Nine news correspondent reportedly shot with rubber bullet while covering LA protests
An Australian reporter in Los Angeles has been shot with a rubber bullet at the scene of protests, in an incident caught on camera.
Nine news’s US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was reporting on the police firing the rubber bullets on protesters when she was shot with one.
The footage clearly shows one police officer taking aim, in the direction of the reporter and her camera operator, and firing.
Tomasi can be heard crying out and grabbing her calf, but soon after tells a concerned bystander “I’m good.”
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Network 10 have announced The Project will end on 27 June.
In a statement “introducing a revised early evening program schedule later this month,” Network 10 and Roving Enterprises, said:
As a result of the changes, The Project will air for the last time on Friday, June 27, ending an incredible run of almost 16 years and more than 4,500 episodes.
The recipient of 11 TV WEEK Logie awards and one Walkley award, The Project led the way with thought-provoking and unique conversations on primetime television covering a myriad of topics including marriage equality, animal welfare, disability awareness, NDIS, and domestic and family violence.
The show has successfully balanced humour and heart with poignant discussions about current affairs and celebrity interviews that had the whole country, and sometimes the world, talking.
Waleed Aly’s Something We Should Talk About editorials about powerful important issues gained international attention, and by the end of Carrie Bickmore’s incredible tenure on The Project, millions of dollars had been raised for Carrie’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer.
… We would like to thank those in front of and behind the cameras who have made The Project the success it has become over the years, and we are proud that so many presenters and regular guests have become household names in Australia.
Nine news correspondent reportedly shot with rubber bullet while covering LA protests
An Australian reporter in Los Angeles has been shot with a rubber bullet at the scene of protests, in an incident caught on camera.
Nine news’s US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was reporting on the police firing the rubber bullets on protesters when she was shot with one.
The footage clearly shows one police officer taking aim, in the direction of the reporter and her camera operator, and firing.
Tomasi can be heard crying out and grabbing her calf, but soon after tells a concerned bystander “I’m good.”
Footage shows the whale swimming with a drumline wrapped around its fin
Tangled whale off NSW coast: disentanglement teams on standby
The NSW national parks and wildlife service (NPWS) is still tracking the eight-metre humpback whale, saying a drumline has tangled around one of the animal’s pectoral fins.
Large whale disentanglement teams are on standby if the animal is sighted, but the agency has warned that rough sea conditions could make it unsafe to attempt to do so. Officials did note that given the nature of the entanglement, the whale may disentangle itself.
NPWS issued a reminder that there is a 100-metre exclusion zone for recreational vehicles and drones around any whales.
Sian Cain
More on Snook’s best actress win at the Tony awards
The show marks the Australian actor’s Broadway debut, after having also performed the show in London’s West End, for which she won an Olivier award last year. Snook took over the role from actor Erin-Jean Norvill, who originated the performance to acclaim in Australia between 2020 and 2022.
Read more about her win below:
Snook: ‘This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway’
Sarah Snook thanked the show’s director, Kip Williams, and the entire crew behind the one-woman show in her acceptance speech.
This is an intimidating room full of incredibly talented people … This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway.
It is billed as a one-person show and I don’t feel alone in any night that I do this show.
Sarah Snook and Marg Horwell win Tonys for The Picture of Dorian Gray
Kip Williams’ adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray has garnered dual wins at this year’s Tony awards. The show is now running at New York City’s Music Box theatre.
Australian actor Sarah Snook has taken home the prize for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play. And Marg Horwell won the award for best costume design of a play. The play was nominated for six awards.
Snook plays all 26 roles in the adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, which has had runs in Sydney, London and now on Broadway.
You can read more about Horwell’s design, which often requires the actor to wear two costumes at once, here:
Wet, snowy weather into Tuesday for south-east Australia
The BoM says rainy and snowy conditions will remain into Tuesday for large parts of south-east Australia. Forecasters say a wave of rain will settle over the southern parts of Victoria, with widespread showers today in southern parts of South Australia and southern NSW.
Heavy snowfall is expected to continue in the Snowy Mountains. Ski resorts in the area should expect to see additional dumps of 10cm to 20cm, with many areas already seeing half a metre of snow over the last few days.
Mike Hytner
Maroons drop captain Daly Cherry-Evans before next State of Origin game
Queensland have made a huge call ahead of game 2 of this year’s State of Origin series, dropping its captain, Daly Cherry-Evans, from the team as the Maroons seek to turn around their fortunes in Perth next week.
Cherry-Evans, who has led the Maroons to series victories three times since he assumed the captaincy in 2019, becomes the first skipper from either state to be dropped this century, and the first Maroons captain dropped mid-series in almost 30 years.
The performance of Queensland – and of Cherry-Evans – has been under the microscope since their limp defeat in the series opener on home soil in Brisbane two weeks ago. Coach Billy Slater made the bold move ahead of the second game next Wednesday, which the Maroons must win to keep their hopes alive in this year’s series.
Whale rescuers call on public for assistance as tangled humpback travels south along NSW coast
Rescuers are calling for residents along the NSW south coast to keep an eye on the waves today as they track a tangled humpback whale.
The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (Orrca) said the group still believes the whale is travelling south today, but the animal’s movements and difficult weather conditions had made tracking difficult.
Pip Jacobs, a media manger with Orrca, said the whale’s speed had been erratic, possibly because it is stressed from the entanglement. Jacobs said:
We have ORRCA members who are in this area attempting to relocate the whale this morning (by drone and from land), however predicted strong winds may make this difficult.
Jacobs reiterated calls for the public to call the Orrca 24/7 rescue hotline on (02) 9415 3333 and provide details of any sightings to rescue coordinators.
Two bushwalkers rescued after blizzard conditions in Kosciuszko national park
Emergency crews rescued two bushwalkers stranded on the Kosciuszko walking trail near Mount Kosciuszko yesterday after the pair were stranded in blizzard conditions. A search party advanced through fierce snow on Saturday in an attempt to reach the pair, a 31-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, but were forced to retreat due to white-out conditions.
Trained alpine officers were able to reach them late Saturday night and the pair were escorted to a staging campsite and evacuated by 4am on Sunday. Andrew Woods, acting inspector at the Monaro police district, issued warnings to other hikers:
This was a great example of multi-agency teamwork and resilience in extreme conditions.
As we move into the snow season, it’s vital that Kosciusko national park users are properly prepared before venturing into alpine regions. It’s highly recommended that park users monitor weather forecasts closely and continually as conditions change quickly.
Emergency rescues at Victoria’s Mount Hotham
Here are some photos from SES rescues in the Victorian Alps.
‘Pheobe always sung her own tune’: mother remembers Queensland teen
Pheobe Bishop was remembered by her loved ones and community as fiercely protective and gentle to those hurting, at a candlelight vigil on Sunday, AAP reports.
The 17-year-old went missing on 15 May, sparking a major police search and investigation. On Thursday, police charged Bishop’s housemates with her murder.
Her mother, Kylie Johnson, spoke at a vigil in Gin Gin, Queensland, on Sunday night and said her daughter lived life to the fullest. Johnson told those gathered:
Pheobe always sung her own tune. She loved the people that she loved to every extent of the earth.
Greens ‘absolutely’ ready to work with Labor on super tax plans
Greens senator Nick McKim, the party’s economic spokesperson, said he is “absolutely ready” to work with the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, on Labor’s superannuation tax plans. McKim told RN Breakfast the Greens are trying to put forward a modified proposal – lowering the threshold for increased super taxation to $2m, rather than Labor’s $3m – to move super away from being a vehicle for wealth accumulation and back into a system for “dignified retirement”.
He said on large super balances:
That’s not something that we think should have happened. We are absolutely ready to work with the treasurer and with Labor to try and move the superannuation system a little bit back towards what its original intent was when it was set up …
We’re going to have those discussions. We want the system to be as fair and as strong as it can be in terms of providing for a dignified retirement for working Australians, and that’ll be our aim through the conversation.
McKim said he looked forward to constructive discussions with Labor and said he didn’t believe the policy would get caught in a stalemate between the parties.
Rescues still under way in Victoria after motorists trapped in heavy snow
Victoria SES confirmed this morning rescues are ongoing after dozens of motorists were trapped in heavy snow near Hotham Heights, with many roads still closed.
Victoria police has been leading the rescue efforts, and said this morning 13 people had been rescued at Mount Hotham. Emergency services used snowmobiles to traverse the mountain after more than 50cm of snow fell in some parts. Rescue crews will spend the morning searching for anyone else still trapped.
Police issued warnings to drivers heading to the area:
Police are urging people to heed weather warnings, monitor conditions and ensure their vehicles are appropriately equipped for the conditions.
Shadow trade minister says US beef could come into Australia, but biosecurity rules make that ‘more difficult’
Kevin Hogan, deputy Nationals leader and the shadow minister for trade, said the party would not have an issue with US beef coming into Australia as long as it meets strict biosecurity requirements and traceability. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sparked criticism over reports beef could be on the table to help secure some carve-outs for Australia from Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs. Hogan said on RN Breakfast:
Our biosecurity processes are all based on science. We don’t want them compromised, but obviously any country that can adhere to the biosecurity rules that we have, obviously their products are welcome …
You have to be able to prove wherever a beast has been through its whole entire lifespan. And we want equivalence to that from the [United] States. Now, that does make it more difficult for them.
Rescuers tracking humpback whale dragging a buoy off NSW coast
A humpback whale seen tangled in rope off Sydney yesterday has been heading south since last night and is expected to be near Port Kembla and Culberra Beach, north of Jervis Bay, this morning. The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (Orrca) said rescuers lost sight of the whale yesterday afternoon, but released video of the adult whale dragging a buoy about 20m behind it.
The group asked the community to immediately phone rescuers with sightings so they can help free it. Members of the public must remain at least 100m from whales.
The ABC notes it’s unusual for a humpback to be heading south this time of year as the animals would usually be swimming north, signalling it is in distress.
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Good morning, and welcome to Monday. I’m Nick Visser and I’ll be here all morning to take you through today’s breaking news. Here’s what’s on deck:
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The mother of Pheobe Bishop remembered her daughter as someone who “always sung to her own tune” at a vigil on Sunday. “She loved the people that she loved to every extent of the earth”, Kylie Johnson told hundreds of community members at the gathering. A second vigil will be held tonight.
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Dozens of people were trapped in their cars in the Victorian Alps amid heavy snow this weekend. The state’s SES said the agency rescued more than 20 people near Hotham Heights yesterday, with an official saying they believe there could be up to 20 vehicles still on the mountain. Emergency officials will meet this morning to discuss ongoing plans.
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Officials will continue to monitor a humpback whale seen near Sydney harbour yesterday entangled in rope. Rescue teams tried to free the animal, which is trailing a buoy behind it, on Sunday but were unsuccessful.
Stick with us throughout the day.
