News24 Update

First female Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg honoured as the 2026 Australian of the Year, Andrew Hastie poised to challenge the Liberal leadership. Plus, extreme heatwave warnings in place for parts of Victoria and South Australia.

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Residents in Gellibrand are being warned to stay indoors if they haven't left the area already after a bushfire goes out of control, Andrew Hastie to challenge Liberal leadership. Plus, US federal agents fatally shoot a man in Minneapolis.

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Man shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis allegedly had a loaded firearm, leaders release their Australia Day message. Plus, a neo-Nazi group threatens to kidnap Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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New Zealand authorities have located human remains in the search for six people missing after a landslide at Mount Maunganui. Plus, the suspect in a fatal shooting in regional New South Wales remains on the run.

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A search is underway for a man allegedly responsible for a triple fatal shooting in regional New South Wales. Plus, Sussan Ley vows to press on as Opposition leader, despite mounting scrutiny and a rift between the Liberals and the Nationals.

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The Bureau of Meteorology is expected to issue a heatwave warning ahead of the long weekend, NSW police issue a shark warning ahead of Australia Day. Plus, TikTok will avoid a ban in the United States.

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Police release new details on the suspected gunman who killed three people in central west NSW, Sussan Ley insists the Coalition is stronger together. Plus, CFMEU Victoria boss expresses remorse over a drink-driving incident.

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Anthony Albanese apologises for failing to protect Australia’s Jewish community, three people are shot dead and one injured in central west NSW. Plus, a key shark monitoring station has been offline for weeks on the Central Coast.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'. Plus, Labor's mid-year budget includes a record revision of $47.8 billion.

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Two Melbourne monuments have been vandalised by pro-Hamas vandals, a clean-up has begun near the Great Ocean Road as flood-damaged vehicles are recovered. Plus, a shark has been spotted leaping near a school rowing team on Sydney’s Parramatta River.

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