Luigi Mangioni admits to killing health insurance executive in US federal court; the largest mosque in regional NSW opens; and in football, New Zealand withdraws support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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Luigi Mangione has admitted he fatally shot health insurance executive Brian Thompson, pleading guilty to stalking the CEO with the intent to kill him.
Prosecutors say they will seek a sentence of life in prison at Mr Mangione's sentencing in December.
The 28-year-old is alleged to have murdered 50-year-old Mr Thomposon in December 2024 to protest the US insurance system.
Mr Mangione still faces eight state charges, including second degree murder.
He has pleaded not guilty to all eight of those charges, and the trial is scheduled to start in September.
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised this story includes the name of an Indigenous person who has passed away.
The community will come together in Alice Springs today (Saturday) to farewell Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose death touched people right around the nation.
Almost four months after the little girl's death, her family and community will come together for her funeral.
Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared from a town camp just south of Alice Springs in April, sparking one of the largest searches in Northern Territory history.
The little girl will also be remembered in the evening as the National NAIDOC Awards are held in the town for the first time in 27 years.
The ceremony will begin with a special acknowledgement and a moment of silence held in her honour.
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Controversial changes to the NDIS appear set to pass federal parliament, despite significant concerns the overhaul goes "too far, too fast".
A Labor-led Senate inquiry recommended the disability scheme reforms come into effect, with a deal between the government and the coalition looming.
The changes would cut $37.8 billion from the NDIS over four years and remove 160,000 participants by tightening eligibility requirements.
In a dissenting report, Greens disability spokesman Jordon Steele-John says the changes would be devastating and cause serious harm for those in the disability community.
People with Disability Australia says the report overlooks the substantial weight of evidence and alternatives put forward by more than 4,500 individuals and groups who participated in the inquiry.
Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith says as the bill stands, it will reduce independence and ways of engaging with the community.
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The biggest regional mosque in Australia has opened it's doors to locals in the New South Wales town of Young.
The regional town has a growing community of up to one thousand Muslim Australians - about 1 in 10 people.
Hundreds gathered at the newly opened mosque for Friday prayers and a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The federal member for Riverina Michael McCormack says migrants will always be welcome in his electorate, amid a national debate on multiculturalism, and with One Nation leading in the polls.
Locals has told SBS News reporter Rayane Tamer the mosque is an important symbol for the community.
"They say this mosque is a structural symbol of their permanent presence here but its opening comes as a national debate continues over the value of multiculturalism. For many Muslim residents in Young, they say they're unfazed by Pauline or the polls. Proud, they say, of the strong, friendly relationships they've built with the broader community here, which they believe will withstand the current tensions around the country's social cohesion."
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And to sport, in football,
New Zealand has become the latest nation to withdraw its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid in the fallout over a now abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.
Infantino is seeking re-election for a fourth term - at the FIFA Congress next year in March.
Three confederations — UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF — have issued an open lettter calling for a review of his leadership.
The African and South American confederations have declared their continued support for Mr Infantino; along with Qatar's Football Association President who has written a letter to the AFC President, saying he takes issue with the position taken by the three confederations - and he says he wasn't consulted before their open letter was issued on Monday.
