An Australian is found safe after the Nepal-Tibet floods, as 42 remain unaccounted for; Police probe whether a Sydney shooting was a case of mistaken identity; and in sport, SBS secures the 2030 FIFA World Cup broadcast rights
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In this bulletin,
- An Australian is found safe after the Nepal-Tibet floods, as 42 remain unaccounted for
- Police probe whether a Sydney shooting was a case of mistaken identity
- And in sport, SBS secures the 2030 FIFA World Cup broadcast rights
Another Australian, who was previously unaccounted for following floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, has been safely located according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Government officials say they have been in contact with the Australian who is currently in Tibet and is now receiving consular support.
42 Australians remain unaccounted for as search efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she holds "grave concerns for those still unaccounted for" and says Australian officials are working closely with local authorities to assist those affected by the disaster.
Earlier today, a New South Wales man Michael Keats, was confirmed by his family to have lost his life.
The Australian Government says it respects the wishes of loved ones to make announcements about those unaccounted for, but it has not yet had official confirmation of any deaths of Australians.
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Australia is sending more emergency aid to Nepal as the death toll from the catastrophic floods rises to at least 955.
An RAAF flight carrying hygiene kits, shelter equipment and solar lights is on its way, as thousands remain missing across Nepal and China.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia offered search and rescue support, but Nepal has asked instead for more humanitarian supplies.
"I was very clear with him about what we could offer, we could offer search and rescue we could offer humanitarian supplies and he was very clear that Nepal's priority was not search and rescue they've deployed some 20,000 Nepali individuals to engage in search and rescue what they wanted was more humanitarian supplies."
The United Nations says survivors urgently need clean water, food, shelter and sanitation, with damaged roads and bridges making aid delivery difficult.
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Police are investigating whether a young man shot dead in his family home in Sydney's south-west was the victim of mistaken identity.
Multiple attackers allegedly entered the Glen Alpine home around 3.40 this morning and shot the man, believed to be in his early 20s.
Police are treating the killing as targeted, but say the victim had no known criminal links.
Acting Superintendent Gretchen Atkins says police are reassuring the community there is no broader threat.
"A young man has lost his life today and that's obviously just tragic - it's not something that anybody would want to be occurring, but we are really reassuring the public that it is a targeted attack."
An alleged underworld figure later suggested on social media that the attackers may have targeted the wrong person and the wrong house.
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China’s warning of consequences over Taiwan’s presence at the Pacific Islands Forum has drawn a sharp response from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Beijing’s top Pacific envoy Qian Bo has objected to Taiwan’s presence at the leaders’ meeting in Palau.
Taiwan is attending as a development partner, while China is there as a dialogue partner.
The dispute comes as several Pacific leaders stay away from the forum, raising questions about China’s influence in the region.
Mr Albanese has dismissed concerns about the absences, saying the forum is well attended and focused on the Pacific’s priorities.
"I'm not distracted - I'm focused on members of the pacific family and that is precisely the meetings that I have scheduled here. And I think this is primarily a gathering of the Pacific family... The Pacific Islands Forum determines what happens here, not any other country.”
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Australia and the United States are marking 75 years since the signing of the ANZUS security treaty.
The agreement was signed in 1951 by Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and remains a cornerstone of Australia’s defence relationship with Washington.
It has only been formally invoked once, by former prime minister John Howard after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
United States Studies Centre chief executive Michael Green was working on the White House National Security Council at the time and says the relationship between the two countries has changed significantly since the treaty was signed.
"History and the military connection is very very strong and the alliance has evolved, in 1951 frankly the Americans weren't that interested in Australia - thought that Australia ought to be helping the British maintain the Middle East and today we're in a very different position the United States really needs Australia, Australia needs the US we both need Japan and others because of the pressure on this region from China. "
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SBS has secured the rights to the 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament.
The exclusive Australian broadcast rights ensures all Australians will be able to view all 104 matches of the 2030 event in Morocco, Portugal and Spain live and free.
The deal continues what will be 44 years of partnership between FIFA and SBS (1986 – 2030).
This announcement follows SBS's record-breaking broadcast of the 2026 world cup, which reached more than 18 million Australians.
Ken Shipp is the director of sport at SBS and says he’s excited to work on 100th anniversary of the World Cup competition in 2030.
“I’m very proud of what my team did for 2026. Trying to get the 2030 rights was quickly on our radar and it’s a little bit of a secretive process that we had to go through. We obviously have a good relationship with FIFA and we connected with them as soon as we could and we secured that deal today which is just fantastic.”
It will be the most geographically diverse tournament in the competition's history.
For the first time it will be played across three continents and six host nations, as the opening three matches take place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark the centenary of the tournament.
All six nations hosting matches will qualify automatically.
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