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The New South Wales police commissioner, Karen Webb, said the investigation into a caravan found in Dural allegedly containing explosives and a list of Jewish targets was compromised by leaks to a Sydney media outlet.
Anthony Albanese said in response to the discovery that it was “not a time … to make political points” after Peter Dutton earlier rejected suggestions he was politicising the recent spate of antisemitic incidents. Asio has decided against raising the nation’s terror threat level, which remains at “probable”.
These explainers detail what we know so far about the investigation and Powergel, the explosive believed to have been found in the caravan.
People joined in lunar new year festivities around the world to mark the year of the snake – the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac.
“This is not some far-off, mythical situation.”
The Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has touted the company’s self-driving Cybercab model, which is expected to go into production in 2026.
Local investors hope some of the money previously destined for US renewables projects will be redirected to Australia as some of Joe Biden’s signature reforms face being pared back by his successor.
Our Kindness of Strangers series is a reminder of the good in the world. In today’s instalment, Nicholas Jordan recalls a nasty bike accident in Turkey – and the local who dropped everything to care for him.
Today’s starter word is: IGG. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
