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It allegedly contained a mixture of volatile chemicals with nails and metal ball bearings attached to its exterior.

Indigenous legal and human rights expert Hannah McGlade believes it should be treated as a hate crime and a racist attack targeting Aboriginal people.

The Curtin University associate professor said First Nations people feared for their children going out on Australia Day because of abuse and threats.

“We are worried for our kids and their safety on this day because of this rising right-wing influence and racism that really hasn’t abated in Australia,” she said.

Rally organiser Fabian Yarran said the incident must be fully investigated as an act of terrorism and a hate crime against First Nations people.

Threats had been made against the event before the incident, organisers have said.

Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss said the potential for mass casualties caused deep distress and fear among First Nations people.

“While the motive is yet to be determined, there is no question that the targets of the attack were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their allies,” she said.

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• 48.5°C at White Cliffs, NSW (All-time record)

• 48.5°C at Thargomindah, Qld

• 48.4°C at Hay, NSW (All-time record)

• 48.3°C at Marree, SA

• 46.0°C at Yarrawonga, Vic

“Today the heat will peak across northern SA, south-west Qld and far western NSW, with temperatures soaring into the mid to high 40s, which is 10°C to 15°C above average,” The Bureau said in an update on Thurdsay.

“Some locations in SA are likely to exceed their January and possibly all-time maximum temperature records today or tomorrow.”

It follows Renmark, in regional SA, reaching 49.6 on Tuesday, a day on which Hopetoun and Walpeup in regional Victoria together broke that state’s all-time temperature record when they reached 48.9 degrees.

This argument, if successful, could sidestep the companies’ First Amendment shield and Section 230, which protects tech companies from liability for material posted on their platforms.

The case will be the first in a slew of cases beginning this year that seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental wellbeing. A federal bellwether trial beginning in June in Oakland, California, will be the first to represent school districts that have sued social media platforms over harms to children.

Two companies, Snapchat and TikTok, have since settled the Los Angeles case for undisclosed sum, leaving Google’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram remaining.

It’s the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.

Jury selection continues as of Thursday our time, and the trial is set to last six to eight weeks.

KGM and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials — essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury and what damages, if any, may be awarded.

A Meta spokesperson said in a statement Monday the company strongly disagrees with the allegations outlined in the lawsuit and that it’s “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people”.

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An Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity in accordance with policy said the Rafah crossing would open in the coming days. A person familiar with discussions on the reopening said they had been told it could come as early as Thursday.

Ali Shaath, newly appointed to head the Palestinian administrative committee governing Gaza’s daily affairs, said on Jan. 22 that the crossing would “open next week in both directions.”

Under the ceasefire terms, Israel’s military controls the area between the Rafah crossing and the zone where most Palestinians live. COGAT, Israel’s military body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, will bus Palestinians to and from the crossing, the official said.

There will be no Israeli soldiers at the crossing, the official said, but Palestinians exiting and entering would undergo Israeli security screening inside Gaza. In the past, such screenings have been conducted by Israeli soldiers and private U.S. contractors.

“Anyone entering or exiting undergoes our inspection, a full inspection,” Netanyahu said Tuesday.

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