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Last updated 14 min ago

  1. 01
    World

    Woman allegedly repeatedly stabbed with scissors while protecting son from ‘random’ Melbourne CBD attack

    Man arrested after being restrained and pinned down by ‘heroic’ bystanders, Victoria police say A mother has been taken to hospital after allegedly being repeatedly stabbed by a stranger while protecting her 10-year-old son during a “random attack” in Melbourne’s CBD. The alleged attacker, 27, was arrested at the scene after he was restrained and pinned down by three bystanders, according to Victoria police.

    The Guardian

  2. 02
    World

    Man arrested after allegedly attacking woman and boy in Melbourne CBD – as it happened

    Number of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a year The number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year. The waitlist has sat [at] around 70,000 since May. Anyone reading that as stability should look at what is happening inside that number. Urgent need is growing six times faster than general need on this register. Every month, a bigger share of the people waiting are people who…

    The Guardian