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Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.
Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.
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<p>Amid police brutality allegations, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission inquiry hears protesters ‘largely peaceful’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>An inquiry into a Sydney rally against the Israeli president has so far found protesters were “largely peaceful” and there is “limited evidence of physical violence on the part of the protesters”.</p><p>The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) kicked off its probe into the February protest at Sydney’s town hall against the visit of Isaac Herzog on Monday, outlining a number of issues it is examining, including police use of OC spray and “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/police-officer-boasted-about-punching-anti-herzog-protester-when-he-was-down-bodycam-footage-reveals-ntwnfb">police boasting about gratuitous force</a>”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/limited-evidence-violence-sydney-protest-herzog-visit-police-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country's first Ebola case.
<p>Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers’ group says</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>AI has already been trained on the works of Australian artists including Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave without compensation, the peak global body for music rights has claimed, as the Australian government has been warned against giving in to “strong-arming” from tech companies seeking to weaken copyright law.</p><p>The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) – which represents Sony, Warner and Universal as well as thousands of independent publishers on six continents – has warned that of the dozens of countries approached to water down copyright laws, Australia appears to be the only to consider doing so.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/19/australia-music-global-copywright-outlier-ai-music-body-warnsns">Continue reading...</a>
Somalia’s piracy crackdown leaves coastal fishermen struggling to survive.