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A dinosaur puffer jacket is among images of clothing released by the AFP. Photograph: supplied by AFP<\/p>\nAFP releases image of clothing and appeals for information in child abuse case<\/p>\n
The Australian federal police has released images of distinctive clothing items as part of an ongoing investigation into child abuse and is seeking any information the community might have about them.<\/p>\n
A former Sydney childcare worker, 35, has been charged with 329 child abuse offences allegedly committed between 2009 and 2025.<\/p>\n
The images, allegedly located on electronic devices seized as part of the investigation, have been shared in hopes the items could be recognised by parents, carers or the general public.<\/p>\n
A dinosaur puffer jacket is among images of clothing released by the AFP. Photograph: supplied by AFP<\/p>\n
They include a dinosaur puffer jacket, shorts with a blue pattern, a T-shirt with an animal pattern and a two-tone T-shirt.<\/p>\n
AFP detective acting inspector Emmanuel Tsardoulias said:<\/p>\n
double quotation markWe understand this week\u2019s news about Operation Moonbi has been tough for members of our community. The abuse of trust we allege has occurred is confronting.<\/p>\n
Any information, big or small, may assist the victim identification process. We encourage anyone who has information to please contact the [local contact point] on 02 9765 1000.<\/p>\n
\u2013 with AAP<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.04 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n In the royal commission into antisemitism, ANU\u2019s acting provost Joan Leach has said the university did not \u201close control\u201d of its campus to the pro-Palestine encampment.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been revealed that an internal safety review found the encampment had a psychosocial risk rating of \u201chigh\u201d.<\/p>\n Commission\u2019s counsel assisting Zelie Heger SC asked:<\/p>\n double quotation markIs it fair to say that by this point the ANU had essentially lost control of the central location on its campus?<\/p>\n Leach said:<\/p>\n double quotation markI could not characterise it in that way. But I think there were concerns about the risks to students and to people in the university community at that point.<\/p>\n ANU tried to disband the encampment on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n double quotation markThe security services at the university tend to know many of the students and staff, and they were quite active in interacting with the encampment to ensure that they had kept a constant watch on what was going on.<\/p>\n And again, to encourage any students who wanted to leave or maybe were feeling peer pressure to stay on to do so.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gender quotas \u2018kill the idea of merit\u2019 in a party and that\u2019s \u2018poisonous to cohesion\u2019, Andrew Hastie says<\/p>\n When Liberal MP and shadow minister for industry, Andrew Hastie, was asked about gender quotas for the Liberal party on 2GB Sydney radio this morning, he said:<\/p>\n double quotation markMy instinct is always to come back to merit.<\/p>\n I think we have some amazing women in our party, we\u2019ve got some really talented men, and I think we should have a merit-based approach.<\/p>\n It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/p>\n We should certainly make more effort to recruit and develop and give opportunities to women.<\/p>\n But, once you start imposing quotas like the Labor party, you kill the very idea of merit within the party and I think that\u2019s poisonous to cohesion.<\/p>\n The comments followed a story by Guardian Australia\u2019s Dan Jervis-Bardy that the Liberal party was canvassing views on gender quotas. Read more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.11 EDT<\/p>\n AFP releases image of clothing and appeals for information in child abuse case<\/p>\n The Australian federal police has released images of distinctive clothing items as part of an ongoing investigation into child abuse and is seeking any information the community might have about them.<\/p>\n A former Sydney childcare worker, 35, has been charged with 329 child abuse offences allegedly committed between 2009 and 2025.<\/p>\n The images, allegedly located on electronic devices seized as part of the investigation, have been shared in hopes the items could be recognised by parents, carers or the general public.<\/p>\n A dinosaur puffer jacket is among images of clothing released by the AFP. Photograph: supplied by AFP<\/p>\n They include a dinosaur puffer jacket, shorts with a blue pattern, a T-shirt with an animal pattern and a two-tone T-shirt.<\/p>\n AFP detective acting inspector Emmanuel Tsardoulias said:<\/p>\n double quotation markWe understand this week\u2019s news about Operation Moonbi has been tough for members of our community. The abuse of trust we allege has occurred is confronting.<\/p>\n Any information, big or small, may assist the victim identification process. We encourage anyone who has information to please contact the [local contact point] on 02 9765 1000.<\/p>\n \u2013 with AAP<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.04 EDT<\/p>\n ANU acting provost fronts the antisemitism royal commission<\/p>\n Professor Joan Leach, acting provost and senior vice-president of the Australian National University (ANU), has been speaking at the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion.<\/p>\n She said the university conducted investigations into the notorious alleged Nazi salute at a union meeting.<\/p>\n The ANU Students\u2019 Association meeting in question was attended by around 500 people in May last year. It received widespread media coverage<\/a> after video footage was circulated allegedly showing a student performing what appeared to be a Nazi salute and another allegedly mimicking a Hitler moustache.<\/p>\n She said:<\/p>\n double quotation markIn the case of the alleged salute, the video was captured during the AGM. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not fully on video. It\u2019s very difficult to discern what was going on.<\/p>\n Through the investigation, other students were asked how they interpreted that gesture, and those students said it was not a Nazi salute. There was a lengthy interview and investigation. There was good reason to believe doing the salute would be pretty antithetical [to that person]. So there was a finding of no misconduct.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.55 EDT<\/p>\n Treasurer releases new statements of expectations for Apra and Asic<\/p>\n Jim Chalmers, the treasurer, has released new statements of expectations for the financial regulators Apra and Asic, which reflect the government\u2019s \u201cpro-growth\u201d agenda amid a drive to ease the regulatory burden in an underperforming economy.<\/p>\n The new statements update the previous version published in 2021 for the corporate cop, Asic, and in 2023 for the banking, super and insurance prudential regulator, Apra.<\/p>\n Chalmers said in a statement:<\/p>\n double quotation markIn both statements there\u2019s now a bigger emphasis on promoting growth. This is all about enabling our financial regulators to unlock more productivity and more growth in our economy.<\/p>\n A quick comparison between the two sets of documents does not reveal any obvious major overhauls, and it\u2019s not clear whether the new statements will trigger any immediate changes.<\/p>\n But there is a heightened focus on \u2013 and frequent mention of \u2013 \u201cefficiency\u201d and, in Chalmers\u2019 words, on \u201cstriking the right balance between supporting productivity and investment, reducing the regulatory burden on businesses, promoting stability, and safeguarding our financial system and markets\u201d.<\/p>\n The announcement follows commitments in the May budget to slash red tape, while businesses and the Productivity Commission have highlighted that reducing the regulatory burden would help lift the country\u2019s lagging productivity performance.<\/p>\n double quotation markOur financial regulators play a crucial role in protecting businesses and consumers, but they can also play an important role when it comes to tackling Australia\u2019s longstanding productivity challenge.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.46 EDT<\/p>\n Moira Deeming drops legal case against Victorian Liberal party and makes last-ditch bid to avoid disendorsement<\/p>\n Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has dropped legal action against her own party as she seeks to make a last-ditch appeal to avoid being disendorsed ahead of the state election.<\/p>\n Deeming launched an 11th-hour supreme court challenge<\/a> against the Victorian Liberal party president, Brian Loughnane, on 3 July after she made an assault allegation against former leader Matthew Guy and subsequently rejected calls to apologise after Victoria police determined \u201cthere was no offence detected\u201d.<\/p>\n In a statement posted to social media, Deeming announced that she had withdrawn the case:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe injunction has achieved exactly what it intended to achieve.<\/p>\n \u2013 with AAP<\/p>\n Read more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.07 EDT<\/p>\n ABC apologises for temporary outage<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the ABC has apologised to audiences after an outage on its digital radio app and web streams this morning:<\/p>\n double quotation markEarlier this morning a fault temporarily impacted some ABC Radio web streams on ABC listen and other platforms for approximately 30 minutes.<\/p>\n All services were restored and stable by 7.58am AEST and investigations into the cause of the fault are ongoing. We apologise to audiences for any inconvenience.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.12 EDT<\/p>\n Dozens of civil society groups sign statement expressing \u2018grave concern\u2019 at universities restricting protests and political speech More than 40 civil society groups across Australia are calling on universities to protect the right to peaceful protest and academic freedom on campuses as vice-chancellors appear at the royal commission into antisemitism.<\/p>\n The statement<\/a>, signed by organisations including the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), Amnesty International Australia and the Australian Democracy Network, expressed \u201cgrave concern at the increasing adoption by universities across Australia of measures that restrict protest and related student and staff political speech\u201d.<\/p>\n A senior lawyer at the HRLC, Regina Featherstone, said various anti-protest policies have had a \u201cchilling effect on protest and dissent on campus\u201d.<\/p>\n The president of the National Tertiary Education Union, which signed the statement, Dr Alison Barnes, said universities \u201cshould be places where staff and students can speak freely and organise without fear of surveillance, discrimination or other adverse consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the interim vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Prof Glyn Davis, said pro-Palestine sit-ins on campus led to the institution \u201cquite sharply\u201d changing its protest policies and that further restrictions could arise.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.38 EDT<\/p>\n Man arrested after body found in Sydney\u2019s west, following house fire<\/p>\n NSW police have arrested a 36 year old man, after a body was found in a house fire in Sydney\u2019s west.<\/p>\n Emergency services attended a fire at a home in Glenmore Park just before 1am, police said.<\/p>\n Police found the body of a man, believed to be in his 60s, in front of a partially alight property. He has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n Following inquiries, another man was arrested in a nearby suburb, and treated by paramedics for minor injuries before being taken to Nepean hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n A crime scene has been established at the property.<\/p>\n In an update, superintendent Trent Kin, from NSW Police, said the man arrested and the victim are believed to be related:<\/p>\n double quotation markThese people appear to be related. However, there\u2019s no history of domestic violence between the two parties.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.36 EDT<\/p>\n A huge swath of the Simpson Desert in the Northern Territory\u2019s southeast – an area two thirds the size of Tasmania – is now protected, after a landmark agreement with Traditional Owners.<\/p>\n The Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) signing took place on Wednesday at the remote Uluperte homelands, an agreement that covers 4.7m hectares of land. The area will be managed by the Central Land Council in partnership with Traditional Owners.<\/p>\n The Simpson Desert IPA is home to unique ecosystems like sand dunes, stone plains and wetlands, which are habitat for the greater bilby, central rock-rat, night parrot and princess parrot.<\/p>\n Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, said:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe Pmere Atherre Antenterreme\/Simpson Desert IPA strengthens long\u2011standing efforts by Traditional Owners to protect the region\u2019s biodiversity and keep Country healthy.<\/p>\n The dedication recognises the ecological and spiritual significance of this beautiful Country in Central Australia and will support environmental and economic outcomes for future generations.<\/p>\n The agreement achieves a major environment target for Australia ensuring a quarter of the country\u2019s landmass is under some form of conservation agreement.<\/p>\n – with AAP<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n ABC investigates outage on digital radio app<\/p>\n The ABC is investigating the cause of an outage on its digital radio app ABC Listen at about 7.30am today.<\/p>\n Presenter Hamish Macdonald said on ABC Radio Sydney:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt was down earlier, it is now back up and running, we\u2019re told. The ABC is investigating the cause of the outage.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.23 EDT<\/p>\n Albanese says AI standards will protect artists<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese said on ABC Radio Sydney that mandatory standards for artificial intelligence would codify copyright rules in relation to the technology, to avoid a \u201cfree for all\u201d.<\/p>\n double quotation markPart of that will be a recognition that artist creativity \u2013 whether it be writers or songwriters, or other people in the creative sector, including the media \u2013 that their work is their property, and that it can\u2019t be used without, one, control, and, secondly, without payment.<\/p>\n This is about our sovereignty.<\/p>\n It is about our control and that people\u2019s creativity is, of course, their property effectively, and if you have property used without consent and without payment then that is a form of theft.<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese. Photograph: Hollie Adams\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.43 EDT<\/p>\n BHP workers to take historic strike action in the Pilbara<\/p>\n Hundreds of iron ore workers at BHP\u2019s Port Hedland operations are expected to strike today, in the first protected industrial action since 2000.<\/p>\n Workers are expected to down tools for eight hours on Thursday, after rejecting the company\u2019s latest offer. A last-minute meeting between BHP and the Fair Work Commission also failed to reach agreement.<\/p>\n The Australian Manufacturing Workers\u2019 Union\u2019s WA state secretary, Steve McCartney, said on Sky that workers had been trying to have discussions with BHP for months but the company had treated them with contempt.<\/p>\n double quotation markIf they had negotiated in good faith for the last seven months, we\u2019d have an agreement now. But they\u2019ve decided to be belligerent and now they pay a price.<\/p>\n Will Golsby, the chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, said:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe Pilbara is the epicentre of Australia\u2019s prosperity and iron ore is our nation\u2019s most significant export. It is deeply alarming that those exports will now face major disruptions from this strike.<\/p>\n![\"Cait](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cait_Kelly.png\")
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