Jetstar announces new route, concerning find after Donald Trump 'assassination attempt': Australia news live

In some breaking news now, Tito Jackson, original member of The Jackson 5 and brother of Michael Jackson, has died aged 70.

He died on Sunday after suffering a suspected heart attack, his nephew Siggy Jackson confirmed to PEOPLE.

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Brave bystanders managed to hold a man down after he allegedly fired a shot in a road rage incident in Melbourne’s northeast, police have said.

It’s believed two cars crashed in Doncaster near the intersection of Williamsons and Manningham roads about 11am on Monday.

The 32-year-old driver of one of the cars then got out and allegedly fired a gun. Members of the public intervened and managed to hold the man down until police arrived. He suffered minor injuries and was arrested.

The driver remains in police custody as of Monday afternoon, and police managed to seize a firearm at the scene.

No one else was injured in the alleged incident, with the driver of the other car set to be interviewed by police. Investigations are ongoing.

Australians have defied the cost-of-living crisis and flocked to airports in the past 12 months for international travel at rates just shy of pre-pandemic levels.

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows in the past year, 1,010,640 short and long-term trips were taken by Australian residents, just 38,000 trips shy of 2019.

An RMIT global financial markets, behaviour and trends expert thinks the numbers show Aussies are “revenge travelling”; hunting deals after the pandemic restrictions.

The ABS data, released on Friday, shows Australian short and long-term departure numbers are at 96 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

In the 12 months to July 2024, Australians left for more long-term overseas trips than in 2019 – up more than 15 per cent to 26,440.

“The data shows us Australians are ‘revenge travelling’ despite recent economic pressures,” RMIT associate professor in finance Angel Zhong said.

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Talk about perseverance. Rescue teams from the RSPCA have spent six days trying to lure this cat out of a tiny gap between two commercial sheds in Adelaide.

Twelve-year-old Mishka ended up in the gap after fleeing construction noise at home and became stuck 15 metres inside. With the land owners rejecting proposals to rip up the sheds, it was a long wait for crews as they tried to entice the cat out with food and cat noises.

It eventually worked on day six and Mishka was surprisingly unharmed from the ordeal. Sadly with fears Mishka would flee again, her owners, who only recently adopted her, have been forced to give her up and she is now looking for a home.

How's this for a good mate? A Queensland man who has always promised he'd buy his friend a new car if he wins the lottery plans on doing just that.

The Mackay resident landed $660,000 on the Saturday Gold Lotto and says he'll stick to his word. “He’s sitting right next to me, and now he knows all about it. Let’s see how we go!” he told lottery officials.

The man said he'd been playing the game for as long as he can remember, following a family tradition where his father and grandfather all played Gold Lotto.

With parts of the country given an increased fire risk this spring, the following advice from firies near Newcastle is well worth taking note of.

It's a post that pops up every year but can be invaluable advice when it comes to saving homes and even lives.

So if you have a fire hydrant near your home, make sure it's visible for firies in your area.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump "a concern" as he addressed media this morning, with one of his cabinet ministers worried about the implications it could have for Australia.

"It worries me because America is such an important and powerful democracy, and it does affect us here in Australia," Clare O'Neil told the ABC on Monday.

"We're very lucky here and I never want Australians to lose sight of that."

Strict gun laws and a political culture, where differences are resolved at the ballot box rather than by violence, are key to Australia's stability, she argued.

"This is not the case in many countries in the world, and it's something precious and it's something we've got to value."

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Well from the hottest August on record, to now the coldest September morning for one city – it's certainly been an interesting year for weather.

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the temperature dropped to -6.9C at Canberra airport on Monday morning, setting a new September record.

The previous record low was -6.8C, recorded in 2012.

Police are urgently searching for a registered sex offender who has failed to meet his release obligations.

Dylan Jones, 25, has failed to make contact with authorities after being released from government custody, which is a requirement of his reporting obligations, Victoria Police said.

Police have shared an image of Jones and urged people to call Triple-0 if they see him and not to approach him. He is known to frequent Heidelberg, Bundoora and Geelong.

In further signs kidnapping victim Cleo Smith is adjusting well to her normal life after her horror kidnapping three years ago, her parents have shared a heartwarming update on the young girl.

Images shared this week show Cleo, now seven, receiving gymnastics awards.

The gymnastics images, shared on Sunday, show Cleo is all smiles, holding a medal and ribbons after a routine on the balance beam.

The post prompted a wave of comments praising the young girl.

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A woman died on Sunday after a tree branch fell on her in Sydney's Liverpool. Believed to be in her 60s, the woman was unable to be saved by paramedics who rushed to the scene.

Wild winds hammered the city on Sunday, including thousands of marathon runners who struggled through the conditions.

The Bureau of Meteorology recorded wind gusts of up to 98km shortly before 3pm at Wattamolla, at Sydney’s Royal National Park.

Sydney Airport will have a new route next year as Jetstar announced flights between NSW's capital and Hamilton will commence in 2025.

Flights to and from the cities will run four times a week, including one weekend flight on a Saturday.

“This will be the first time Jetstar has ever flown to and from Hamilton and will unlock more than 75,000 new low fares seats between Sydney and New Zealand’s North Island each year," Jetstar CEO Stephanie Tully said.

As part of the launch, the airline is offering discounted tickets for the route.

Authorities in the US have shared new details on what is feared to be another assassination attempt on Donald Trump at one of his golf courses in Florida.

Trump was golfing with longtime friend and adviser Steve Witkoff when a gunman was spotted in bushes, before Trump was rushed to safety.

The suspect fled and agents then found an AK-style rifle, two backpacks and a Go-Pro camera on a fence. The suspect was soon caught after fleeing in a vehicle and has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh.

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