The mother has denied all charges in the ‘complex medical case’.

A magistrate has lifted a suppression order on the identity of a man accused of throwing a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day rally crowd in a terror act.

Liam Alexander Hall, 31, has been charged with engaging in a terrorist act over the incident in Perth on January 26.

Thousands of people were evacuated from Forrest Place in Perth's city centre after police found an object containing volatile chemicals, nails and metal ball bearings.

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Police allege Hall threw the explosive device from a walkway above the crowd of Indigenous people, families and supporters.

The device did not detonate despite a fuse allegedly being lit.

The incident has been declared an act of terror – the first in Western Australia's history – with the case returning to court today.

Hall did not appear and the matter was adjourned to March 31 after a Commonwealth charge of engaging in a terrorist act was added to two state charges.

Magistrate Lynette Dias later lifted a suppression order on Hall's identity after hearing submissions from a commonwealth prosecutor and lawyers for various media outlets.

If Hall is found guilty of the terrorism offence, he faces life behind bars.

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He is yet to enter pleas to any of the charges, which also include an unlawful act or omission with intent to harm and making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.

Police will allege the incident was a nationalist and racially motivated attack targeting First Nations people at the protest.

The man was self-radicalised and acted alone, police previously said.

He had allegedly accessed "bomb making instructions" and "pro-white male" material online, and was "accessing and participating in the ideology".

The incident has left First Nations Australians fearful and angry, as they come to terms with the allegedly targeted attack.

Indigenous groups have criticised authorities for not immediately declaring it a terrorist act amid cries of double standards and racism.

Police defended the nine-day delay, saying investigators needed to gather evidence on the alleged bomber's motivation and ideology so it could be legally proved in court.

For 24/7 crisis support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contact 13YARN (13 92 76).

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Police have inspected a tank and an outhouse at a property in rural South Australia in a renewed search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont.

Major crime detectives were today seen looking at a water tank and an outdoor shed at a sheep station also owned by Gus' family located about 30 kilometres west of Oak Park Station.

Gus was last seen playing on a mound of dirt at the family home, located about 43 kilometres south of Yunta, at 5pm on September 27.

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A cadaver dog was brought in from NSW to assist search efforts.

The dog was taken into a shearing shed and to an area that police said had been laid with freshly-poured concrete in the months following Gus' disappearance.

Helicopters were also used to drop officers at specific locations, including mine shafts which had been identified using artificial intelligence (AI) mapping.

Task Force Horizon detectives returned to the home yesterday as part of a fresh two-day search for evidence.

The search is expected to end today.

No evidence of Gus has been uncovered at any of the search sites.

There is no suggestion the sheep station is linked to Gus' disappearance.

A full-scale ground and air search of the property and the surrounding area was launched after Gus went missing.

Police have returned to the area multiple times.

Today's search comes after police yesterday charged Gus' 75-year-old grandparent Josie Murray with firearms offences but have maintained the charges are not linked to the toddler's disappearance.

Murray was bailed to appear in the Peterborough Magistrates Court on May 6.

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Detective Inspector Andrew Macrae said the firearms charges were not related to the disappearance of Gus or a previous incident at Oak Park Station in October involving media attending the property.

Police earlier this month confirmed a person with close ties to the household, who is not one of Gus' parents, had been speaking with detectives but then allegedly "withdrew cooperation" and has since been identified as a suspect.

Gus' disappearance is now being considered a major crime.

Josie Murray and Gus' other grandparent Shannon Murray released a statement through their lawyers, saying they were "absolutely devastated" by SA Police's statement on February 6.

"We are absolutely devastated by the media release of SAPOL Major Crime," the statement read.

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"The family has cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad."

The lawyers also indicated they will not be making any further comments.

There is no suggestion Josie or Shannon Murray are involved in the disappearance of Gus and it is not unusual for anyone linked to an investigation to seek out legal advice.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has teased an announcement on the nation's first high-speed rail line within weeks, saying the move "absolutely makes sense".

Governments have been floating the idea of a high-speed rail network for decades, but Albanese today signalled he is ready to invest in better connecting some of the major cities.

"It won't be open while I'm prime minister. But we'll have an announcement in a couple of weeks' time," he told ABC radio this morning.

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Albanese told the broadcaster he supported high-speed rail lines across the east coast.

"I think that it absolutely makes sense. We have a small population for a relatively big nation, an island continent," he said.

"We are the only inhabited continent on Earth that doesn't have high-speed rail.

"And certainly Newcastle to Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne makes absolute sense. It's where most of our population is, along that corridor. What makes it financially viable is the economic development along the route as well."

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While there has been some support for a high-speed rail network, some think tanks and experts, including the Grattan Institute, believe such a project is not suitable for Australia.

Albanese used his first term as prime minister to establish the High Speed Rail Authority to plan to build a network connecting Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, as well as Newcastle and Central Coast regional lines.

An evaluated business case has proposed construction start by 2027 and completion by 2042.

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It has proposed the first stage of the project should be the 194km Newcastle to Sydney line, which includes six stations at Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, Sydney Central, Parramatta and Western Sydney International Airport.

According to the business case, the train would reach maximum speeds of up to 320km/h outside tunnelled sections and 200km/h inside the tunnelled sections.

Stages two and three would connect the network with the remaining east coast capital cities and regions.

Now that the business case has been evaluated, the next stage is the actual project delivery. 

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The damage could sideline New Zealand until the UK SailGP event in July.

The alleged theft occurred at Aussie Butcher New Lynn today.

An Italian coastal beauty spot known as "Lovers' Arch" because of its popularity with courting couples collapsed during heavy storms on Valentine's Day in what one local official called "a blow to the heart."

Faraglioni di Sant'Andrea, the site of an arch in the stone cliffs on the coast of Salento — the heel of Italy's "boot' — has drawn romantically inclined visitors for centuries, with lovers traditionally proposing marriage, stealing first kisses or celebrating unions.

Those who kissed under the arch were destined for eternal love, according to local legend.

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But when a powerful storm swept across southern Italy over the weekend, the arch's fragile structure gave way, reducing it to a pile of rubble.

Its collapse has dealt a "devastating blow to the image of Salento and to tourism," Maurizio Cisternino, mayor of the town of Melendugno, near the fallen arch, told CNN.

"It's a blow to the heart."

The arch was formed by centuries of harsh wind and high seas grinding away at the Calcarenite stone cliffs of Italy's Puglia region, on the turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea.

The site, once a strategic lookout used to warn of pirates, became a magnet for lovers during the late 18th century.

Instagram photos have drawn thousands more couples to the arch in recent years, Cisternino said.

Because it's free and open to the public, it's impossible to know exactly how many, he added.

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Lorenzo Barlato, a local resident, proposed to his wife on the clifftop overlooking the arch more than 40 years ago and the pair often returned for anniversaries.

"I couldn't wait to return," he posted on Facebook after Saturday's collapse.

"Now, unfortunately, all I have left are the many beautiful photos I took of that piece of paradise."

The area is so popular that hotels and resorts — many named for the arch — have sprung up to accommodate visitors.

'Inevitable tragedy'

Warmer sea temperatures as a result of climate change are seen as a factor in driving the extreme weather that battered the arch, which had already been damaged by Cyclone Harry in January.

But concern over the landmark's fragility goes back years.

In 2024, local authorities applied for a $4.5 million grant to fund a preservation project to combat coastal erosion, but failed to secure the money, according to Cisternino.

"It's a tragedy we knew was inevitable, we just didn't expect it to happen so soon," he told local media on Sunday.

He told CNN that "nature has reclaimed the arch, just as it created it," and said that resources were needed to tackle the situation along the coast.

"Nature has been transformed: what was there 30 years ago is no longer there."

The collapse follows weeks of violent storms across southern Italy.

In Sicily, a landslide recently saw houses fall into a ravine in the town of Niscemi.

Widespread flooding has taken the lives of several people, including a man who died when his home collapsed near Rome last week.

Now gone, the remnants of the arch will be left to wash out at sea, the municipality says.

"It's like a funeral," Puglia tourism councillor Francesco Stella said Sunday of what was once one of the happiest places in Italy.

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Two men are being sought by police after a man set himself on fire during the alleged robbery of a store in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

Both men were captured on CCTV entering the business in Thornton wearing dark clothes and balaclavas in the early hours of last Tuesday, February 10.

In the footage, the two men can be seen walking through the carpark before a ball of fire erupts on the footpath.

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A man engulfed in flames emerges from the fire and runs away, trying to pat out the flames, before a light-coloured sedan is seen leaving the area.

Emergency services were called to the business on the New England Highway at 1.05am.

Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters brought the fire under control and extinguished the blaze.

While the building did not sustain major structural damage, large amounts of stock was destroyed in the fire and a cash register was stolen.

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Police have established a crime scene and are appealing for anyone with information about the two men to come forward.

Authorities believe one of the men may have sustained burns.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au

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The Guthrie family has been ruled out as suspects in the ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, the Pima County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US TV anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her home in Tucson, Arizona on January 31 and was reported missing the following day when she failed to attend church.

Sheriff Chris Nanos has issued a blistering statement amid rampant speculation as Nancy's mystery disappearance reaches the grim two-week mark.

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Nanos said that no member of the family, including any siblings or spouse, is being considered as a possible suspect in the missing person's case and that any suggestion otherwise is "cruel".

"To be clear, the Guthrie family, to include all siblings and spouses, has been cleared as possible suspects in this case. The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case," Nanos said in a statement.

"The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple, please.

"I'm begging you the media to honour your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism."

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Nancy has three children; Savannah, Annie and Camron.

Yesterday the family marked two weeks since Nancy went missing.

"It's been two weeks since our mum was taken and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe…," Savannah said in a video, addressing Nancy's suspected kidnappers.

"I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it's never too late."

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Savannah, the co-anchor of the US Today show, has taken to social media several times with a public plea for her mother's safe return.

In one message, the journalist even appealed to the presumed kidnappers, offering to pay a ransom.

Flanked by her siblings, Guthrie said "we received your message" and that: "This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

Law enforcement investigating Nancy's disappearance have confirmed they had received some demands for ransom from different sources, but have not said if any of them are considered credible.

Authorities also say they are unaware of any ongoing communication between the Guthries and any purported kidnappers.

Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.

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The FBI last week released chilling CCTV footage of a masked suspect on Nancy's porch.

The images and video show a man wearing gloves, long sleeves, pants, and with a balaclava over his face, apparently attempting to block the door camera at the home, including by holding up a handful of plants.

A glove appearing to match the footage from Nancy's home was later found around three kilometres away and has been sent for DNA testing.

The FBI said in a statement that it received preliminary results on Saturday and was awaiting official confirmation.

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An ultra-rare Pokémon card owned by wrestler and YouTuber Logan Paul has been sold at an auction for a record $US16.5 million ($23.3 million).

Paul purchased the Pikachu Illustrator card in Dubai in 2021 for $7.5 million – the most expensive Pokémon card to ever change hands in a private sale.

The pricey trading card investment has proved staggeringly lucrative for the 30-year-old social media star.

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Auction house Goldin confirmed AJ Scaramucci, the son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, bought the "holy grail" of collectibles for $23.3 million following an hours-long bidding war.

Paul live-streamed the bidding on his YouTube channel and on Instagram.

After the winning bid, a Guinness World Records official appeared on-screen and confirmed Paul had broken the record for selling the most expensive trading card ever at an auction.

It is understood Paul will walk away with around $11 million in profit after subtracting auction fees.

The well-preserved Pokémon card comes complete with a diamond-encrusted necklace, which Paul wore in his WWE debut at WrestleMania 38 in 2022.

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Paul also said he would hand-deliver the card, however Scaramucci was present at Goldin headquarters and collected his bounty immediately.

The Pikachu Illustrator cards were issued in 1998 and only 40 are believed to be in circulation.

Paul's card is the only one to have been graded a perfect 10 by a Professional Sports Authenticator.

"No card in the hobby can boast the same prestige and elite place at the very pinnacle of the Pokémon hobby like this unimaginable Holy Grail piece," Goldin noted on its website.

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The YouTuber appeared on an episode of Netflix's King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, where auction house owner Ken Goldin was seen convincing him to sell it.

"The Pokémon market is blazing hot. It's dominating the market and that's the number one card," Goldin said at the time.

Paul said he would use some of the funds to pay for his wedding to fiancee, Danish model Nina Agdal.

During the auction, Paul said he also spent around $770,535 on other Pokémon product – mostly sealed boxes.

Pokémon cards, which were popularised in the 1990s, are skyrocketing in value due to collector interest in rare cards in mint condition.

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