Lawyers for reality TV star Matt Wright are battling to keep him out of jail as they prepare appeals against a jury's finding he tried to pervert the course of justice after a fatal helicopter crash.

The Outback Wrangler star lost his best mate and co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson in the February 2022 crash that left pilot Sebastian Robinson a paraplegic.

The crash occurred during a crocodile-egg collecting trip in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory while Wilson was slung on a line below a chopper to drop onto nests in remote swampland.

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Luke Officer, the instructing solicitor for the defence during the trial, told AAP the appeal documents were being "finished off" and were expected to be lodged today for referral to the appeal court.

"The appeal papers will be filed, there will be an appeal hearing of some sort," he said.

Wright was accused of lying to crash investigators about the amount of fuel in the machine, of trying to get Robinson to falsify flying hours and of asking a friend to "torch" the helicopter's maintenance release.

On August 29, a Supreme Court jury in Darwin found Wright guilty on the first two counts but could not reach agreement on the third count regarding the "torch" claim.

Prosecutors alleged Wright was worried investigators would learn his chopper flying-hour meters were regularly disconnected to extend flying hours beyond official thresholds and paperwork was falsified to match.

The prosecution did not allege Wright caused the chopper crash, the death of Wilson or Robinson's injuries.

During the trial, the defence targeted Robinson as a cocaine-dealing "party animal" who was to blame for the crash.

Wright has been granted bail ahead of a sentencing hearing on December 12.

Following his guilty verdicts, Wright told reporters outside court that there were "no winners" from the trial.

"The ordeal has been incredibly tough on everyone and it's always been hard to understand why the focus of these investigations have been solely on me and not into the cause of the crash," he said at the time.

Prosecutors have indicated they will be seeking a term of imprisonment for Wright.

The maximum penalty for attempting to pervert the course of justice is 15 years' in jail.

The NT Court of Appeal will also separately hear legal arguments on October 7 about a question of law stemming from a "no case submission" raised by Wright's defence during the trial.

Defence barrister David Edwardson KC argued before the judge, but not before the jury, that the charges his client faced were "a catch-all, or an offence of last resort" and shouldn't have been brought.

Acting Justice Alan Blow ruled for the prosecution, concluding there was a case to answer on all three counts.

Wilson's widow Dani is pursuing a civil case against Wright and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority over the crash that killed her husband.

NT Police have also indicated they will be seeking court costs from Wright.

Ngāti Hāua placed a rāhui on the Whanganui River during the search.

A shop worker was assaulted during the second robbery on September 25.

Two sunscreens are being recalled due to concerns their SPF levels are lower than what is claimed on the packaging.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said Advanced Skin Technology has recalled several batches of skincare brand Aspect Sun's Physical Sun Protection SPF50+ and Tinted Physical SPF50+ products.

"This follows preliminary testing evidence indicating that the SPF levels of their products may be lower than what is claimed on their labels," the TGA said in a statement.

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"There is a risk that a low SPF rating may increase the risk of sunburn during use and reduce the long-term effectiveness of preventing skin cancer."

The TGA said products should be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.

"Other sunscreens may be added to the table in the coming weeks," the TGA said.

"We will provide further updates if any other sunscreen products are recalled.

"If you have any concerns or questions about SPF and use of sunscreens, please speak to your health professional."

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Batch numbers for Aspect Sun's Physical Sun Protection SPF50+ product include A2450, A2190, A1958 and A1492.

The affected batch numbers for Aspect Sun's Tinted Physical SPF50+ are A2451, A2191, A1976 and A1629.

Six other sunscreens were recently pulled from shelves following an investigation by consumer group CHOICE.

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Firefighters continue to battle a blaze of tightly packed paper and recycling materials the size of two football fields in Sydney's east.

The Opal paper and recycling mill is on the corner of Botany Road and Bumborah Point Road in the industrial area of Matraville.

Fire and Rescue NSW says authorities are expected to be on-site until at least tomorrow afternoon due to how deep the fires are within the highly flammable recycling materials inside the factory.

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The fire spread to a nearby car park on an adjoining street, setting seven cars on fire, which have since been extinguished.

Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW said the fire was classified as a "six-alarm fire" with 20 firetrucks and 60 firefighters arriving on scene to help extinguish the blaze.

The fire has been reported as surrounded and under control, with all staff and tradesmen safely evacuated from the building.

The fire began at around 1pm and was driven by dry, strong winds blowing from the south-west.

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As smoke continues to engulf the area, emergency services are advising people to avoid the area and keep doors, windows and vents shut.

Firefighters continue to battle the blaze inside the factory and are not treating it as suspicious.

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A real estate agent who believed she was doing the "right thing" by buying a vulnerable retiree's property at $500,000 below market value has had her licence suspended.

Rachelle Carmen Nohra took advantage of the 82-year-old with alcohol problems and symptoms of Alzheimer's by purchasing his Sydney home for $600,000.

She offered this price despite knowing his property had a similar value to one sold next door for $1.1 million.

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Nohra, who is the director of Eser Property in Greystanes, purchased the man's home at a "significant undervalue" in a personal capacity in April 2023, a tribunal decision published yesterday revealed.

She promised that the retiree – known for legal reasons as Mr A – could remain living at the property for the rest of his life.

However, their subsequent tenancy agreement allowed him to be evicted with 90 days' notice, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found.

Nohra did not appear to understand there was a conflict between her own interests and the retiree's when she bought his property or that he was vulnerable to be taken advantage of, the tribunal said.

"(Her) lack of insight into such basic matters is of serious concern to the tribunal," senior member Lachlan Bryant wrote.

Nohra had approached the tribunal seeking to overturn a decision by the Commissioner for Fair Trading suspending her licence for a year, imposing a $11,000 fine and directing her to undertake further training.

She contended that she was still a "fit and proper person" to act as a real estate agent.

Instead, Bryant found she had taken advantage of the 82-year-old by purchasing his property without giving him the chance to get financial or legal advice.

"Subject to the costs of the sale, the applicant stood to gain a windfall from the sale of around $500,000, on her own estimates, and upon its completion was enriched to (the retiree's) detriment," he wrote.

Her actions were "sufficiently closely connected to her profession" to warrant reprimand and punishment, the tribunal found.

"(Nohra's) belief that purchasing (his) property in the circumstances was the right thing to do is of serious concern," Bryant said.

"(Her) conduct may put the real estate industry into disrepute and falls short of the community's expectations of a licence holder."

She had failed to repay further money to the retiree or take steps to ensure his tenancy at the property was secure over the long-term, Bryant noted.

However, he declined to impose a higher penalty sought by Fair Trading – including cancelling her licence completely and banning her from acting as a real estate agent for three years.

That was "too harsh", he found.

Nohra and Eser Property have been approached for comment.

A dead juvenile humpback measuring eight metres has closed a Victorian beach until further notice due to fears the carcass could attract sharks.

The whale washed up at Sandy Point Beach in the state's Gippsland region yesterday morning, a few hundred metres from the local surf lifesaving club.

The mammal is decomposing with bites along its tail after being partially eaten by sharks in the water.

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"The beach has been closed to prevent possible human health impacts as the whale decomposes," the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action said on social media.

"Whales are protected under the Wildlife Act.

"It is an offence for people or their dogs to be within 300 metres of a whale, whether it is dead or alive.

"It is an offence to interfere with, take or be in possession of parts of a dead whale."

Sandy Point Beach is expected to closed until Monday.

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Hundreds of US generals and admirals around the globe have been called to Virginia for a meeting with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth next Tuesday, several US officials told CNN, though the reason for the meeting is unclear.

The meeting is expected to be held at the military installation in Quantico, Virginia, multiple officials said, adding that no one seems to know what the meeting is about, including the general and flag officers themselves, or why it was suddenly added to the calendar.

One source familiar said they had heard theories ranging from a group physical fitness test, to receiving a briefing on the state of the Defence Department, to a mass firing of officers, but regardless of the reason the sudden convening of so many senior military officers is highly unusual.

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"It's being referred to as the general squid games," one official quipped.

Some officials also voiced security concerns about having so many high-ranking officers in one place at the same time.

A congressional aide told CNN that unless Hegseth planned to announce "a major new military campaign or a complete overhaul of the military command structure, I can't imagine a good reason for this."

The Washington Post first reported news of the meeting early on Thursday.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that Hegseth would address "his senior military leaders early next week."

The Pentagon did not answer specific questions about the purpose of the meeting or if the directive was for all general and flag officers in the military.

During a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump responded to a question about the upcoming gathering by saying, "Isn't it nice that people are coming from all over the world to meet?"

Trump said the meeting would at least partially be tied to a review of military equipment.

"We have the greatest equipment in the world," he said.

"A lot of generals want to be here. They're also going to be touring equipment sites. They're going to be talking about the newest weapons."

It's unclear if the order was for all general and flag officers — those with the rank of one star or higher — or just those in certain command or leadership roles.

The meeting comes as the Trump administration has fired a slew of high-profile general and flag officers since taking office in January, in many instances due to Hegseth's campaign against diversity-related issues, but often also for unspecified reasons.

Hegseth also ordered the Defence Department in May to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by at least twenty per cent.

The officers who have been fired thus far include former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, former Chief of Naval Operations; Adm. Linda Fagan, former Commandant of the Coast Guard; Gen. James Slife, former vice chief of the Air Force; Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, former head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency; Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, former chief of the Navy Reserve; and Rear Adm. Milton Sands, former head of Naval Special Warfare Command.

Before taking on the role of defence secretary, Hegseth repeatedly voiced disdain for much of the military's currently serving general and flag officer corps.

In a podcast appearance last summer, Hegseth said a third of the military's senior officers were "actively complicit" in what he argued is a move towards politicisation of the military.

In a second podcast, he said senior officers were "playing by all the wrong rules" to cater to "ideologues in Washington, DC."

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Australian billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has slammed Donald Trump's "bulldust" on climate change, insinuating the US president is too sheltered to understand the reality of it.

"Across America, people are not venting what they tell me in private, and it's just so sad," Forrest told Today.

"You've got to be able to speak truth to power. Otherwise power is never going to hear it."

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Trump declared climate change was a "con job" in an address to the United Nations earlier this week.

Forrest, a long-time champion of green energy, cited his own lived experience in Australia and the Pacific islands, including witnessing "coral reef decimation", as having granted him a closer perspective on the issue than Trump.

"Mate, you come and walk a mile in my shoes before you come out with utter bulldust saying that global warming is not hitting. It's hitting us hard," he said.

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"You just probably can't feel it in the White House, mate. Air conditioners on. Nice is it mate?"

Forrest said his comments about the issue had provoked a response from the White House, but he refused to go into details about it.

He said there was still time for Trump to flip on the issue as he rhetorically did regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine this week, and urged him to do so before the US missed the boat.

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"Don't deny your people, you know, the other horses in that great big energy race," Forrest said.

"You're backing a tired, tired old horse. Oil and gas. It's a bit old, bit shaky. It's only going to win because you kill all the other horses. Well, that's not good for the American people, mate."

Forrest has also called for the Australian government to increase its commitment to cutting emissions, saying a 70 per cent reduction needed to be the minimum.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently announced a target of "62 to 70 per cent" cuts by 2035.

"All I can say is if you set yourself a target, if you make, if you evolve into 70 per cent being a minimum, then all the lazy CEOs, they're going to have to get off their tails and stop just soaking up bonuses and actually do some work," Forrest said.

"I mean, we are looking at a much cheaper way of making energy. The technology is there."

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Typhoon Ragasa is barrelling through China, as the death toll in Taiwan reaches 14.

As a result of the storm – previously a super typhoon – a number of Australians find themselves stranded in Hong Kong, with thousands of flights cancelled and airports shut.

The extent of the destruction is starting to be realised as the system pushes west along the southern Chinese coast toward Vietnam.

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It was anything but happy hour at Melbourne man Viviano Romito's harbourside bistro, Frites.

"When mother nature calls, there's not much you can do," he told 9News.

"The pressure of the wave came right over the wall and directly into the restaurant.

"Completely gutted right throughout, the whole bottom floor."

Hurricane-force winds whipped up a storm surge that swamped multiple waterfront businesses.

"All the restaurants were affected exactly the same," Romito said.

Over at the Fullerton Hotel, there was not just a leak but a wave, turning the lobby into the pool deck and washing staff off their feet.

Even the high-rise rooms were copping it.

"Even though the windows were closed, because the wind was so strong, it was blowing the rain through it, so we had to put towels down," Barbara Leota told 9News via Zoom.

Leota and family friend Grisellda Tautalafua from Sydney had their flights cancelled, as have thousands of others in Hong Kong.

"They actually shut the airport for 36 hours, so no flights coming in and out – apparently over 700 flights were cancelled, so they're just scrambling to try and get everyone sorted," Tautalafua said.

The couple are hoping to be on a flight back home tomorrow.

Flights in Hong Kong resumed today after some 1000 had been disrupted, affecting about 140,000 passengers. Businesses also re-opened on Thursday.

Like in Hong Kong, activities halted earlier in the week are gradually returning to normal in China's Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Ragasa peaked at super-typhoon strength on Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 265 km/h making it the world's strongest cyclone of the year.

In the Philippines, Ragasa left at least 11 dead, while in Taiwan, authorities revised the death toll from 17 to 14 on Thursday, citing double-counting.

By Thursday afternoon, its sustained winds had weakened to a maximum 55 km/h and Ragasa was downgraded to a tropical depression.

It's forecast to dissipate eventually while remaining a rain threat for Vietnam and other parts of South-East Asia.

– Reported with Associated Press.

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