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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Man faces jail after allegedly threatening to cause 'serious harm' to Anthony Albanese
A man accused of threatening to cause 'serious harm' to Australia's Prime Minister and making a 'menacing' social media post about him has faced court. Dale Byrne, 42, appeared at Dandenong Magistrates Court, in Melbourne 's southeast, on Thursday after being charged with two Commonwealth offences in March. He is on bail and the court was told his conditions include that he cannot come within 100metres of state or federal politicians, including Anthony Albanese. Court documents revealed Byrne is charged with threatening 'to cause serious harm to a Commonwealth Official, namely Australian Prime Minister, the Honourable Anthony Albanese' on February 7. This charge, if proven, carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison, the documents say. The second charge alleges Byrne used a carriage service 'in a manner that a reasonable person would regard as menacing' when he made an X post 'towards' the PM. A commonwealth prosecutor asked for the media's application for access to charges to be decided at the next hearing 'so the charges can be finalised once there's been discussions with defence'. 'Because at the moment the charges are put in the alternative, and they haven't been settled yet,' she told the court. However, Magistrate Fran Medina approved their release under the Opens Courts Act and noted the charges were only allegations at this stage. She asked media to state the two offences were the 'subject of negotiation'. The Australian Federal Police initially alleged the man was charged with making death threats and anti-Semitic comments to a Commonwealth member of parliament. 'The AFP will allege the man used social media to contact a Commonwealth MP multiple times between 7 January, 2025, and 19 February, 2025, making death threats and anti-Semitic comments,' it said at the time he was charged on March 18. None of these details were aired during a brief hearing on Thursday morning, where upcoming dates were set to allow the parties time to negotiate. Byrne's bail was extended and he will return to court on July 10.
Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Teens on the run after a series of shocking attacks
Police are hunting for a pair of teenagers who were allegedly involved in two serious attacks overnight. Victorian Police are currently investigating a series of assaults by the two boys in Melbourne 's south-eastern suburbs which began at 5pm on Friday evening. A 70-year-old man was first allegedly assaulted by the pair in a chemist at a Keysborough shopping centre in Dandenong North. The elderly man had attempted to stop the boys from leaving the store with items which he suspected they were trying to steal. Following the assault the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Just hours later a 16-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by the teenagers while waiting for a bus in Dingley Village at 7pm. The victim was approached and stabbed in what police called an unprovoked attack. As he attempted to flee, the two teens continued their assault, police said. The 16-year-old was also taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police are now on the lookout for the two teens responsible for the attacks. They fled the scene after assaulting their second victim and detectives have dispatched dog squads to aid local police in their hunt. The boys have yet to be located and an investigation into the assaults has been launched by the local Dandenong and Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit.
News.com.au
13-06-2025
- News.com.au
Victoria Police search for two teens after alleged assault and stabbing in Melbourne
Two teenagers are on the run after a series of shocking alleged attacks in Melbourne's southeast overnight. Victoria Police detectives are investigating a stabbing and assault by two boys that they believe to be linked. In the first incident, the two teens assaulted a 70-year-old man in a chemist shop at a Keysborough shopping centre in Melbourne's southeastern suburbs, the police said on Saturday morning, just before 5pm on Friday. The elderly victim was allegedly assaulted by the pair when he attempted to stop them trying to leave the story with suspected stolen items. Paramedics took the 70-year-old from Dandenong North to hospital with serious injuries. Two hours later, the police say the teenagers attacked a 16-year-old boy who was waiting at a bus stop in Dingley Village. He was approached by the teens and then stabbed in what police have called an unprovoked attack. The victim attempted to flee and was assaulted as he tried to leave, the police added. He was then transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police are now hunting for the teens after they fled the scene. Detectives, local police and dog units have participated in the search, however the pair have so far evaded police. The local Dandenong and Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have an ongoing investigation into the incidents.
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Footy star Changkuoth Jiath reveals he would have either died or became a child soldier if it wasn't for his parents
Hawthorn defender Changkuoth Jiath has opened up about his turbulent childhood in Africa, revealing that he would have either died or became a child soldier if it wasn't for his parents. Before he was born, the footy star's mum and dad fled South Sudan on foot as a violent civil war erupted around them. They walked frantically for a week in search of safety and a better future, with no idea of where they would end up. Jiath, known as 'CJ', was born in an Ethiopian refugee camp and would go on to spend his next six years there, waiting to be accepted by a country. They eventually resettled in Australia in 2011, with the family moving to Dandenong on Melbourne's eastern outskirts among a sizeable South Sudanese community. 'This world that is happening in Sudan is so different to Ethiopia, but then also, the refugee camp in Ethiopia is so different to Australia. It's three different worlds,' Jiath said on Channel 7's Unfiltered. 'It's not always guaranteed that you're going to live if you flee Sudan, because most of the time, you don't know where you're going. 'You're trying to find somewhere to survive and get away from what's happening there. 'It's definitely not always a guarantee you'll live.' Jiath says he owes his parents everything for making the decision to leave. 'If my parents stayed in Sudan, I wouldn't be here today. It's either you become a soldier, or you die, that's it,' he said. 'To have the Australian Government grant us as refugees was a special day for us.' '... I want to celebrate how fortunate I have it here in Australia and how fortunate we are as a family.' Sport became a big part of the youngsters life and he soon found himself kicking around a Sherrin on the playground. 'It was so much fun,' said Jiath. 'Obviously looking at the ball it was the weirdest shape ever. Like nothing I've ever seen in my life. '...from when I first played footy, I just fell in love with it.' The young gun later played for the Morewell Tigers, Gippsland Power and later Xavier College. The Hawks signed him in 2018 as a Category B Rookie and the rest is history. Jiath says the biggest turning point of his footy career was in 2020 when new coach Sam Mitchell pulled him aside and asked him why he wasn't playing 'consistent AFL footy'. 'That was the turning point of my career,' Jiath said. 'I went away from that conversation, (took) a hard look at myself, and really tried to understand how come I'm not.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Woolworths customer films excruciating meltdown after she is stopped from leaving the supermarket with 'free fruit' - as staff try to explain why it's not allowed
A Woolworths shopper filmed the moment she had a meltdown after she was stopped from leaving a supermarket with free fruit because it was meant for children. A staff member stopped the customer as she was leaving the store in Dandenong, south-east Melbourne, after noticing she had not paid for some bananas and apples. In a video shared to TikTok on Monday, the customer told the female worker she took a banana and apple because she was struggling and did not have food at home. 'All I wanted is this free f***ing banana that you give out to kids,' the woman yelled. 'Why would you take the free food away from me when you know it's hard? It's a f***ing free banana, what are you on about. I don't have food at home.' The Woolworths worker calmly explained the free fruit was an initiative reserved for children and as she was an adult she would have to pay for the items. The interaction escalated and the customer, who is a refugee from Russia, accused the worker of telling her to 'go back to your home country'. 'It's embarrassing that you told me to go back to my home country,' the customer said. 'She told me to go back to my country and work harder. You can't treat people like that. It's not okay.' The worker denied the accusation and claimed she was also a refugee and she worked hard too. The customer continued yelling at the worker and demanded she apologise for what she said. 'I never said that love,' the worker said. 'If I have done wrong, then I would apologise to you. You know what you're trying to do, you're trying to be a victim and you're not a victim.' The worker added she would have to call the police if the woman did not leave the store. 'I have been trying to help you but when you're crying like this and yelling and you have been abusing my team for a long time, it's been an hour,' the worker said. 'I am not leaving. Call the cops,' the customer replied. 'It's easier to call the cops than apologise for what you said. I did not steal things, it was free. I am not leaving until I get my apology.' Security intervened and asked the customer what had happened an whether she had asked the staff if she could take a free banana and apple. The customer claimed staff packaging the fruit and vegetables said it was okay for her to take a piece of fruit as long as she told service staff she was struggling. However, the Woolworths staff member claimed the customer had more than one piece of fruit in her cart and that is why she was stopped on her way out. The customer said 'so you never said what you said?' to which the staff member gave in and replied: 'Okay, sorry love about that.' 'I'm so glad to have gotten an apology from her because saying that to someone just because they wanted a free fruit from kids section is not ok,' the customer captioned the video. Social media users did not agree with the customer, with many pointing out the free fruit was clearly marked for children. 'No kid, no banana. Period!' one person commented. A second wrote: 'It's only for children to eat in store'. 'The free fruit in Coles and Woolies are for children to eat while in store. They are not for adults to help themselves for free,' another added.
