Police will investigate the death of two-year-old Joe Massa at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital in September last year.

The investigation was launched yesterday after police were directed by the NSW coroner to look into the death of the toddler.

In a statement this afternoon, NSW Police said Joe's death was not reported to police at the time.

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Police retrospectively reported the death to the coroner yesterday and an investigation was launched by Northern Beaches Police Area Command.

The toddler was first taken to Northern Beaches Hospital on September 14  after he had spent the night vomiting.

The toddler had hypovolemia, a condition that occurs when the body loses too much fluid.

Joe had to wait more than two-and-a-half hours for a bed despite a dangerously high heartbeat and his mother's pleas for intravenous fluids were rejected.

Joe was later taken to the Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick, where he died.

Parents Danny and Elouise Massa say Northern Beaches Hospital failed their son "at every level" and that he would be alive today were it not for the improper care he received.

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Yesterday, the bosses of Healthscope, the operator of Northern Beaches Hospital, were grilled in NSW parliament and said they took "full accountability" for Joe's death.

Chief medical officer and chief operating officer Peter Thomas said staff not providing Joe with an IV drip after his mother asked three times was "a mistake".

"Retrospectively, it would've been appropriate to give baby Joe fluids earlier in his admission," Thomas said.

Police will now prepare a brief for the coroner. 

US Attorney General Pam Bondi today released government documents related to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, but the first wave of files posted on the Justice Department website have largely been circulating in the public domain for years and didn't include any new bombshells about the sex trafficking case that has been a favourite subject of conspiracy theorists.

The small batch of documents included copies of flight logs from Epstein's private plane, which have long been available in multiple court cases, and a heavily redacted photocopy of an address book purportedly compiled by Epstein and his longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell, which has been cited in media accounts for many years.

The Justice Department also released a blacked-out list of masseuses and an evidence list showing entries for more than 150 items, including nude images, massage tables, sex toys and other items.

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There wasn't any indication whether the list was from Epstein's case, Maxwell's case or some other investigation.

Bondi had teased the documents during a Fox News appearance this week, declaring, "Breaking news right now, you're going to see some Epstein information released."

The Justice Department said it was making the documents public to show its commitment to transparency.

President Donald Trump, who was in office when Epstein was arrested in 2019, suggested while campaigning last year that he'd seek to open up the government's files.

But the rollout of the documents – which were first given to political commentators at the White House hours earlier in binders that read "The Epstein Files: Phase I" – showed the administration's penchant for showmanship and preference for conservative influencers with large social media followings.

The Justice Department didn't post them on its website until hours later, along with a note downplaying their significance.

"The first phase of declassified files largely contains documents that have been previously leaked but never released in a formal capacity by the US government," the note said.

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The documents are unlikely to satisfy online sleuths eager for fresh details about Epstein's crimes and his connections to famous people, which have long been the subject of intense media scrutiny.

The lack of new information drew criticism even from some conservatives.

"GET US THE INFORMATION WE ASKED FOR!" Florida Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna wrote on social media, calling the rollout a "complete disappointment".

Bondi suggested in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel that more records were recently discovered.

She ordered the FBI to hand over "the full and complete Epstein files" to her by Friday morning local time, and directed Patel to "conduct an immediate investigation" into why her order to the FBI to turn over all documents was not followed.

Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in the early 2000s, but wound up serving just 13 months in jail.

He was indicted on federal charges in New York in 2019, more than a decade after he secretly struck a deal with federal prosecutors in Florida to dispose of similar charges of sex trafficking.

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The case has drawn widespread attention because of Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell's links to royals, presidents and billionaires.

Maxwell herself is the daughter of the late British media tycoon Robert Maxwell, who once owned the New York Daily News.

Over the years, thousands of pages of records have been released through lawsuits, Epstein's criminal dockets, public disclosures and Freedom of Information Act requests.

In January 2024, a court unsealed the final batch of a trove of documents that had been collected as evidence in a lawsuit filed by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre.

Much of the material, including transcripts of victim interviews and old police reports, had already been publicly known.

They included mentions of Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Britain's Prince Andrew and magician David Copperfield, as well as testimony from one victim who said she met Michael Jackson at Epstein's Florida home but nothing untoward happened with him.

The previously released files included a 2016 deposition in which an accuser recounted spending several hours with Epstein at Trump's Atlantic City casino but didn't say if she actually met Trump and did not accuse him of any wrongdoing.

Trump has also said that he once thought Epstein was a "terrific guy," but that they later had a falling out.

In 2023, The Associated Press obtained thousands of pages of records shedding light on the final days of Epstein's life at a now-shuttered federal jail in Manhattan.

They included emails between jail officials, psychological evaluations, internal agency reports, memos and other records.

The Justice Department's Inspector General later issued a report finding that a "combination of negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures" by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and jail workers enabled Epstein to take his own life in August 2019.

The watchdog report found no evidence of foul play.

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Nine News reporter Jonathan Kearsley has questioned US President Donald Trump over AUKUS as the debate continues around if he misunderstood or misheard the question.

Trump was hosting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House today when a journalist asked if the pair would be discussing the military partnership between the US, United Kingdom and Australia.

"What does that mean?" Trump replied.

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Trump seemed to pick up on what AUKUS was when the journalist clarified it was the alliance between the three nations.

But debate has emerged on whether he had mistaken AUKUS for orcas due to the journalist's accent.

Kearsley saw Trump emerge from the West Wing at the White House and used the opportunity to question him about AUKUS.

"Mr President, do you know what AUKUS is, sir?" he said.

"Do you know what the AUKUS alliance is, sir?

"What's the AUKUS alliance, sir? Do you fully support it?"

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Trump and other officials and aides stopped, turned towards Kearsley and listened before turning back around and re-entering the White House.

Kearsley told Nine's Today show that Trump may not have heard or understood the question as there was about 30 to 40 metres between them. Pronunciation may also have been an issue.

He added that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told him earlier: "I think we're going to have to limit the questions to Americans who he can understand."

"I think the president may well have, perhaps, at times, thought of orcas which are killer whales," he said.

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Australian singer and actress Alli Simpson, known for her appearances on reality shows like The Masked Singer and I'm a Celebrity…, has overcome a life-altering accident that nearly left her paralysed.

In a candid interview, Simpson – the younger sister of swimmer and pop star Cody Simpson – revealed that she fractured two vertebrae in her neck after diving into a shallow pool at Burleigh Heads in 2019.

The injury left her just two millimetres away from paralysis.

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Simpson's road to recovery was arduous, and she endured a challenging three-year period, including depression, while wearing a neck brace.

However, her unwavering positivity propelled her back into the spotlight.

"I definitely fell into a depression," she told 9News.

"It was really hard to stay positive in times like that but I found myself feeling positive by the end of the day because all I could about was, 'Wow, it could have been so much worse.'"

Simpson now has a line-up of projects in the works, including a podcast, a local television show, and a radio segment.

"This can be my year now, I have a new lease on life," she said.

"After everything that's happened, I feel like I'm here for a reason and I'm so excited to get back into everything I love to do."

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.

Politicians from both sides in Australia have weighed in today on US President Donald Trump's apparent stumble when he said he did not know what AUKUS was.

Trump was hosting visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House when the pair were asked by a reporter whether they'd be discussing AUKUS, under which Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

"What does that mean?" Trump replied.

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After being told by the British journalist about the defence agreement involving the three nations, the US president said "we've had a very good relationship with Australia".

Since Trump took office last month, the future of the AUKUS alliance, which Australia will spend $368 billion on to acquire a fleet of nuclear-propelled submarines by the 2030s has been under scrutiny.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told Today this morning he was sure the US president supports AUKUS, putting the slip down to confusion over acronyms.

"Not everyone, you know, gets the acronyms, and all the rest of it, but there's no doubt in my mind that the president strongly supports the alliance between our three countries and strongly supports AUKUS."

"He stated (his support) previously and the submarine deal, which we negotiated when we were in government when I was defence minister, will underpin the national security of our country for the next century. And it's an important relationship."

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Senior government frontbencher Murray Watt also said he was unfazed about Trump's slip-up.

"Obviously, President Trump has got a lot on his plate and lots to remember. And you'll see that very quickly he was able to make the point about the strength of the relationship between Australia and the US," Watt said.

"We've already seen both the Secretary of State and Secretary for Defence in the US talk about president Trump's support for the AUKUS arrangements, so that's what really matters, rather than whether someone remembers an acronym in the middle of a meeting." 

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played a straight bat when 9News' Jonathan Kearsley in Washington asked him if the president knows what AUKUS is.

Bessent replied: "I think we're going to have to limit the questions to Americans who he can understand."

Earlier this month, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Trump was well aware of the AUKUS alliance.

He was speaking as the Australian government made a $US500 million ($798 million) payment to Washington as part of the AUKUS deal.

One American politician said on Thursday that Trump should have been better briefed by his aides about the importance of AUKUS.

Congressman Joe Courtney, a Democrat who represents a district of Connecticut where the US Navy submarines are made, said on X the deal was vital for American jobs.

"POTUS talk to your Secretary of Defense who just received a $500M check from Australia as part of the AUKUS agreement. A great deal for America."

The AUKUS pact was signed by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden to counter China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia, the US and Britain signed the AUKUS pact nearly four years ago, with the aim of maintaining a "free and open Indo-Pacific".

Under the deal, Australia would purchase three Virginia-class submarines from the US and build five of a new AUKUS-class submarine in cooperation with Britain.

But there have been concerns over the US's ability to produce nuclear-powered submarines for its own military needs, aside from its deal with Australia.

A Melbourne couple's lives were changed forever after they won the $30 million Powerball prize last night.

They revealed that a dream had inspired their choice of numbers, and they held the only Division One winning entry in Powerball draw 1502.

"I had a dream about these numbers – 1, 7, 11 and 22. There were other numbers, but I didn't remember them all," he told The Lott.

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The couple from Point Cook scored division two 19 times, bolstering their total win to $30,440,758.20.

The man revealed he had the numbers in his head and had written them down on a ticket a few years ago, hoping they would pay off.

"Thank you for this call. This is the best call I've ever had," he said.

"It's come at the perfect time. It just takes the pressure off. We're pretty low-key. We'll still go to work tomorrow. We just want to enjoy life. We'll speak to a financial advisor and invest.

"We don't want for much, so this means we are well and truly set. It's just amazing!"

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Their winning ticket was purchased online.

The winning numbers in Powerball draw 1502 were 26, 22, 7, 35, 1, 11 and 25, with the Powerball number being 3.

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An alleged repeat youth offender is behind bars after being charged over a horrific crash that claimed the life of an elderly pensioner on a mobility scooter.

The same boy is accused of targeting the home of a blind man and several other serious crimes.

Allan Smillie, 76, was coming home from the shops on his mobility scooter on Saturday morning in the Logan suburb of Kingston when his life was cut short allegedly by the actions of a 17-year-old boy.

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Police arrested the Waterford West boy at the scene and announced a string of charges had been laid against him on Sunday night.

It's alleged the teen failed to stop the Ford Focus he was driving at a stop sign on Anthony Street about 10.40am, colliding with a Holden Barina and then Smillie.

Smillie's family member, Melissa Griffin, said: "It's just really hard to comprehend what's happened.

"The whole family is shattered."

Kristyn Marshall said Smillie had been "left him for dead".

Smillie's niece, Kaylee On, told 9News: "We're not going to hear his voice anymore, you know, as soft as he was, we will not ever hear that again, and it's devastating, it really is, mate."

Police will allege the child was behind the wheel of a car he took from his parents and was unlicensed.

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"The vehicle had three occupants in it, they all ran away from the vehicle after the incident," Mark White from Queensland Police said.

A member of the public pinned down the accused teen until officers arrived.

A girl filmed running from the scene is also understood to be assisting police.

The teenage boy was charged with seven offences over the incident including dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death whilst adversely affected by an intoxicating substance, leaving the scene of an incident without getting help, unlicensed driving and drug possession.

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He was also charged with nine property charges over alleged offences on Thursday in the Logan area.

He's accused of a string of crimes, including ramming a Logan family home in December.

Among those inside was a man who is legally blind.

He chased the group off his property.

Detectives are investigating a number of other break-ins and whether they're linked to the teen.

His case was briefly mentioned in the Beenleigh Magistrates court this morning.

He'll be back before a magistrate next month.

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A cyclist has opened up about the moment he was rammed by a car in an alleged hit-run in Melbourne's Bayside over the weekend.

Justin Spencer, 53, was riding at the back of a group along the Nepean Highway in Seaford just before 8am on Saturday when he was allegedly struck by a blue Volkswagen Golf, police said.

Vision filmed by a rider in front of Spencer shows him falling to the ground from the impact of the hit.

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Speaking to 9News, he described feeling like he'd been hit by "a freight train".

"A massive hit. I was just in total shock," Spencer said.

"I do concede how lucky I was because the outcome could've been a lot worse."

As the father of two lay injured on the ground, the Golf allegedly swerved at the group in front of him, before speeding off.

Spencer moved himself onto the Seaford nature strip before he was surrounded by witnesses wanting to help.

He was treated at the scene and is awaiting surgery for a broken hand.

Spencer says he still deliberately avoids cycling during weekdays and busy times.

"I can understand the frustration… people are going to work and they've got a cyclist blocking… I would be frustrated too," he said.

"The right-hand lane was clear for this guy, if he was in such a rush he could've gone past."

Police will allege the driver of the Golf fled the scene after the collision occurred.

Witnesses claim he had at least two other passengers in the car.

A 20-year-old Cranbourne North man has since been charged with a string of offences, including reckless conduct endangering life, dangerous driving and failure to render assistance.

He was bailed to appear before the Moorabbin Magistrates' Court on April 3.

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