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- A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect in Lebanon...
- Police officer found guilty of unlawfully killing 95-year-old with dementia symptoms...
- Matildas veteran Clare Polkinghorne to give one last home performance before retiring.
The Federal government has welcomes a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that has now come into effect in Lebanon while some community leaders remain sceptical.
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a 60-day deal, which U-S President Joe Biden says is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.
However, the promise of lasting peace remains uncertain with comments from Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu declaring Israel will retain what he called complete military freedom of action”.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed the news, saying it should be the catalyst for an end to the year-long conflict in the Middle East.
But Gamel secretary of the Lebanese Muslim Association in Australia, says he's happy about a temporary cessation of violence but is not optimistic about the future.
"They are confident that the issue will be resolved temporarily, and I stress the word temporarily. This is a cycle. The Lebanese have gone through this for over 20 years. It'd be hypocritical of us to be actually celebrating the fact that there's a ceasefire, even though clearly we're happy that there is a ceasefire. But just across the border, there's a genocide taking place in Gaza. We will not be happy until such time as there's a full ceasefire and this ongoing Palestinian issue must be resolved because it's a blight on humanity until we address it."
A police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old with dementia symptoms has been found guilty of killing her unlawfully by a jury.
Senior Constable Kristian James Samuel White could face a lengthy stint in jail for an incident where he shot Clare Nowland with his taser in Yallambee Lodge aged-care home in the southern New South Wales town of Cooma in May of 2023.
In video footage played at his Supreme Court trial, the 34-year-old officer was heard saying "nah, bugger it" before shooting the great-grandmother in the torso.
Mrs Nowland, who was holding a steak knife at the time, fell backwards and hit her head before dying a week later in hospital.
The Albanese government has successfully passed its Help to Buy housing scheme through Parliament after a lengthy political fight.
The scheme will allow 10,000 first-home buyers each year to purchase a house with a contribution from the government.
This comes as a survey from Flatmates.com.au reveals nearly 60 per cent of renters are struggling to meet their payments, up from 14 per cent in 2023.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Help to Buy will allow some Australians a foot in the door.
"New help for 10,000 aspiring home-owners every year and a new road to home ownership for hard-working Australians. We've stood our ground because we care about helping more Australians know the security of a roof over their head. Because our Labor government supports the aspiration of home-ownership and we wanna bring that dream in reach of more Australians."
Labor's build-to-rent policy is also set to pass this week after the Greens decided to allow both measures to pass despite not achieving a more significant investment in public housing that they had been seeking.
The build-to-rent policy involves tweaks to tax settings to spur foreign investment in a specific style of housing development where homes are rented rather than sold.
The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112.
John Alfred Tinniswood died in the United Kingdom at the Southport care home where he lived.
The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.
His family says Mr Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".
In football,
Matildas veteran Clare Polkinghorne says she's looking forward to one last match in her home city of Brisbane against Brazil tomorrow before retiring.
The 35-year-old announced her intention to retire at the end of the two-game series against Brazil and Taiwan last month after more than 18 years.
Polkinghorne is the highest-capped Australian footballer of all time with 167 international matches under her belt.
The 35-year-old defender says it means a lot to give her family, friends and supporters one last performance at Suncorp Stadium.
"Obviously it's really special for me to come back to Brisbane and play one last game in the city that I grew up in and a stadium that means so much to me and in front of the family, friends and all the people who've helped me along my journey who I wouldn't be here without. So, an opportunity to thank them for everything they did in my career and really special for me to play one last game at home."
After tomorrow's match with Brazil the Matildas will face them again on Sunday before facing Taiwan on the 4th and 7th of December, bringing Polkinghorne's storied career to a close.
