What we learned: Friday 4 October
With that, we will bid farewell to the blog for the day. Thanks for being with us and, as always, we’ll be back first thing tomorrow.
Here were the major developments of the day:
A joint police statement warned “there will be no tolerance for illegal behaviour or violence on any day of the year” in the lead-up to protests planned for the 7 October anniversary.
NSW Premier Chris Minns labeled social media an ‘unregulated experiment’ on kids as NSW survey released.
He also called planned pro-Palestinian rallies over the long weekend “hugely insensitive.”
Organisers of the rallies hit back at the NSW premier’s warning of ‘overwhelming police presence’ at weekend, saying they “have a right to mourn the lives of our families and loved ones.”
Federal court rejects X’s claim that it can’t be fined by eSafety over child safety questions
Prime minister Anthony Albanese pleaded with Australians to leave Lebanon, saying hundreds of places available.
He also introduced Tu Le as Labor challenger for western Sydney seat of Fowler.
The opposition leader held a joint press conference with Queensland Liberal National party leader David Crissafulli, who has been tipped by polls to win the 26 October vote.
A critical incident was declared in western Sydney after Police shot two men after the men allegedly drove a stolen vehicle at them.
NSW Police’s Paul Dunstan: ‘too early to comment’ about police shooting two men at Wentworthville
NSW police say it is “way too early to say” whether two men shot by police in Sydney today after an alleged burglary will recover, as investigations continue into the incident.
Early this afternoon, officers responding to a report of a stolen car in Wentworthville fired their guns at the vehicle after it was allegedly driven at them.
Briefing the media a short time ago, acting assistant commissioner Paul Dunstan said one of the men remained in a “very serious condition”, adding that as time went on the pair were stabilising but it was “way too early to say” what the outcome would be.
The five police who were involved in the incident were wearing body worn cameras at the time, Dunstan said. Three police shot their firearms and were assisting police with their inquiries.
Asked whether the show of force was warranted, Dunstan said it was “too early to comment” and he didn’t want to predict the outcome of the critical incident investigation.
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