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We’ve rounded up all the latest news from Australia and around the world – so you don’t have to go searching.

1. Orlando Shooting: FBI says Orlando gunman had “strong indications of radicalisation.”

FBI Director James Comey has said that the gunman in the Orlando nightclub attack that killed 49 people had “strong indications of radicalisation” and was “likely inspired by foreign terrorist organizations.”

During the massacre Omar Mateen spoke with a 911 operator three times early Sunday morning. Mateen pledged loyalty to the head of the Islamic State group on his last call, Comey said.

Comey said there is no sign that the massacre was part of a larger attack or directed from outside of the United States.

He said that it was not clear what group Mateen felt allegiance to. In his call to 911 he pledged allegiance to Islamic State but he also claimed solidarity with the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing, who were not aligned with the Islamic State. And Mateen claimed solidarity with another man from Florida, who died in a suicide bombing in Syria while fighting for Jabhat al-Nusra, a rival of the Islamic State.

2. Orlando Shooting: Death toll changed to 49 to exclude gunman.

The FBI have adjusted the death toll in the Orlando shooting from 50 to 49, saying the initial total included the gunman.

FBI Special Agent Paul Wysopal said at a press conference: “We don’t really count the shooter as a victim,”

Officials have identified and notified the families of 48 of the 49 victims.

3. Orlando Shooting: The LGBT community “breaking the internet “ showing solidarity with Orlando.

Social media users are showing solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shooting using the hashtag #GaysBreakTheInternet..

The hashtag #GaysBreakTheInternet began trending worldwide on Twitter, along with #PrayforOrlando, with photos and messages of support for the LGBT community.

“#GaysBreaktheInternet because violence will not silence us and I choose to love her loud & proud” wrote one.

In Sydney the Harbour Bridge was lit up in the colours of the rainbow to show solidarity with the victims.

4. Orlando Shooting: More victim’s stories begin to emerge.

As more families receive the devastating news that their loved ones were at the Pulse nightclub the names of the victims are beginning to emerge.

They include friends Amanda Alvear, 25, and Mercedes Flores, 26 .

Alvear was to start nursing school in the next few months her brother, Brian Alvear, 30 said.

“School and work were everything to her,” Brian said. “She had the kindest, biggest heart.

Amanda lived with her parents just outside Orlando. She and her friend Mercedez Flores, 26, went dancing at Pulse on Saturday night.

Kimberly Morris, 37, who went by “KJ,” was a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub

She had recently moved from Hawaii to Orlando to help care for her mother and grandmother.

Miguel A. Honorato, 30 was a father of three.

He worked at Tortilleria & Restaurant La Mexicana, a family-owned business in Orlando.

5. Psychologist says Oscar Pistorius is a “broken man”.

A court has heard that Oscar Pistorius is “broken” and should not be jailed for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The 29-year-old Paralympic gold medalist faces a minimum 15-year jail term after his manslaughter conviction for the 2013 killing was upgraded on appeal.

A psychologist called by Pistorius’s lawyer Barry Roux, told the sentencing hearing on Monday that the athlete was on medication for depression, anxiety and insomnia.

“One would describe him as broken. In my opinion his current condition warrants hospitalisation,”  Jonathan Scholtz said.

“Since 2013, he becomes traumatised when he hears the sound of gunfire,”

“He never wants to touch a firearm again.”

But Prosecutor Gerrie Nel questioned Scholtz’s claims that Pistorius was not fit to testify, saying he had given a lengthy TV interview for an hour long special to British channel ITV due to air on June 24.

Nel told the court Pistorius had shown no remorse and that he only “feels sorry for himself”.

6. Mum blames postal error for leaving kids at home alone while she went to Bali.


The 28-year-old went overseas to renew her visa leaving a four-year-old and a six-year-old home alone because the post office lost their passports and she could not take them with her she told Seven News.

Seven News Perth reporter Jamie Freestone said the woman went to Bali to renew her visa leaving the children on Tuesday alone.

Police had gone to an address in Cloverdale and found the children inside on Wednesday.

She was greeted by Border Force on Thursday at Perth International Airport when she returned reports WA Today and arrested and charged.

Their father is still overseas.

7. Rave organisers refused to shut down event as partygoer lay dying.

A young man lay dying in a car from a suspected drug overdose as others partied on around him after the organisers of the event he was attending refused to shut down the rave.

Police have expressed “disgust” at the disregard shown by organisers of the three-day Omega Festival in northern NSW.

David Gallagher, 24, from the town of Green Pigeon, near Kyogle, was found dead in his car on Sunday afternoon.

He was found dead around 1pm.

Fairfax Media reports that Mr Gallagher was dead in his car about 200 metres from where hundreds were dancing near a stage but organisers would not allow police access and they had to get a crime scene warrant to get on the private property and work on taking the man’s body away.

Coffs Clarence Local Area Command crime manager Detective Inspector Darren Jameson said he had not seen anything like it in his 26 years of policing.

“My concerns are these rave event organisers show no regard for the safety of people,” Inspector Jameson said.

“They need to be shut down and stopped. Evidence of their disregard shows how they failed to stop the event despite someone dying in front of them.”

The event had been moved the week before after police found it was to be staged on an Aboriginal reserve. The new location was kept secret and police were not informed.

Inspector Darren Jameson told Fairfax Media organisers didn’t have an event management plan, risk assessment, evacuation or traffic plan.

“These backyard organisers don’t care about young people, the environment or safety,” he said.

“All they see is these young novices with dollar signs on their foreheads.”

8. Police release stepfather after questioning him over toddler’s death.

Police have questioned and released a man over the suspicious death of a toddler north of Brisbane.

The 21-month-old boy, named as Mason, was found dead about 12.30am on Saturday.

Police have said the 21-month-old suffered injuries. They questioned the boy’s 35-year-old stepfather Andrew O’Sullivan for several hours but he was released without charge yesterday.

Mr O’Sullivan, 35, told Channel Nine that while he was not Mason’s father, he treated him like his own son.

“I did CPR and just kept doing CPR but it wasn’t working until the ambulance got there,” he said.

“He was my son and I loved him and I just put him to bed and gave him a bottle and it was just like a normal night.

“I took the bottle out and picked him up and he was blue and was trying to gasp for air.”

 

9. Pre-poll voting centres open today.

Australians will start voting in the federal election today as pre-poll voting centres open their doors.

The ABC reports that than 4 million people will prevote by visiting an early voting or mobile polling centre, or by a postal vote.

In 2013, more than 3.7 million people voted early, representing 27 per cent of votes.

This year is the first full federal election where voters wanting to pre-poll will be asked whether they are entitled to vote early.

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Top Comments

chillax 8 years ago

Another case of a child dying in mysterious circumstances whilst in the care of their mothers partner. Poor little boy.

FLYINGDALE FLYER 8 years ago

Often new partner


guest 8 years ago

Pre-poll voting is so convenient! I did it last election.