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A toddler has been found safe and well after the car they were inside was stolen in Melbourne's south-east this afternoon.

Police confirmed with 3AW the child was found at Ferntree Gully Woolworths and has been reunited with family.

The black Kia Carnival, with the registration the 1WU5QT, remains missing and the offender on the run.

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Police said the car was last seen parked on Cleeland Street in Dandenong about 3.25pm when it was stolen with the two-year-old inside.

Witnesses have reported seeing the vehicle driving towards Heatherton Road.

Police said the exact circumstances are unknown and are urging anyone who sights the vehicle is urged to contact triple zero (000).

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One of the victims of a crash which killed three people was a grandfather on his way to a wedding, police say.

Terry Bishop, 65, died in the crash on the Bruce Highway in Federal on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Friday morning.

Bishop, who was heading to Brisbane for the event, was married with two children and five grandchildren.

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His family said he would "help anyone in need".

"Our family is absolutely devastated," they said in a statement.

"Our hearts go out to the other victim's families and the first responders in this horrific tragedy."

Police are treating the crash as a domestic violence incident involving a young couple and an allegedly stolen car, and are trying to piece together what happened.

Bishop, from Hay Point near Mackay, was in his silver Nissan Navara dual cab ute with 25-year-old Gypsy Satterley.

Police have confirmed Satterley had been in a relationship with Rafferty Rolfe, 25, who was charged over the alleged armed robbery of a white Isuzu MU-X involved in the crash.

Hours after it was stolen, the Isuzu was seen trying to ram Bishop's car.

The Isuzu and Navara crossed the road and collided with a third vehicle, a Great Wall ute driven by 38-year-old alpaca farmer Jessica Townley.

Satterley, Townley and Bishop were killed instantly.

Police earlier said Bishop may have been an innocent stranger who picked up Satterley but officers are still investigating.

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Police say Rolfe was found "in the vicinity" of the Isuzu and was taken to hospital suffering a head wound.

He remains under police guard.

Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday held a mention for Rolfe's case.

Rolfe was charged with armed robbery with actual violence, dangerous operation of a vehicle, unlawful possession of a motor vehicle with intent to deprive, stealing, evasion and driving without a licence while disqualified as a repeat offender.

The defendant, who remains in Sunshine Coast University Hospital under police guard, did not appear in court.

– Reported with AAP

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It is hard to feel anything other than sad about what has happened with the minister.

The Northern Territory is days away from raising the criminal age of responsibility while the government is now proposing stronger laws to crack down on knife crime.

The Top End will raise the criminal age of responsibility from 10 years old to 12 years old from August 1.

Not only will the government change the criminal age of responsibility but it is also introducing more support programs for youth caught up in a life of crime.

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The Territory government has invested $5 million into the On The Right Track program, with 20 staff to be based in Darwin, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine.

"We are an evidence based government and we know that a therapeutic response is the best way to curb youth crime and antisocial behaviour," Attorney General Chansey Paech said.

If a child under 11 engages in criminal activity instead of being detained they'll undergo diversion programs, with staff to work one on one with the child and their family.

Minister for Territory Families Kate Worden said: "The main focus for this program is parent responsibility and working with parents and diversion activities for children under the age of 12."

The legislation passed in November last year, five years after the Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children made raising the age a key recommendation.

But the Country Liberal Party are questioning why it has taken so long to come into effect.

"To take this long to do it and only provide that small amount of money and only those 20 employees to deal with those programs, certainly shows there is a lack of commitment," Shadow Treasurer Bill Yan said.

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Victoria was the first state to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12.

The NT government reports there are no children currently in detention under the age of 12.

It comes as the Territory government introduces stronger powers for police to tackle knife crime.

A proposed amendment to the Police Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2023 will allow officers to use wands to detect and seize weapons.

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The new laws are set to pass on urgency this week and have been welcomed by NT Police.

"This tool will give us the ability to look at high-risk areas and other declared areas including transport routes to engage with the public, educate them on what we're doing and then do a non-invasive search," Acting Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said.

The amendments are all part of the NT government's review into Bail and Weapons, which was announced just days after the alleged murder of Declan Laverty.

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Former federal MP Lucy Wicks said she is "beyond distressed" Sydney radio station 2GB outed her as the person who complained about a fellow Liberal Party politician who allegedly sent her "hundreds of demeaning, degrading and abusive texts" over a five-year period.

Wicks, 50, said her complaint about the alleged abuse from New South Wales Liberal MP Taylor Martin, 32, was "formal and confidential".

Nine, the publisher of this website, is also the publisher of 2GB.

"My complaint to the Liberal Party was in relation to serious concerns including behaviour in the workplace, in the party and in political interactions," Wicks said today in a statement.

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"It includes allegations that I was physically threatened and received hundreds of demeaning, degrading, and abusive texts.

"During that five-year period, I was continually exposed to highly aggressive barrages of verbal abuse, which included threats to destroy my reputation if I spoke up.

"I am beyond distressed that I have had to disclose even a small portion of these details.

"I sought to create a confidential process that would enable natural justice and provide me with safety as I navigate this process."

Wicks represented the New South Wales federal electorate of Robertson for the Liberals from 2013-2022.

The Liberal Party is conducting an independent investigation.

On Sunday, Martin apologised and "welcomed the process that the party has commenced," adding that he fully intended to cooperate.

"I was young and inexperienced and I found myself involved in a situation that was way beyond me," he said in a statement.

"There were heated words during my attempts to go separate ways that I sincerely regret.

"It was an ugly and undignified parting of ways."

Martin said he was "so sorry and apologise unreservedly" to all involved.

It is understood Martin was recently made aware of the allegations and the formal complaint.

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It's understood the allegations came when Martin was a staffer in federal parliament years ago, the ABC reported.

Martin has been a member of the NSW state government upper house since 2017.

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The Victorian government continues to justify throwing thousands of public housing tower residents into a sudden COVID-19 lockdown but has agreed to pay each adult $2200.

A class action was brought against the state in 2021, after about 1800 adults and 751 children were locked inside nine public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington from July 4 to July 18, 2020.

Residents in the towers, who were not given any notice or warning before being locked inside their homes for two weeks, claimed they were falsely imprisoned by the government and were threatened with physical harm if they tried to leave.

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Earlier this year, the state government offered to settle with the group for $5 million.

The money will be distributed among those in the class action, and the government's lawyers told the Supreme Court on Monday each adult will receive $2200 and each child $1130.

However, government barrister Georgina Costello KC said the settlement did not mean the state would admit to any fault.

"The towers lockdown was an emergency response that was lawful, necessary and proportionate… for the purpose of protecting the lives of tower residents," she told the court.

She argued the government's detention of those inside the towers complied with the relevant legislation.

"The deprivation of liberty was reasonable and demonstrably justifiable," Ms Costello said.

She said residents were supported during the lockdown as they were offered welfare, food and medical services, and the rest of the state was also locked down between eight and 32 hours later.

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"It's a realistic settlement in light of the confinement in their homes, the welfare support they received and the fact that there were significant restrictions on liberty in Victoria at that time," she said.

Lead plaintiff Idris Hassan said the lockdown had an "indelible psychological impact" on him and compared it to living in Somalia during the civil war.

"During the experience of the lockdown he saw himself as a child in the ravages of a war zone," his barrister Juliet Lucy said.

Hassan's mother Hawa Warsame, who is also a lead plaintiff, said she hoped settling the case would alleviate some of the trauma she has experienced and allow her to move forward.

Both lead plaintiffs are asking for the court to award them a higher amount than the rest of the group, $40,000 each.

This is due to sacrificing valuable time and for expenses, stress and anxiety from taking a central role in the action, Lucy said.

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The mother and son have also been ostracised from the Somalian community because they became lead plaintiffs, she said.

Costello asked Justice John Dixon to award the plaintiffs between $10,000 and $20,000 to ensure the money is fairly distributed.

The class action also wants the government to foot their legal bill, which Dr Lucy said was now more than $650,000.

Justice Dixon will decide on the money distribution and has given both parties 14 days to negotiate on legal costs.

A 2020 review by Ombudsman Deborah Glass found an apology was warranted because the lockdown breached residents' human rights due to the lack of notice given and because the timing of the lockdown did not follow health advice.

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Two brothers watched helplessly as a scooter driver suffered fatal injuries.

Two ferry passages, from downtown to Devonport and a return, are cancelled tonight.