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- The campaign for Donald Trump says he is safe after nearby gunshots.
- Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu tells Houthis they will pay a heavy price as missile hits Israel.
- And in sport, Manly stuns Canterbury 22-24 in the NRL elimination finals.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been confirmed safe after an incident in which two people exchanged gunfire outside his Florida golf club.
Trump's campaign had earlier said he was safe following gunshots in his vicinity but gave no details.
The New York Post says their law enforcement sources have confirmed the presidential candidate was never in danger.
This comes after Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania in July, just months ahead of the November 5 election in which he will be pitted against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will inflict a heavy price on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, after the militants were able to reach central Israel with a missile for the first time.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea says the group used a new hypersonic ballistic missile that travelled 2040 kilometres in just 11 and a half minutes.
An Israeli military official said the missile was hit by an interceptor and fragmented in the air, rather than being completely destroyed.
Air raid sirens had sounded in Tel Aviv and across central Israel moments before the impact about 6.35am, sending residents running for shelter.
There were no direct casualties but nine people were lightly hurt while seeking cover.
Prime Minister Netanyahu says his country will respond right away.
"This morning, the Houthis launched a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen into our territory. They should have known by now that we exact a heavy price for any attempt to harm us. Those who need a reminder in this matter are invited to visit the port of Hodeida. Anyone who attacks us will not escape from our arms. Hamas is already learning this in our determined action that will lead to its destruction and the release of all our hostages."
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Concerns over staffing shortages at Ambulance Victoria are mounting after a man died waiting four hours for an ambulance over the weekend.
High levels of sick leave left Victoria 50 ambulance crews short on Saturday night and saw paramedics traveling 'massive distances to reach sick patients.
Victorian Ambulance Union Secretary Danny Hill says he has not seen shortages this bad in years and says the tragic death could have been avoided.
Mr Hill says ambulance staff are working incredibly hard and often have to pick up extra work to keep the community safe.
"Look we see this when crews are fatigued and they're burnt out and they're exhausted, it's hard to come back in and pick up another shift, and Ambulance Victoria rely so much on the goodwill of paramedics coming in to fill shifts on overtime, but if they've had a busy Friday night, they're not going to come in on their days off to work a Saturday night. So you know, last night, we're aware that there were several dozen paramedics who came in on their days off to fill additional shifts to try to keep, you know prop up the resourcing that was there but we've still had about 30 crews in metropolitan Melbourne, unable to be filled."
Victoria's opposition health spokesperson Georgie Crozier says the situation is deeply concerning and says paramedics need to be supported.
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New data revealing rising gambling losses has prompted renewed calls for a blanket ban on gambling advertising.
Figures collated by the Queensland Treasury show that the average loss for each Australian adult hit $1,555 in the 2022-2023 financial year which is up from $1,395 the previous year.
Alliance for Gambling Reform CEO Martin Thomas says the figures underscore the importance of adopting all 31 recommendations outlined in the Murphy Report.
The Murphy Report, named after the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, includes recommendations of a full ban of gambling advertising on broadcast media and online.
However ahead of announcing the final policy, federal ministers have been warning against the measure, citing the potential consequences of a ban on media company revenue.
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In sport,
Manly have stunned the Canterbury Bulldogs 22-24 at Stadium Australia to secure a place in the second week of the finals.
The Bulldogs were in control for the majority of the game, with the Sea Eagles stealing the win in the last 10 minutes.
A 45-metre runaway try by Tolu Koula gave Manly the lead, with Canterbury unable to find a way back into the match until the final whistle.
Anthony Seibold's team will now go on to face the Roosters next Saturday for the first semifinal.
