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The federal government backs down on the tax office's credit card ban; A Northern Territory police officer faces charges over homemade guns; And in sport, two crashes disrupt practice ahead of Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

The start date of the Australian Tax Office's credit card ban pushed back; New data on online child exploitation revealed; And in cricket, the first Test between Australia and South Africa gets underway tonight.

In this bulletin, a deadly Russian strike on a Ukrainian bus stop, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wins his legal case on search warrants. And in sport, drivers hit the track ahead of this weekend's Bathurst 1000.

The row over credit surcharges heats up; The federal government says there's no reason to worry yet over a mystery illness in Russia; And in rugby union, Australia eyes a drought-breaking win over New Zealand.

An Australia-first police response team launched in response to the Bondi shooting; Nepal's Foreign Minister in Melbourne, as 34 Australians still missing since floods; And in sport, Australia faces its first South Africa test since ball tampering scandal in 2018.

The third anniversary of the October 7 attacks marked around the world; Government research stresses the need for human oversight over AI; Danny Daly rules himself out of being the new coach of the Brisbane Lions.

Local Jewish groups mark the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks; New figures show housing being built at the highest rate on record, but it still might not be enough; And in football, Lionel Messi scores in his final game for Argentina.

The Coalition defends cuts to international student visas; A win for local environmentalists in the High Court in New South Wales; And in the football, Argentina's Lionel Messi to play his final game for the national team.

The government claims the Federal Opposition knows its plan to slash migration won't work; Mass protests continue in France over school conditions; and in the tennis, Australia's Alex de Minaur retires with an injury during the final of the China Open.

The federal opposition promises the biggest ever cut to migration, but it's facing criticism on economic and humanitarian grounds; Open A-I says more action is needed to prevent artificial intelligence online security breaches; And in rugby union, Dylan Lonergan locked-in ahead of Australia's big showdown with New Zealand

The Coalition promises to cut the net migration target in half; An Australian Defence Force member has died during a training exercise in Darwin; And in football, Matildas star Mary Fowler ruled out of upcoming friendly matches against Germany and Haiti.

Australia and Japan strike a new economic deal; The Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for the neuroscience field of optogenetics; The Wallabies unconcerned about New Zealand's form heading into their huge clash this weekend.

Australia's climate change credentials under scrutiny as the Prime Minister heads to a climate conference in Fiji; the opposition says the federal government has gone too far in cutting backpacker visas; and in rugby league, reward for Sydney Roosters premiership stars, as the Aussie World Cup squads are named.

The AFP investigating Australian links to a Flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attacked his colleague; Pacific pre-COP 31 summit opens in Fiji; and in motor racing, Australia gears up for the Bathurst 1000.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attend a pre-COP 31 summit; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Kyiv to show support for Ukraine; The Roosters complete a perfect NRL and NRLW season with grand final glory.

Yemen fighting intensifies, with air strikes and a claimed attack on Saudi oil facilities; an 18-year-old P-plater is refused bail over the Newcastle Knights crowd crash; grand final fever builds ahead of tonight’s Knights-Roosters decid

Massive protests over housing affordability in Spain; More details about the driver who crashed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans; Gold Coast win their first AFLW clash against Brisbane Lions.

A P-plate driver to face court after a car ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans; One Nation launches its Victorian election campaign; Australia completes a Prime Minister’s XIII clean sweep over Papua New Guinea.

Two people critical after a car ploughs into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters; aftershocks possible after a magnitude 4.8 quake hits Victoria; the countdown is on to the Roosters-Broncos NRLW grand final.

Multiple people injured after a vehicle strikes waiting Newcastle fans; Thousands feel an earthquake in rural Victoria; The biggest Indigenous rugby league carnival in the world is underway.

Israeli officials in Canberra condemn conspiracy theories about the FlyDubai stabbing; Thousands feel an earthquake in rural Victoria; Heartbreak for Roosters utility Connor Watson, stood down from the NRL Grand Final.

Israel assesses the attempted stabbing of a flydubai pilot as an attempted terror attack, Arrests made after two separate home invasions targeting random women, Isaac Heeney named as the Sydney Swans' best and fairest player.

Questions mounting after the failed lethal injection of a death row inmate, eSafety Commissioner asks online games to strengthen protections for minors, In rugby league, The Koori Knockout gets underway

US President claims FlyDubai incident linked to Iran; A dual UK-Iranian citizen arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts; And in sport, the Wallabies carrying high hopes a year out from the Rugby World Cup.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia questioning a pilot at the centre of a mid-air stabbing, South Australia launches a nation-first royal commission into AI, Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has announced his retirement