Star News Briefing

The Prime Minister has congratulated Pope Leo on becoming the next pontiff and invited him to visit Australia in 2028.

Liberal MP Sussan Ley has confirmed she will run to become the party's new leader. 

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Baby joy for Matilda's skipper Sam Kerr!

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Crowds have erupted as Robert Prevost was unveiled as Pope Leo XIV

US President Donald Trump describes the appointment of an American Pope as a great honour 

Willie Rioli ruled out of Showdown after AFL probe

Government MP's return to Canberra for the first time since the election 

 

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Greens Leader Adam Bandt has finally conceded his long-held-inner-city seat of Melbourne.

Two men have been found guilty in WA of murdering Indigenous schoolboy Cassius Turvey.

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Doechii has downplayed her Metgala outburst

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The first vote in the Conclave to elect a new Pope has failed - with black smoke emerging from the Sistine Chapel this morning.

World leaders are calling for calm, amid fears tensions between India and Pakistan could escalate further.

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Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet have finally walked their first red carpet as a couple!

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Joe breaks down Labor's landslide win against the Coalition in the 2025 Federal Election. Plus former Liberal staffer Charlotte Mortlock gives her advice on what the party needs to do to reset and challenge Labor again in three years.

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All eyes are on the Vatican this morning, with the conclave now underway

The search for Samantha Murphy's body ramps up again in Victoria

Attention now turns to who will replace Karen Webb, after the NSW Police Commissioner announced her resignation 

And another twist in the cook book feud

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The Greens are without a leader after Adam Bandt lost his Melbourne seat.

Rates cuts are tipped to be on the way.

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Who's rumoured to perform at this wedding fo the year.

 

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We could soon see some cost of living relief - at the bowser.

There's been a violent breakdown in relations between India and Pakistan this morning.

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Kylie Jenner suffers a fashion disaster after the Met Gala! 

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The doors to the Sistine Chapel will close in a matter of hours as the process of electing a new Pope begins

Blaze rips through a family home in Toowoomba

Pressure is mounting on the AFL to take action against Port Adelaide's Willie Rioli

Canadian Prime Minister and Donald Trump meet at the White House

 

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Teal candidates in Three seats are struggling to hold onto their leads.

Erin Patterson's barrister has questioned a key piece of evidence.

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 All the latest from the Met Gala Blue carpet

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