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A Gold Coast shop owner who had his $9500 necklace torn from his neck in an alleged assault is already back at work.

Two men are set to face court later this month over the incident.

CCTV footage appears to show two men entering a Southport tobacconist and allegedly stealing sunglasses.

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The owner moves to confront them and is allegedly attacked with repeated punches, and stomped after he falls to the ground.

The two men then allegedly take the gold chain from around his neck, a piece worth $9500.

The shopkeeper gets up to go after them, minutes before police arrive.

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Two men, aged 18 and 27, have been arrested over the incident and are set to face court later this month.

The shop owner was released from hospital this morning and is already back at work.

He has reclaimed his golden chain, but said he probably would not be wearing it to work again.

A teenager was knocked out and suffered serious injuries after his go-kart crashed into a kangaroo at a NSW raceway.

The 13-year-old was driving the kart at Marrangaroo, near Lithgow, when the collision took place.

He was knocked out and sustained neck, arm, and suspected spinal injuries just before 2pm today.

He was treated at the scene and then airlifted with his mother to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, in a stable condition.

A 58-year-old woman has died after falling at least 50 metres from a Far North Queensland waterfall.

Police said one of the Cairns woman's fellow walkers called emergency services after she fell from the top of Windin Falls about 1pm.

A rescue helicopter, police on foot and drones were called in to help search for the woman but she couldn't be found until about 4pm.

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According to Tourism Tropical North Queensland the falls are a roughly 90-minute walk along the Old Cairns Track, in the Wooroonooran National Park.

"Exercise extreme caution and stay back from the edges," the website warns.

"There is a natural infinity pool at the top of the falls that drops deep into the valley below."

A police spokesman said varying reports indicated the waterfall was about 50 to 100 metres high.

Police have notified the woman's next of kin and will prepare a report for the coroner.

Two teenagers are in hospital after a car crash following an alleged attempted robbery in Adelaide.

The accident took place in the city's inner west just before 7.30am on Sunday.

Two 19-year-olds allegedly tried to steal a woman's scooter, before driving away.

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They allegedly rammed another woman's car as she tried to stop the escape.

"My scooter was stolen, we happened to find it," the alleged victim said.

The two men made it a kilometre down the road before crashing.

The impact was so severe the car was "almost cut in half", police said.

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The two men were treated at the scene before being taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital.

The driver was in a serious condition with facial injuries, however, neither of the men were believed to have sustained life-threatening wounds.

The investigation is continuing.

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A man wanted for suspected terrorism offences has been arrested in Melbourne upon his return to Australia.

Mohamed Zuhbi arrived at Melbourne airport yesterday about 4pm after being deported by Turkey where he had served an 18-month prison sentence for joining Islamic State and other related crimes.

Authorities allege the 30-year old travelled from Turkey to Syria, where he allegedly facilitated the travel of foreign terrorist fighters to support Islamic State (IS).

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Mr Zuhbi is facing multiple terrorism charges, including one count of knowingly giving support and resources to a terrorist organisation, and one count of engaging in a hostile activity in a foreign state.

The former Sydney man is also facing three counts of providing support for another person to engage in a hostile activity in a foreign state.

Mr Zuhbi is currently undergoing a mandatory 14-day quarantine in a Victorian corrections facility before he is extradited to New South Wales.

His arrest comes after an ongoing operation by the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police Force (NSWPF), the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, and the NSW Crime Commission, following an investigation into the man's alleged travel from Sydney to Turkey in 2013.

Mr Zuhbi appeared before Melbourne Magistrates' Court this morning via video link.

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AFP Commander of Counter-Terrorism Operations Stephen Dametto said the return of the 30-year-old demonstrates Australian authorities will continue working with overseas counterparts to manage terrorist threats.

"Anyone who fights with, provides material support to, or associates with terrorist groups, is committing a serious crime and will be subject to the law," Commander Dametto said.

At its height, the Islamic State controlled significant areas of Syria and governed the lives of up to 12 million people.

IS remains a declared terrorist group in Australia and overseas.

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