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Top terrorist recruiter Mohammad Baryalei is behind an Islamic State plot to murder Australians on video, police say, sparking the nation's biggest ever counter-terrorism raids and prompting warnings of a high alert for a further 18 months. Read more here.
To recap Thurday's terror raids across Sydney and Brisbane, involving 800 police, read more here.
In less than 24 hours, Scotland will know if it is to be an independent nation or if it will remain a member of the United Kingdom.
"This is no Braveheart patriotism, this is about giving Scots the political power to decide the future of Scotland," 33-year-old Scottish bar owner Jamie Dorran said. Read more here
In sport, Adelaide star Patrick Dangerfield has vehemently denied that the club's decision to sack coach Brenton Sanderson was driven by senior players. More here.
Also in the AFL, if successful in Federal Court, James Hird will weigh up suing the AFL and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority in a high-stakes decision that would be informed by any fallout reviews of the national drug agency. More here.
7am Border: NORTH Albury Sports Club has been rescued at the 11th hour with members being asked to deliver on $130,000 worth of pledges.
A do-or-die deal put together by administrator Chris Chamberlain was unanimously agreed to by creditors yesterday.
6.50am Ballarat: THE City of Ballarat claims more than 2000 defect notices have been issued to NBN Co over the past two years to repair works on council assets. Read more.
6.45am Illawarra: Cordeaux Heights man Robert Nikolovski has been released on $900,000 bail, a day after being charged for the second time over the 2012 killing of Darko Janceski. Read more
6.35am Bendigo: The on again, off again multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Bendigo Tennis Complex is on again thanks to a $2.4 million injection from the Victorian Coalition government. Read more
6.20am Launceston: Tasmanian Greens MPs are outraged that Resources Minister Paul Harriss linked a poster against the state government’s forest policy to conflict diamonds. Read more
6.15am Maitland: Sixty-eight Maitland jobs are at risk if the state government privatises electricity, according to Stop the Sell Off campaign director Adam Kerslake. Read more
6.10am Warrnambool: The stories and memories of former Fletcher Jones factory workers are to be collected as part of a push to preserve and honour the legacy of the much-loved Warrnambool businessman. Read more
6.05am Newcastle: A Newcastle Jets fan accused of grabbing a police officer’s testicles during a clash between rival fans at an A-League match was acquitted yesterday and will apply to have his legal costs reimbursed. More here
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