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🚨 AUSTRALIAN ACTIVIST ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTED BY VIETNAM Melbourne man Hiep Tran, 50, has been missing since September 18 after travelling to Cambodia to meet Vietnamese human rights activists. His group, Viet Tan, alleges Vietnamese authorities abducted him in Cambodia and forcibly took him across the border into Vietnam. Vietnamese state media reportedly claims Tran was detained after illegally entering the country. Join @Aussie 🙂

⚠️ CITY OF MELBOURNE DROPS PUSH TO CHANGE AUSTRALIA DAY DATE Melbourne City Council has voted to abandon its official campaign to move Australia Day from January 26, reversing a position adopted in 2022. The council will recognise January 26 as Australia Day and investigate bringing back the city’s Australia Day parade. Join @Aussie 🙂

🚨 AUSTRALIAN INFLATION JUMPS TO 4% AFTER RBA RATE HIKE Australia’s annual inflation rate has surged from 3.5% to 4.0%, according to fresh ABS data released today. The figures come just one day after the RBA lifted interest rates to 4.60%, their highest level in 15 years. Join @Aussie 🙂

⚠️ SYDNEY MAN ACCUSED OF TRAPPING WOMAN IN EGYPT A 44-year-old Ryde man has been charged with allegedly arranging for a woman to travel to Egypt, then cancelling her return flight and visa while she was overseas. The AFP also alleges he impersonated the woman online and changed account login details to stop her accessing them. He has been charged with exit trafficking, an offence carrying up to 12 years in prison. Join @Aussie 🙂

🚨 NSW MOVES TO BACK QUEENSLAND BAN ON PRO-PALESTINE SLOGANS The NSW Government has sought to join Queensland in defending laws banning phrases including “from the river to the sea” and “globalise the intifada” in a High Court challenge. Queensland’s laws can carry up to two years in jail when the slogans are used in circumstances expected to menace, harass or offend. NSW has not introduced the same ban, but is now seeking to intervene in the constitutional case defending it. Join @Aussie 🙂

⚠️ GUNS, DRUGS AND POLICE UNIFORMS SEIZED IN NSW ORGANISED CRIME BUST Four people have been charged after police allegedly seized 3kg of meth, 1kg of cocaine, six rifles, ammunition and Queensland Police uniforms at Banora Point. A 29-year-old man faces 31 charges, including large commercial drug supply, firearms offences and participating in a criminal group. Join @Aussie 🙂

⚠️ NEW IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN STARTS TODAY New student visa rules are now in force, restricting visa hopping, course changes and family members joining international students. The government is also targeting migration agents and lawyers accused of lodging baseless visa and protection claims. Net overseas migration was 292,100 in the year to March, with Labor aiming to reduce that to 225,000 next financial year. Join @Aussie 🙂

🚨 STAKE WALL ST CUSTOMER DATA EXPOSED IN CYBER BREACH DriveWealth, the US broker used by Stake Wall St, says attackers accessed historic customer data during a breach on September 4–5. Exposed information may include names, emails, phone numbers, addresses and partial Stake account numbers. Passwords and bank details were not compromised. Join @Aussie 🙂