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As a select group of world leaders prepares to roll into Beijing for a massive military parade on Wednesday, one is travelling in his signature armoured green train: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The old-fashioned train has become a symbol of Kim's dynasty and his secluded nation. It has also long been the subject of intrigue, carrying generations of the Kim family across the country and on rare international trips.

North Korean state media Rodong Sinmun confirmed early Tuesday that Kim's train had crossed the border into China, with photos of the leader smiling on board the train, sitting at a wooden table with a North Korean flag behind him. He's accompanied by senior officials including Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, according to the country's foreign ministry.

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Kim's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il, was reportedly averse to flying and relied heavily on the train, according to Reuters.

In one instance in 2002, Russian state media showed images of the train – green with yellow striping – when Kim Jong Il visited Russia during a brief period of relaxed sanctions that allowed greater engagement with the outside world.

Both Kim's father and grandfather reportedly hosted lavish dinners abroad. One account published in 2002 by Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky claimed that the train carried cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine from Paris, and that passengers feasted on live lobster and pork barbecue.

But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003. Though very little information from the isolated nation reaches the outside world now, reports indicate severe impoverishment and malnourishment throughout much of the country.

The train is also famously slow-moving and tight on security. It's so heavily armoured that it travels at an average speed of 60 kilometres an hour, according to a 2009 report in South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

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It contained conference rooms, an audience chamber and bedrooms and featured satellite phone connections and flat screen televisions, the paper reported at the time. In Kim Jong Il's time, some 20 stations were built for the family train, the paper said.

Kim has used this train on several trips abroad, though he has also previously travelled by plane and private jet.

Kim rode the train during his last international visit – a 2023 trip to Russia's far east to meet with his counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photos released by state media at the time offered a glimpse into the locomotive, showing polished wooden floors and an ornately decorated white doorway.

State media footage released in 2022 showed Kim working in his office on board the train, and also relaxing on board while smoking a cigarette in a short-sleeved shirt, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.

And during a 2018 trip when Kim met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, footage by North Korean state media showed Chinese officials boarding the train to greet Kim. The delegations held talks on board, sitting on two rows of pink couches, photos showed.

Besides international travel, the train has also been featured in state propaganda, with the Kim family going on long train journeys to meet ordinary North Koreans, Reuters reported.

A life-sized model of one of the train's carriages is displayed in a mausoleum outside the North Korean capital Pyongyang, where the remains of Kim's father and grandfather are kept.

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A man has been charged in northern Tasmania after police discovered counterfeit cash circulating in the community.

The 22-year-old man from Invermay was charged with multiple offences related to counterfeit money.

A further seven people have also been charged by police for counterfeit money offences in August.

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The counterfeit bills appear legitimate at a glance, however, some have the words "PROPS" printed onto them.

Detective Acting Inspector Aziz Melick said it was part of an ongoing investigation into counterfeit notes that have been popping up throughout northern Tasmania.

"Police remind the community that it is an offence to possess, buy, sell and use counterfeit money," Melick said.

Police are urging Australians to check the legitimacy of their cash and to contact police if they find counterfeit cash. 

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Drivers in Western Australia will be hit with fines from next month if they are caught by the state's new safety cameras.

After a seven-month introductory period, the new cameras will use artificial intelligence to detect drivers speeding, using a mobile phone and wearing a seatbelt incorrectly.

During the caution period, more than 60,000 notices were issued for more than 275,000 offences.

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From October 8, drivers will receive fines for breaking the road rules.

Six mobile safety cameras, including trailer and fixed freeway cameras, were introduced in the state in late January to detect multiple offences simultaneously.

The government also upgraded fixed cameras at two sites on the Kwinana Freeway as part of the rollout.

The new safety cameras will complement the existing fleet of automated speed cameras operated by the WA Police Force.

According to the WA government, the safety camera program is funded through the Road Trauma Trust Account.

This will see 100 per cent of safety camera infringement revenue allocated to projects and programs which reduce injuries and deaths on the state's roads.

Last year, Western Australia saw its deadliest road toll in almost a decade with more than 180 road deaths.

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US President Donald Trump is just fine, he said in a message to followers, as he returned to the White House from a day at his Virginia golf club last weekend.

"NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE," he wrote on Truth Social — a nod to the swirl of weekend speculation about his wellbeing.

That capitalised missive was followed by a steady stream of social media posts on Sunday evening and Monday morning — on everything from India tariffs, COVID-19 vaccines and crime — before he returned to Trump National Golf Club for the Labor Day public holiday.

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Trump made 26 public engagements last month — most recently, a three-plus-hour cabinet meeting last Tuesday where the president fielded questions on topics from Taylor Swift's engagement to global conflicts.

So it was certainly unusual when, for three weekdays at the end of August, Trump's public schedule went uncharacteristically dark.

There were no events on his schedule last Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and the president spent his Labor Day weekend in Washington also with no public appearances scheduled.

The conspicuous absence lit conspiratorial corners of the internet and group chats ablaze with questions.

But on Saturday, he emerged, spotted by pool reporters in a white polo, black pants, and signature red "Make America Great Again" hat on the way to his Virginia golf club.

Grandchildren Kai Trump and Spencer Trump were also along for the ride.

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He returned to his club on Sunday — posting an undated photo of himself seated in a golf cart during a matchup with former NFL coach and media personality Jon Gruden — and again on Monday.

The White House press office often boasts of Trump as the "most accessible" president in history, tweaking his predecessor as they highlight his significant engagements with the press.

As questions arose about the president's activities and whereabouts, a White House official said on Friday he was holding standard policy and staff meetings.

He also sat for an hour-long interview with the conservative publication Daily Caller.

"He's very much alive!" Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese said in a post to social media previewing her interview – a nod to intense conjecture amid the very online set.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the online rumour mill generated intrigue amid broader concerns from the public about presidential wellness.

Trump, at 79, will be the oldest US president in history at the end of his term.

And former president Joe Biden was wracked with inquiries about his fitness for office, eventually prompting his withdrawal from his reelection campaign.

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Images of Trump's bruised hand prompted some speculation last month, something the president's physician, Sean Barbabella, dismissed as "minor soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin".

The White House announced in July that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, after he was seen with swelling in his legs.

Trump, Barbabella said at the time, "remains in excellent health".

Australia's top-paying jobs have been revealed in a major analysis of the national market by Seek.

The job website's new Money Matters report looks into the changing Australian workplace, including employee attitudes to the office and the priorities of pay increases and work-life balance.

Seek also analysed data from its job advertisements to find out what the highest-paying gigs in the country are.

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Unsurprisingly, many are medical, with radiologists coming in first with an average annual salary of $236,147.

That was followed by psychiatrists ($235,233), GPs ($233,886), medical practitioners ($231,955), health staff specialists, ($224,382), legal firm partners ($221,781), physicians, ($218,537), construction project directors ($214,903), government and defence executive directors ($211,427), and mining/resources/energy maintenance managers ($209,754).

The Money Matters report found that only 36 per cent of Australian workers felt financially secure right now, and that an income of at least $100,000 was needed to live comfortably.

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However, a significant majority of 65 per cent of respondents said a good work-life balance was more important than a higher salary.

And the same proportion of respondents said they'd be willing to give up some flexibility in their job for a pay rise.

Seek career coach Leah Lambart said workers faced a complex balancing act.

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"We're seeing workers caught between two competing forces – the desire for genuine work-life balance, and the financial pressures that are intensifying in the current economic climate," she said.

"We can expect Australian workers to be increasingly considering the whole package of their work experience, not just simply their pay packet.

"This could look like negotiating a pay increase in exchange for more time working onsite, or getting a regular RDO in return for longer working hours across the month."

Top 10 highest paid jobs in Australia for 2025

1. Radiologist – $236,147

2. Psychiatrist – $235,233

3. General practitioner – $233,886

4. Medical practitioner – $231,955

5. Staff specialist (Health and medical) – $224,382

6. Partner (Legal) – $221,781

7. Physician – $218,537

8. Project director (Construction) – $214,903

9. Executive director (Government and defence) – $211,427

10. Maintenance manager (Mining, resourses, and energy) – $209,754.

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Plans for a multi-million dollar expansion of the Gold Coast's Dreamworld precinct could be fast-tracked by the Queensland government after plans stalled with the council.

The application, initially lodged in 2023, envisions the 30-hectare site divided into four distinct zones, encompassing a major tourism core with existing rides, a nature-based tourism area, a town centre precinct including residential homes, and a gateway precinct featuring a resort, restaurants and bars.

The state government today toured the theme park before indicating it may use its "call-in powers" to bypass Gold Coast City Council and directly manage the approval process.

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According to Dreamworld chief executive Greg Yong, the lack of certainty has hindered progress.

"I can't talk to developers, I can't talk to partners about what we can do, because we have no certainty," Yong said, adding that the government's potential intervention "is a very strong step in the right direction".

"This is not a hotel for the Olympics, this is a hotel that will do really well for the Olympics but tremendously well for us for 50 years," Yong said.

The decision to consider using "call in powers" was influenced by a request from Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate.

"For Dreamworld to expand, it invests further in our city, I welcome (that) very much," Tate said.

Dreamworld now has 20 days to convince Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie, who is also planning minister, why he should "call in" the application.

 "If I, in 20 days, decide to call in this development then I'll take over the approval process," Bleijie said today.

A final decision regarding the intervention is anticipated by late September.

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.

Three Sydney men have been charged over an alleged plot to import more than half a tonne of cocaine through the city's ports.

Since April, a multi-agency strike force led by the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police has been investigating a criminal syndicate that was believed to have members working inside Sydney ports to help smuggle drugs into the country.

The strike force received intelligence that a group was allegedly planning to remove a drug stash from an imported shipping container at a sea freight facility in Sydney.

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The container had entered Australia carrying legitimate cargo, which had since been delivered.

A Hillsdale man, 38, who worked as a forklift driver, was allegedly seen moving shipping containers around the facility to access a particular container, at about 12.30 am on Sunday.

A short time later, police allege they saw another man with a bag enter that shipping container.

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Investigators arrested that man, a 25-year-old from Oyster Bay, and allegedly found his bag contained a crowbar, angle grinder, ear protection, portable lights and other tools.

Police allege the man was going to cut into a false wall at the rear of the container.

Investigators removed the false wall and found 506 blocks of white powder in a cavity covered in lead sheeting.

The contents tested positive for cocaine.

Police claimed the 506kg haul would have been worth more than $164 million on the street and could have filled more than 2.5 million street deals.

A short time later, the Hillsdale man returned to the container and was also arrested, police say.

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Both men were charged with multiple serious drug offences that could result in a life sentence if they are convicted.

A short time later, police carried out a search warrant at the Hillsdale man's home, and arrested a 42-year-old Caringbah man who was leaving the property.

Police allege the man was carrying $200,000 in cash that was suspected as being illicitly gained.

The man also worked as a forklift driver for a logistics company.

He was charged with dealing with the suspected proceeds of crime.

Police also searched the Oyster Bay man's house, where they allegedly seized a further $130,000 in cash.

In court yesterday, the Hillsdale and Oyster Bay men were refused bail and will return to court on October 29.

The Caringbah man was granted bail and will also return to court on October 29.

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A self-confessed neo-Nazi could face serious charges over a hate-filled speech at an anti-immigration demonstration in Sydney.

The March for Australia anti-immigration rally yesterday was railroaded by members of the neo-Nazi group White Australia.

Its leader – Jack Eltis, a father from the city's north-west – could potentially be investigated for spewing hate speech.

"Send them back, no debate, no discussion, we want to send them back to their land," he said.

Many in the crowd were unimpressed, booing the speakers.

At the end, the Nazi overtones were unmistakable as one speaker yelled "hail Australia".

Premier Chris Minns today called the march divisive.

"If you're going to a rally and the Nazis turn up, it's not one you should be at," he said.

Minns said he'd spoken to police and they were investigating the speeches made at the rally.

It's a criminal offence in NSW to intentionally and publicly incite racial hatred. The maximum penalty is two years in jail. 

The speeches of several White Australia members will be scrutinised.

After the rally, Eltis was clear about his ideology.

"All the men in our organisation are proud to be racist," he said.

Asked if they were Nazis, he said "yes, we're national socialists".

In Melbourne, vision has surfaced of another neo-Nazi group tearing into an Indigenous camp in the hours after the March for Australia rally there.

In Adelaide, police are searching for a man filmed yesterday during the protest holding a poster supporting accused cop killer Dezi Freeman.

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