The Daily Brief

1Expert warns more earthquakes could hit Victoria after magnitude 4.8 tremor

Victorians have been warned aftershocks could continue for weeks following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that rattled the state.

9 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC · heavy

2Starship makes orbit but engine trouble cuts the victory lap short

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time yesterday and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, although engine trouble cut short a planned six-orbit flight.

9 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this

3David Shoebridge named new Greens leader in hotly contested ballot

David Shoebridge has been announced as the new leader of the Greens, with Steph Hodgins-May as deputy.

8 mastheads, 5 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales

4Teen charged for alleged crashing into crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Newcastle, NSW · heavy

5Sixth man bailed over alleged US base terror plot at RAF Fairford, UK

A sixth man arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford - a US-run military air base in England - has been released on bail.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · United Kingdom · heavy

6Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84

Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the party’s New South Wales branch, has died aged 84.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Sydney, NSW

After surviving a lethal injection, could Christa Pike face execution again?

Christa Pike was still breathing after she was injected with two doses of a lethal drug in an execution attempt that turned into a life-saving effort.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · United States · heavy

Tran Hiep: Missing Aussie activist’s wife breaks silence on allegations

The wife of an Australian human rights activist missing in Cambodia has rubbished claims her husband planned terrorist activities in Vietnam after he was charged by authorities.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Melbourne, VIC

NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later

Det Supt Joe Doueihi on Wednesday said the alleged murder victims were related. Police alleged the neighbour was responsible for both murders.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales · heavy

Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian west coast

A swimmer has been killed in a shark attack at a beach in Perth, on the west coast of Australia, police have said.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Perth, WA · heavy

Police allege mother stabbed three children in Blue Mountains leaving one child dead

Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuries.

8 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · New South Wales · heavy

Verstappen claims pole at Grand Prix in Malaysia

Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the season at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this

Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account

The Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblems have been accidentally leaked by the Games’ official YouTube channel, three days before its own big reveal.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Brisbane, QLD

One Nation vows to abolish First Nations treaty and legalise pepper spray at Victorian campaign launch

One Nation has launched its Victorian election campaign, vowing to legalise the personal use of pepper spray, abolish the state’s treaty with Indigenous people.

7 mastheads, 4 newsrooms reported this · Victoria