 tonnes of meth consumed nationwide, almost double levels from a decade ago. Total use of major drugs jumped 21% to 26.8 tonnes, with an estimated street value of $14.3 billion. Australia now ranks 2nd globally for meth use per capita. @Aussie

‼️ JUST IN: SUSPECT IN 5-YEAR-OLD’S KILLING ARRESTED IN ALICE SPRINGS Jefferson Lewis was on the run before locals tracked him down and attacked him, with police arriving shortly after to take him into custody. Police used pepper spray to control crowds outside Alice Springs Hospital where he was being treated. He was later airlifted to Darwin under guard for his safety. @Aussie