What we learned: Friday 8 August
This is where we’ll wrap the blog up for today, but first a quick recap of the main events:
Victoria police issued hundreds of fines to food delivery drivers.
NSW parliament was set to vote on the expulsion of Gareth Ward, before he resigned from parliament before the vote.
Five pro-Palestine protesters were arrested during a sit-in in Melbourne’s CBD calling for sanctions against Israel.
The information watchdog filed civil penalty proceedings against Optus over a 2022 data breach.
Penny Wong urged Israel not to follow through on Gaza occupation plans.
A protest group announced it planned to march across Brisbane’s Story Bridge as part of nationwide rallies for the people of Gaza.
Have a lovely weekend.
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Two men allegedly stabbed at barber shop in Queanbeyan
Two men are believed to have been stabbed at a barber shop in Queanbeyan, near Canberra.
Police say that about 1.10pm today they were called to a business after reports of a brawl.
On arrival, they were told the two men, believed to be aged in their 20s, had been taken to the local hospital with serious injuries.
Detectives have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation, with early indications suggesting the injured men were stabbed but it is unknown whether other weapons were involved, police say.
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