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Three people believed to be elderly are fighting for their lives after they were allegedly attacked with an axe at a property in Tyers, near Traralgon, sparking a major police manhunt. Emergency services were called to the home in Cowies Road at about 12.30pm on Saturday after the victims managed to raise the alarm. Police believe a man known to the group went to the property before allegedly assaulting the two men and a woman with what is believed to have been an axe. All three suffered critical injuries. The two men are expected to be flown to hospitals in…

Australian Michael Sacatides has returned home after being released from Indonesia’s Denpasar Immigration Detention Centre and deported from Bali following his release from prison. Mr Sacatides, 59, flew back to Australia on Friday night, 4 September, after authorities cleared him to leave Indonesia. He was arrested at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in October 2010 after customs officers found about 1.7kg of methamphetamine concealed in the lining of his suitcase. A Denpasar court convicted him of importing the drugs and sentenced him to 18 years in prison in April 2011. The sentence was two years longer than the term sought…

The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the technology companies of using their journalism without permission to train artificial intelligence systems. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that articles were copied from the newspapers’ websites, including material behind paywalls, and added to datasets used to develop and operate AI products. The publishers claim the material was used in systems including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot and AI features incorporated into Bing. They allege that those tools can reproduce passages from their reporting or closely paraphrase articles, potentially…

Hailey Bieber has stepped out in a pared-back athleisure look after photographs of her and husband Justin Bieber at a California wedding prompted speculation about their relationship. The 29-year-old model wore a low-cut black Alo sports bra with flared yoga trousers for the casual outing, leaving her midriff visible. She completed the understated look with a sleek, off-duty style. The appearance follows the couple’s attendance at the wedding of musician Finneas O’Connell and Claudia Sulewski in Montecito on Saturday, August 29. Images from the celebration showed Justin and Hailey in an animated exchange, leading to online discussion about whether they…

Arsenal and Manchester City are preparing to renew their interest in Chelsea winger Pedro Neto ahead of the January transfer window, with the Portuguese international understood to be valued at between €70 million and €80 million. Neto has emerged as a prominent name on the recruitment shortlists of several leading clubs after making an early impression during the 2026/27 campaign. Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are also monitoring his situation, while Liverpool made contact over a possible deal during the summer. Arsenal and Manchester City track Pedro Neto Representatives acting for Neto have kept communication open with interested clubs as…

An 18-year-old woman was knocked to the ground, strangled and robbed of a gold chain inside a Hollywood 7-Eleven, in an attack captured by the store’s CCTV. Destiny Valderrama had just left a quinceañera with two friends when the group stopped for snacks at the shop near Las Palmas Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard shortly after midnight on Saturday, August 29. Los Angeles police said two suspects followed the women into the store. Valderrama said one of them seized her by the hair from behind and pulled her down near an ATM before striking her and choking her until she lost…

Older Australians are being encouraged to retrain for careers in the building industry as the federal government rolls out a free programme aimed at easing the country’s construction workforce shortage. Among those who have made the switch is Chris Reppel, who left office work to become an apprentice carpenter at 43. The former home renovator said the decision had transformed his outlook on working life. “Look, I cannot fathom exactly how much this decision has changed my life,” Mr Reppel said. “I’ve got a passion for it. That’s probably one of the biggest things. I look forward to Mondays now.”…

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended in a mistrial on Friday after her defence lawyer accused a lone juror of blocking what appeared to be a near-unanimous not-guilty verdict. Kevin Reddington condemned the unnamed juror outside Plymouth County Superior Court, claiming the panel had been “robbed” after seven days of deliberations. The jury had been considering whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. “They know they were robbed by one man, for whatever his agenda was, who stole seven weeks of the life of these other jurors,” Mr Reddington said. “So I hope that guy can…

Annie Knight has begun her hen night celebrations ahead of her wedding to fiancé Henry Brayshaw next month. The Australian content creator marked the start of the pre-wedding festivities on Saturday, kicking off what is expected to be a series of celebrations before the couple exchange vows. Knight and Brayshaw became engaged earlier in 2025 and have since been preparing for their wedding, with the hen night providing the first major celebration as the big day approaches. The couple are due to marry in October.

Two e-bike riders were taken to hospital after separate collisions in Chandler, Arizona, prompting police to increase enforcement of rules governing the increasingly powerful vehicles. Chandler police footage shows one rider entering an intersection without stopping on 5 August before being struck by a car. A second rider was hit by a vehicle about two weeks later. Police said both riders were hospitalised. In both incidents, officers cited the e-bike rider rather than the motorist, as the department focuses on enforcing local regulations and educating riders about where and how the bikes may be used. Chandler police said they responded…