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A nurse sacked over her alleged inflammatory rhetoric is no longer accused of threatening to kill Israeli patients after prosecutors dropped a charge.

Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, sparked national condemnation when they were recorded saying they would refuse to treat Israelis and appearing to threaten violence towards them.

The pair were working a night shift at southwest Sydney's Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital at the time of the alleged threats, made through an online video chat platform in February.

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Charges were laid after footage was shared online by another party to the Chatruletka meet-up, Israeli influencer Max Veifer.

Abu Lebdeh was charged with threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to menace, harass, or offend.

But the allegation that she threatened to kill Israeli patients was withdrawn by prosecutors today in Downing Centre Local Court.

Abu Lebdeh is yet to enter pleas to the remaining two charges, which will proceed with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

She is on bail under strict conditions, barring her from using social media or leaving the country.

Her former colleague Nadir was hospitalised after the video emerged before being charged in March with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence and possession of a prohibited drug.

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He pleaded not guilty to possessing morphine, which he will fight at a hearing at Bankstown Local Court in October.

Nadir is yet to enter pleas to the former charge, which will proceed with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Nadir previously apologised through his lawyer, Zemarai Khatiz, for the comments he made in the video.

Outside court, Zhatiz said he would not be negotiating with the Commonwealth DPP and the matter would take "a long time" to resolve.

Both nurses remain on bail and were excused from attending court today.

They have been prohibited from working as nurses nationwide by Australia's health practitioner watchdog, and their registrations have been suspended in NSW.

Their comments attracted widespread criticism – including from the prime minister and NSW premier – amid community concerns at the time about antisemitic acts in Sydney and Melbourne.

Many of the highest-profile incidents in Sydney have since been revealed to have been concocted by criminal networks with no clear ideological motivations.

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A mother and doctor has claimed she was asked to leave a Virgin airport business lounge for expressing breastmilk.

Gold Coast women's health practitioner Dr Elise Turner said she was sitting in the lounge at Melbourne Airport yesterday when she began pumping under her shirt.

"So this is pretty unbelievable and I am beyond furious right now," Turner said in a video posted on her Instagram Story.

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Millions of Australians will lose an hour of sleep in a few weeks' time as daylight saving comes into effect.

All but three states and territories will wind their clocks forward by an hour on the first weekend in October.

Here's everything you need to know before daylight saving time starts.

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When does daylight saving time start in Australia in 2025?

Daylight saving comes into effect at 2am on Sunday, October 5.

It falls during the October long weekend.

Do the clocks go forward or backward in October?

Clocks are moved forward by one hour, from 2am to 3am.

It means losing an hour of sleep but will give Australians more daylight from Monday evening onwards.

When will daylight saving end in 2026?

Daylight saving will run for six months before ending in April 2026.

At 2am on Sunday, April 5, clocks will be moved back by one hour to 1am to provide more morning daylight during the cooler months.

It will also mean an extra hour of sleep for millions of Aussies.

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Why does daylight saving exist?

The whole purpose of daylight saving is to make better use of natural daylight and reduce energy consumption depending on the time of year.

During the warmer months, this means moving the clocks forward to enjoy more sun in the evenings.

In the cooler months, the clocks are moved back so Aussies can make the most of morning light.

Why doesn't all of Australia have daylight saving?

Not all Australian states and territories observe daylight saving.

While New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory change their clocks twice a year, Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory have opted out.

This is largely because Queensland, WA and the NT are closer to the equator, so the difference in daylight hours doesn't vary as much across the seasons in those regions.

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Millions of Australians will get a cash boost this week as Centrelink payments increase under indexation changes, offering relief in the cost-of-living crisis.

These changes are made every year in March and September and are designed to ensure that payments keep up with inflation.

Here's everything you need to know about the Centrelink payment changes.

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Which Centrelink payments are getting the increase?

A number of payments will increase this week, including the age pension, carer payment, and disability support pension.

Federal rent assistance, youth allowance and JobSeeker payments will also jump to keep up with inflation.

The income limits for some payments will also increase, meaning more Aussies may be eligible to receive them.

When do the new Centrelink payment rates start?

The changes will come into effect on Friday, September 20.

Recipients will see the first increased payment in their bank account from that date onwards.

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How much are payments increasing in September 2025?

The dollar amount each payment will increase by varies.

The age pension will jump by $29.70 for singles, increasing the total fortnightly payment from $1149.00 to $1178.70 $29.70.

For couples it will increase by $22.40 each, resulting in a total fornightly payment of $888.50 per person.

Single parents will receive a $16.20 boost and partnered parents will get an extra $11.40.

That will bring total fortnightly payments to $1039.70 and $734.40 respectively.

Rental assistance will go up by just $3.40 for singles and $3.20 for couples, with fortnightly payments to sit at $215.40 and $203.

Rental assistance for families will increase by up to $4.48.

JobSeeker payments will jump by $12.50 for singles over 22 with no children, bringing the fortnightly total up from $781.10 to $793.60.

Couples will receive an extra $11.40 each.

Youth allowance will increase by $16.20, jumping from $1011.50 per fortnight to $1027.70.

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Do you need to do anything to get the new rate?

No. These rate changes will automatically be applied to any payments made after Friday, September 20.

Why are Centrelink payments indexed twice a year?

Centrelink payments are indexed twice a year to ensure payments keep up with inflation and the rising cost of living.

These changes are based on a number of factors, including the consumer price index, weekly wage changes, and the pensioner and beneficiary living cost index.

The next change will be in March 2026.

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US President Donald Trumpsaid the military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, and hinted that the military targeting of cartels could be further expanded.

“The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the US,” Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the strike.

“These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital US Interests.”

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The strike was carried out nearly two weeks after another military strike on what the Trump administration said was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he had been shown footage of the latest strike by General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Asked what proof the US has that the vessel was carrying drugs, Trump replied, “We have proof. All you have to do is look at the cargo that was spattered all over the ocean — big bags of cocaine and fentanyl all over the place.”

Trump also hinted that US military strikes targeting alleged drug smugglers at sea could be expanded to land.

He said the US military is seeing fewer vessels in the Caribbean since carrying out the first strike early this month. But he said the cartels are still smuggling drugs by land.

“We’re telling the cartels right now we’re going to be stopping them, too,” Trump said. “When they come by land we’re going to be stopping them the same way we stopped the boats. … But maybe by talking about it a little bit, it won’t happen. If it doesn’t happen that’s good.”

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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth later took to X to warn cartels the U.S. would “track them, kill them, and dismantle their networks throughout our hemisphere — at the times and places of our choosing,” echoing muscular language used by past administrations during the Global War on Terror. The White House also posted a short unclassified video clip on social media of the strike.

The Trump administration has justified the military action as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.

But several senators, Democrats and some Republicans, have indicated their dissatisfaction with the administration’s rationale and questioned the legality of the action. They view it as a potential overreach of executive authority in part because the military was used for law enforcement purposes.

The Trump administration has claimed self-defence as a legal justification for the first strike, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio arguing the drug cartels “pose an immediate threat” to the nation.

U.S. officials said the strike early this month targeted Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organisation. And they indicated more military strikes on drug targets would be coming as the U.S. looks to “wage war” on cartels.

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Trump did not specify whether Tren de Aragua was also the target of the recent strike.

The Venezuelan government did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported strike.

The Trump administration has railed specifically against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for the scourge of illegal drugs in U.S. communities.

Maduro during a press conference earlier lashed out at the US government, accusing the Trump administration of using drug trafficking accusations as an excuse for a military operation whose intentions are “to intimidate and seek regime change” in the South American country.

Maduro also repudiated what he described as a weekend operation in which 18 Marines raided a Venezuelan fishing boat in the Caribbean.

“What were they looking for? Tuna? What were they looking for? A kilo of snapper? Who gave the order in Washington for a missile destroyer to send 18 armed Marines to raid a tuna fishing vessel?” he said. “They were looking for a military incident. If the tuna fishing boys had any kind of weapons and used weapons while in Venezuelan jurisdiction, it would have been the military incident that the warmongers, extremists who want a war in the Caribbean, are seeking.”

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Speaking to Fox News, Rubio reiterated that the U.S. doesn’t see Maduro as the rightful leader of Venezuela but as head of a drug cartel. Rubio has consistently depicted Venezuela as a vestige of communist ideology in the Western Hemisphere.

“We’re not going to have a cartel, operating or masquerading as a government, operating in our own hemisphere,” Rubio said.

Following the first military strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, America's chief diplomat said Trump was "going to use the U.S. military and all the elements of American power to target cartels who are targeting America.”

AP and others have reported that the boat had turned around and was heading back to shore when it was struck. But Rubio said he didn’t know if that’s accurate.

“What needs to start happening is some of these boats need to get blown up,” Rubio said.

“We can’t live in a world where all of a sudden they do a U-turn and so we can’t touch them anymore.”

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Australia's damning National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report has warned continued global warming could result in devastating shortages of foods such as fresh fish, beef, mangoes and avocados.

The landmark report detailed how climate change may choke food supply in regional Australian communities and found there will be a "high to very high risk" to primary industries by 2050.

The scenarios of 1.5, two and three degrees of warming were modelled in the NCRA report, which noted the particularly catastrophic effect of severe heatwaves on fresh fruit, vegetables and cattle.

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"High temperatures can cause fruit sunburn, reducing the quality and marketability of produce," the report states.

"While reduced frost will likely be a benefit, higher cool season temperatures can reduce flowering and yields in temperate perennial nuts and fruit (e.g. walnut, apple) and some tropical crops (e.g. mango, avocado).

"Heat stress in both dairy and beef cattle can reduce livestock productivity and welfare through changes in feed intake, behaviour, fertility and metabolism."

Climate change is also expected to result in "major reductions" in Australian inland fish species due to rainfall deficits and intense hot temperatures.

Conversely, rising sea levels and flooding may drive food wastage.

The report pointed to a flooding in south-east Queensland in 2022 when milk tankers were forced to discard large quantities of milk due to road closures. 

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The cumulative wealth loss in Australia from reduced agricultural and labour productivity from climate change could exceed $19 billion by 2030, $211 billion by 2050, and $4.2 trillion by 2100, the report found.

Soaring temperatures are also likely to result in job losses in the agriculture industry, with outdoor working conditions estimated to "exceed safe thresholds".

As it stands, heatwaves are estimated to reduce annual productivity by $616 per worker, totalling $5.8 billion.

"Whether it be cropping, cattle sheep, fisheries… the report makes clear that Australia's regional areas will be big losers from climate change," Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said today.

Food and water security will be threatened as part of the climate catastrophe.

"Remote and rural communities are exposed to increased risks as climate hazards and events increase interruptions to water, energy, medical and telecommunication infrastructure and reduce food and water security through diminished road, air and water access," the report added.

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A spokesperson for Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) said the NCRA is a stark reminder of the "huge cost" of failing to reduce carbon pollution.

"We need deep pollution reduction this decade to protect our farmers and our food supply," FCA chief executive Natalie Collard said.

"Commodities expected to be particularly hurt by climate change include livestock farming, because extreme heat hurts the animals and means less productive workers, as well as horticulture, cropping and irrigation.

"Food security is national security.

"It's time all sides put their tribalism and ideology aside and work together to reduce pollution to protect our farmers and our food supply."

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Exclusive: A former mining worker has been forced to reverse his retirement and become a truck driver after losing his entire nest egg in a devastating superannuation collapse.

Phil Mazitelli, 61, was about to live the good life travelling Australia in a caravan.

A cold-call two years ago which convinced him to swap his super has ruined those plans.

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Mazitelli had just finished a 30-year career in mining in Queensland's north and finally wanted to enjoy the fruits of his back-breaking labour.

"I turned 60, wanted to retire and spend a bit of money on myself," Mazitelli told 9news.com.au.

"In 2023 I was online and I saw this advertisement which said 'you can improve your super', I filled out a form and before I knew it I got a call."

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Victims of both collapses are demanding government action – and fast.

"The government needs to intervene now… to safeguard and watch every superannuation fund so that this doesn't happen to anyone else," Mazitelli said.

"We are all just normal and hardworking Australians who did nothing wrong."

Hundreds of victims have lodged complaints with The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).

Mazitelli has contacted his local member Andrew Wilcox, the MP for Dawson in north Queensland, who said he will advocate on his behalf.

A Change.org petition has also been started to ask the government to establish a victims' trust.

ASIC's full statement

ASIC has an ongoing investigation in relation to First Guardian Master Fund and Falcon Capital. 

Following concerns raised by ASIC, the Federal Court appointed liquidators to Falcon Capital and ordered the wind-up of First Guardian and its related funds in April.

The court also restrained David Anderson, a director of Falcon, from dealing with his assets and appointed a receiver to his personal property.

ASIC's investigation suggests that potential consumers were called and referred to personal financial advice providers who advised consumers to roll their superannuation assets into a retail choice superannuation fund, and then to invest part or all of their superannuation into First Guardian.

While ASIC's investigation is ongoing, the Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against Falcon Capital director David Anderson on ASIC's application. The Court also made interim orders freezing the assets of another Falcon director, Simon Selimaj and restraining his travel.

Those orders are in place until 27 February 2026. We understand the circumstances surrounding First Guardian are distressing for those affected and it is one of ASIC's priorities to investigate what has happened and to preserve as much of investors' funds as possible while our investigation is continuing.

So far, ASIC has had more than 40 court appearances on matters related to First Guardian and Shield. We have taken a range of enforcement action with respect to these matters including:

• stop orders to prevent ongoing consumer harm,

• commencing court proceedings to preserve assets and restrict travel of persons of interest,

• appoint receivers and liquidators with the aim of securing investor funds

• executing numerous search warrants with the assistance of the Australian Federal Police.

• cancelled licences and banned certain financial advisers.

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A luxury penthouse at Main Beach on the Gold Coast, owned for 35 years by Australian billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff, will be sold at auction.

The two-storey apartment, located in what has been described as "one of the legendary buildings on the Gold Coast", is expected to attract significant interest.

The property is being sold following the passing of Triguboff's wife.

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"(Triguboff) absolutely knows quality, knows great construction, knows where to buy, he bought this 35 years ago and never changed it because he says it's the best there is," selling agent Andrew Bell said.

"Sadly, his wife passed away and it's time for him to base himself in Sydney."

The expansive apartment, measuring approximately 930 square metres, offers views along the coastline.

"It is one of the legendary buildings on the Gold Coast," Bell said.

"This is the era when they built quality and this was the best of the best."

The property was initially marketed at $15 million, but the final sale price will be determined by the market at auction, scheduled for October 11th.

While a specific price range was not definitively stated, it is understood that expectations now centre around the $10 to $11 million mark.

"Harry wants it sold on auction day," Bell said.

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.

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