The move comes after a brutal stabbing and the aggravated robbery of an Armourguard van.

The Commonwealth Bank has posted a half-yearly net profit of $5.1 billion as chief executive Matt Comyn predicts further relief for households this year.

The figure is up from its previous half-yearly result of $4.8 billion and two per cent year-on-year, which the bank attributed to core business growth and lower loan impairment costs in an ASX announcement today.

The profit was partly offset by higher operating costs due to inflation and an increase in investment spending.

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"Through supporting our customers and investing in our franchise we have been able to deliver solid results for our shareholders despite the weaker economic backdrop," Comyn said.

The bank's annual net profit after tax in 2024 was $9.4 billion.

The bank noted that its younger customers were making sacrifices as cost of living pressures continued to weigh on households. 

Additionally, the private sector is experiencing weak growth, immigration is slowing and geopolitical uncertainties remain.

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Despite the daunting economic backdrop, Comyn had an optimistic forecast for the year ahead after inflation fell inside its target range to 2.4 per cent in the December quarter.

"However underlying inflation is now moderating towards the target range and we expect Australia will follow offshore economies with an easing cycle starting in 2025," he said.

"This should provide some relief to many households and improve business confidence.

"The strong labour market and level of ongoing public sector infrastructure spend also provide cause for optimism on the domestic economic outlook."

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Two people had a BB gun fired at them from a moving vehicle.

Two nurses at Bankstown Hospital who were stood down after a video emerged of the pair allegedly making antisemitic remarks online have been identified.

In a conversation online with Jewish influencer Max Veifer, Ahmad "Rashad" Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh appear to boast that they would kill Israeli patients if they had to treat them.

In the video, Nadir introduces himself as a doctor, and the pair could be seen wearing NSW Health uniforms.

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After learning that Veifer is from Israel, the pair allegedly began to make antisemitic remarks.

Lebdeh allegedly said that if patients from Israel came into the hospital, she would not treat them.

"I won't treat them, I'll kill them," she allegedly said.

Nadir allegedly claimed that he had killed Israeli patients.

Nadir left Afghanistan as a refugee and became an Australian citizen four years ago.

In an interview with SBS in 2015, he spoke of his good fortune.

"Back in Afghanistan, there was not much opportunity to get an education," he said.

Nadir told News Corp he was planning to make a public apology to the Jewish community about the video but would speak with police first.

"It was a joke, a misunderstanding," he said.

"I will use social media, anything, to apologise but I need to go and see the detectives first."

Nurses stood down amid police investigation

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said two nurses had been "stood down immediately".

"Obviously, the investigative process now takes place, I do not want to leave a sliver of light to allow any of them to be able to think they will ever work for NSW Health again."

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Park said he was sent the video about 7.20am today, and the pair were identified very quickly.

"Everyone is entitled to access NSW health and hospital services without fearing for their life, and without having that hate-filled attitude come through some of our health workers," he said.

"This video is disgusting. It is shocking. It is appalling."

Park also apologised to the Jewish community in Australia.

"To the Jewish community today, I say not only am I sorry, but I can assure you this – the care that you get in our hospitals will continue to be first class, we will investigate this uphill and down dale," Park said.

"We won't just be looking at this incident per se, and going through previous cases to make sure that that hospital has been working in a way that reflects those values around safety and care."

NSW Police confirmed it was investigating a video depicting alleged health workers making antisemitic threats.

"This morning, Bankstown Police Area Command launched an investigation into the video that has circulated widely on social media," police said in a statement.

"Officers attached to Strike Force Pearl have now taken carriage of the investigation.

"NSW Health believe they have identified the individuals involved and are currently assisting detectives with their investigation."

Strike Force Pearl is the police task force targeting antisemitic violence and vandalism after a spate of high-profile arson and graffiti attacks.

How did the video appear?

The original video that sparked the investigation was posted on TikTok about 3am AEDT by Veifer.

Veifer has more than 100,000 followers on the platform and often posts videos where he speaks to strangers through the online video chat program Chatruletka.

According to the Australian eSafety commissioner, the platform is also known as chat roulette and would have connected Veifer and the nurses at random.

"The platform pairs people randomly for a video chat, with only a country and gender specified by the user," the eSafety website says. 

"No names, friend lists or conversation histories are stored, so finding people again is purely left to chance."

Their conversation is believed to have been filmed last night while the nurses were working at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney's south-west.

The TikTok video was sent to the NSW health minister this morning about 7.20am.

By 10am, the nurses had been stood down amid a police investigation.

Leaders respond to video

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the video as "sickening and shameful" and said those allegedly involved would face the full force of the law.

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Federal Health Minister Mark Butler also condemned the video.

"It's the obligation of every single health professional to treat and care for whomever comes before you," he said.

"The idea that you would single out a particular group in our community and indicate you would not care for them runs against every single principle in our healthcare system.

"At a time of unprecedented antisemitism in our country, this is a particularly sickening video."

NSW president of the Australian Medical Association Kathryn Austin said there was no place for hatred in the health system.

"On behalf of NSW doctors, we want to make it very clear that doctors, nurses and other health practitioners are committed to providing the best possible care to every patient in NSW," she said.

"The Declaration of Geneva states doctors will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between their duty and their patient.

"There is no place for hatred or division in the health system and this behaviour will not be tolerated. Our hospitals must remain safe havens for all patients."

Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin said the video was "absolutely chilling and horrific".

"The brazen way, the open and confident way that these people spoke about killing and torturing and wishing death on Israelis, and particularly coming from our health professional, who we look to for care and support, was a ghastly thing to see and it should never have happened," Ryvchin said.

"This is a warning sign once again to all Australians about the evil that exists in our midst, and the need to understand this ideology and to confront it and the harm that it does to all Australians."

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Residents in Western Australia have been warned to brace for rainfall in excess of 500mm and damaging winds as Tropical Cyclone Zelia moves towards the coast.

The cyclone progressed to a category 2 system at 11am (AWST) with sustained winds near the centre of 95km/h and gusts up to 130km/h.

The system, which is moving slowly towards the coastline, is sitting about 180km north of Port Hedland.

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Bureau of Meteorology state manager for Western Australia James Ashley said the system "is expected to take a bit of a wobble to the west" before resuming a southwards motion tomorrow.

"A real feature of this system is that it's quite erratic and slow-moving off the Pilbara coast," Ashley said.

The cyclone is likely to develop into a category 3 before crossing the east Pilbara or adjacent west Kimberley coast around Friday.

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Ashley said areas in the path of the weather system could see in excess of 500mm of rain over the course of the event.

Meteorologists have warned residents between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga of the potential of a dangerous storm tide as the cyclone centre crosses the coast.

"Tides are likely to rise significantly above the normal high-tide mark with damaging waves and dangerous flooding of some low-lying areas close to the shoreline," the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Gales with damaging wind gusts of 120km/h are developing near the coastal fringe between De Grey and Wallal Downs.

This could extend along the coast between Bidyadanga and Dampier including Port Hedland and Karratha today.

The damaging winds could then extend west to Mardie from late tomorrow, if the system moves further west than forecast.

Damaging wind gusts to 120km/h may also extend inland to Nullagine during Friday.

Destructive wind gusts of up to 160km/h may develop between between Whim Creek to Wallal Downs tomorrow as Zelia moves closer to the coast.

Very destructive wind gusts of up to 220km/h may develop between Whim Creek to Wallal Downs tomorrow evening.

A flood watch is also current for catchments in the Pilbara and western Kimberley.

Visit the Bureau of Meteorology website for the latest warnings and advice.

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It comes after cordons were set up in the same suburb yesterday evening.

Visitors to a popular beach on Sydney's North Shore have been warned to watch out for blue-ringed octopuses after several bites were reported.

Mosman Council said multiple bites had been reported at Balmoral Beach over the last week.

The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous animals in the world.

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If bitten, the venom can cause paralysis and stop breathing.

Anyone bitten is advised to seek medical assistance immediately.

"Council was notified by Royal North Shore Hospital that several cases had occurred, to allow Council to provide information to the community to raise awareness about taking care in these areas," a spokesperson for Mosman Council said.

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