The repatriated widow of an Islamic State fighter has been charged for previously entering parts of Syria that were under the control of the terrorist organisation.

New South Wales woman Mariam Raad, who returned to Australia last year, is accused of travelling to Syria in 2014 to join her husband, Muhammad Zahab.

He was a maths teacher turned Islamic State recruiter, who reportedly convinced dozens of his relatives to join him in Syria after he left Australia in 2013 to join Islamic State.

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Australian security officials considered him one of the most senior members of the terrorist group.

It will be alleged in court Raad knew about her husband's activities and willingly travelled to the conflict region – where he is believed to have died in an airstrike in 2018.

Raad was in the al-Roj internally displaced persons camp in north-east Syria until she was repatriated back to Australia in October 2022 along with 14 other women and their children.

Since her return, she has been living in the regional town of Young in NSW's South West Slopes region.

9News was there as Australian Federal Police raided a Parklea property where she stayed on her return last year with her sister-in-law.

At the same time, officers raided a home at Young in the state's Central West, where Raad was arrested.

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Raad has been charged following a "complex and long-term investigation" by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT).

Mayors in western Sydney where Raad and the other repatriated women were due to settle in October spoke out about their security concerns at the time.

The home affairs minister called a meeting and sat down with them to convince them that the women did not pose a risk.

In the background, the JCTT had already launched the covert investigation into Raad while she was on Syrian soil.

It will be alleged newly obtained evidence enabled the JCTT to charge the woman.

She could face up to 10 years in prison.

AFP Acting Assistant Commissioner Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations Command Sandra Booth said the JCTT will continue to investigate Australians returning from conflict areas.

"Individuals will be brought before the courts when evidence supports allegations that returned individuals have committed offences in conflict areas," Booth said.

NSW Police Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Commander, Assistant Commissioner Mark Walton, added the priority NSW JCTT has "zero tolerance" for anyone "who seek(s) to commit acts of violence or extremism".

The NSW JCTT is comprised of officers from the AFP, NSW Police Force, the Australian

Security Intelligence Organisation, and the NSW Crime Commission.

Authorities have said there is no current or impending threat to the Australian community as part of this activity.

The woman is expected to face Wagga Wagga Local Court via audio-visual link tomorrow, charged with entering, or remaining in, declared areas, contrary to section 119.2 of the Criminal Code.

A lifeguard patrolling a popular beach in Bali had the surprise of his life when what he thought was a large piece of wood turned out to be a large crocodile floating in the waves.

The three-metre reptile was spotted by a member of Badung lifeguard squad on Padma Beach, in Legian, around 3pm local time yesterday.

Brave lifeguards, with the help of Denpasar Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), rushed to capture the animal when it encroached the shore.

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Until now, there's been no recent record of crocodiles invading Bali's beaches as there's no known population in Indonesia.

"It's likely that this crocodile escaped from captivity, as we've had strong winds in the past few days," Wayan Suyadnya, a spokesman for Badung Balawista, told Coconuts Bali.

"Ever since I joined Badung Balawista in 2005, this was the first time I saw a crocodile on the beach.

"Even my seniors at Balawista never saw anything like it [in their careers]."

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Witnesses said that lifeguards blew their whistles to alert of the danger the moment the crocodile walked on shore.

The animal is believed to be a saltwater crocodile.

Emergency services rescued the baby in Westmere, rural Whanganui.

Police are investigating as to how the critically hurt man came to be on the road.

A disruptive and potty-mouthed passenger has been kicked off a flight from Queensland to Sydney after allegedly drunkenly abusing the crew.

A video posted to TikTok shows the seemingly intoxicated passenger on a Virgin Australia flight from Townsville to Sydney being unruly and allegedly aggressive to flight attendants.

The passenger allegedly arrived at his business class seat intoxicated before reportedly being refused alcohol after boarding, which is when the incident turned sour.

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The video shows the passenger pulled into the galley, negotiating with flight attendants with more than a few swear words before the pilot comes out and pushes him off the flight.

"I didn't do nothing, you f—ing dog c—," the passenger says in the video.

"Don't f—ing touch me, you stupid c—."

As the passenger is booted off the flight, the pilot can be heard asking him to stop swearing.

A spokesperson for Virgin Australia told 9News the safety of its guest and crew is its number one priority.

Virgin Australia has also reportedly imposed travel restrictions on the passenger.

Queensland Police are now investigating the incident.

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Chilling vision from on board one of the choppers involved in the fatal Gold Coast collision shows the seconds before a joyride turns into a tragedy.

The video was recorded on board one of the helicopters – capturing the moments before the two choppers crash into each other, with one plummeting from the air on Tuesday afternoon at the Gold Coast Broadwater.

The footage begins with the serene beach below as the helicopter prepares to land, before one of the passengers taps Queensland pilot Michael James on the shoulder.

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Within seconds, glass shards shatter into the cockpit when the other chopper careered into its path.

The video ends abruptly, ending with the image of a shattered window.

This helicopter was able to land safely on the sandbar and all six passengers onboard escaped major injury.

Pilot James has been praised for "heroically" landing the aircraft safely despite the damage to the helicopter.

Among the six people onboard the helicopter were two New Zealand couples who said the fun five-minute joy ride turned into a nightmare and they are still processing what happened.

However, the other helicopter hurtled into the ground, killing the four people onboard including the pilot, Sydney woman Vanessa Tadros and British nationals Ron and Diane Hughes.

The survivors, Winnie De Silva and her nine-year-old son Leon, as well as Tadros' son Nicholas, remain in hospital.

The video will now form critical evidence to be used by crash investigators in the weeks ahead.

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Four days after the tragedy, the rattled Gold Coast and aviation community is still mourning the incident.

Earlier today, director and owner of Sea World Helicopters John Orr-Campbell paid tribute to the other pilot Ash Jenkinson who was killed in the crash.

Orr-Campbell called Jenkinson a "first-class pilot, a first-class man and a wonderful father, partner and friend".

"To lose a man and pilot of Ash's calibre is shocking in every sense of the word.

"I along with all the staff at Sea World Helicopters are gutted to the core."

Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the two Sea World Helicopters aircraft to collide

The ute collided with the tree – and kept going until it hit a second tree.

A fisherman has snagged the catch of a lifetime as beachgoers watched on.

The Perth man reeled in a shark at Quinns Beach in the city's northern suburbs on Wednesday night.

Amazed onlookers watched as beachgoers wrestled with the shark, before they waded into the surf to help it swim back out to sea.

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This is not the first time a shark has washed up onto shore in Perth.

Back in 2019, beachgoers rescued a struggling shark that washed ashore at Quinns Rock.

The distressed shark was seen thrashing in the shallow water while opening and closing its mouth.

At least seven men helped push the shark back into the ocean.

Warning of additional flooding in the Coromandel has been issued as high tide approaches.

More than 55,000 casual workers in Victoria are reaping the rewards of sick leave, despite not having signed a full-time contract.

The Victorian Government has paid out 80,000 claims from 55,000 workers as part of a new trial, in which workers are compensated for missing work to care for themselves or a loved one.

The workers are able to access up to 38 hours of sick and carer's pay each year, paid at the national minimum wage.

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The $245.7 million trial is designed to stop workers being forced to choose between their health and a day's pay, aiming to reduce workplace illnesses and injuries to keep businesses safer and more productive, Employment Minister Ben Carroll has explained.

"Workers shouldn't feel forced to go to work sick because they can't afford to miss a day's pay," he said.

The trial, which is running for two years, is only available to some industries so far, with most people involved working in retail, hospitality and aged and disability care.

The government has not ruled out expanding the trial to more workforces.

Casual and self-employed contract workers can check their eligibility and sign up to the trial via the Service Victoria app or at vic.gov.au/sickpayguarantee.