Full video report from @yonibashan and myself in Tel Aviv earlier this month, when Iran fired almost 200 missiles - many ballistic - towards Israel. We were initially heading towards a mass shooting incident where nine people were killed by two Hamas terrorists when the missiles were launched by Iran. Read the full story here: l.taus.au/rI4

EXCLUSIVE: Oliver Curtis has taken aim at the "dim view" Australians hold of start-ups jostling for a front seat to the artificial intelligence boom after the spectacular collapse of his $44b Firmus float. Full story and full six minute interview: l.taus.au/2Sy

Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is living a secret post-political life in a multimillion-dollar luxury beachfront home belonging to a wealthy Labor donor who made payments to the party in a pattern similar to a practice the state’s anti-­corruption watchdog has raised concerns about. Mr Andrews has been staying in the spectacular fortress-like home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula after it was purchased earlier this year by a property ­developer, who, alongside close family members, donated almost $30,000 to the Victorian Labor Party in the months before the 2022 state election. The donor, the matriarch of a family that founded a successful luxury property development company operating across three states, appears to have made “split donations” worth $8300 via the use of two companies she is a beneficial owner of, as well as an individual donation of $4320. Mr Andrews’ new life at the property can be revealed as his political legacy plays a critical role in the upcoming state election battle between fledgling Premier Ben Carroll, who is trying to distance himself from his former party leader, Liberal Party leader Jess Wilson and a surging One Nation. Victoria’s longest-serving Labor premier, who led the state for nine years, has not granted a single interview with mainstream media since retiring from politics in September 2023. Full investigation here: l.taus.au/D5U

Daniel Andrews living in luxury Mornington Peninsula home owned by Labor donor Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is living a secret post-political life in a multimillion-dollar luxury beachfront home belonging to a wealthy Labor donor who made payments to the party in a pattern similar to a practice the state’s anti-­corruption watchdog has raised concerns about. Mr Andrews has been staying in the spectacular fortress-like home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula after it was purchased earlier this year by a property developer, who, alongside close family members, donated almost $30,000 to the Victorian Labor Party in the months before the 2022 state election. Full story here: l.taus.au/D5U

Alice Springs’ first Greens-­endorsed mayor, who has been publicly campaigning against negative media coverage of her crime-ridden town, had her partner’s car stolen at the weekend but declined to give a statement and did not want the offenders charged. Asta Hill has been spearheading a “change the narrative” strategy aimed at countering what she describes as unfair portrayals of Alice Springs as “unsafe”, despite high-profile incidents in the town involving mach­ete and stabbing attacks and a full-scale riot in the past year. Early on Sunday morning, her partner’s white Isuzu MUX was found abandoned with the doors open, engine running and front tyres off the rims less than a metre from a unit on Aneura Place in Sadadeen, with locals woken by a loud “bang”. Sources said unmelted ice cream and lollies were found in the car, which was still in “drive” when found. It was towed away on Sunday morning. FULL STORY: l.taus.au/fjqb |

They all came in pink. The little girls in pink tutus. Mums and dads wearing pink shirts, or bearing the face of Kumanjayi Little Baby – a community in profound grief farewelling a little girl taken far too soon. 112 days since the five year old was allegedly taken, her funeral marked a point of collective sorrow and remembrance, for a community that has endured a prolonged period of mourning, where mourners wailed in grief and kissed her casket. “She was precious, she was a gift, she was everyone’s beautiful baby girl,” her eulogy by her mother Jacinta Roy, read by Pastor Rejieli Paulo-Smith, said. “As a mother, my heart breaks into a million pieces. I miss her. “Kumanjayi wasn’t simply a little girl who was known by the community, she was mum’s baby too. She was the little girl whose presence filled their home and whose absence has left an enormous space,” the Pastor read from the eulogy. As children played innocently in the grass behind the chapel, loved ones lined up during the service to touch and kiss her coffin which was surrounded by her close family, including mum Jacinta and brother Ramsiah throughout. Mourners were reminded of Little Baby’s simple gesture: her making the peace sign with her fingers. “She made such a simple gesture yet it spoke so loudly, and speaks loudly now of peace, of innocence, of a spirit touched so many hearts in such a short time,” said the Pastor. “Mum says that Kumanjayi Little Baby will be remembered as a peacemaker for her people.” Mourners were told about how she loved playing games on her mum’s phone. She had learned to play Minecraft watching her big brother Ramsiah. She was captivated by Bluey and Masha and the Bear. She loved to cuddle puppies, loved the colour pink and the colour of the rainbows. Read more: l.taus.au/81w

Father of Kumanjayi Little Baby refused bail for funeral over alleged jailhouse revenge plot Authorities fear the imprisoned father of Kumanjayi Little Baby was recruiting people while in jail to enact “revenge” on the little girl’s mother after her disappearance, a reason cited by a court to refuse an 11th-hour bail application to attend her funeral this weekend. A public memorial in her honour has also been cancelled due to “issues” between her families, but a large crowd is expected to be at her funeral on Saturday to remember the young girl and lay her to rest 3½ months after she was allegedly kidnapped and murdered in Alice Springs. A separate funeral service was held on Friday morning for Little Baby’s father, Raphael Granites, to attend inside the grounds of the Alice Springs correctional centre, where he is on remand on serious assault allegations, after he was refused bail to protect the safety of Little Baby’s mother. Little Baby’s casket was allowed on to prison grounds and he was joined by other prisoners for a “solemn and peaceful” service. Mr Granites’ 11-page criminal history was tendered to the court on Wednesday, with Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions solicitor Gigi Dadds telling the court there was “absolutely no way” he could attend the funeral without placing Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mum at risk. All the details: l.taus.au/Qie |

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones cracks a smile as he exits court on day two of his hearing. “Oh my gosh,” he exclaims. He is facing 20 counts of indecent assault (assault with act of indecency) and two counts of sexual touching, charges he strenuously denies. Read more: l.taus.au/zqe

WATCH: Police release bodycam footage of final plea to Peter Falconio murderer Bradley Murdoch Extraordinary police body-worn camera footage of Bradley John Murdoch, who was convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio, has been publicly released for the first time showing detectives desperately pleading with him in the days before his death to reveal the resting site of his victim. The vision shows two Northern Territory police officers alongside a senior Corrections staffer pleading to an indignant and visibly frustrated Murdoch emphatically stating “I know nothing” 20 days before he died with stage-four throat cancer last year. Northern Territory Police released the short clip in the hope of enticing people that may know more about Falconio’s resting place, or who may have been confided in, to speak up, 25 years after his disappearance on July 14, 2001. Watch and read it all: l.taus.au/XdC

These are the creepy and grubby messages accused child sex predator and alleged murderer Simon Peter Carman allegedly published on social media. The posts come as video show him walking away 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla, before he allegedly killed her and disposed of her body in Thailand. The beautiful girl has been remembered by friends and family as someone with endless dreams who was taken far too soon. Read more: l.taus.au/jUc

Accused child sex predator and alleged murderer Simon Peter Carman has a list of aggrieved associates back home in Australia. WA Police took his guns from him before he travelled to Thailand and withdrew his gun licence, and his associates described him as an aggressive loner who “lived like a pig”. FULL STORY: l.taus.au/jUc

The Perth man who allegedly murdered a 17-year-old Thai girl and stuffed her body in a suitcase had his guns taken off him by Australian police before he travelled to Thailand, and associates of Simon Peter Carman described him as an aggressive loner who “lived like a pig”. The Perth man left for Thailand around eight months ago in search of a cheaper life and for back surgery after Australian doctors refused to operate on him. He transformed himself from morbidly obese to a ginger beer brewer who lived in a rented apartment – with airconditioning in every room – for $100 a week where he would swim in a pool daily and walk the streets. Carman was just moments from boarding a Jetstar flight to Perth when Thai authorities apprehended him. He has now been charged with murdering Tunchanok Donhomla, who was described by her father and stepmother as hardworking, good-natured and someone who wanted to support her family. Speaking of Mr Carman, her stepmother said: “I told the police I want him executed.” Her father, Thongchai Donhomla, added: “I am deeply saddened, my daughter had no mother so when she wanted anything she would find a way herself and she always helped me too.” We've spoken to many of his friends and acquaintences. “I can’t complain, I’m almost a local already,” he told one friend shortly after moving to Thailand. He reported frequently getting massages. For around a decade leading up to his departure for Thailand, Mr Carman had been living on and off in a unit inside an industrial estate in the southern Perth suburb of Rockingham, and lived off a disability pension and payments linked to injuries he suffered as a truck driver. According to one man who knew him, Mr Carman had a rod in his back; another said he had a large gash to the back of his head that required staples in his skull. Associates said Mr Carman took strong painkillers, and described him as a sad and lonely figure inside the cluster of industrial warehouses. FULL STORY: l.taus.au/jUc

Australian man Simon Peter Carman arrested after teen found dead in suitcase In a video taken while he was in custody, Mr Carman speaks to the camera saying he felt “very bad”. Local Thai media is reporting the arrest of Simon Peter Carman who was arrested at Bangkok Airport on Friday evening while allegedly attempting to purchase a ticket to Perth. The 45-year-old was arrested after the alleged discovery of a 17-year-old girl inside a suitcase in Pattaya. Read more: l.taus.au/fUA

Parents at one of Australia’s most prestigious alpine boarding schools have accused the school of breaching human rights conventions after children were forced to sleep in isolated tents as punishment for sneaking out in the middle of the night. Geelong Grammar School’s Timbertop is facing a parent revolt after the 14- and 15-year-olds were reprimanded for the late-night stunt, with some forced to sleep in tents from 6.30pm for five nights, and spend time alone after morning tea, lunch and the final school bell. The school – which the King attended in 1966 – has ­defended its actions and accused the parents of covering up for their children by not reporting the incident when they first became aware of it. But some of the parents have argued the punishment carried “psychological risk” and some are reconsidering sending their younger children to the esteemed institution. According to correspondence obtained by The Australian, the school launched an investigation on June 16 after discovering 11 year 9 students had fled the school eight nights prior and walked 7.5km to the local pub, where some students smoked ­cigarettes, vaped and attempted to call their parents. Read the full story: l.taus.au/7mni