Barnaby Joyce blasts Labor over Taiwan stance, Trump's bizarre act amid boos, five-year-old girl attacked by dog
Donald Trump has been booed by soccer fans in the US after he made an appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup Final. He has been mocked online for his decision to remain with the Chelsea team during their podium celebrations with the trophy.
A five-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a dog in Sydney's southeast on Sunday afternoon.
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A childcare centre in Sydney's northwest has been hit in a suspected arson attack overnight - the second similar incident for the operator in a matter of days.
Emergency crews were called to the Play to Learn centre in Castle Hill at about 1.30am on Monday, after reports of a fire.
The flames were quickly extinguished, causing minor damage to the building.
'Firefighters arrived to find the fire sprinkler system activated and signs of a fire that had been extinguished by the sprinkler system,' a Fire and Rescue spokesman told NewsWire.
No injuries have been reported.
Police are treating the fire as suspicious, a police spokesman said.
It comes after a fire tore through another Play to Learn centre in Turramurra on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows after he gatecrashed the celebrations of Chelsea FC, who defeated PSG in the final of the Club World Cup in the US.
While it's not an entirely unexpected move from Trump, he was ridiculed online for staying put on the podium as Chelsea lifted the trophy, failing to exit the stage with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and instead enjoyed the celebrations with the players.
It came as Trump was booed by sections of the crowd in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.
Watch the bizarre moment below.
Chelsea lift the inaugural expanded Club World Cup trophy.Amazingly, President Donald Trump stays in the team huddle and lifts it with them! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/XtEA6D3yq8
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) July 13, 2025
A little girl is recovering in hospital following a vicious dog attack in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to Mitchell Street in Chifley, near the city's southern beaches, on reports of a dog attack.
The police officers found a five-year-old girl with a bite to her chest from the dog.
'The dog had been in the yard of a property the girl was attending,' the police said on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics treated the girl at the scene before taking her to Children's Hospital in Randwick for further treatment.
She is in a stable condition, the police said.
'Rangers from Randwick City Council have seized the dog and will investigate the circumstances of the incident,' the police said.
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Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce says the government needs to stand up to China on Taiwan or risk losing the AUKUS deal with the US.
The Nationals MP appeared on on Sunrise with Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth, who was asked whether it was in the public interest to know how Australia would assist the US in the event of a war in Taiwan.
Rishworth reiterated Labor's stance of supporting the "status quo" but Joyce argued that wasn't good enough.
'If you support the status quo, and China [forcibly attempts to take control of Taiwan], which they say they're going to do, what are we going to do?' he said.
'If you say 'We're going to do nothing', then the United States will say 'I'm not really interest in your AUKUS agreement then'.
'If we don't have an AUKUS agreement, probably the most fundamental plank of our defence arrangement falls over.
'We keep on hearing this tripe about 'We're spending more on defence', but that's inflation, everything is going up.
The back-and-forth came as Anthony Albanese started a six-day trip to China that has been overshadowed by a US defence adviser's call for countries the US deemed to be lagging on defence spending to rapidly increase funding.
The comments were made by Donald Trump's key defence adviser Elbridge Colby — a noted China hawk — who has reportedly been pushing Japanese and Australian defence officials for their response if China invaded Taiwan.
Ms Rishworth's line that the government would not 'deal with hypotheticals' has been consistent among Labor MPs after Acting Defence Minister Pat Conroy said he would not 'engage in hypotheticals' or 'disclose confidential discussions' on the ABC on Sunday.
The Albanese government is facing increasing pressure both from the US to increase funding but also politically at home as the Prime Minister continues to try to lock in a face-to-face meeting with the US President.
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A childcare centre in Sydney's northwest has been hit in a suspected arson attack overnight - the second similar incident for the operator in a matter of days.
Emergency crews were called to the Play to Learn centre in Castle Hill at about 1.30am on Monday, after reports of a fire.
The flames were quickly extinguished, causing minor damage to the building.
'Firefighters arrived to find the fire sprinkler system activated and signs of a fire that had been extinguished by the sprinkler system,' a Fire and Rescue spokesman told NewsWire.
No injuries have been reported.
Police are treating the fire as suspicious, a police spokesman said.
It comes after a fire tore through another Play to Learn centre in Turramurra on Friday.
- NewsWire
US President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows after he gatecrashed the celebrations of Chelsea FC, who defeated PSG in the final of the Club World Cup in the US.
While it's not an entirely unexpected move from Trump, he was ridiculed online for staying put on the podium as Chelsea lifted the trophy, failing to exit the stage with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and instead enjoyed the celebrations with the players.
It came as Trump was booed by sections of the crowd in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.
Watch the bizarre moment below.
Chelsea lift the inaugural expanded Club World Cup trophy.Amazingly, President Donald Trump stays in the team huddle and lifts it with them! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/XtEA6D3yq8
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) July 13, 2025
A little girl is recovering in hospital following a vicious dog attack in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed to Mitchell Street in Chifley, near the city's southern beaches, on reports of a dog attack.
The police officers found a five-year-old girl with a bite to her chest from the dog.
'The dog had been in the yard of a property the girl was attending,' the police said on Sunday afternoon.
Paramedics treated the girl at the scene before taking her to Children's Hospital in Randwick for further treatment.
She is in a stable condition, the police said.
'Rangers from Randwick City Council have seized the dog and will investigate the circumstances of the incident,' the police said.
- NewsWire
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce says the government needs to stand up to China on Taiwan or risk losing the AUKUS deal with the US.
The Nationals MP appeared on on Sunrise with Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth, who was asked whether it was in the public interest to know how Australia would assist the US in the event of a war in Taiwan.
Rishworth reiterated Labor's stance of supporting the "status quo" but Joyce argued that wasn't good enough.
'If you support the status quo, and China [forcibly attempts to take control of Taiwan], which they say they're going to do, what are we going to do?' he said.
'If you say 'We're going to do nothing', then the United States will say 'I'm not really interest in your AUKUS agreement then'.
'If we don't have an AUKUS agreement, probably the most fundamental plank of our defence arrangement falls over.
'We keep on hearing this tripe about 'We're spending more on defence', but that's inflation, everything is going up.
The back-and-forth came as Anthony Albanese started a six-day trip to China that has been overshadowed by a US defence adviser's call for countries the US deemed to be lagging on defence spending to rapidly increase funding.
The comments were made by Donald Trump's key defence adviser Elbridge Colby — a noted China hawk — who has reportedly been pushing Japanese and Australian defence officials for their response if China invaded Taiwan.
Ms Rishworth's line that the government would not 'deal with hypotheticals' has been consistent among Labor MPs after Acting Defence Minister Pat Conroy said he would not 'engage in hypotheticals' or 'disclose confidential discussions' on the ABC on Sunday.
The Albanese government is facing increasing pressure both from the US to increase funding but also politically at home as the Prime Minister continues to try to lock in a face-to-face meeting with the US President.
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