Socceroos fans celebrate at city sites – as it happened

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Here’s a reminder of today’s top stories:

The Socceroos secured a place in the World Cup knockout phase for the third time in their history after a 0-0 draw with Paraguay. with fans celebrating at sites across the country;

Karl Stefanovic will leave Nine immediately, with the axed broadcaster declaring in an online video he is now “free”. “truly independent”;

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has declared political war with One Nation. rebuked party figures who are advocating a preference deal with its leader, Pauline Hanson, claiming it “signals weakness”;

A woman with Islamic State (IS) links will walk from court after winning her bid for bail;

Beaches across Sydney’s eastern suburbs have been closed for the fourth consecutive day after a shark sighting;

The Western Australian government has announced a new suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a migratory giant petrel on the state’s west coast;

Victorian Liberal MP Matthew Guy is demanding an apology from his colleague Moira Deeming after police closed their investigation into an allegation he assaulted her. finding there was “no offence detected”;

A new report finds that if fire ants are allowed to spread across Australia, thousands of pets could be killed. households could be forced to spend upwards of $1bn a year.

SA Liberal senator says debating multiculturalism could damage Australia’s image

Liberal senator Andrew McLachlan says debating multiculturalism could hurt Australia on an the international stage.

One Nation leader. Pauline Hanson, last week shared her vision for Australia to become a monoculture, sparking a political debate about multiculturalism.

McLachlan. a South Australian senator, likened discussions about whether the country should be multicultural or monocultural to “debating, effectively, whether Australia should exist or not”. Speaking to the ABC, he said:

double quotation mark Monoculturalism is a horrible concept which is very dictatorial. which suggests that one group of people should dictate how the rest live.

I think it is not a productive debate. may hurt us on the international stage … I don’t think it’s edifying that a country needs to debate its fundamental principle.

Angus Taylor this week attempted to clarify his comments about multiculturalism after his five non-answers on Tuesday, which left colleagues dumbfounded. questioning the opposition leader’s approach to One Nation.

Asked about Taylor’s response, McLachlan said:

double quotation mark Angus is attempting to bring to the fore of the public debate our collective values. There hasn’t ever been a leader, in my memory, of the Liberal party, that doesn’t fully commit to multiculturalism.

double quotation mark We are very interested in supporting multiculturalism in the Liberal party.

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has declared political war with One Nation. rebuked party figures who are advocating a preference deal with its leader Pauline Hanson, claiming it “signals weakness”.

In an email to supporters on Friday afternoon. the Liberal frontbencher confirmed comments to the Coalition party room earlier this week in which vowed “I would rather get taken out in a box than bend the knee to One Nation”.

Hastie had told colleagues that he had been identified for extra security upgrades. which he suspected was due to a One Nation-fuelled campaign against him.

In the email, Hastie said Hanson. her chief-of-staff James Ashby were targeting his Western Australian seat of Canning and running a “relentless” campaign online.

“One Nation has declared war on me, so they shall have war. I won’t be pushed around by One Nation. Nor will I bow the knee to them.”

For the record, One Nation has denied that it was behind any campaigns targeting Hastie.

The shadow industry minister went on to criticise talk about potential preference deals with One Nation.

The comments serve as a rebuke to the former prime minister. party president, Tony Abbott, who has advocated a preference swap, and to a lesser extent opposition leader Angus Taylor, who has left the door open to one.

In the email, Hastie said:

“It signals weakness. We should only act from a position of strength. If One Nation really wants to make peace, then come to the table. But it will be on our terms.”

Sophie Scamps says her electorate supports her maybe joining new political party

Independent MP Sophie Scamps says her electorate is “overwhelmingly” supportive of the possibility of her joining a new political party launched by her fellow cross-bench MPs.

Teal MPs Zali Steggall. Allegra Spender this week launched a new political party called Community Strong Australia, with the stated aim of providing a centrist alternative for voters amid the rise of One Nation and turmoil inside the Coalition.

Speaking to the ABC. Scamps said she had conducted a survey within her electorate to gauge her constituents’ views about the possibility of her joining the party:

double quotation mark Overwhelmingly people are supportive of the idea, because they’re very aware of what’s been happening, the changes that have been happening in our political landscape,. particularly the backroom deal that the major parties did to try and shut independence out of our democracy,

double quotation mark They’re aware that … we have to consider these things, we have to have this conversation,. I think they really appreciate being a part of that conversation

Scamps describes Steggall and Spender’s move as “bold” and “really exciting”:

double quotation mark It’s not about creating the party. it gets started right now, it’s about how people run at the next election. So, there is a two-year lead into that process.

Lock it in, Eddie: McGuire scores Stefanovic tell-all

Nine’s recently axed star broadcaster Karl Stefanovic is set to sit down with Eddie McGuire next week to discuss the fallout from his abrupt job loss. AAP reports.

After days of crisis talks. the network confirmed on Friday morning Stefanovic had left its flagship breakfast program, Today, as a host, effective immediately.

Guardian Australia reported on Thursday. Stefanovic would not appear on his scheduled Friday afternoon radio show (on ARN Media’s Gold FM) with McGuire after widespread criticism of his podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

But McGuire announced today he has invited Stefanovic on his sports podcast, which is carried by ARN.

At the top of his Gold FM show he said:

double quotation mark Next week (Stefanovic) will speak to me exclusively on The Long Weekend about the most tumultuous few days of his career.

Karl asked to take leave because of the intense negotiations. reactions to his controversial podcast with Tommy Robinson on his independent podcast.

Housing and immigration triggered threat against PM and Minns, court hears

A lack of housing. Australia’s immigration policies prompted a young man to threaten to kill the prime minister and the NSW premier on social media, a WA court has heard.

Will James King. 20, was sentenced today to seven months’ imprisonment, conditionally suspended for 12 months, for sending the threat in a direct message to Chris Minns ’ Instagram account in January, AAP reports. King had previously pleaded guilty.

“You’re a Jew, not a real Semite,” the message read out in Mandurah magistrates court on Friday said.

“You’re an Ashkenazi Jew. Antisemitism does not apply to you or to any other Jews. You’re the Gentiles.

“I’ll assassinate you and Albo, and the country will be a better place.”

Defence lawyer Tendayi Chivunga said King was triggered by the state of housing. immigration issues, and had been reading political articles and online comments before he sent the messages.

Magistrate Clare Cullen said King had engaged in antisemitic hate speech,. his words had historically been used to spread hostility, prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people.

Detectives from WA’s State Security Investigations team went to King’s Mandurah home, about 70km south of Perth, soon after he made the post. arrested him.

King told them he didn’t mean the message to be a threat.

A woman with Islamic State (IS) links will walk from court after winning her bid for bail, AAP reports.

Kawsar Ahmad, 54, looked relieved. her supporters gasped as Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan granted her bail in Melbourne magistrates court on Friday afternoon.

It comes a week after her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, lost her bid for bail in the same court.

In May. the two women were charged with slavery offences after they both returned to Australia with other family members of former IS fighters.

Prosecutors allege Kawsar Ahmad migrated to Syria with her husband, Mohammed, and their children to join IS around January 2015.

It’s alleged while in Syria in 2017, Mohammed bought a teenage girl as a slave. repeatedly raped and assaulted the girl.

Ahmad allegedly agreed to the purchase. treated the girl badly, allegedly threatening her with beatings although she is not alleged to have assaulted the girl herself.

David Pocock says the Socceroos represent what’s so great about Australia – multiculturalism.

The popular independent senator from Canberra spoke to Guardian Australia at half-time in the city’s main square as the Socceroos took on Paraguay at the World Cup. Australia will go through to the knock-out round of 32 teams after the match ended in a draw.

The country’s diversity has been a hot topic this week after One Nation leader. Pauline Hanson, shared her vision for Australia to become a monoculture. The senator later clarified. she saw the Socceroos as an example of monoculture – one team united under one flag.

The ACT senator. who once captained Australia’s national rugby union team the Wallabies, said seeing so many people from diverse backgrounds come together to support the national team “resonates across the country”.

“That was my experience of sport, when you have that bigger purpose and something that brings you together,” he said.

double quotation mark We’ve never been a monoculture, we never will be. This is multiculturalism, whether it’s looking at the Socceroos or just looking around in the crowd,. that is a strength.

What [Hanson is] getting at,. what people are feeling, is how do we have a more unified common purpose as a country, and we see that in the Socceroos and I think that’s what we want.

And I think that’s the task. How do we talk about democratic values and what it means to be Australian? You do that by having a discussion as a country, and not wanting everyone to be the same …

Having a shared identity and set of values, it’s not the same as [everyone] all being the same.

Results of earlier suspected H5 case pending, say WA government

The Western Australian government says the results of an earlier suspected case of H5 bird flu. in a giant petrel at Quindalup in the state’s south-west, is pending.

The state’s two previously confirmed cases of H5 were in migratory seabirds – a brown skua and giant petrel.

Since 19 June, there have been 375 reports to the state’s Emergency Animal Disease hotline, the government said. Of these, 43 have been prioritised for further investigation and testing based on the risk of H5 bird flu.

There is no suggestion any of these additional reports will be H5 bird flu, the statement said.

The Western Australian government has announced a new suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a migratory giant petrel on the state’s west coast. about 30 kms west of Esperance.

The number of confirmed cases in the state remains at two.

In a statement, WA’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said:

double quotation mark Samples from five deceased petrels were submitted to the Department of Primary Industries. Regional Development (DPIRD) laboratory with one returning a suspect positive result for H5 influenza in preliminary testing. The remaining four were all negative.

Samples have been sent to CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness to confirm the results. determine if it is the H5 bird flu strain of concern.

That’s all from me. Adeshola Ore will take the reins from here. Enjoy the weekend!

‘It’s a beautiful day’ Craig Foster says after Socceroos advance

Craig Foster maintained he thought the Socceroos played a “near-perfect game” in their draw with Paraguay.

Foster spoke with the Guardian’s Matilda Boseley just after the match ended:

double quotation mark Brilliant campaign, managed the game well today, and that’s important in World Cups.

So what’s next for Australia?

double quotation mark They managed this game perfectly, they’re learning. You’ve gotta learn how to be at World Cups. you’ve gotta learn how to get yourself through, you’ve got to learn how to manage games, how to get the right points at the right time.

… And it’s a beautiful day any time the Socceroos get through to the knockout rounds. You know how difficult that is.

There are fantastic, big football teams that are going to be going home after the group stage,. Australia is not. … There’s nothing better in life.

More deepfake AI platforms shut down

Three more AI “nudifying” platforms have been taken down in Australia as the federal government flags plans to strengthen its world-first social media age restrictions. AAP reports.

The nation’s online watchdog said the services. which use existing images to generate nude pictures of real people, had withdrawn from Australia under the threat of legal action.

Such platforms would be blurred online until they introduced age verification in a bid to prevent children accessing them. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said:

double quotation mark Age assurance is by no means a silver bullet, but it is a critical safeguard that will help stop children accessing these services. reduce the creation of deeply harmful and non-consensual material.

Seven “nufidying” apps –. the government plans to eventually outlaw – have now withdrawn access in Australia or introduced age verification.

Socceroos secure place in World Cup last 32 after nerve-shredding draw with Paraguay

You can read my colleague Jack Snape’s report here:

double quotation mark For Australian football, it was far from the best advertisement for the game, even as millions watched on TVs, live sites. in bars, with the match lacking the intensity and jeopardy of the Socceroos’ opening two World Cup matches. But Tony Popovic’s team will not mind, as they secured second place in Group D.

Read his full debrief here:

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Sydney crowd hopeful but nervous

After a goalless 80 minutes in San Fransisco, the mood at the Vic on the Park in Sydney’s inner west is a mixture of jubilation. fear. A few “Aussie Aussie Aussies” have rung out,. more than a few spurring cries when the ball has reached Australia’s final third.

Sophie. her year 11 son Orson were also here when Australia went down 2-0 to the USA early last Saturday morning. He’s ditching school for the last day of term, and she’s quietly working away from her phone.

She tells Guardian Australia:

double quotation mark I’ve been on my Slack channel just checking things, but this is of national importance. It’s important to be here. I really want Oscar to hear a goal in the pub, just to hear us lift.”