The video was shared on Facebook, where viewers were sharply divided.

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A conman is allegedly targeting locals in north-east Victoria by pretending to collect donations for the families of slain police officers Neal Thompson and Vadm De Waart-Hottart.

Police are investigating reports of a man falsely claiming to be raising money on behalf of the Thompson and De Waart-Hottart families after the officers were allegedly gunned down by accused cop killer Dezi Freeman on August 26.

It is alleged the man is posing as a Victoria Police officer and is attempting to obtain donation packages from locals and businesses ranging from $500 to $2500.

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He reportedly promised "business advertisement" in return for each donation, police said.

"Anyone who receives a call like this is urged not to make a payment and instead report the matter to police by calling or visiting their local police station," Victoria Police said in a statement.

"Victoria Police can confirm the only police-recognised fundraiser for officers and their families is Victoria Police Legacy."

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The official Victoria Police Legacy fund has already netted $136,085 in donations at the time of reporting.

Anyone with information can also contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Todd Williams, 30, admitted to storing thousands of exploitative images and videos.

Authorities have revealed that a man arrested in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting was taken into custody because he yelled, "I shot him, now shoot me."

A probable cause statement said George Zinn later admitted that he only said that "so the real suspect could get away."

A voicemail message left after hours by Associated Press at the office of a lawyer who represented Zinn for another case earlier this year was not immediately returned.

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Since the shooting, security experts have questioned the level of security at the event, including the number of officers and the decision to hold it outside.

Kirk was known to prefer being as close to students as possible during his tour on college campuses, allowing him to strike up conversations with passersby. And with each stop, his level of protection varied greatly.

Robinson detailed movements after the shooting

In a text exchange with his partner released by authorities, the alleged gunman Tyler Robinson wrote about planning to get his rifle from his "drop point," but that the area was "locked down."

Later he sent: "I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don't wanna chance it." The texts cited in court documents did not include timestamps and it was unclear how long after the shooting Robinson was texting.

"To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you," Robinson wrote in another text to his partner.

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Three people have been charged over an alleged arson attack which gutted a Melbourne factory earlier this year.

Detectives from Taskforce Hawk, which is probing corruption within the building industry in Victoria, charged three men with criminal damage and motor vehicle theft after a fire on Calarco Drive in Derrimut, in Mebourne's west, on May 27.

The trio are all in custody on unrelated matters, police said.

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Police will allege the 33-year-old man from Craigieburn and the 36-year-old from Roxborough lit the fire while the third man, 38, from Brunswick, directed the offences.

It is believed the offenders forced entry into an office area and poured accelerant, before setting the building alight.

They will front Melbourne Magistrates' Court on September 19.

The charges come two days after police released CCTV of a car linked to the factory fire.

Footage of a silver Lexus SUV was captured as it drove past the building in Derrimut.

Vision was also releases from another earlier fire in Maribyrnong on April 6.

The first fire took place outside a home on Scenic Drive in Maribyrnong, north-west Melbourne.

Footage shows two unknown offenders dousing cars in accelerant before setting them alight shortly after 1.30am.

The two cars went up in flames as the offenders fled the scene.

Nobody in the home was injured in the fire and the property was not damaged.

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Police are treating the two fires as linked.

Operation Hawk was established in July last year to target criminal behaviour linked to the construction industry.

It was renamed Taskforce Hawk in June this year.

It focuses on blackmail, extortion, assaults and threats to life and property, police said.

Police are engaging with "relevant industry stakeholders" to gather intelligence about the arson attacks.

"Fire is absolutely uncontrollable and unpredictable – these fires had the potential to cause significant property damage and even loss of life," said Detective Acting Inspector Ross Mitchell.

Anyone with information is urged to contact contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The Albanese government has thrown its support behind an Australian journalist who was subjected to a spray and threat from US President Donald Trump. 

ABC journalist John Lyons, on assignment for the program Four Corners, quizzed Trump on his business dealings while in office, asking if it was "appropriate" for a sitting president to be engaged in so much personal commerce.

"My kids are running the business," Trump said, before asking where Lyons was from.

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"The Australians. You're hurting Australia, right? In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now," Trump said.

"And they want to get along with me. You know, your leader is coming over to see me very soon. I'm going to tell them about you. You set a very bad tone."

The Trump administration continued the criticism online after posting a video of the exchange on an official White House account with the caption: "POTUS smacks down a rude foreign Fake News loser (many such cases)."

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The Trump family has been involved in numerous business undertakings arguably bolstered by the patriarch's presidential status, including golf course deals and cryptocurrency launches, since the start of Trump's second term.

Speaking on camera for the ABC later this morning, Lyons addressed the clash.

"If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely to the president of the United States should be acceptable, but in this day and age now, it's not," he said.

He referenced Donald Trump's US$15 billion ($22.4 billion) lawsuit announced against the New York Times yesterday, saying it was all part of his "war on the media".

Lyons defended his questions as fair, research-based, and politely conveyed.

Asked whether he had been banned from White House grounds, he said it would be a "very dark day" if that was the case.

"I don't think we've yet reached that point though," he said.

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It's a controversy that has been raised since Trump was first elected president and refused to divest himself of his business interests while in office.

When asked about the exchange at a press conference this afternoon, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Lyons was "just doing his job". 

"I respect the ABC and I respect its independence, and that extends to not second-guessing the questions asked legitimately by journalists at press conferences," he said.

"Journalists have a job to do, and as far as I can tell, that journalist was just doing his job in Washington DC.

"I don't second-guess the decisions taken, the questions asked by journalists whether it is in DC or elsewhere. I respect the independence of the ABC."

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has instead blamed the ABC, which he suggested may have an agenda against the president.

"The ABC need to have a good look at themselves. I mean, what the hell are they doing with the billion dollars a year we give them?" he told Today.

"Our taxes are paying for an Australian journalist to go over to the US and do all this stuff, they get $1 billion a year. Enough's enough."

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Remark reignites questions over Trump and Albanese meeting

Trump's mention – though without naming him – of Anthony Albanese "coming over to see me" has stoked interest once again in a potential face-to-face meeting between the two.

Albanese met Trump's predecessor Joe Biden swiftly upon taking office, but has yet to score a sit-down with Trump.

The two were scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Canada earlier this year, but Trump left early to oversee what turned out to be a US bombing strike on Iran's nuclear program.

Albanese has defended the lack of face-to-face time, pointing to several telephone conversations the pair have shared, while Trump has praised Albanese following those calls.

Chalmers reiterated that Trump and Albanese have had four "very warm conversations" over the phone.

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"They will meet in due course. The timing of any meeting will be announced by the prime minister," he said.

But issues including Trump's tariffs, particularly on Australian steel and aluminum, as well as the US government's review of the AUKUS security pact, remain a source of political tension for the prime minister.

Albanese travels to the US on the weekend to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week, where he will formally recognise Palestinian statehood.

No meeting has been publicly confirmed, despite Trump's comments.

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