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From The Daily Oz, I'm Lucy Tassel. I'm Emma Gillespie. It's Friday the 26th of June. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
An Australian woman linked to ISIS has been granted bail in Melbourne Magistrates Court. It comes a week after her daughter lost a bail bid in the same court. The two women, aged 54 and 31, were charged with slavery offences after they returned to Australia in May with other family members of former ISIS fighters.
Prosecutors allege Kausar Ahmad migrated to Syria with her husband and their children to join IS in 2015. Investigators warned Ahmad could spread extremist ideology if released. The woman's lawyer argued she did not support IS and posed little threat to community safety. A judge found the risk was low, granting Ahmad bail with strict conditions.
It comes a day after news that a separate woman, previously banned from Australia under a temporary exclusion order, will be allowed to return here from a Syrian refugee camp. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the government could not legally continue to block the woman's requests to come back to Australia.
A Tasmanian man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2025 murder of a police officer. Veteran Tasmania Police Constable Keith Smith was shot dead while visiting a rural property in the state's northwest last June. 57-year-old Smith approached the home of Lee Sushames with a police sergeant when Sushames opened fire.
Earlier this year, the 47-year-old pleaded guilty to murder as well as an aggravated assault charge for pointing his gun at the other officer.
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Chapter 2: What are the details of the Australian woman linked to ISIS granted bail?
During sentencing on Friday, Supreme Court of Tasmania Justice Tamara Jago told the accused that Constable Smith, who served for 25 years, quote, stood no chance against your murderous intent. She continued he would not have had time to arm himself or take evasive action. This was a premeditated ambush. Sue Shames was jailed for 40 years with a non-parole period of 25 years.
Venezuelan search and rescue teams are continuing efforts to find survivors in the rubble of yesterday's powerful double earthquake. A magnitude 7.2 quake struck about 160 kilometres west of the capital Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, the strongest since 1900.
The confirmed death toll has surpassed 230, but it's feared as many as 10,000 people may have been killed in the two earthquakes. Aftershocks have continued to rattle the capital and surrounding coastal areas, complicating rescue efforts. Countries around the world have pledged support for Venezuela, including the US, which has eased sanctions to allow aid into the country.
It comes after the White House staged an operation in January to seize then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The US State Department has sent a disaster response team and $150 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuela to The UK, France, Spain, Italy, Colombia, Mexico and other governments have also pledged resources.
And today's good news, the Socceroos have progressed to the World Cup knockout stages following a nil all draw with Paraguay in their final group stage game. Australia went into round three in San Francisco, chasing a win or a draw to guarantee their spot in the round of 32. A dominant Socceroos side couldn't get through a tenacious Paraguay defence,
but the scoreless result was all that was needed. It means the Aussies finish second in Group D behind the US, one of the tournament's three host nations. The team will now head to Dallas, Texas for next weekend's knockout clash against the runner-up of Group G, which will be either Belgium, Egypt, Iran or New Zealand.
Socceroos coach Tony Popovich told SBS the team's performance has been, quote, unbelievable so far and he's just so proud of everyone involved, the staff, the players, just a wonderful young group of men. What a sweet thing to say.
So good. This feels like a real Bradbury moment for Australia. We drew, there were no goals and we couldn't have been happier because we scraped through like we always do, up the underdogs, up the Socceroos.
Woo!
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