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Fran Hurndall has completed a 60-day run from Perth to Sydney, becoming the fastest woman to cover the 3,800km distance.

Hurndall is raising funds for RizeUp Australia, a charity supporting families fleeing domestic violence. Before starting the run, Hurndall told TDA she had discovered her sister had been a victim of domestic violence in 2024.

In the first week of her attempt, Hurndall sustained an Achilles injury and infected blisters.

The endurance athlete finished 17 days quicker than the previous women’s record, set in 2023 by Brooke McIntosh.

Writing on Instagram, Hurndall said: “This was never just about records, it was about reaching out, speaking up, and running for every voice that’s been silenced by domestic and family violence... this finish line belongs to all of us.”

It is not the first long-distance feat attempted by Hurndall. In 2023, she dribbled a soccer ball from the Gold Coast to Sydney to raise awareness and funds for women’s sport.

Reporting by Sam Koslowski.

Australia has listed the far-right group ‘Terrorgram’ as a terrorist organisation.

The group largely operates online, radicalising and recruiting people.

Associating with the group in Australia can now carry a 25-year jail sentence.

The group has now been linked to a 19-year-old’s failed plot to allegedly kill a NSW Labor MP last year.

Terrorgram is a global neo-Nazi group primarily based on social media, promoting white supremacy and racially-motivated violence.

It largely uses the messaging app Telegram to recruit members.

A man who murdered two people at a Slovakian LGBTQ+ nightclub in 2022 was later identified as being associated with Terrorgram. After he died by suicide, police found his 65-page manifesto, detailing homophobic, antisemitic, and white nationalist conspiracy theories.

Australia imposed sanctions on Terrorgram earlier this year, which included bans on giving funds to the group.

The Federal Government has now taken a further step in designating it as a terrorist organisation.

This designation means it is illegal to associate with Terrorgram, including membership, recruitment, training, funding, and other forms of support.

The crime carries a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said listing Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation helps security officials crack down on the “growing threat” of radicalisation.

“This group fosters and promotes an ideology that would seek to make some Australians feel unwelcome in their home, it is this extremist hatred which is not welcome and has no place in Australia.”

The Department of Home Affairs has linked a 19-year-old charged over an alleged plot to kill NSW Labor MP Tim Crakanthorp to Terrorgram.

In June 2024, the man allegedly tried to livestream the attack on the MP near his electorate office in Newcastle.

He also posted a manifesto online that referenced the 2019 Christchurch shooter, who murdered 51 people at a mosque and community hall in New Zealand’s deadliest terrorist attack.

The man has since been charged with terror offences.

The U.S. and UK have both designated Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation in the past 18 months.

In April 2024, then-UK Home Secretary James Cleverly said the group “spreads vile propaganda and aims to radicalise young people to conduct heinous terrorist acts.”

American officials have linked the group to various plots to kill federal officials, and destroy power plants in the state of New Jersey. They also identified three men, based in Brazil, Croatia, and South Africa respectively, as leaders of the network.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announcing Terrorgram’s listing in a statement: “This group fosters and promotes an ideology that would seek to make some Australians feel unwelcome in their home, it is this extremist hatred which is not welcome and has no place in Australia.”

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Reporting by Harry Sekulich.

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

North Korea has opened a beach resort.

The resort, situated on the country’s east coast, boasts hotels, restaurants, a water park, and a 4km beach, accommodating up to 20,000 people.

State media captured Kim Jong Un attending the opening ceremony with his wife and daughter. It was his wife’s first public appearance since January 2024.

Construction began in 2014 but was delayed by sanctions on the country and the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s set to open to domestic visitors first, with Russian tourists expected to be the first to have access. Broader international access remains unclear due to the country's strict entry requirements.

Reporting by Rosa Bowden.

A group of parents in the U.S. state of Texas have launched a lawsuit to stop the state government from forcing all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments — a list of moral orders central to some religions. The Texas families are mostly themselves Christian, but they argue the move is violating their civil rights under the US Constitution, among other concerns.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll unpack the details and explain the legal background to this case.