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- Celebrations in Australia after the rescue of four Israeli hostages
- A memorial service for two brothers killed during a surfing trip to the United States
- In Formula One, an Aussie duo to start from favourable positions in the Montreal Grand Prix
Members of the Jewish community have taken to the streets of Melbourne to celebrate the rescue of four Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
The Israeli military has said it conducted an operation in the Nuseirat area which it described as highly complex, that led to the release of the four hostages, aged between 22 to 41.
Health officials from Gaza say over 210 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli operation.
Co-C-E-O of the Executive Council of the Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin says this tragedy is largely due to Hamas' actions.
"The fact that they chose to have these families, firstly that these hostages were held captive at all, that they were hoard away in the way that they were, and then kept in heavily built-up, dense populated areas by Palestinian families, it clearly shows what Hamas is trying to do. They have no problem with yielding up their own people for their indecent, for their horrific aims, and of course, Israel will do everything it can to bring these people home."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who visited the rescued hostages in hospital, says the military operation will not end until the remaining 120 captives are saved.
"This operation required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree and our soldiers performed in an unmatchable way. We're committed to getting the release of all the hostages and we expect Hamas to release them all. But if they don't, we'll do whatever it takes to get them all back home."
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Family and friends of two brothers who were killed during a surfing trip in the U-S have farewelled the siblings at a memorial service in Perth.
31-year-old Jake and 33-year-old Callum Robinson, who were travelling around the U-S and Mexico with a friend, went missing in late April.
After their parents notified the authorities of their disappearance, local police launched a search for the two boys and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, who was travelling with them.
The remains of the three men were found in a well near their camp and it being alleged they were shot after trying to resist theft.
In an emotional tribute, their mother Debra Robinson has said her boys will be missed.
"We didn't even realise that you do breathe with pure love. When they come and want to borrow something, eat your food, or simply to tell you something, or just fall asleep on your couch. The loved life and they followed their dreams."
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Education Minister Jason Clare says the international student caps will ensure that those entering the country on a student visa are doing so for the right reasons.
The federal government has announced its plans to put a cap on migration after record intake numbers put a strain on Australia's housing system.
Mr Clare has said that similar limits will soon be applied to each of Australia's major educational and vocational institutions.
He has said those limits could be raised if the universities raise their student housing capacities.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Clare says these changes were requested by the institutions themselves.
"Over the course of this year, Home Affairs have really amped up the integrity measures that they've taken to make sure that people who are given a visa are here for the right purposes. Now that's meant that some universities have got more students this year than last year, and other universities have got a lot less. So a lot of universities, in particular the smaller universities have said to me, we prefer a different system where you set a level or a cap for us each and every year. And that's what this legislation does."
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Search efforts continue in Greece to locate the British journalist Michael Mosley who went missing on Wednesday after visiting a remote beach on the island of Symi.
Search crews have isolated the paths that Mr Mosley could have taken to return to his residence on the island.
They say they are using drones and specially trained search dogs in their efforts to locate his tracks.
Mr Mosley's wife, Clare Bailey Mosley, says the last three days have been difficult for her and her family and has expressed her gratitude to the Greek authorities.
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In Formula One,
Two drivers had the fastest lap time in the final qualifiers before the Grand Prix in Montreal, with Mercedes' George Russell being awarded the pole position for a matter of milliseconds.
Russell's time was equalled by Max Verstappen and his Red Bull, in an incident has hasn't occurred in the formula one qualifiers for the last 27 years.
Aussie duo Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo performed well and will begin the race in fourth and fifth place respectively.
The Perth-born driver says it has been a good couple of days for him and he's feeling optimistic going into the final race.
"It's been a really good weekend. It's been one of those weekends where I certainly haven't really had any doubts. It's one of those ones where everything's just been feeling good. All conditions, mixed conditions, we've been I feel like a top six car from the get-go. It's nice to put the lap together in Q3 but I'm not surprised. I know when I feel like this, I can do things like this."
