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Queensland police shoot dead alleged domestic violence perpetrator north of Brisbane
Queensland police have shot dead an alleged domestic violence perpetrator who was armed with a firearm at a home north of Brisbane.
After midnight on Sunday morning, officers responded to an alleged domestic violence incident at a house in Narangba after reports that a man was armed and making threats.
The man allegedly made threats towards the police while holding the weapon and an officer shot at him.
Officers immediately conducted first aid and resuscitation but the man died at the scene.
Queensland ambulance service said paramedics assessed a patient in a life-threatening condition. Three people were also transported to hospital in stable conditions.
The Police Ethical Standards Command, with oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission, will investigate the incident.
Investigations are ongoing.
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Suspected gunman dies after volley of gunshots heard near White House
We have an update on the gunshots that were heard near the US White House and which went into a brief lockdown on Saturday evening.
In a statement, the US Secret Service said that, shortly after 6pm local time, a man approached a checkpoint at a White House gate near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, took out a pistol and fired.
Secret Service officers, who protect the US president and vice-president, returned fire, the agency said, “striking the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died”.
During the shooting, a bystander was also shot.
The Secret Service said:
double quotation mark It remains unclear whether the bystander was struck by the suspect’s initial gunfire or during the subsequent exchange of gunfire.No injuries were sustained by Secret Service personnel. The President was at the White House during the incident but was not impacted.
More on this story here:
Climate activists say they have stopped two coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle this morning after kayakers and a small boat entered the channel.
Rising Tide said in a statement a short time ago one ship scheduled to arrive at 8.30am had been turned around offshore, and another scheduled to arrive an hour later was cancelled.
They said police had spoken to the driver and passenger of a boat which had a banner that read “STOP HVO”, referring to the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine. The boat left and no arrests were made, the climate group said.
The driver of the boat, June Norman 85-year-old great-grandmother, is quoted in the statement as saying:
double quotation mark I grew up in the best years economically in Australia’s history, and I can’t sleep at night thinking about my 5 great-grandkids trying to live on a dead planet if we keep mining coal. I want to see more people my age standing up for what’s right.
Pocock open to independents forming party to counter One Nation
David Pocock has said he’s open to the idea of independents forming a party to tackle One Nation’s growing influence on the right.
Insiders host David Speers asked the independent senator for the ACT if independents forming a party would be a better strategy to tackle One Nation’s rise. Pocock said:
double quotation mark There’s plenty of conversations going on all the time.
Asked if he was open to it, he said: “I’m always happy to chat about the future of our country”:
double quotation mark I think there’s so many people in politics for the right reasons and, when you’re in there, you want to say, well, how do we actually ensure that people can elect people that are going to come here and really deal with the root causes of the problems that we’re facing, because we haven’t seen that.
At the next election, Pocock said he’d like to see an independent run for parliament in every electorate who is supported by the community.
Speers asked: “Do you see this moment as a moment where independents like you should be forming a party, or is staying independent more important to you? How do you think about your own future here?”
Pocock responded “It’s a big question in the current political climate as an independent.”
He continued:
double quotation mark How do you be part of changing our country for the better? For me at the moment, that is serving people in the ACT, engaging on each issue, bringing solutions, using whatever power I have in the Senate to actually work on behalf of the people that have sent me there. As to what that looks like in the future, who knows?
Pocock says Labor should not ram CGT changes for businesses through parliament
David Pocock said the government’s aim to pass its changes to the capital gains tax discount for businesses in six weeks’ time was too fast.
He said:
double quotation mark We’ve seen this worrying trend in politics where things are just rammed through parliament rather than actually taking the time to get it right.And in my experience, in the last term of parliament, when you do take things a bit slower, sure, it may get a bit messier but you end up in a better place because you hear the wide perspective of Australians who are directly impacted, and just more generally what their view is on these changes, and then you can land on a place that you say this actually makes sense for us as a country.
David Pocock urges Senate inquiry into CGT discounts for business investments
David Pocock has urged a Senate inquiry on changes to the capital gains tax discounts for all business investments, and agreed the tech industry should receive a potential carve-out or a special deal.
Pocock said on Insiders a short time ago that while he is a longtime supporter of changes to the capital gains tax regime for property, he thinks changes to the capital gains tax discounts for all business investments requires a Senate inquiry because “it’s very complicated”.
He said:
double quotation mark I think the onus is on the government to, one, to make the case for the changes they’re suggesting, but I think, two, to really engage in good faith, and I think that is through a lengthy Senate inquiry, where you actually delve into the detail and grapple with some of these trade-offs to ultimately land on a piece of legislation that is going to work well.
Asked by the Insiders host if he thinks the tech industry deserves a complete carve-out or some sort of special deal, Pocock said: “I do.”
He continued:
double quotation mark I really welcome the government’s changes to property and their ambition to actually change our tax system.I think when it comes to businesses, we want to be using it to incentivise startups, not just to start here in Australia, but critically to actually stay here as they scale.
He was also asked if he thinks there needs to be a carve-out or special deal for other small businesses.
He responded:
double quotation mark I think this is something that really needs broad consultation.I think there’s some very good reasons that we do want people to be taking a chance and actually building businesses that solve the big challenges of today, but then critically to get them to stay here in Australia, because we’ve seen so many Australian businesses, a good idea gets gobbled up, moves to the US.
Pocock says Australia also needs to focus on returns from ‘industries of the future’
Pocock has advocated for a fair return on gas and other “industries of the future” including critical minerals and AI datacentres.
He said:
double quotation mark I think we need to get a fair return from the export of our gas right now but we need to be looking at all these other industries that we’re told are the industries of the future, critical minerals, AI datacentres.
Asked what that fair return looks like and if he thinks Australia should be considering a government ownership model similar to Norway, he said:
double quotation mark I don’t have the specific solution to it but I think it’s the principle of how do we get a fair return on resources that belong to the Australian people?
David Pocock urges ‘fair return’ on gas exports
David Pocock says he doesn’t want the gas industry “stopped”, he wants “a fair return on the exports of our gas”.
The independent senator for ACT, who is on Insiders, is being asked about his calls for a 25% tax on gas exports.
double quotation mark We’re one of the biggest gas exporters in the world right now. My argument is we should be getting a fair return from the export of that gas, and also lowering the price of gas here in Australia.We’re constantly being told that we have some sort of shortage of gas. We’ve got manufacturers here paying more for Australian gas than Japan is buying our gas for.
David Pocock on Insiders this morning
ACT independent senator David Pocock will soon speak to Insiders host David Speers before the battle over the Albanese government’s budget moving into parliament this week.
We’re expecting more news soon on the volley of gunshots heard near the White House in Washington DC on Saturday evening.
Selina Wang, a White House correspondent for ABC News, shared video on social media of the sound of gunfire interrupting her as she recorded a report on US negotiations with Iran.
In the clip, Wang could be seen diving to take cover as what “sounded like dozens of gunshots” rang out.
You can read what we know so far here:
Queensland police shoot dead alleged domestic violence perpetrator north of Brisbane
Queensland police have shot dead an alleged domestic violence perpetrator who was armed with a firearm at a home north of Brisbane.
After midnight on Sunday morning, officers responded to an alleged domestic violence incident at a house in Narangba after reports that a man was armed and making threats.
The man allegedly made threats towards the police while holding the weapon and an officer shot at him.
Officers immediately conducted first aid and resuscitation but the man died at the scene.
Queensland ambulance service said paramedics assessed a patient in a life-threatening condition. Three people were also transported to hospital in stable conditions.
The Police Ethical Standards Command, with oversight from the Crime and Corruption Commission, will investigate the incident.
Investigations are ongoing.
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Jordyn Beazley
Good morning and welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian Australia live blog.
Queensland police have shot dead an alleged domestic violence perpetrator who was armed with a firearm at a home north of Brisbane.
And in the US, what sounded like a sustained volley of gunshots was heard near the White House in Washington DC on Saturday evening, according to reporters for multiple outlets and audio posted on social media.
I’m Jordyn Beazley and I’ll be taking you through our rolling coverage of news today.
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