Your morning Briefing
Good morning, readers. Here’s what’s making news this Tuesday.
Good morning, readers. Here’s what’s making news this Tuesday.
Aussies at risk as child bombers unleashed
Intelligence chiefs have warned of an increased threat to Australians from mass-casualty terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, expressing alarm in the shift to using children as suicide bombers, in a security briefing to Malcolm Turnbull.
Three church bombings in Surabaya during Sunday services, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 40, and the bombing of a police station in the same city yesterday killing 10, were both carried out by families.
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Voters turn on dual-citizen MPs
A Newspoll survey contains more bad news for Bill Shorten: Australians have lost all sympathy for MPs caught in the citizenship crisis.
51 per cent believe politicians should be disqualified if they fail to renounce citizenship of another country. Only 38 per cent disagree.
Meghan’s dad pulls out of wedding
In a deeply troubling development just days before the royal wedding, Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle has withdrawn from attending the nuptials and walking her down the aisle.
There is confusion about why he will not attend, with Mr Markle saying he suffered a heart attack six days ago and did not want to run the risk of embarrassing his daughter or the royal family.
This comes just days after he was shown to be co-operating with the paparazzi in several staged photos that were broadcast around the world.
Huegill’s wife faces theft claim
Sara Huegill, the wife of Olympian Geoff Huegill, has been accused of stealing a $2500 pair of pants from a fashion boutique.
The alleged theft occurred when the 34-year-old publicist was shopping at the Island Luxe store in Byron Bay on Sunday. Staff claim they saw Ms Huegill put a pair of Bassike leather pants in a handbag and walk out.
Scores dead as US embassy moves
The White House has blamed Hamas for violent protests in Gaza that saw 55 Palestinians killed and thousands injured by Israeli forces, saying the Jewish state has the right to defend itself.
The deadliest day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since a 2014 war between the Jewish state and Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas came as US President Donald Trump hailed the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem as “a great day for Israel”.
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