Australia news live: house slides down cliff in Mornington Peninsula; ‘alarming number’ of Victorian officers investigated over sexual violence allegations | Australia news

Shane Patton addresses reports Victoria police have investigated 680 employees over last five years Benita Kolovos The Victoria police chief commissioner, Shane Patton, just spoke on ABC Radio Melbourne about sexual violence in the force’s ranks after the Herald Sun reported police have investigated 680 of its own officers in the past five years. This…

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LA fire chief says ‘we are not in the clear’ as firefighters brace for ‘explosive fire growth’ – latest updates | California wildfires

Here’s a summary of what we know about the historic California fires as of now: There are still 2 active fire incidents: The Palisades fire has burned 23,713 acres, and is 14% contained. The Eaton fire has burned 14,117 acres, and is 33% contained.The Hurst fire has burned 799 acres and is 95% contained. Officials…

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Progress made in talks for a ceasefire, says Hamas, as White House presses for deal – as it happened | Israel-Gaza war

US sees possible Gaza deal this week – White House The Biden administration sees a possible Gaza agreement as soon as this week, White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told Bloomberg News earlier today. Despite expressing optimism, he stressed there were no guarantees that Israel and Hamas would agree to such a deal that…

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