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- Growing concern about young people being radicalised online
- Hurricane Beryl kills at least three people in the United States
- Merih Demiral strikes fast as Türkiye advance at Euro 2024
Online radicalisation of young people is under scrutiny, as police consider charges against a 14-year-old male embroiled in a terrorism investigation after allegedly stabbing a university student in the neck with a kitchen knife.
A 22-year-old man has been released from hospital after the incident at the University of Sydney.
The teen is known to police and had completed a de-radicalistaion program.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil told Channel Seven technology and social media have been are pivotal in recent incidents.
"What we're seeing is social media is playing an increasing role in the radicalisation of young people, and indeed in the commissioning of the crimes that go on to be undertaken by young people in some instances."
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The mother of a Bondi Junction stabbing victim says it was challenging for some family members to find mental health support.
Elizabeth Young, mother of Jade Young who died in the recent attack, says while some family members could immediately access support, it's taken more than two months for others to receive similar care.
Mental health consumer and care advocates are calling for the government to address critical gaps in the mental health system.
Ms Young says it has been challenging to access support outside of New South Wales.
"Jade was a primary victim of that devastating attack, but three households, two in New South Wales, one in Tasmania, are the collateral damage. Within hours of her death in the hideous aftermath, our New South Wales families were given an unconditional support. But not all of us have been so fortunate. Our son PJ he lives in Tasmania with his family received no such treatment."
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The government's plan to boost private investment in renewable energy and critical minerals will be introduced to parliament.
Labor's Future Made in Australia policy will cost $22 billion over the next decade.
The act will attempt to ensure Australia has control over its resources, and will seek to boost investment in emerging industries in the renewables sector as the global economy shifts towards net-zero emissions.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it will boost jobs.
"A future made in Australia is all about secure well paid jobs and more opportunities in more parts of the country and it's about delivering a new generation of prosperity. And the Future Made in Australia Act is all about imposing the necessary rigor and robustness on the public funding which will leverage the sorts of private investment that we need to see."
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The indoor arena at the Australian Institute of Sport has reopened following a $15 million investment in Canberra's biggest indoor venue.
The national institution has been closed for four years due to safety concerns, forcing Canberra's WNBL team, the UC Capitals, to play finals in an amateur basketball stadium.
The upgrade is the largest in the stadium's 43-year history, with new seating, air conditioning, and windows added to the arena.
Sports Minister Anika Wells says it will boost women's sport in the capital.
"Canberra really is a hub for women's sport with the ACT Meteors, Canberra United, the Canberra Chill hockey team, and soon we hope that the UC Caps will be back where they belong, back to chase premiership glory, back to play in front of the crowds that they deserve."
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Hurricane Beryl has barrelled towards Jamaica as a powerful Category Four storm after battering smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean.
The unusually early hurricane felled power lines and unleashed flash floods.
It has so far claimed at least three lives.
White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, says U-S agencies are ready to help.
“This already deadly storm was upgraded to a category five storm as it heads towards Jamaica. The president has been briefed on Hurricane Beryl, and our administration is in close touch with territory and local officials. USAID and FEMA has resources and supplies prestige in the region, with staff and partners ready to assist. We urge residents to stay vigilant and and heed the warnings of local officials. You heard that from the president as well."
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Merih Demiral has led Türkiye to a surprising 2-1 victory over Austria, securing their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 24 for the first time since 2008.
Demiral scored two goals, the first of which was made just 57 seconds into the game and his second goal came in the 59th minute.
