Over the weekend, Brisbane's Church of Scientology became the latest target of a viral trend that began in the United States just a few months ago — the Scientology speed run.

Nfi why? It is literally blasted out into space for anyone with a receiver to hear but now unless I want to spend 2 gigs of ram and a CPU core I can't listen on a computer.

Why lock down public radio? What possible state interest does that serve?

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Two Victorian climbers and their rescuers have been winched to safety after spending the night stranded on a cliff in the Warrumbungle National Park, near Coonabarabran, in central-western New South Wales.

A delicate operation was launched after a 61-year-old climber suffered head injuries from a falling rock.

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The injured climber was taken to Coonabarabran Hospital for treatment for minor injuries.

He told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion he was embraced by the LGBTQIA+ community when he came out as gay as a teenager, but the experience was markedly different when he told loved ones of his religious conversion.

"When I began the process of telling people that I was embarking on this Jewish journey, I lost a significant number of friends,"

he said.

"It was quite horrific actually."

Benjamin F said he no longer felt safe in "progressive" circles and spaces, with his former friends calling him Jewish slurs and labelling him a supporter of genocide.

"It's lonely," he said.

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A car belonging to Western Sydney mayor Ola Hamed was destroyed in a suspected firebombing, as police investigate a string of shootings and arson attacks across Sydney’s south-west.

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NSW nurses and midwives have been awarded a major pay rise following a decision of the Industrial Relations Commission.

The decision amounts to a 16 per cent pay rise for registered nurses and midwives, an 18 per cent rise for enrolled nurses, and 28 per cent for assistants in nursing over three years.

The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association say they had "hoped for a better outcome" for registered nurses and midwives.

A fire has broken out at one of Australia's two currently operational oil refineries, with residents in parts of Geelong told to stay indoors due to smoke.

A 70-year-old man accused of using the banned phrase "from the river to the sea" at a Gaza conflict protest will claim the charge was "insane", a magistrate has heard.