Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent 10. June 2026 (17:00) But Australian government will expand offences covered by rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on defence systemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has quietly backed down on moves to make spy agency Asio’s powers for compulsory questioning permanent, but will expand offences covered by the rules to include promotion of communal violence and attacks on Australia’s defence system.The laws were introduced in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US and give intelligence operatives powers to issue a questioning warrant requiring a person as young as 14 to give information or produce items that may assist in a serious investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
SpaceX’s IPO Will Turn 4,400 Employees Into Millionaires 10. June 2026 (16:57) While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to the change the lives of its current and former employees, too.(New York Times)
Rapist released in error fled UK on Eurostar 10. June 2026 (16:56) Bernadin Dedic is on the run from justice after being mistakenly set free from HMP Wormwood Scrubs.(BBC News)
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