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‘Words Matter’: AFP Chief Links Inflammatory Political Rhetoric to Surge in Threats Against MPs as Helen Haines Fights On After Losing Both Legs in Horrific Car Attack Australia’s top federal cop says there is a “direct connection” between heated political messaging and abuse aimed at parliamentarians, and warns the backlash can be “very immediate”. Independent MP Helen Haines remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition after both her legs were amputated following an attack outside her Wangaratta office. Asked about One Nation cartoons depicting politicians being struck by cars, Commissioner Krissy Barrett said such content could be the…

‘Not Really, No’: Wealthy Boston Father Convicted of Repeatedly Groping Teenage Girl Through Her Seat on JetBlue Flight While His Wife and Four Children Sat Nearby Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, was found guilty of reaching between seat cushions to touch a 17-year-old girl as his 16-year-old son sat beside him on a Puerto Rico to Boston flight The brave teenager spotted his reflection in her seatback screen and photographed his fingers poking through the gap beneath her Lefman claimed he was ‘stretching’, then told investigators his fingers in the photo didn’t look familiar: ‘Not really, no’ The case raises urgent…

Pacific On Edge as Twin Earthquakes Just Four Minutes Apart Strike Off Vanuatu, Triggering Tsunami Alert on Australia’s Doorstep Two powerful undersea earthquakes, measuring magnitude 6.9 and 6.3, struck off Vanuatu within four minutes of each other on Saturday afternoon US tsunami monitors initially recorded the first quake at magnitude 7.2 and issued a tsunami warning for the region Both quakes struck just 10km beneath the seabed off Espiritu Santo, a shallow depth that can make shaking more violent Monitors have logged 68 earthquakes in the area in the past month, raising fresh questions about how ready Australia is to…

‘Unacceptable’: Woman Charged Over Alarming Scare at Federal Minister Anika Wells’ Brisbane Office as Wave of Threats Against Politicians Grips the Nation in Wake of Brutal Helen Haines Attack A 47-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly behaving in a threatening manner inside Communications Minister Anika Wells’ Nundah electorate office, which has now been shut for security upgrades. The incident came less than 48 hours after Indi MP Helen Haines was allegedly run down by a car outside her Wangaratta office. Surgeons have since amputated both her legs. On the same day in Perth, a man allegedly armed with nunchucks…

‘Devastating’: Port Adelaide Football Family in Mourning as Former Power Forward Daniel Stewart Dies Suddenly at Just 37, Leaving Behind Wife and Two Young Sons Former Port Adelaide key forward Daniel Stewart has died suddenly at the age of 37, sending shockwaves through the club and the wider football community. The Power will wear black armbands in his honour at their first home game at Adelaide Oval in 2027. Stewart leaves behind his wife Laura and their two sons, Bernie and Lando, as well as his parents and brother. His finest moment came in the last round of 2010, when…