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NEW VIDEO: With the US midterm elections right around the corner and the Democrats leading Republicans in polls, we look at the possibility of a 'blue wave' and the key Senate races to follow WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaJi...

NEW VIDEO: Victorian Libertarian leader David Limbrick tells 6 News the Liberal Party "has learnt nothing" from Labor's hate speech laws, after Jess Wilson promised to ban the 'globalise the intifada' phrase if elected next month WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI64...

🚨 NEW: Only 19% of Victorians prefer the continuation of a Labor majority government after next month's state election, according to the latest Newspoll released last night Nearly one in three Labor supporters prefer their party governing in agreement with the Greens

#BREAKING 🚨 Incumbent left-wing Brazilian president Lula has come from behind to be re-elected over Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro Lula trailed in the first round of voting earlier this month, but has now won by a margin of around 2%

NEW EPISODE: On a special edition of 6th Preference, we look at some of the major international elections coming up – including Brazil's presidential election, the snap vote in Spain, New Zealand and the US midterms Watch by becoming a supporter: patreon.com/6newsau

#BREAKING 🚨 Queensland child safety and domestic violence minister Amanda Camm has resigned from the state's cabinet following months of scrutiny, including after revelations children in residential care slept on the floor of child safety offices Camm will remain in parliament

NEW VIDEO: Preston has been held by Labor since the seat was created in 1945, but Greens candidate Loki Sangarya is hoping to flip the once-safe seat that's now held on a 2.1% margin WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoWN...

#BREAKING 🚨 Phil Haines, the husband of Helen Haines, has confirmed the Indi MP has now lost both of her legs following Monday's vehicle attack He says the good news is that she is alive and stable and "her heart and her mind are in good shape"

Indi MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition tonight at The Alfred, with doctors now fighting to save her second leg after she was pinned between two cars in a vehicle attack yesterday LATEST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIy...

Pauline Hanson has apologised for a One Nation cartoon mocking Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's vaginal prolapse, telling News24 she "was not aware of the content of the video" Hanson says she will now "have a closer look over" at the party's cartoons before they are published

#BREAKING 🚨 The ABC reports Indi MP Helen Haines has lost a leg after being pinned between two cars when she was struck yesterday As of this morning, Haines remains in critical condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital and underwent surgery last night

#BREAKING 🚨 Home Affairs minister Tony Burke has told the ABC that Indi MP Helen Haines was struck twice yesterday "What witnesses have described is a driver doing a u-turn to get into the car park and to ram Helen against her vehicle, then to reverse and do it a second time"

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" when she was struck by a vehicle outside her electorate office in Victoria earlier this afternoon, with one suspect in custody "We are praying for her full recovery...the motive is not known"

#BREAKING 🚨 Independent MP Helen Haines has reportedly been struck by a car outside her electoral office in Wangaratta, Victoria 7NEWS reports the member for Indi was taking items out of her boot in a parking bay when the incident occurred

NEW VIDEO: The Wollongong Wolves have claimed the bonus point after a penalty shootout against Preston Lions in the first match of the 2026 Australian Championship – 6 News' Thinh Nguyen spoke with players and coaches post-match WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQXp...

NEW EPISODE: On 6th Preference, the Victorian Greens' latest polling highs have put a number of seats in focus – plus an MRP shows One Nation down and the LNP remains ahead in Queensland FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/6newsau WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgJ...

The 2026 Australian Championship kicks off tonight, with Preston Lions taking on Wollongong Wolves at Genis Steel Stadium ⚽️ 6 News sports director Thinh Nguyen previews the key matchups – watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUK...

#BREAKING 🚨 WA senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave from the Greens party room, with the SMH reporting "seven party members" have called for an investigation into "allegations of inappropriate comments to women" Steele-John says he "utterly rejects this characterisation"

NEW VIDEO: The Greens have proposed extending voting rights in ACT elections to permanent residents and 16/17-year-olds, telling 6 News that it result in better political decisions made for all Canberrans WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0n...

NEW VIDEO: South Melbourne FC is continuing its push to enter the A-League after defeating Melbourne Victory in Saturday's Australia Cup Final, with players saying there's "no reason" the club shouldn't be in the top tier WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUK...

South Melbourne have become the first non-A-League team to win the Australia Cup, defeating Melbourne Victory 4-3 on penalties A last-minute comeback goal equalised the match 1-1 in extra time, with a record crowd of 29,911 at AAMI Park 🏆

NEW VIDEO: South Melbourne FC is preparing for what some have dubbed their 'biggest match ever', with the club set to face Melbourne Victory in Saturday's Australia Cup Final WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahWb...

NEW EPISODE: On 6th Preference, we look at the latest federal seat projections showing Labor in the lead – plus new Victorian polls and One Nation state candidates announced FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/6newsau WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN68...

NEW VIDEO: @davidshoebridge.bsky.social has spoken about his vision for the Greens and plan to 'replace Labor' in his first interview with 6 News since becoming leader this week WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg3U...

#BREAKING 🚨 Greg Hansford, One Nation's lead candidate for the Eastern Victoria Region at the November state election, has withdrawn for health reasons The party has told the Gippsland Times that he has a "serious health matter that requires ongoing treatment"

David Shoebridge has called for the Greens to "seize this moment" in his first press conference as the party's new leader, with Steph Hodgins-May as the new deputy leader "We're going to deliver that sense of hope and opportunity that Australians are begging for"

#BREAKING 🚨 NSW senator David Shoebridge has been elected the new leader of the Greens, following the resignation of Larissa Waters Shoebridge ran on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy

#BREAKING 🚨 David Shoebridge will run for Greens leader with Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy, calling for the party "not to reform Labor, but replace them" He joins Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi as declared contenders for leader following Larissa Waters' resignation

#BREAKING 🚨 The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage to 4.6% It's the fourth rate hike for 2026 and brings interest rates to the highest level in 15 years

#BREAKING 🚨 Larissa Waters will resign as Greens leader due to ill health, saying she is managing a "pre-existing kidney disease that has declined significantly", although "prognosis for recovery is positive" Waters says she will remain as a Senator for Queensland

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says his government can achieve a Brisbane Lions-style comeback at the state election "The Liberals and One Nation think they've got this election in the bag...but we've got a message for them: it's Wharfie Time and Victorians want a positive plan"

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed an OpenAI agent breached a Medicare portal, accessing public and non-public files He says it occurred in June this year, but OpenAI did not inform the government until two weeks ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has posted a selfie with US President Donald Trump, after the pair spoke on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Trump has previously strongly praised Albanese, saying last year that the PM has "done a fantastic job"

#BREAKING 🚨 Dr Tim Read, the member for Brunswick in the Victorian Parliament, has died, the Greens have announced He was not contesting the November state election after revealing earlier this year he had been diagnosed with metastatic cancer

The Greens are calling for a moratorium on data centre approval in Australia, amid new polling showing a majority wanting more government regulation to deal with AI Greens communications spokesperson @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social spoke with 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL0b...

Newly-released analysis from Roy Morgan shows One Nation's support at the federal level is the highest among those born in South Africa at 36%, followed by Italy at 30% 24% and 23% of those born in New Zealand and the United Kingdom respectively also back Pauline Hanson's party

South Melbourne is into a historic Australia Cup final against Melbourne Victory, following a 3-1 win over Lions FC last night 6 News sports director Thinh Nguyen spoke with South Melbourne coach Sinisa Cohadzic, captain Marco Janković and striker Bul Juach: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jbS...

One Nation has announced Bruce Whalley – known as 'Melbourne's happiest tram driver' – as their candidate for the Labor-held seat of Bundoora at the Victorian election He is one of 26 new candidates announced by the party today, following a RedBridge poll showing them at 25%

NT CLP senator Jacinta Price says "all decent Australians" would condemn resurfaced comments from Pauline Hanson, where One Nation's leader called Indigenous Australians "the most primitive race on Earth" "Yet again...Hanson has dragged the conversation into appalling territory"

Americans have flown in to join Melbourne locals for tomorrow's NFL match at the MCG – including 49ers fans Dari and Joe from California, who our cameras spotted in Yarra Park this morning The match between the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers kicks off at 10:35am AEST

#BREAKING 🚨 Victorian MLC Moira Deeming has joined the Family First Party to recontest her upper house seat of Western Metropolitan Region at the November state election Deeming was disendorsed as a Liberal candidate earlier this year

NEW VIDEO: One Nation's Secret Harbour by-election win could give the party extra momentum ahead of the Victorian state election – but they're still facing an uphill battle to defeat Labor in outer Melbourne this November WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2j...

NEW VIDEO: One Nation's Secret Harbour by-election win could give the party extra momentum ahead of the Victorian state election – but they're still facing an uphill battle to defeat Labor in outer Melbourne this November WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2j...

NSW Liberal leader Kellie Sloane has ruled out a coalition with One Nation before the 2027 state election, saying she's "fighting to win it in our own right" Sloane left room for a post-election alliance, telling News Corp "if they end up helping us with supply...then so be it"

#BREAKING 🚨 Alastair Clarkson has parted ways as senior coach of North Melbourne Clarkson spent four years with the Kangaroos, winning only twenty games

#BREAKING 🚨 6 News projects One Nation's Luke Herdegen will defeat Labor in the WA seat of Secret Harbour, winning the by-election with a 27% primary vote swing ONP defeats Labor 53-47 on the two-candidate-preferred count, with Labor suffering a 22% negative primary vote swing

#BREAKING 🚨 Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89 Harald had been in hospital for more than a week in a "very serious" condition

The identity of a high-profile Queensland man at the centre of an alleged extortion threat will remain secret, after a judge dismissed an application to overturn a suppression order The man is not accused of any offence, while the extortion case will continue in Cairns

One Nation has named investment banker and former NSW trade commissioner Mike Newman as the party's state leader for the 2027 election Newman will run in the Labor-held lower house seat of Cessnock, while ex-Hunter candidate Stuart Bonds will lead the party's upper house ticket

With the AFL's first Wildcard Finals taking place this weekend, 6 News sports director Thinh Nguyen previews the upcoming matches and reviews the VFL's fourth year of Wildcard Finals WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNP1...