[Link] Australia’s Future Fund bans investment in Israeli defence contractor over cluster munitions allegations

Read: 13/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The Israeli defence contractor Elbit Systems has denied producing cluster munitions after two big investment funds banned investment in the company, saying it was involved with the weapons.

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[Link] World War II bomb explodes near Munich's main train station, injuring four

Read: 2/12/2021 www.abc.net.au

Four people were injured when what is believed to be an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near Munich's busy main train station on Wednesday. The Munich fire brigade said one person was seriously injured, after local police first reported the incident on Twitter.

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[Link] Terror detectives charge Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives

Read: 18/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Terror detectives have charged a Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives, as police continue to investigate threats against Victorian MPs who supported the state's controversial pandemic legislation.

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[Link] Police officer's stalker possessed explosives in 'misguided' belief they were valuable, court told

Read: 6/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Oswald Bruggemans, 65, has pleaded guilty to stalking a police officer at Victor Harbor in February.

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[Link] Adelaide man charged with extra offences after counter-terrorism investigation

Read: 26/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

An Adelaide man has been charged with additional offences as a result of a joint counter-terrorism investigation. The 33-year-old man was arrested in April and charged with three offences over the alleged possession of an explosive device.

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