King Charles shares his joy in visiting Australia for the first time as sovereign; Queensland's opposition leader heckled by protesters as the LNP officially launches its election campaign; And in sport, Australian boxer Tim Tszyu obliterated in a shock defeat.
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In this bulletin;
- King Charles shares his joy in visiting Australia for the first time as sovereign;
- Queensland's opposition leader heckled by protesters as the LNP officially launches its election campaign;
- And in sport, Australian boxer Tim Tszyu obliterated in a shock defeat.
King Charles has praised democracy and shared his joy visiting Australia in a speech to the New South Wales parliament.
His appearance at state parliament is the King and Queen Camilla's second stop of the day after they attended a church service in North Sydney earlier this morning.
It is King Charles' first major foreign trip since being diagnosed with cancer - and his itinerary covering Sydney and Canberra has been scaled down as a result.
The King first visited Australia six decades ago and says the country has continued to uphold a strong representative tradition.
"What a great joy it is to come to Australia for the first time as sovereign, and to renew a love of this country and its people which I have cherished for so long, So thank you, thankyou ladies and gentlemen for making me feel so very welcome."
While the Royals have received an overwhelmingly warm welcome - protesters also gathered holding banners reading Empire Built on Genocide and Decolonise.
King Charles will travel to Samoa after completing his Australian tour to open the annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
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Queensland's opposition leader, David Crisafulli, has been heckled by protesters as he officially launches the LNP's election campaign, six days ahead of polling day.
Protesters called on party members to clarify their stance on abortion after a conservative crossbencher raised the issue early in the campaign.
But Mr Crisafulli would not be drawn on the subject, focusing his launch speech on the cost of living, health, housing and especially crime.
The LNP has consistently promised to strengthen crime laws if elected on October 26.
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Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Murray Watt says the Liberal's $5 billion housing investment announced on Saturday is a repeat of Labor's current housing plan.
He says the Labor government's infrastructure investment is already rolling out to assist state and local governments, including $1.5 billion already committed for infrastructure, sewerage and utilities.
He condemned the Coalition and the Greens for blocking the government's housing policies.
"It's all very well to fund that infrastructure like we're doing, but if there's no homes being delivered and funded by government at the end of it, that's not going to actually help anyone. They just want to see that work done just as they want to see homes built, which is exactly what we're trying to do, and we're being blocked from doing by the coalition and the greens."
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Young people are being encouraged to consider taking up volunteer roles.
It's part of a new awareness campaign being launched by the Albanese government to strengthen the nation’s volunteering sector.
Formal volunteering has been declining since 2010 and dropped sharply in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic - with 83 per cent of volunteer organisations saying they need more help.
The campaign will focus on the benefits of volunteering by challenging assumptions and highlighting the positive personal impacts for younger Australians.
Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, says many young people believe volunteering is geared towards older people.
"Volunteering is critical to our community, it aids in so many ways. It's about helping people, it's about improving our physical environment, and it's making our communities more cohesive and more special."
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Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has suffered a shock defeat in his heavily hyped IBF super welterweight title in Florida.
Tszyu was demolished inside three rounds by undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev.
The official doctor was forced to intervene after Tszyu was knocked down three times and the referee refused to stop the fight.
Tszyu was allowed to fight on until he was sent to the canvas for a fourth time and his corner threw in the towel.
The Australian says he gave the fight his all.
"Things didn't go to plan, the better man won tonight, no excuses right there. He just was that bit better and again no excuses. I tried my best and these things happen. Boxing is not meant to be perfect so you live and you learn."
