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Australia news live: Angus Taylor mentioned at Icac again as text messages about Reformers funding read out
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Australia news live: Angus Taylor mentioned at Icac again as text messages about Reformers funding read out

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to steal items from a nearby store in the suburb of Sunshine. The victim alle...

Texts suggest Angus Taylor ‘paid money to the Reformers … or was refusing to’, Icac inquiry hears
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Texts suggest Angus Taylor ‘paid money to the Reformers … or was refusing to’, Icac inquiry hears

Jean-Claude Perrottet, brother of former NSW premier, asked about messages referencing federal opposition leader and factional group ReformersIcac’s spotlight has shone on Dominic Perrottet’s brother – and it won’t be the last we hear from his familyNew South Wales’s anti-corruption watchdog has been shown text messages which suggest Angus Taylor “had paid some money to the Reformers … or was refu...

Good Samaritan dies days after being attacked while trying to stop Melbourne shoplifters
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Good Samaritan dies days after being attacked while trying to stop Melbourne shoplifters

Van Viet Truong was critically injured after coming to the aid of a fellow retail worker in SunshineCouncil flags are flying at half-mast in honour of a good Samaritan who died days after he was allegedly attacked by shoplifting youths outside a local shopping strip.Van Viet Truong was critically injured after he rushed to the aid of a fellow retail worker trying to stop the group stealing clothes...

Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac ‘I don’t know’ why he received $5,000 a month; H5 confirmed in land-based bird in Australian first
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Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac ‘I don’t know’ why he received $5,000 a month; H5 confirmed in land-based bird in Australian first

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to steal items from a nearby store in the suburb of Sunshine. The victim alle...

Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac inquiry he can’t recall why lobbying company sent him $5,000 a month; ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart

Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac inquiry he can’t recall why lobbying company sent him $5,000 a month; ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to steal items from a nearby store in the suburb of Sunshine. The victim alle...

Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac inquiry ‘I honestly don’t recall’ why lobbying company sent him monthly $5,000 payments

Australia news live: Jean-Claude Perrottet tells Icac inquiry ‘I honestly don’t recall’ why lobbying company sent him monthly $5,000 payments

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to steal items from a nearby store in the suburb of Sunshine. The victim alle...

News live: Indigenous Olympian tells inquiry ‘racism, sexism, misogyny’ at Boxing Australia should be investigated

News live: Indigenous Olympian tells inquiry ‘racism, sexism, misogyny’ at Boxing Australia should be investigated

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Federal parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence continues this week. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attem...

Pregnant woman dead and toddler found unharmed after outback Queensland siege ends in apparent murder-suicide

Pregnant woman dead and toddler found unharmed after outback Queensland siege ends in apparent murder-suicide

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A 45-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were found dead in the Charleville home after a near eight-hour police siegeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pregnant woman and a man have been found dead at a home in the outback Queensland town of Charleville, in an apparent murder-suicide after a protracted overnight standof...

Nato to ‘urgently’ get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

Nato to ‘urgently’ get air defences for Ukraine, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

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After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptorsNato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it “urgently needs”, its secretary general has said, after Kyiv failed to shoot down a single Russian missile in an attack on Wednesday, and as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was se...

Nato to ‘urgently’ get Ukraine air defences, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

Nato to ‘urgently’ get Ukraine air defences, as Zelenskyy warns of surge in Russian missile production

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After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptorsNato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it “urgently needs”, its secretary general has said, after Kyiv failed to shoot down a single Russian missile in an attack on Wednesday, and as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was se...

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary victory is the latest win for progressives challenging establishment-backed Democrats – as it happened

Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan primary victory is the latest win for progressives challenging establishment-backed Democrats – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed.Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primarySign up for the Breaking News US emailA quick update on the marquee Democratic primary race for US Senate in Michigan.Haley Stevens is trailing Abdul El-Sayed by fewer than 15,000 votes, according the Associated Press, whose count the Guardian uses on election night. Continue reading...

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course wore earpiece and took photos, police say

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course wore earpiece and took photos, police say

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Jeanine John Taele faces new weapons charges as details of ‘suspicious’ behavior ahead of president’s visit emergeA California man who was arrested at Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of a presidential visit is facing more charges, as authorities released new details about the investigation.Authorities say federal agents first observed 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele near the golf ...

Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing

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Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during trainingMeta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked ⁠another company during cybersecurity testing, after an error by its testing partner gave the model unintended internet access.The incident adds to a ⁠growing list of ⁠cases in ​which AI agents from major developers breached systems at ...

Australia news live: Gina Rinehart still confident in ‘brilliant’ Elon Musk despite $280m paper loss on SpaceX investment

Australia news live: Gina Rinehart still confident in ‘brilliant’ Elon Musk despite $280m paper loss on SpaceX investment

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Hancock prospecting loses an estimated $283m on paper as SpaceX slumps. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to st...

Australia news live: Gina Rinehart sticks with SpaceX investment despite share plunge, citing ‘confidence in Elon Musk, an exceptional and brilliant person’

Australia news live: Gina Rinehart sticks with SpaceX investment despite share plunge, citing ‘confidence in Elon Musk, an exceptional and brilliant person’

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Hancock prospecting loses an estimated $283m on paper as SpaceX slumps. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to st...

Australia news live: new national standards for ebikes; man dies after trying to protect Sunshine shop from alleged thieves

Australia news live: new national standards for ebikes; man dies after trying to protect Sunshine shop from alleged thieves

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Government asks watchdog to crack down on the sale of unsafe ebikes. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has died after an alleged assault in Melbourne, where he was allegedly set upon by a group of youths.Victoria police said the man sustained critical injuries on 1 August after the group of young people allegedly attempted to steal...

Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’

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Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove themThe winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national park, as part of an initiative to remove hundreds of the snakes from the area every year.The challenge invites hunters to participate in 10 days ...

Man and pregnant woman found dead in outback Queensland home in apparent murder-suicide after long siege

Man and pregnant woman found dead in outback Queensland home in apparent murder-suicide after long siege

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A 45-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were found dead in the Charleville home after a near eight-hour siege by policeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pregnant woman and a man have been found dead at a home in the outback Queensland town of Charleville, in an apparent murder-suicide following a protracted overnight ...

News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop

News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop

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Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNews Corp has reported a slight slide in digital subscriptions at its Australian mastheads, erasing recent gains, among otherwise robust financials at the Rupert Murdoch-backed globa...

Labor MP Ed Husic taken to hospital with fractures and concussion after car crash

Labor MP Ed Husic taken to hospital with fractures and concussion after car crash

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Husic to take ‘short’ period of leave after collision on Sydney motorway on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MP Ed Husic was hospitalised this week after his car was involved in an accident with a truck travelling on Sydney’s M7 motorway.The incident happened when the Chifley MP was travelling home from hi...

Labor MP Ed Husic taken to hospital with fractures and concussion after car accident

Labor MP Ed Husic taken to hospital with fractures and concussion after car accident

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Husic to take ‘short’ period of leave after collision on Sydney motorway on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor MP Ed Husic was hospitalised this week after his car was involved in an accident with a truck travelling on Sydney’s M7 motorway.The incident happened when the Chifley MP was travelling home from hi...

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces more charges

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces more charges

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Jeanine John Taele detained for ‘suspicious’ behavior and charged with possession of unregistered short-barreled rifleA California man who was arrested at Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course ahead of a presidential visit is facing more charges, as authorities released more details about the investigation.Authorities say federal agents first observed 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele near the ...

Man and woman found dead in outback Queensland home after hours-long police siege

Man and woman found dead in outback Queensland home after hours-long police siege

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A 45-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were found dead in the Charleville home after a near eight-hour siege by policeAn hours-long siege has ended in tragedy after a man and woman were found dead in an outback home.Several streets in Charleville, 600km west of Toowoomba in Queensland, were thrust into lockdown after police were called to investigate reports of a serious assault at the home aroun...

Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia

Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia

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The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo saidThe Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf.Kindia, the zoo’s 20-year-old pygmy hippo, started showing signs of labor at around 8.15am last Sunday, it said. Around four hours later, the calf’s feet emerged and after 1.5 hours of active labor, Kindia s...

Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia

Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia

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The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo saidThe Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf.Kindia, the zoo’s 20-year-old pygmy hippo, started showing signs of labor at around 8.15am last Sunday, it said. Around four hours later, the calf’s feet emerged and after 1.5 hours of active labor, Kindia s...

News live: News Corp loses subscribers in Australia as company lashes out at AI ‘crass kleptomaniacs’ and ‘slimy sea of slop’

News live: News Corp loses subscribers in Australia as company lashes out at AI ‘crass kleptomaniacs’ and ‘slimy sea of slop’

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Internal data shows digital subscribers slide from 1,166,000 to 1,162,000. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMan, woman dead after hours-long siege lockdown in regional QueenslandAn hours-long siege ended in tragedy after a man and woman were found dead in an outback home, AAP reports. Continue reading...

White House confirms new helipad for supersized Marine One helicopter

White House confirms new helipad for supersized Marine One helicopter

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Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slopeThe White House has confirmed that contractors are redoing a new helipad built on the South Lawn to accommodate a new supersized Marine One chopper recently added to the presidential transport fleet.A White House official said the changes to the circular concrete landing pad were ordered as “we continue to make ...

Australia news live: NSW man charged over alleged threats of violence against female MP

Australia news live: NSW man charged over alleged threats of violence against female MP

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Police allege man issued threats on social media to find woman and hurt her. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Nick Visser here to guide you through the day’s news. Here’s what’s on deck:A New South Wales man was charged after allegedly threatening violence against a female MP via social media. Officials allege the man threatened to fi...

Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records

Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records

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President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harmDonald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records, as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster.Trump claims that the BBC’s 2024 documentary on the January 6 ...