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Sydney's suburbs have a high concentration of gun owners, with many holding multiple firearms, prompting calls for stricter gun laws following a recent terrorist attack. The NSW government plans to review and tighten firearm regulations, including limiting the number of guns per person and restricting licensing to Australian citizens, amid concerns over the current system's effectiveness and safety.
The bodies of missing couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have been found in New South Wales, Australia, after their suspected murderer, police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, disclosed their location. Lamarre-Condon has been charged with their murder and is believed to have used his police-issued firearm in the crime. The case has prompted a review of gun handling procedures within the police force. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers have decided that police will not participate in their annual parade in light of the tragedy.
Researchers from UNSW have discovered evidence for a 520km asteroid impact structure buried near Deniliquin in southern NSW, potentially making it the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure. The structure is estimated to have been created by an asteroid impact cluster around 445 million years ago, coinciding with the Late Ordovician mass extinction. The findings are based on magnetic patterns beneath the Murray Basin and geophysical data, but further physical proof is needed to support the current evidence.
Michael Sneddon, a father-of-six, tragically drowned at an unsupervised beach in NSW, Australia, while trying to save his son from a riptide. His mother, Lilian Sneddon-Camilleri, has urged swimmers to avoid unsupervised beaches and to take safety precautions like wearing life jackets. The incident marks the third drowning death in the Central Coast region in just 10 days, with a total of nine deaths along the coast this summer. Surf Lifesaving NSW is reinforcing the message to swim between the red and yellow flags at patrolled beaches to prevent further tragedies.
Experts believe that the largest meteor crater on Earth, spanning up to 520km in diameter, is hidden deep beneath the town of Deniliquin in New South Wales, Australia. This crater, believed to be caused by a meteor twice as powerful as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, is linked to the Late Ordovician extinction event that occurred between 445.2 and 443.8 million years ago. The crater has yet to be tested by drilling, but its existence is supported by geophysical data and magnetic patterns. Further research and drilling are needed to determine the exact age and gather physical evidence of the impact.