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The nation’s top spy uses a major speech to warn there is a “realistic possibility” a foreign government will try to assassinate a dissident on Australian soil, saying ASIO believes “at least three” nations are willing and capable of carrying out such a plot. Source link

The mother of a rare set of conjoined twins is begging doctors to explore other options after a Papua New Guinea hospital recommended against sending the infants overseas for surgery.  Source link

A suburban Perth football club is suspended from its league for two years after a “severe breach” of integrity standards, following an end-of-season costume stunt that left City of Stirling workers distressed.  Source link

A man dies after being pulled from the water at a popular surf break near Margaret River in WA’s South-West.  Source link

Australia’s hopes of claiming the Pacific Championships are handed a major boost with star fullback Tamika Upton ruled fit to play after recovering from a calf injury. Source link

Fugitives wanted for some of the most serious crimes and sexual offences could soon be stripped of their welfare payments. Source link

A court has heard harrowing accounts from emergency services and the siblings of a young girl who died after her mother criminally neglected her.  Source link

A Perth mother jailed for starving her only child to the point of severe malnutrition is denied bail after arguing she should be released because she had not been given a fair trial. Source link

Laws requiring streaming services to produce Australian content have been put back on the table by the federal government, after they were put on hiatus following the US election. Source link

Five days after being censured in the ACT’s Legislative Assembly for the bungled rollout of the territory’s MyWay+ network, Transport Minister Chris Steel has issued a statement to “apologise to anyone impacted by the transition to the new service”. Source link