- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the safety of politicians must be respected ...
- Donald Trump says he'll accept election results if it’s "fair and legal"
- Tadej Pogačar reveals he recently recovered from COVID ahead of the Tour de France.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says families of politicians should be "off limits", after threats were allegedly made against his family by a Newcastle man.
19-year-old Jordan Patten has been charged with a terrorism offence, after allegedly visiting the office of Labor Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp armed with knives and tactical equipment.
A manifesto published online revealed he had planned a series of attacks possibly inspired by the Christchurch mass shooter.
Mr Albanese says he should face the full force of the law.
"This person should face the full force of the law. There's no place for extremism in Australia. That documentation that was made is very concerning, including threats not just to Labor MPs, but to others, to my family. It’s another reason why families should be off-limits from the media, frankly."
Labor senator Fatima Payman says she may cross the floor again in the future over the Gaza war, despite being rebuked by the prime minister and senior ministers for defying party convention.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered the West Australian senator to sit out of a caucus meeting next week, after she voted against Labor's position, instead moving to support a Greens Senate motion that supported Palestinian statehood.
Senator Payman says she will continue to vote with her conscience.
Donald Trump says he will only accept the US election results in November if it is "fair and legal".
He made the remarks in in the first presidential debate of the election season against President Joe Biden, when he was prompted three times to answer the question [[on whether he would accept the results of the election in November.
The debate took place in the key battleground state of Georgia, where Trump was indicted for allegedly conspiring to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
Trump is criminally charged with leading a national conspiracy to overturn the results of election in states he lost to Mr Biden, and then failing to stop the mob that sought to do it by force when they attacked the US Capitol building.
During the debate, he was asked about his role in the January 6 US Capitol attack.
"What do you to those voters who believe you violated your constitutional oath through your actions on January 6 2021 - and worry that you will do it again? Donald Trump: Well, I didn't say that to anybody. I said peacefully and patriotically ... I had virtually nothing to do. They asked me to go make a speech. I could see what was happening. Everybody was saying they're going to be there on January 6 - and I said: you know what? It's a lot of people coming. You could feel it. And I said that they ought to have some National Guard - or whatever."
Victoria's Treaty Authority has launched this week, formally commencing work in its role as an independent authority to help oversee the process of treaty negotiations between the state government and Victoria's First Nations peoples.
The body is the first of its kind in Australia.
It's role will be to facilitate two levels of treaty in Victoria.
There is a statewide process involving all First Nations people in the state via a representative body.
The other level is about regional treaties negotiated at the local level.
Djab Wurrung man and lawyer Jidah Clark is the chair of the Treaty Authority.
He told NITV, this is a significant and history-making moment.
"It really is such a meaningful moment. Not only for me as a person, but all First Peoples in Victoria - and really the nation. And treaties are around addressing the fundamental relationship between First People in the state (and the state government). It is about resetting that relationship. It's around having a relationship built on just terms. Treaties are about agreement-making, peacemaking - and hopefully treaties can rectify past wrongs. Acknowledge those injustices and build a better future."
In cycling, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar has revealed he had COVID just 10 days before arriving at the Tour de France 2024.
Pogačar hasn't raced since winning the Giro [[jee-roh[]] d'Italia at the end of May.
Pogačar says he feels recovered now - and ready to race.
"It was not too bad. I just had a cold - and I had one day completely off when I was not sick anymore, I could ride outside. I am just happy to be here at the start line at the Tour de France. I think that is a victory in itself."
The Tour de France begins on June 29 - and will be broadcast LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand.
