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Police probe 'far-left extremists' over Greensborough attack

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‘Far-left extremists’ likely behind terror attack on Melbourne defence manufacturer: police
Police say the Greensborough firebombing of a defence manufacturer was 'potentially orchestrated by far-left extremists with anarchist and revolutionary ideologies' who released a mysterious video.
theage.com.au
Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised the defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonment, with the anti-weapons protest being investigated as a terrorist act.
theguardian.com
A third of students fail to hit NAPLAN benchmarks
National NAPLAN results show a third of students fail to hit benchmarks, with large numbers of children still struggling with the basics of learning despite a federal push to reshape how reading and maths are taught.
theage.com.au
Woman urged to hand herself in after running over man while stealing his car
A woman is being urged to hand herself in after allegedly running over a 68-year-old man while stealing his car in Heidelberg West on Saturday, with the victim fighting for his life in hospital.
theage.com.au
Inside the world of the self-described conspiracy theorist anointed One Nation’s Victorian leader
Warren Pickering, the man anointed by Pauline Hanson to lead One Nation in Victoria, is a former brickie and combat engineer, and a self-described conspiracy theorist.
theage.com.au