Victoria Police are appealing to the public for information after thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of Lego from a toy store just days before Christmas.

Two men forced their way through the front doors of the store on Murray Street in Colac, about 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, at about 4am on Sunday morning.

They then allegedly stole several Lego sets with a value of around $3000.

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The men fled the scene in a grey Audi.

Police believe the men also entered the store a day prior to the robbery.

CCTV images of the two men have been released as police continue their attempts to track them down.

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The first man is described as Caucasian in appearance, 160cms tall, of medium build, with black hair and wearing a black t-shirt, grey pants, grey runners and a black motorcycle helmet.

The second offender is described as Caucasian in appearance, 188cms tall, of medium build, with brown hair and wearing grey tracksuit pants, white runners, a black baseball cap and a distinctive black and white t-shirt.

Detectives want to speak to any witnesses or anyone in the area at the time of the incident.

Anyone with information or dashcam and CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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President Donald Trump has unveiled a new "Trump class" of Navy battleships, describing them as a superior war-fighting vessel to replace an "old and tired and obsolete" US fleet.

"They'll help maintain American military supremacy, revive the American ship-building industry, and inspire fear in America's enemies all over the world," Trump said in revealing the new category of vessel from the library at Mar-a-Lago.

Flanked by renderings of the "Trump class" battleships at sea, Trump said he would take an active role in their design.

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The president made the announcement today in Florida with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also national security adviser.

He didn't use the term "Trump class" in his remarks.

The "Trump class" ships will form part of the new "Golden Fleet" that the president has ordered up for the Navy, meant to better counter China and other adversaries and to more closely adhere to Trump's aesthetic standards.

"The US Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me because I'm a very aesthetic person," Trump said.

Fitted with "guns and missiles at the highest level," hypersonic weapons, electric rail guns, cruise missiles and the "most sophisticated lasers in the world," the new battleships will be the largest ever built, Trump said.

They will each weigh between 30,000 and 40,000 tons, he said, and will be built in the US.

"They'll be very AI-controlled," he said, without explanation.

"We envision that these ships will be the first of a whole new class ships to be produced in the years to come," he said.

Initially, the Navy will build two of the "Trump class" ships, quickly followed by eight more.

Trump said he envisioned 20-25 of the vessels, which he said would become the "flagship of the American Naval fleet".

He also said he would work to update American aircraft carriers as part of the "Golden Fleet" update for the US Navy.

Trump had previously complained about the look of some US ships.

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"I'm not a fan of some of the ships you do. I'm a very aesthetic person and I don't like some of the ships you're doing aesthetically," Trump told an assemblage of military brass gathered at Quantico earlier this year.

"They say, 'Oh, it's stealth.' I say that's not stealth. An ugly ship is not necessary in order to say you're stealth," he said.

Naming a class of ships after Trump could mean his name will also be affixed to an actual vessel – though such a move would likely be years away.

Each class of ships represents a new design and is traditionally named after the first ship of that design produced.

If Trump designated the class with his own name and the US Navy followed that convention, it would mean the first ship built with the design announced by Trump would be the USS Trump.

However, posters at the event showed the ship named the USS Defiant.

The Navy announced on Friday it would commission a new class of frigates, built in the United States, as part of the new fleet.

Frigates are designed to protect sea lanes and protect larger vessels.

The announcement comes amid a massive US naval buildup in the Caribbean Sea as Trump applies pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, including attempts to cut off his oil revenues.

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The Navy has been involved in a string of interdictions of oil tankers in the Caribbean, though the US Coast Guard has taken the lead in the operations.

The US has intercepted two tankers off the coast of Venezuela this month, and on Sunday, the Coast Guard was in "active pursuit" of the massive tanker Bella 1 after it refused to submit to US seizure efforts.

The status of the pursuit was unclear today, but American officials said the fact that the tanker — which was empty and headed to Venezuela to load up on oil — turned around and is now sailing away from the country was itself a success.

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Political power couple Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell and Federal Labor MP Josh Burns have welcomed their first child together at a time when her Jewish father "needed some light in the darkness".

Lilah Poppy Purcell was born earlier than expected on Friday, weighing just 2.56kg at 37 weeks and five days.

Her first two names represent the purple and red flowers, which are the colours of the pair's political stripes and a nod to her Jewish heritage, something Purcell said would be "an important part of her life in our home". 

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"Becoming a mum has been the best thing ever. It's also made me more determined than ever before to fight for a future that is kind, equal and just," she said.

"As for Lilah, she has already given us more than she could possibly know — arriving at a time that her dad needed some light in the darkness."

Burns, who has been mourning the Bondi Beach attack on the Jewish community, said he has experienced "immense lows and highs over the past week" but said "out of darkness, flowers and beauty grow".

"My heart will always stay with my community who are in mourning, but I'm also feeling so grateful to have my daughters and partner with me at home," he said.

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Burns, one of Labor's most senior Jewish MPs whose office has been frequently targeted by vandals, said he would raise his daughter to be proud of her heritage and express it openly in Australia.

"Children are not born with hate. My daughters will be raised in a home with love, safety and kindness," he said.

"Now I have two jobs to do: Firstly, changing nappies and being present as a father. And secondly, I'm determined to help shape a better future for my daughters and my community in our country."

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As for Purcell, she said she will spend the next few weeks resting and preparing for the upcoming state election and parliament to resume, this time with a "+1 alongside me". 

The couple hard-launched their relationship in July last year when they stepped out together at Canberra's midwinter ball. 

Burns has a second daughter, Tia, from his previous marriage.

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Barry Manilow is rescheduling his January arena concerts due to an update regarding his health.

The 82-year-old beloved singer posted a statement on social media on Monday, in which he shared that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

"As many of you know, I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks," he wrote.

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"Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK. The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed."

Noting that it was "pure luck (and a great doctor)" that enabled the early detection, Manilow wrote that he will soon be going into surgery, now that his "Christmas A Gift of Love" concerts are done.

According to a press release, Manilow will undergo surgery in late December. "Following surgery doctors have prescribed a month of recovery."

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"The doctors do not believe it has spread, and I'm taking tests to confirm their diagnosis," Manilow added in his social media statement.

"So, that's it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns."

Regarding the necessity to reschedule his January concerts while he recovers, Manilow wrote, "I'm very sorry that you have to change your plans."

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"Just like you, we were all looking forward to the January shows and hate having to move everything around," he wrote.

Manilow wished his followers a happy holiday and encouraged them to get checked out "if you have even the slightest symptom."

The post also included the new concert dates which will be held February through April.

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Two thirds of Australians blame either extremists or the Albanese government and other politicians for terrorism, a new poll has revealed.

Terrorists and extremists received the largest share of the blame at 36 per cent, in the survey conducted in the wake of the Bondi by Roy Morgan.

Respondents blamed their religious and political beliefs, their single-minded focus on their agenda, and the fact that, by definition, it is terrorists who pull the triggers.

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However Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the federal government, and other politicians copped the blame from 29 per cent of the respondents.

People alleged the government had furthered "lax" immigration policies, allowed hate speech to flourish, and claimed the recognition of a Palestinian state encouraged extremists.

Australians aged 18 to 24 were most likely, at 33 per cent, to blame the government, compared to any other age group.

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But at 32 per cent, they were the least likely to blame terrorists or extremists.

The poll was conducted on December 19 and December 20, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

"The main finding of this important research, apart from terrorists and extremists being blamed for terrorist attacks, is that many Australians blame Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Government, and other politicians for terrorism," Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said.

"Roy Morgan has been operating since 1941, asking Australian people how they feel about events in and shaping our society. Looking back over the years, some of those questions have been challenging and even painful to ask and answer."

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Levine said the new answers showed Australian attitudes toward terrorism were changing, with lower levels of blame for individual groups than in previous surveys.

"Without prompting, Australians are more likely to blame extremists than any individual group – nationality, cultural or religious group," she said.

She said many respondents had said terrorism was the result of a "complex mix" of factors, and that they were concerned about "hate, racism, and divisiveness".

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Exclusive: A NSW woman has revealed how her father unknowingly racked up a nearly $6400 debt from years of unpaid energy bills.

Naomi Thompson, 34, has spent nearly five years helping her ill father slowly bring down the debt – and the balance is a stark reminder of how vulnerable Australians are among the most impacted by the rising costs.

Thompson's father, who suffered a stroke, didn't realise he was being contacted by Energy Australia until the bills ballooned to an unmanageable amount.

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It's a thought which is likely to put dampener on Christmas and New Year: interest rates could rise again in 2026.

One bank predicts as many as two hikes in the new year in depressing news for Aussie mortgage holders.

CBA and NAB are both now predicting a cash rate hike, potentially as early as February.

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NAB also reckons it will go up in May too.

However, others banks a happier prediction, forecasting they'll stay on hold.

Westpac has updated its cash rate forecast, predicting the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 3.60 per cent for the foreseeable future.

Previously Westpac's economic team was predicting two further cash rate cuts in May and August next year, Canstar says.

However, the bank is leaving the door open to this possibility in the first half of 2027.

The shift comes on the back of recent inflation surprises and the RBA's "more hawkish tone," Canstar says

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ANZ still expects the cash rate to remain unchanged in 2026.

When it comes to savings, there's slightly better news

Canstar says 33 banks have hiked at least one term deposit rate so far this month.

This list includes CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac, which changed its term deposit special from 3.90 per cent for 11 months to 4.10 per cent for 12 months.

This compares to just 10 banks that cut at least one term deposit rate so far this month.

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As a result, out of the big four banks, ANZ has the highest term deposit rate of 4.25 per cent, although it's only for a term of eight months.

Sally Tindall, Canstar.com.au data insights director, said: "Westpac's the last big bank to rule out the possibility of further cash rate cuts on the back of what has been a marked shift in tone from the RBA.

"The central bank has gone out of its way to put borrowers on notice that cash rate cuts are well and truly out the window, but also, hikes are now back on the table.

"While this news is a bitter pill to swallow for borrowers lugging around Santa sacks full of debt, anyone with money in the bank could start to feel a tailwind instead of a headwind in 2026 if the cash rate starts to rise."

The Bondi gunmen allegedly threw several shrapnel-filled bombs into a Jewish crowd celebrating Hanukkah in a failed attempt to claim more lives in their minutes-long, antisemitic massacre.

Police allegations about the Islamic State-inspired shooters' flawed bombs, training in a regional area, arsenal of weaponry left behind and reconnaissance to the massacre site in the days before the December 14 attack were released by a court today.

The allegations were contained in a police fact sheet released by the court.

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Surviving gunman Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges including committing a terrorist act and 15 counts of murder.

He and his deceased father, Sajid Akram, 50, are accused of carrying out Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996 by targeting the Jewish festival of lights at Bondi Beach.

Images contained in the police fact sheet in Naveed's case allegedly show the Akrams at a short-term rental home they used as a staging post for their attack.

CCTV footage shows the men carrying long and bulky items wrapped in blankets and loading them into the younger man's 24-year-old silver Hyundai Elantra in the early hours of December 14.

Under the blankets were two single-barrel shotguns, a Beretta rifle, five homemade bombs and two Islamic State flags, police allege.

The men travelled from the suburb of Campsie in Sydney's south-west to Bondi Beach after 5pm.

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After parking near a footbridge on Campbell Parade, the men allegedly tossed three pipe bombs filled with steel ball bearings and a "tennis ball bomb" into the Hannukah celebration at Archer Park before opening fire.

But none of the pipe bombs detonated, despite preliminary police analysis finding they were "viable". 

No further detail about the tennis ball bomb was provided.

Police also claimed a box-like bomb was found in the boot of the car while two hand-painted Islamic State flags were also found in the car.

Further weaponry and explosive devices were discovered by police in the Campsie rental, including a 3D-printed shotgun speed loader, a firearm scope, two more guns and another suspected bomb.

Police allege the men left behind videos that indicated their adherence to religiously motivated violent extremism.

Footage recorded in late October – six to eight weeks before the attack – and shown in the fact sheet showed each Akram training with long-arm guns and "moving in a tactical manner" in a countryside location.

Police suspect the area was in NSW.

"The (younger Akram) is recorded appearing to recite, in Arabic, a passage from the Quran," the facts sheet states.

"Following the recitation, both the accused and S.AKRAM speak in English and make a number of statement sregarding their motivation for the 'Bondi attack' and condemning the acts of 'Zionists'.(sic)"

Further footage captured by security cameras at Bondi Beach appears to show the Akrams scoped out the area about 48 hours before their attack.

"There is evidence that the accused and his father … meticulously planned this terrorist attack for many months," the facts sheet says.

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As well as releasing the police allegations, Deputy Chief Magistrate Michael Antrum today suppressed the identities of 25 survivors, to protect their privacy and assist their recovery.

The court order allows victim-survivors to choose if and when they go public with their story, and join other survivors such as Arsen Ostrovsky and hero tobacconist Ahmed Al Ahmed.

Akram remains in custody and was today transferred from hospital to a NSW prison under police guard.

His case is next due in court in April.

The NSW government will introduce the "toughest firearm reforms" in the country this week in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Premier Chris Minns today said the government will crack down on hate and strengthen public safety with the introduction of legislation that is set to drastically change how Australians in the state can get their hands on guns.

After kicking off an emergency session of state parliament, Minns confirmed there is a tranche of reforms he hopes will be passed before Christmas.

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"It does restrict access to high-risk weapons, strengthening licences, storage and oversight regimes in the state," Minns said.

"I know that this legislative change will be met with opposition both on the floor of parliament and in the community.

"On many of the measures that we are proposing, I've heard members of the public say that we have gone too far, but I'd strongly believe that these changes to law and legislation in NSW are fundamentally important to keep the people of this state safe."

Minns acknowledged the new laws were "extraordinary measures" but said they were crucial in protecting NSW residents from more gun violence.

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley said she has no doubt similar changes will be adopted by other Australian states and territories.

There are 1.1 million legally owned guns in NSW alone and Catley said the government aims to shrink this number.

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"Reducing the number of those, particularly for recreational shooters, I think is reasonable," Catley said.

"We know that many are good law-abiding gun licence holders.

"We know that. But, we also have to acknowledge the harm that can be caused by guns and for that reason, we have introduced these legislative reforms."

Tough new laws will also ban public displays of terrorist symbols, outlaw incitement to violence – including the phrase "globalise the infitada" – and give police stronger powers during public assemblies.

"We cannot pretend that the world is the same as it was before that terrorist incident on Sunday," Minns added.

"This is a huge burden that we feel on our shoulders and it will require legislative and further reforms early next year."

Chief executive of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation Sarah Davies spoke on behalf of Walter Mikac, who lost his family in the 1996 Port Arthur mass shooting.

Davies said that Mikac welcomed the NSW government's swift response to changing firearm laws.

"The people of NSW expect their gun laws to be as strong as possible and today, the Minns government has taken important steps to meet that responsibility," she said.

"Like all Australians, my heart is with the families of the victims, the survivors and Australia's Jewish community.

"I stand in love and in solidarity with all those affected by this unspeakable violence. I know the life-long cost of violence and loss."

Australia's largest gun buyback scheme since the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre will also launched following the Bondi Beach attack.

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The flowers cards, balloons, candles and other tributes left by Bondi Beach after the shooting which killed 15 people have been cleared away.

After a week which saw family and friends, dignitaries, Jews and Sydneysiders leave tributes to those killed, the process to return the area to normal has begun.

However, like after other attacks such as Bondi Junction stabbing and the Lindt Cafe siege, some will be kept to form part of a more permanent tribute.

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More than 200 flowers in mirrored cubes were inset into Martin Place after that attack, which killed two people.

The NSW Government said it consulted with Waverley Council and the Jewish community about taking the tributes away.

Most are outside the Pavilion, next to the park where Australia's deadliest terror attack unfolded.

Others were left on the bridge where the shooters stood, and on the beachfront.

"The outpouring of support at the temporary Bondi Beach floral tribute site (behind the Bondi Pavilion) has been overwhelming and is a heartfelt representation of the empathy the community has for the victims, their families and survivors," the NSW Government said.

"We will ensure photographs are captured and will collect a representation of materials from the floral tribute site to preserve and use in future memorial materials for the families as appropriate.

"The Jewish Museum will collect cards and other non-perishable items."

Workers were seen sorting items including into recycling bins.

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However while the area in front of Bondi Pavilion was cleared by Monday lunchtime, some new flowers were being left by visitors.

Last night thousands gathered for an official vigil following what was declared a day of reflection for the nation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was met with boos from parts of a crowd gathered at Bondi Beach as they marked exactly one week after Australia's worst terror attack.

For NSW Premier Chris Minns there was a standing ovation.