Today's headlines include:

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has requested a trial without a jury, as he prepares to face rape charges in a Queensland court.

NSW Police are searching for three men believed to have assaulted two off-duty police officers in Sydney’s Inner West.

A new fast-moving fire has forced at least 30,000 evacuations northwest of LA.

And today’s good news: Solar energy production in Europe has overtaken coal for the first time.

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