Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: Victoria Country Fire Authority

Carlisle River Fire Brigade has commended the extraordinary efforts of firefighters and support crews following recent fires in the area, while urging the community to remain vigilant as conditions continue to change in the week ahead.

Submitted by	Kirsten Dudink

Source: Victoria Country Fire Authority

The Carlisle River Fire Brigade has commended the extraordinary efforts of firefighters and support crews following recent fires in the area, while urging the community to remain vigilant as conditions continue to change in the week ahead.

Submitted by	Kirsten Dudink

Source: Australian Capital Territory Policing

13/01/26

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

A Northern Territory Police Force vehicle was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Palmerston yesterday morning.

Around 10:25am, it was reported that while undertaking duties in an unmarked police vehicle, officers collided with the rear of a motorcycle at the Driver Avenue and Temple Terrace intersection at low speed.

The collision resulted in the motorcyclist falling from his bike and on to the road surface.

Police units attended and the officer was subject to a roadside breath test which returned a negative result.

The victim was conveyed by St John Ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The exact circumstances of the collision are currently under investigation. 

Police urge anyone with information to make contact on 131 444. Please quote reference number P26019098. 

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

The Northern Territory Police Force is investigating following a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred this morning north of Wycliffe Well.

Around 6am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a motorcycle crash along the Stuart Highway.

Police, St John Ambulance and the local Ali Curung Health Clinic staff attended, and one adult male was confirmed deceased at the scene.

A crime scene has been established and detectives from the Major Crash Investigation Unit are enroute.

Police urge anyone with information to make contact on 131 444. Please quote reference number P26019892.

Source: Government of Western Australia

Wanneroo Regional Gallery has partnered with the British Museum to bring the work of one of the United Kingdom’s true artistic innovators to Australia for the first time.

Source: Australia Government Statements – Agriculture

20 January 2026

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.

What has changed?

Following the identification of biosecurity concerns, we have listed Max Vision Pest Fumi-Tech India Pvt. Ltd. (AEI: IN0702MB) as ‘under…

Source: Tasmania Police

Child in hospital with serious knife wounds

Tuesday, 20 January 2026 – 11:30 am.

Police are investigating a suspected wounding incident after a child presented to the Launceston General Hospital overnight with serious injuries.
Police were called to the hospital shortly before midnight after reports a child had sustained knife wounds.
A woman also presented with non-life threatening injuries and remains at the hospital where she is receiving treatment and is in police custody.
The child is in a serious condition and has been flown to Melbourne for medical treatment.
Investigations are ongoing and there is no risk to the public.
Media please note – updates will be provided proactively when available.

Source: Victoria Country Fire Authority

Ilona Goswell from Milawa Fire Brigade in District 23 reflects on what makes the Women in Leadership (WIL) Mentoring Program so powerful.

“From the very beginning we showed up with honesty, openness and a willingness to listen. Some of us were strangers, yet we connected like neighbours. Together, we formed a circle of like-minded women (and men) in leadership, united by shared values and a commitment to growth. 

Since September 2024, every gathering has been a testament to truth, heart and wisdom. As each voice added to the collective, it reminded us that our feelings, challenges and triumphs are shared. Throughout the program, we created space to learn out loud – for each other and for ourselves. The conversations sparked by the fires we lit were deep, raw and thought-provoking. We were reminded, time and again, that we are not alone in our journeys. 

The WIL Mentoring  Program asks for nothing, yet invites everything. There was no pressure to perform, no judgement – only space. Space to release what’s been heavy, to share what’s been quietly waiting and to celebrate what’s been good. That’s why we kept showing up. 

Through mentorship, I found my person – a remarkable woman and leader whose strength, skill and integrity continue to inspire me. Her guidance, her patience with my endless questions, and her unwavering commitment to community and justice were nothing short of admirable. Our time together confirmed two key insights: you don’t need to know everything – you just need to know where to find it, and keep nurturing the networks that help you grow. 

I’ve come to realise that community, kindness and family are profound sources of growth and nourishment – guiding values I aspire to embody in leadership. I’ve learned that kindness

is never wasted even when it goes unnoticed, unreturned or misunderstood. And simply showing up is enough. 

Everything about the WIL Mentoring Program reflects what CFA strives to provide women: opportunity, growth, leadership and strength.”

Submitted by	News and Media

Source: Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry

Deputy Speaker –

On weekends at kids’ sport, and at fetes and festivals there’s often a volunteer medic there to tend to bumps and bruises, and sprained ankles.

In the Jewish community that first aid is often provided by Hatzolah, a first responder group.

Yaakov Super, who is in the gallery with us today, is a volunteer medic with Hatzolah.

His mates call him Yanky.

Yanky was on hand to provide routine first aid at the Hanukkah celebration in the park at Bondi, on 14 December.

Yanky was shot in the back that day, just near the footbridge.

He thought he must have been among the first hit because he heard gun shots after he fell, but not before.

The mic draped over his shoulder was shattered, but he found a way to radio for help.

Fragmentation from the bullet collapsed his right lung.

He lay on his folded kippah, hoping the pressure would stop him bleeding out.

His friend, Rabbi Mendy Berger, also in the gallery today, was about 90 metres away, at the other end of the festival.

And he saw Yanky shot –

And while he sheltered his daughter, he saw the whole massacre unfold.

He saw the horror wrought by this evil act of ISIS‑inspired, antisemitic terrorism and he saw the chaos, and then bravery, which followed it.

He saw another man, Elon, shot multiple times, in front of his own little two‑year‑old son, and assumed he was dead.

Rabbi Mendy Ulman was also there and also sheltering his child.

And when Eli Schlanger was gunned down –

The 2 rabbis lost an uncle, and a brother‑in‑law.

Their lives connected by family and faith, now terror and tragedy.

In all, as we know, 15 were killed that day.

And amidst the terror, there are stories of extraordinary bravery and survival.

That Elon survived, that Yanky survived, that at least 55 were wounded and survived, these are miracles.

Deputy Speaker –

Jewish law tells us that when God performs a miracle, you’re obligated to return to that place and give thanks.

Yanky told me about that.

I know that’s what he did, and I know that’s what Elon did too – because I was there when Elon returned for the first time.

And, given what Rabbi Berger and Rabbi Ulman, what Yanky, and Elon have all been through –

It was so unbelievably generous of them –

To spend time with me last week in that breezy and beautiful park.

To talk me through, and walk me through, what happened that day on what Rabbi Berger called ‘the killing ground’, to show me the bullet holes in the trees and in the steel structures of those little gazebos.

To lend me a kippah, to light a candle, and to place an even, which is a little remembrance stone, with me.

Rabbi Berger and Yanky, as I said, are here today and through you, Deputy Speaker, I say to them, thank you.

Together we joined the thousands of others there over the past 5 weeks to pay respects:

To the lives lost to this unspeakable and unfathomable violence, and to their loved ones;

To the witnesses, the lifesavers, police and paramedics – some of whom have been with us today as well – to the reporters, the brave community heroes, the nurses and surgeons and psychologists;

To all those hurt, who are hurting, and who are helping;

And to every Australian who knows this hatred has no place in the sort of society we love and cherish.

Deputy Speaker –

As others have pointed out, Australian Jews have helped shape this nation since the earliest days of European settlement.

From our most distinguished citizens, like General Sir John Monash, and our first Australian‑born Governor General, Sir Isaac Isaacs –

To our friends and neighbours, our workmates and teammates.

This community is woven into the fabric of our national life, an intrinsic part of our Australian story.

And for many – here and around the world – Bondi is a symbol, a part of what it means to be Australian.

Because, in its sun‑drenched freedom, Bondi has formed a big part of our own self‑image.

And now, the sickening atrocity of December 14 is also a part of Bondi, a part of our story.

Deputy Speaker –

As we have heard, the victims at Bondi came from all walks of life:

Rabbis, devoted volunteers, sports lovers;

An IT analyst, a retired police detective;

A Holocaust survivor.

All bound by the simple act of enjoying life and observing faith, under a summer sky, when their lives were cut short.

We say to everyone affected by this horror, and to every Jewish Australian, you have the right to walk the beach, the promenade and the park in safety –

To be proud of your origins, and your heritage.

To celebrate your faith in public should be an act of community, not an act of physical courage.

Deputy Speaker –

Our grief today is shared – because our lives are shared.

When Australians see little Matilda we see our own kids –

The happiness that face painting, or a petting zoo, brings them.

When we see Boris and Sofia Gurman’s courage, we imagine our own parents.

When we see Reuven Morrison, or Ahmed al‑Ahmed, or the police officers, we hope we’d be that brave in that situation

Deputy Speaker –

You don’t need to be a scholar of the Talmud, to understand its message that:

Whoever destroys a single soul is deemed to have destroyed an entire world.

And whoever saves a single soul is deemed to have saved an entire world –

To understand that this attack on this Jewish community is an attack on all Australians.

That an attack on the peaceful act of celebrating Jewish faith is an attack on all our faiths and all of our traditions.

To understand that what happened on 14 December is not something which the Jewish community can or will be left to mourn alone.

Deputy Speaker –

Today we do gather in grief, but we need also to gather in resolve, and in solidarity.

This condolence motion is to demonstrate that this House and the communities we all represent –

Are there for our Jewish sisters and brothers today –

And for everyone affected by the atrocity at Bondi –

And for all of the difficult days of hurting and healing, ahead.