Today's headlines include:

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has faced a Tasmanian court on a car theft charge. 

The Australian and New Zealand governments are continuing to monitor three Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea.  

Key U.S. Government agencies have told staff not to respond to an email from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 

And today’s good news: A critically endangered bird species has been detected west of Melbourne for the first time in 35 years.

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Producer: Emma Gillespie

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