September 7, 2025 • 7 mins
It's now been two weeks since police began hunting alleged gunman Dezi Freeman in Victoria's alpine region.
The New South Wales government appears to be at odds with key local councils after a fatal attack on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Donald Trump has arrived at the US Open in New York for the men's singles final his first appearance at the tournament in a decade.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good Morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
History will be made today as mushroom killer Aaron Patterson
learns her fate and as sentencing televised live to the
nation from Victoria's Supreme Court, just as Christopher Biale will
decide how long the fifty year old will spend behind
bars for killing three family members.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
And attempting to kill a fourth.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
The sentence will be broadcast live across all of Seven's platforms,
including here on sunrise from nine thirty am. Thousands of
people are gathering to honor fallen detective Leading Senior Constable
Neil Thompson at the Victoria Police Academy in Melbourne this morning.
Fifty nine year old was fatally shot while executing a
warrant at Poor Punker, alongside colleague Vidim devat Hotta, who
(00:48):
was farewell last week. Senior Constable Thompson served the Victoria
Police for nearly forty years and was planning to retire
in the coming weeks. Meantime, it's now been two two
weeks since police began hunting alleged gunman Desi Freeman in
Victoria's Alpine region.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
New details have emerged about how Freeman.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Reportedly told a priest, Pope Leo would be the Antichrist.
Ahead of the shooting, the fugitive's son CoA, has told
media his father is capable of surviving alone.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
For weeks, likening him to Rambo.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Police suspect Freeman maybe receiving help from locals, but CoA
insists his father needs no assistance to endure the harsh terrain.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
The New South Wales government.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Appears to be at odds with key local councils after
fatal attack on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Forty seven year old
father Mercury Silacas, was killed while travel trying to save
friends at the netted Long Reef Beach in d wy
on Saturday. Premier Chris Mins is flag scrapping the planned
removal of those nets.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
We believe the right thing to do is to wait
for the investigation to come back about how this happened,
what happened and the circumstances surrounding it, but Waverley, Northern
Beaches and Central Coast councils yet to commit to abandoning
the trial. North and South Day Beaches remain closed. Victoria
Police are facing mounting criticism over their response to rising
(02:15):
youth crime after the fatal stabbing of two teenage boys
in Melbourne. The twelve year old and fifteen year old
boys were ambushed and killed while walking home from a
basketball game in Cobble Bank.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
I'm talking in front of camera. Rad now behalf of
my community. This is happening to us. We're buried in
this two week this month, four kids.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Police investigating if the attacks were a case of mistaken identity,
while hunting up to eight suspected murderers. Their families pleading
for answers for more authorities. In South Wales, police are
weighing possible charges after a violent clash between rival groups
at Sydney's Bondai Beach on the weekend. Officer stepped in
(03:09):
as punches were thrown and abuse held between pro Palestine
and pro Israel protesters on Sunday morning.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
No injuries were reported.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Well, that's good news for airline passengers this morning, with
travelers set to be compensated for canceled or delayed flights
under a new government scheme. To James Comedy in camera
with the good news this morning, James morning, this will
go a long way to protect Ossie passengers.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Won't it, Eddie.
Speaker 5 (03:34):
The government is promising it will do exactly that and
ensure accountability from airlines and airports. Right now, there are
no national standards for what passengers can expect if you
are hit with a delay or cancelation, but the government
says passengers should be entitled to prompt rebookings, refunds and
access to food and accommodation. It is hoped this Aviation
(03:56):
Consumer Protection Scheme will give the airlines clarity on what
is ex expected of their manned outline, what the minimum
level of assistance should be, and it's likely to also
set out how customers should be communicated with and how
complaints should be managed. Enforcing this, the government says, will
be a new regulator and an ombudsman scheme, but they
also want to hear from the public and this morning
(04:18):
will announce a four week consultation period.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Eddie, thank you James.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
A driver on the Gold Coast has managed to walk
away from this their car erupting in a fireball after
crashing off a verge on the Gold Coast. It happened
around six pm at Tali on Madriba Road. Fortunately nobody
was injured and firefighters were able to quickly bring the
fire under control. A Queensland daycare worker who was stood
(04:44):
down for mistreating a three year old is understood to
be back at work at another nearby center. The mother
of the toddler in question has spoken to seven News
about the shocking allegations.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
She's grabbed him by one arm and then pretty much
threw him onto the map trusts and then flipped him
over and then was screaming in his face with a
finger pointing she shouldn't be able to work, that blue
cards should be suspended.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
A review of the bluecant system is expected to be
completed this month, and police are investigating. Doland Trump has
arrived at the US Open in New York for the
men's singles final, his first appearance at the tournament in
a decade. Live to US correspondent Marley Hogan, money, last
time he was there, he was loudly booed. How did
the crowd react this time, Eddie, good morning. It was
(05:30):
actually quite a subdued reaction. A few boos, a few cheers,
but the stands were only ten percent full when the
US President walked in.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
He did come back out later.
Speaker 7 (05:38):
When the national anthem was playing in waved to the
crowd and then there was a louder reaction again.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
From both sides.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
But what is interesting here is the United States Tennis
Association sent a memo to its broadcast partners asking them
not to air any crowd reaction to the President being
at the game. When challenged on this, the USTA released
a statement saying that they often asked their broadcasters to
refrain from showcasing off court disruptions.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
This was the crowd when the President came out.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
The game was delayed by half an hour because of
all the security checks that needed to be done because
of Donald Trump's presence there. It has now started and
Donald Trump is in for quite a treat with the
world number one and two battling it out for the
winch Eddie, I'll.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Keep an eye on the results. Thank you, Miley.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Adelaide, Crow's fans so brave the Chilli night camping on
the streets in a bid to be the first to
secure semi final tickets to go on sale this morning.
Top tier Crow's members, we'll have to wrangle with the crowd,
with all members having the same access to seats regardless
of membership status. It's understood Adelaide will investigated tiered system
for future finals.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Well, if you were up early this morning.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Even earlier than this, you may have caught a glimpse
of a rare lunar eclipse. The moon turned blood red
as the Earth passed directly between the Sun and moon.
Stargaze has witnessed the phenomenon around three point thirty am,
lasting for more than an hour. It was the last
chance to see it happen until twenty twenty eight. But
we do have a live look at that blood moon
(07:22):
from Germany right now.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
You can still see.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
It's a spectacular sight, gorgeous in Europe. And if you
miss it in Australia, don't worry, so did I Jackie.
Monday's weather now partlyer cloud in Brisbane and twenty five
sunny in City in twenty eight, mostly sunny in Canberra
and twenty two, a shower too in Melbourne and twenty
showers increasing in Hobart and eighteen, cloud clearing in Adelaide
and twenty a shower too in Perth and sixteen and
(07:47):
partly cloudy in Darwin and thirty four
Good Morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
History will be made today as mushroom killer Aaron Patterson
learns her fate and as sentencing televised live to the
nation from Victoria's Supreme Court, just as Christopher Biale will
decide how long the fifty year old will spend behind
bars for killing three family members.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
And attempting to kill a fourth.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
The sentence will be broadcast live across all of Seven's platforms,
including here on sunrise from nine thirty am. Thousands of
people are gathering to honor fallen detective Leading Senior Constable
Neil Thompson at the Victoria Police Academy in Melbourne this morning.
Fifty nine year old was fatally shot while executing a
warrant at Poor Punker, alongside colleague Vidim devat Hotta, who
(00:48):
was farewell last week. Senior Constable Thompson served the Victoria
Police for nearly forty years and was planning to retire
in the coming weeks. Meantime, it's now been two two
weeks since police began hunting alleged gunman Desi Freeman in
Victoria's Alpine region.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
New details have emerged about how Freeman.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Reportedly told a priest, Pope Leo would be the Antichrist.
Ahead of the shooting, the fugitive's son CoA, has told
media his father is capable of surviving alone.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
For weeks, likening him to Rambo.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Police suspect Freeman maybe receiving help from locals, but CoA
insists his father needs no assistance to endure the harsh terrain.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
The New South Wales government.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Appears to be at odds with key local councils after
fatal attack on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Forty seven year old
father Mercury Silacas, was killed while travel trying to save
friends at the netted Long Reef Beach in d wy
on Saturday. Premier Chris Mins is flag scrapping the planned
removal of those nets.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
We believe the right thing to do is to wait
for the investigation to come back about how this happened,
what happened and the circumstances surrounding it, but Waverley, Northern
Beaches and Central Coast councils yet to commit to abandoning
the trial. North and South Day Beaches remain closed. Victoria
Police are facing mounting criticism over their response to rising
(02:15):
youth crime after the fatal stabbing of two teenage boys
in Melbourne. The twelve year old and fifteen year old
boys were ambushed and killed while walking home from a
basketball game in Cobble Bank.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
I'm talking in front of camera. Rad now behalf of
my community. This is happening to us. We're buried in
this two week this month, four kids.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Police investigating if the attacks were a case of mistaken identity,
while hunting up to eight suspected murderers. Their families pleading
for answers for more authorities. In South Wales, police are
weighing possible charges after a violent clash between rival groups
at Sydney's Bondai Beach on the weekend. Officer stepped in
(03:09):
as punches were thrown and abuse held between pro Palestine
and pro Israel protesters on Sunday morning.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
No injuries were reported.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Well, that's good news for airline passengers this morning, with
travelers set to be compensated for canceled or delayed flights
under a new government scheme. To James Comedy in camera
with the good news this morning, James morning, this will
go a long way to protect Ossie passengers.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Won't it, Eddie.
Speaker 5 (03:34):
The government is promising it will do exactly that and
ensure accountability from airlines and airports. Right now, there are
no national standards for what passengers can expect if you
are hit with a delay or cancelation, but the government
says passengers should be entitled to prompt rebookings, refunds and
access to food and accommodation. It is hoped this Aviation
(03:56):
Consumer Protection Scheme will give the airlines clarity on what
is ex expected of their manned outline, what the minimum
level of assistance should be, and it's likely to also
set out how customers should be communicated with and how
complaints should be managed. Enforcing this, the government says, will
be a new regulator and an ombudsman scheme, but they
also want to hear from the public and this morning
(04:18):
will announce a four week consultation period.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Eddie, thank you James.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
A driver on the Gold Coast has managed to walk
away from this their car erupting in a fireball after
crashing off a verge on the Gold Coast. It happened
around six pm at Tali on Madriba Road. Fortunately nobody
was injured and firefighters were able to quickly bring the
fire under control. A Queensland daycare worker who was stood
(04:44):
down for mistreating a three year old is understood to
be back at work at another nearby center. The mother
of the toddler in question has spoken to seven News
about the shocking allegations.
Speaker 6 (04:56):
She's grabbed him by one arm and then pretty much
threw him onto the map trusts and then flipped him
over and then was screaming in his face with a
finger pointing she shouldn't be able to work, that blue
cards should be suspended.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
A review of the bluecant system is expected to be
completed this month, and police are investigating. Doland Trump has
arrived at the US Open in New York for the
men's singles final, his first appearance at the tournament in
a decade. Live to US correspondent Marley Hogan, money, last
time he was there, he was loudly booed. How did
the crowd react this time, Eddie, good morning. It was
(05:30):
actually quite a subdued reaction. A few boos, a few cheers,
but the stands were only ten percent full when the
US President walked in.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
He did come back out later.
Speaker 7 (05:38):
When the national anthem was playing in waved to the
crowd and then there was a louder reaction again.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
From both sides.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
But what is interesting here is the United States Tennis
Association sent a memo to its broadcast partners asking them
not to air any crowd reaction to the President being
at the game. When challenged on this, the USTA released
a statement saying that they often asked their broadcasters to
refrain from showcasing off court disruptions.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
This was the crowd when the President came out.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
The game was delayed by half an hour because of
all the security checks that needed to be done because
of Donald Trump's presence there. It has now started and
Donald Trump is in for quite a treat with the
world number one and two battling it out for the
winch Eddie, I'll.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Keep an eye on the results. Thank you, Miley.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Adelaide, Crow's fans so brave the Chilli night camping on
the streets in a bid to be the first to
secure semi final tickets to go on sale this morning.
Top tier Crow's members, we'll have to wrangle with the crowd,
with all members having the same access to seats regardless
of membership status. It's understood Adelaide will investigated tiered system
for future finals.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Well, if you were up early this morning.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Even earlier than this, you may have caught a glimpse
of a rare lunar eclipse. The moon turned blood red
as the Earth passed directly between the Sun and moon.
Stargaze has witnessed the phenomenon around three point thirty am,
lasting for more than an hour. It was the last
chance to see it happen until twenty twenty eight. But
we do have a live look at that blood moon
(07:22):
from Germany right now.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
You can still see.
Speaker 2 (07:24):
It's a spectacular sight, gorgeous in Europe. And if you
miss it in Australia, don't worry, so did I Jackie.
Monday's weather now partlyer cloud in Brisbane and twenty five
sunny in City in twenty eight, mostly sunny in Canberra
and twenty two, a shower too in Melbourne and twenty
showers increasing in Hobart and eighteen, cloud clearing in Adelaide
and twenty a shower too in Perth and sixteen and
(07:47):
partly cloudy in Darwin and thirty four
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