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Police have released photos of five people they are looking for over an alleged assault at a pro-Palestine protest near the Sydney Opera House last week.

A 45-year-old man allegedly got into an argument with a group at the protest, which has sparked a number of police investigations, at about 7.30pm on Monday, October 9.

The man was allegedly assaulted and spat on during the confrontation, according to New South Wales Police.

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NSW Police have released images of five people they want to speak to over the incident.

The first man (pictured on the far right) is described as being of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean in appearance and aged in his 20s with a solid build and tattoos on both legs.

The second man (pictured on the far left) has been described as being of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent, in his early 20s with a medium build and moustache.

He was wearing a shirt displaying both the Aboriginal and Palestinian flags.

A third man (pictured second from the right) has been described as having a medium build and is of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance.

He is in his early 20s, with medium-length curly black hair and a stubbly goatee.

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A fourth man (pictured second from the left) has been described as Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance in appearance, with a medium build, short black hair and a black beard.

He is in his early 20s.

The woman (middle) has been described as caucasian, with long blonde hair, aged in her 20s. She was wearing a black hoodie with a red and yellow print on the front.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police as Strike Force Mealing continues investigating incidents that allegedly took place during the protest.

Police have already charged a man for allegedly making offensive comments at the protest, while police yesterday called for help to identify a man who threw a flare at the protest.

A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would not confirm whether they launched strikes in those areas.

The man would have been handling live wires if the power had been turned back on.

The school asked people to stay away and not to phone after going into lockdown about 3pm.

His name was suppressed, partly at the request of his victim who wants to move on.

Australians could be hit by another interest rate hike as soon as a fortnight from now unless inflation eases.

Minutes from the Reserve Bank's cash rate meeting at the start of the month have revealed the RBA was tossing up between leaving rates on hold and increasing them by a quarter of a per cent.

While the board under new governor Michele Bullock ultimately decided on the former, it did so keeping in mind that quarterly inflation data will be released this month and will play a significant role in November's interest rates decision.

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"Members observed that, prior to the November meeting, they would receive additional data on economic activity, inflation and the labour market, as well as a set of revised staff forecasts," the RBA minutes, released today, said.

"In reaching their decision, members noted that some further tightening of policy may be required should inflation prove more persistent than expected.

"The board has a low tolerance for a slower return of inflation to target than currently expected.

"Whether or not a further increase in interest rates is required would, therefore, depend on the incoming data and how these alter the economic outlook and the evolving assessment of risks."

Key among that incoming data are two upcoming releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A labour force update – including the key measure of the unemployment rate – will be released on Thursday, before quarterly inflation data comes out next Wednesday.

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While inflation has decreased significantly since its peak of 8.4 per cent in December, last month's data revealed an unexpected uptick from 4.9 to 5.2 per cent in August.

Much of that was driven by increasing oil prices – something noted by the RBA.

"Rising energy prices had seen headline inflation pick up in a number of countries over the prior couple of months, including in Australia," it said.

"Members discussed the recent increase in oil prices, which were almost 30 per cent higher than at the end of June… refined fuel prices had risen even more."

Those observations were made before the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas sparked significant fluctuation in fuel prices.

Analysts at ANZ Research expect oil to hit $US100 a barrel in the short term because of the growing risk of regional escalation.

Neither Israel nor Gaza is a significant oil supplier, but the risk to oil markets will rise if "the conflict broadens", they wrote in a research note on Friday.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of a person who is deceased.

A corrections officer on trial for murder did what he thought was necessary to stop an escape when he fired three shots in quick succession, killing a man as he ran from custody, a jury has heard.

Dwayne Johnstone, 43, died after being hit with the officer's bullet outside Lismore Base Hospital as he escaped following his discharge on March 15, 2019.

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He had been taken to the northern NSW hospital when he collapsed and began convulsing in the court cells after being remanded in custody earlier that day.

The bullet that hit his heart was the third fired by the corrections officer, who has pleaded not guilty to murder.

The man cannot be legally identified, besides under the pseudonym Officer A.

His barrister Philip Strickland SC told a NSW Supreme Court jury on Tuesday the man identified himself as a corrections officer and shouted "stop or I'll shoot" before firing three times.

"When he fired the third shot, he believed he was doing what was necessary to prevent the escape, that was his job," he said.

Strickland told the jury the officer fired a warning shot which hit a railing and a second shot which went through the window of a closed medical clinic before the third shot hit Johnstone.

Prosecutors disputed that the first was a warning shot during an opening address on Monday.

Johnstone was taken back to the hospital after being shot but died about two hours later.

Prosecutors allege the shooting occurred without lawful excuse.

Officer A told police Johnstone was running quickly despite having shackles around his hands and ankles.

The officer did not believe either he or another corrections staff member accompanying him could catch up.

Strickland said the jury would have to consider whether the officer acted necessarily to prevent an escape.

"When you consider the issue of reasonable grounds, look at it through the eyes and perspective of the accused," he said.

CCTV footage that captured the 11-second period before Johnstone was shot came from about 95m away and showed a different perspective than the officer had at the time, Strickland said.

Experts would tell the trial how perspectives could be exaggerated and distances could appear inaccurate on footage due to the position of the camera, he added.

The trial continues and is expected to last about four weeks.

A 29-year-old has been arrested in relation to the shootings

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