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The jury in the case against former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has heard he asked a friend, after a breakup with Jesse Baird, what she would do if he told her he killed someone, and whether she would help him hide the body. The witness says he then laughed it off. The Crown alleges Mr Lamarre-Condon formed an obsessive and jealous infatuation with Mr Baird, with whom he had been romantically involved with, and allegedly stalked the television presenter, before murdering him and his new boyfriend, Luke Davies, with his service pistol.

Reporters from CNN and MS NOW say they were denied access to a State Dinner for China's president despite a judge ruling the organisations be allowed back to the White House. The Trump Administration says the ruling doesn't mean they have free reign to cover every event.

And the Bureau of Meteorology says although there's rain in the forecast for the AFL Grand Final, there might be a break in the weather for Kylie Minogue's pre-game show. The bureau is forecasting up to eight millimetres of rain in Melbourne tomorrow, with a top of just 15 degrees. The grand final kicks off at the MCG tomorrow at half past two, Australian Eastern Standard Time. 

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A police officer who died in a car accident in inner Sydney last night has been named as 20-year-old Mia Lay. She was a passenger in a marked police car under lights and sirens going to a reported vehicle theft when the car crashed into a tree in Redfern about 1:30 this morning. A 24-year-old male constable driving the car was taken to hospital with facial injuries.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government isn't "jumping at hypotheticals", as President Donald Trump considers an export ban on diesel. Earlier this week Mr Trump backed the idea of a ban on diesel exports from the U-S, which is being floated by some Republican politicians ahead of the midterm elections in November.

And pop superstar Taylor Swift has just released four new songs that she’s added to her 2025 hit album "The Life of a Showgirl". The expanded album debuted at 2PM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

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Drivers, farmers and the transport industry can't help but notice the price of diesel at the moment.

It's been rising again as the war in Iran shows no sign of stopping and now Donald Trump is considering cutting off US exports of diesel.

But could it really hit four dollars a litre? 

U-S President Donald Trump has hailed the "great friendship" between Washington and Beijing, as he hosts his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping at the White House. A state dinner is taking place with leaders from the world of tech and AI in attendance. It's the second time the leaders of the two world powers have met this year. They've been discussing Taiwan, trade and artificial intelligence. 

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has questioned the timing of the Prime Minister's revelation that a rogue Open AI agent hacked into a Medicare data portal. The government says it was only informed of the breach three months after the incident, but then waited two weeks because it wanted to investigate, and understand the attack before making it public.

And a longtime friend of former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon had told his trial he pressured her into allowing him to send a lengthy message to his alleged victim from her Instagram account claiming he had cancer. She told the court she didn’t know what the message said until the following month, and doesn't believe it was read.

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Australia wants a say on the biggest issues in the world as it pitches for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council.

In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the world must unite to tackle climate change, the rise of artificial intelligence and the breakdown of international rules.

Despite the huge issues being discussed by Australia's Prime Minister, most attention at the United Nations was on Benjamin Netanyahu and his firey defence of Israel, in the face of global concern about Israel's actions in its war in Gaza. 

It's Alaska's most-watched popularity contest: Fat Bear Week is back for its 12th year at Katmai National Park.

Sixteen brown bears are competing and millions of people worldwide are voting online for their favourite after watching them on the park's live webcams.

Mike Fitz, the former park ranger who started the tradition in 2014, says fatness isn't the only thing that matters - a bear's story counts too.

So what does it actually take to become a Fat Bear Week champion?

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have talked up AI and their "common understanding" at a lavish White House state dinner, attended by some of the biggest names in tech.

The Prime Minister has addressed the UN, pitching Australia for a Security Council seat and warning against a world run by the biggest countries or richest companies.

And in the outback, up to 100 planes are touching down at a remote South Australian pub for one of the country's most unique AFL Grand Final parties.

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The AFL Grand Final Parade has kicked off in Melbourne, with the Lions and Dockers making their way to the MCG ahead of tomorrow's decider.

The Prime Minister has addressed the UN, pushing Australia's case for a Security Council seat and urging cooperation on climate and emerging tech.

And a man shot in the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump has died, two years after the attack left him with lasting injuries.

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The Prime Minister is addressing the UN, pushing Australia's case for a Security Council seat, as a Medicare data breach involving a rogue AI agent sharpens calls for tighter AI rules.

Former West Coast premiership player Mark Hutchings has announced the sudden death of his partner Hannah, just two days after the birth of their daughter.

A private Sydney college is facing a Supreme Court class action, with students accusing it of misleading them over unaccredited degrees.

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