‘This declaration means we can act quickly if required.’

US tourist and retired racer Steven Mathers stumbled on Supercars by chance.

Police say early beacon use and clear satellite texts helped save the climbers’ lives.

Drivers passing through Victoria's Mornington Peninsula were treated to a rare sight after a snoozing seal blocked traffic, delighting motorists despite causing delays.

Police were called to direct traffic on Point Nepean Road in Dromana, near Anthony's Nose beach, about 9am after several reports of a live seal sunbathing on the road in the popular coastal area.

Motorists noticed the seal, known by locals as "Sammy", was fast asleep on the left-hand side of the busy roadway.

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There were delays of up to five minutes as police officers arrived at the scene to direct traffic and help move Sammy to safety.

Lanes were closed in both directions for several hours and motorists were asked to avoid the area, with traffic cones put in place to protect the marine animal.

All lanes were cleared by 1pm as Sammy was moved away from traffic.

Zoos Victoria's Marine Response Unit (MRU) responded to the incident.

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Sammy has been safely returned to the water, VicTraffic confirmed.

Seals are a common sight along the Mornington Peninsula, however the MRU warns not to approach as they can be dangerous if they feel threatened.

Sammy is a regular roamer along the tourist region, with locals often spotting the seal on adventures out of the water.

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Cases range from minor drug allegations to exploitation and murder.

‘You need help,’ one parent told David Shaw.

The Grace Tame Foundation will shut down as ongoing financial strains have made the operation too expensive to continue running.

Founded by the Former Australian of the Year, the not-for-profit was created to drive reform and support people impacted by abuse.

In a statement posted to Instagram, it said it had reached a decisive moment.

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"Like many small advocacy organisations, sustaining long-term funding for this work has become increasingly challenging," it said.

"After careful consideration, the board has made the decision to close the foundation, with the process to be finalised in the coming weeks."

Tame, a child sexual abuse survivor, began public advocacy in 2018 after successfully campaigning to overhaul Tasmania's laws, enabling survivors to share their stories without legal barriers.

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The organisation said its work forced difficult conversations and led to concrete legal changes nationwide.

"Thanks to our campaign efforts, every jurisdiction in Australia has stopped naming the crime of 'persistent child sexual abuse' as a 'relationship'," it said.

In March, Tame, 31, said she had been dropped from speaking engagements following what she described as a media smear campaign.

The remarks followed criticism from some Jewish groups after she led a chant at a Sydney protest during a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

The organisation, with four board members, including Tame, undertook initiatives such as advocating for consistent survivor-identification laws, promoting anti-grooming education, and helping hundreds of survivors pursue justice.

"None of this would have been possible without Grace's fierce and uncompromising advocacy for survivors," it said.

"[As well as] her determination to ensure the experiences of those harmed as children could no longer be ignored."

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)

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About one tonne of lobsters was reportedly stolen from a seafood shop in Sydney's west early yesterday morning.

Kraka Seafood in Regents Park said that "approximately one tonne of lobsters" were stolen at about 4.30am yesterday.

"This will not compromise operating hours and supply will remain unaffected as we continue investigating the incident," they said in a social media post.

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"If you have any information that might assist us, please forward to in**@**************om.au or visit us at our shop."

Nine.com.au has reached out to Kraka Seafood for comment. 

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Donald Trump's former national security adviser has warned the US president's threat to withdraw from NATO remains on his agenda, despite the alliance pledging to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

John Bolton was speaking after Trump held highly-anticipated talks at the White House with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Over past weeks, the US president repeatedly slammed countries in the western alliance for not supporting American military operations against Iran.

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US withdrawal from NATO 'possible'

Bolton, who served as national security adviser during Trump's first administration, was asked on Today this morning whether the president could pull the US from NATO.

He replied "it's possible" , explaining there's "always a risk" of the US, the world's post powerful military power, exiting the western alliance under Trump.

Bolton has previously said Trump may withdraw American troops from NATO missions in Europe.

NATO, formally known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was established in 1949 with 12 core member countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, France and Denmark, and has since expanded to 32 members.

Trump has repeatedly raised concerns with NATO since his first term as president, criticising other alliance countries as free loaders too reliant on the massive American defence budget.

But pulling the US from NATO is not so simple for any American president.

Under a law passed in 2023 such a move would require approval from Congress, where many members are diehard supporters of the defence pact.

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'Very frank' meeting

In the weeks leading up to yesterday's meeting, Trump described NATO as a "paper tiger" for its unwillingness to join the Iran war, or permit US forces the use of their bases.

He continued his criticism after holding behind-closed-door discussions with Rutte yesterday.

"NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Two European diplomats familiar with their discussion told CNN, the US president pushed for urgent concrete measures from NATO members to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

One fifth of the world's oil shipments go through the waterway.

Rutte, speaking after his White House visit, said Trump was "clearly disappointed" that the US' allies had not joined the Iran conflict.

He described their talks as a "very frank, very open" discussion between "two good friends".

But the NATO chief also said 34 nations, including Australia, were now building an international coalition to reopen the strait.

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Donald Trump has shared violent, uncensored footage of a woman being bludgeoned to death in Florida, accompanied by a long-winded social media spray against his predecessor Joe Biden's immigration policies.

Haitian man Rolbert Joachin – who the US Department of Homeland Security said was granted a protected visa under the Biden administration in 2022 – has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly beating a mother with a hammer outside a gas station in Fort Myers on April 3.

The president described the brutal attack as "one of the most vicious things you will ever see" as he shared unblurred CCTV of the incident on Truth Social.

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In the footage, the woman is seen walking outside the gas station after reportedly hearing a man damage a SUV with a hammer.

The man then approached the woman and repeatedly hit her in the head with the same weapon.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to reports, the victim was from Bangladesh and had been working at a clerk at the convenience store.

"This animal was allowed to stay here because the Biden Administration granted him, and all Haitians, "Temporary Protective Status," a massively abused and fraudulent program which my Administration is working to terminate, but Deranged Liberal District Court Judges are standing in our way," Trump wrote.

"This one killing should be enough for these Radical Judges to STOP impeding my Administration's Immigration Policies, and allow us to END THIS SCAM ONCE AND FOR ALL."

The Biden administration offered legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants under a temporary visa program.

Around 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicuagura and Venezuela were allowed into the US to live and work for two years.

Homeland Security alleges Joachin's Temporary Protected Status expired in 2024.

The department revoked the temporary visa status for people from the four countries last year, warning that they would lose any legal right to work in the US from April 2025.

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Trump went on to accuse Biden of turning the US into a "dumping ground" for immigrants.

"Allowing Tens of MILLIONS of Criminals, Lunatics, and the Mentally Insane from all over the World to pour into our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked through our wide Open Borders," he added.

"As I've said all along, if you import the Third World, you become the Third World, and that is what happened over the four years of Democrat Control. We are rapidly trying to reverse this decline through Deportations, but if the Democrats are ever given another chance at power, they will immediately REOPEN the Border, and allow America to once again be a Safe Haven for Criminals."

The president vowed "quick and severe justice" for the victim's family.

He went on to warn against watching the footage, despite sharing it to Truth Social unblurred and in full.

"I don't recommend you watch this tape, because it is so terrible, but felt I had an obligation to put it up so that people can see what Democrats are protecting, and wanting to come into our Country, even now, after all we've been through," Trump wrote.

"Again, viewer discretion advised – Not for children!"

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