Australia news live: man shot dead by police after siege in Victorian town; investigation after Sydney boy dies after e-bike crash
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Title: Fatal police shooting in Daisy Hill
Content: A man has died after being shot by police in Daisy Hill last night, police said in a statement.
Police were called following a report that a man discharged a firearm on Thursday afternoon, during which no one was injured.
'Officers attended and attempted to engage with the armed man before there was a siege for several hours,' the statement said.
Specialist units including Critical Incident Response Team, Special Operations Group, and Dog Squad attended to assist.
The man discharged shots towards police, who returned fire just before 10pm.
The man died at the scene, and is yet to be formally identified.
Homicide Squad detectives will now investigate the matter with oversight from Professional Standards Command, as is standard procedure for a fatal police shooting.
Update:
Date: 2025-07-03T21:09:46.000Z
Title: Boy dies after e-bike crash in Sydney
Content: A teenage boy has died after an e-bike crash in Sydney's south yesterday afternoon, New South Wales police said last night.
In a statement, police said emergency services had been called to a park on Broe Avenue in Arncliffe at about 2.45pm following reports that a rider had fallen from an e-bike.
Police said officers from the St George police area command found a 14-year-old boy with serious injuries when they arrived.
The boy was treated at the scene by NSW ambulance paramedics before being taken to the Sydney Children's hospital in a critical condition, police said, but he later died.
He has not yet been formally identified.
Police said they had established a crime scene as they began investigating what caused the incident and that they would prepare a report for the coroner.
Police have asked anyone with information about this incident, including phone footage to assist them in their inquiries by contacting St George police or Crime Stoppers.
Update:
Date: 2025-07-03T21:09:35.000Z
Title: Fatal police shooting in Daisy Hill
Content: A man has died after being shot by police in Daisy Hill last night, police said in a statement.
Police were called following a report that a man discharged a firearm on Thursday afternoon, during which no one was injured.
'Officers attended and attempted to engage with the armed man before there was a siege for several hours,' the statement said.
Specialist units including Critical Incident Response Team, Special Operations Group, and Dog Squad attended to assist.
The man discharged shots towards police, who returned fire just before 10pm.
The man died at the scene, and is yet to be formally identified.
Homicide Squad detectives will now investigate the matter with oversight from Professional Standards Command, as is standard procedure for a fatal police shooting.
Update:
Date: 2025-07-03T21:08:37.000Z
Title: Welcome
Content: Good morning and welcome to our live news blog.
Victoria police have confirmed that a man has died after being shot by police in Daisy Hill overnight after 'a siege for several hours' – more on that soon.
Police in Sydney have launched an investigation after a boy died after a crash on an e-bike. The incident happened yesterday afternoon in Arncliffe in south Sydney. More coming up.
And Qantas has said it will beef up its security and threat detection after a cyber-attack affecting up to 6 million customers, as Australia's privacy watchdog has warned attacks using social engineering to gain access to data are on the rise.
I'm Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Rafqa Touma to take the controls.
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