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Inspector Amy Scott was performing routine checks nearby when the incident began to unfold in the busy eastern Sydney shopping mall. Footage seen by 1News shows the senior police officer sprinting towards the danger as shoppers escaped in the other direction. Bravely confronting the knife-wielding attacker alone on the fifth

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Israel and Allies Thwart Unprecedented Iranian Attack

Israel and Allies Thwart Unprecedented Iranian Attack

BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. What happened: Saturday night, Iran launched an attack on Israel consisting of more than 300 missiles and offensive UAVs. * The launches came in large part from Iran but also from Lebanon, Syria,

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Kiwis Say No to Bailouts

Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a senior journalist and content producer based in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, television, online and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazine titles – both throughout New Zealand and the UK. chrislynchmedia.com A new poll shows

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The BFD World News Quiz

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Ratepayers Voice Frustration Over Council Spending at Public Meeting

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Christchurch ratepayers have voiced their discontent with the council’s spending during a public meeting in Avonhead on Wednesday night. The gathering, hosted by Councillor

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Dairy Farm to Pay $215K for Exploiting Workers

Dairy Farm to Pay $215K for Exploiting Workers

Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a senior journalist and content producer based in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, television, online and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazine titles — both throughout New Zealand and the UK. chrislynchmedia.com A Southland dairy business

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In Whose Best Interests?

In Whose Best Interests?

Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com JACK TAME has tested another MP on his Sunday morning current affairs show, Q+A. Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety, Brooke van Velden, once boasted the only economics degree in New Zealand’s Parliament. Since the general election, however, this select fellowship of the

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Waiting for Hamas: Hostage Deal in the Balance

Waiting for Hamas: Hostage Deal in the Balance

BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. What’s happened: Mixed reports are emerging from Cairo about the prospects of an agreement on a hostage release/prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. * An unnamed Israeli official told Channel

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Christchurch City Leaders Speak out Over Cathedral’s Dire Finances

Christchurch City Leaders Speak out Over Cathedral’s Dire Finances

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com City leaders have expressed disappointment over the Christchurch Cathedral’s dire financial troubles. The rebuild needs another $114 million and $30 million by August, otherwise

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Kiwis Urged to Buy Shares in Marsden Point Refinery Company

Kiwis Urged to Buy Shares in Marsden Point Refinery Company

Mark Freeman New Zealanders are being urged to buy shares in the company that owns the now-decommissioned Marsden Point Oil Refinery as part of a strategy to reopen the refinery. The refinery used to supply 65–70% of New Zealand’s refined fuel, but its owners, Refining New Zealand—now

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Israel Withdraws Most of Its Troops From the Gaza Strip

Israel Withdraws Most of Its Troops From the Gaza Strip

BICOM BICOM provides accurate, timely and balanced information that is read by officials, experts, journalists and many others. What’s happened: Coinciding with the six month anniversary since the October 7th Hamas massacre, the IDF has pulled most of its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip. * A single IDF

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