In this bulletin, The leaders of Australia and New Zealand discuss deeper co-operation with Pacific nations; Thousands gather for the Barunga Festival in the Northern Territory to celebrate First Nations culture; and in cycling, French rider Celia Gery wins stage seven of the women's Giro d'Italia.
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In this bulletin,
- The leaders of Australia and New Zealand discuss deeper co-operation with Pacific nations.
- Thousands gather for the Barunga Festival in the Northern Territory to celebrate First Nations culture.
- And in cycling, French rider Celia Gery wins stage seven of the women's Giro d'Italia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the one-on-one meeting with his New Zealand counterpart has been productive and resulted in practical outcomes for trade, but also deeper co-operation in the Pacific region.
Christopher Luxon is in Australia for a two-day visit, which includes the annual leaders' meeting with Anthony Albanese in Noosa, Queensland today (6 June).
Mr Albanese says there are number of engagements that will allow New Zealand, Australia and Pacific nations to work closer together, including ahead of this year's UN climate summit (COP31).
"As founding members of the Pacific Islands Forum, we're also working with our fellow Pacific leaders to support Pacific-led regional architecture. Now I had a visit just this week of Prime Minister Wale ((Wah-lay)) soon after his election in the Solomon Islands. And he will visit New Zealand. We discussed the lead up to the PIF (Pacific Islands Forum) meeting in Palau (from 30 Aug). We'll of course participate in a pre-COP (Conference of the Parties) event as well in the region."
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Police are appealing for information as they investigate an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s southwest.
A 23-year-old man is in hospital in a stable condition, after suffering serious injuries to his arm during the attack.
Emergency services were called to a home in Greenacre, western Sydney after reports that four men armed with bladed weapons had forced their way into the house.
Four other people in the home, a man and woman in their 40s and two teenage boys, were not injured.
Superintendent Rodney Hart says there is no indication that the incident is related to organised crime.
"What we believe is that for somehow these people were aware that they may have been cash on the premises - and that's what's been targeted. But unfortunately, this has been a brutal home invasion, where this young man will have received life-altering injuries. So our thoughts and prayers are with him. He's currently in surgery at the moment and we are working with the family to get as much information and identify who are involved in this."
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Thousands of people are gathering in Northern Territory's remote community of Barungathis weekend in a celebration of First Nations culture, music and sport.
Barunga is an important site in Australia’s history, where the Barunga Statement was presented to then Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1988, urging the federal government to recognise the rights of Aboriginal people.
The CEO of the Bagala Aboriginal Corporation, Jarah Maraschio, says the local leadership and organisation of the event is central to its success - and it reflects broader goals of community ownership and self-determination.
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Official celebrations to mark the British monarch's birthday are being marked in Commonwealth countries, including Australia.
The Trooping the Colour parade in London is generally held on the second Saturday of June every year (6 June) to take advantage of the weather, even though Australia's head of state - King Charles III - is born in November.
All Australian states and territories - excluding Queensland and Western Australia - will have a public holiday on Monday (8 July).
At the King's Birthday Ceremonial Parade in Sydney, New South Wales Governor Margaret Beazley delivered the key address.
"The vibrancy of a multicultural nation of some 250 ancestors has added to our richness. Tradition is a connector, which enables us as a country to have our own distinctive identity without the losing the richness of the cultures of our people."
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And in sport,
Oscar Piastri was seventh fastest in the second free practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Australian McLaren Formula One driver came behind Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull, clocking one minute and 14-point-088 seconds.
He came eight in the first session.
Meanwhile, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton went quickest in both practice sessions.
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And in cycling,
French rider Celia Gery has won stage seven of the women's Giro d'Italia.
The 20-year-old Gery was part of a six-rider breakaway, before she sprinted to victory.
She beat Dutch rider Lucinda Brand to claim her first stage win in the Giro - and one of the biggest wins of her young career.
A mass crash (with 56 kilometres to go in the race) took down several riders, including Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen, who recovered to retain the overall lead of the race.
Italian cyclist Elisa Balsamo holds onto the red jersey on the points classification standings (155 points).
She says she expects the penultimate stage of the race will be tough.
"Yes, I think tomorrow is going to be a really hard day. But yes, like the goal is to bring home this red jersey. So I will fight."
Fans can watch the extended highlights program and stage replays of the race on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.
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