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Cyclone Trevor has intensified to category three and is picking up speed as it barrels towards the Northern Territory coast, where more than 2000 people evacuated from its path face an anxious wait.

Australian politicians get out in public every single day without guards, bulletproof vests or guns.

Relocating a Sydney team to Queensland won't work, Ipswich-based Western Corridor NRL bid chairman Steve Johnson says.

Scott Morrison says he is determined to ensure Australia remains the world's "best immigration nation", by promoting understanding and calling out people who go against that spirit.

Despite a booming economy and record infrastructure spending, NSW is facing political deadlock as voters struggle to decide between a relatively uninspiring premier and an at-times bumbling opposition leader.

The 50 Muslim worshippers "gunned down like sheep" at New Zealand mosques could have limited the carnage if they were carrying their own firearms, a leading American gun supporter said.

NZ mosques not ready for Friday prayersTwo mosques at the centre of the New Zealand terror attacks that resulted in the deaths of 50 people won't re-open in time for Friday prayers.

The largest evacuation before a cyclone in the Northern Territory's history is underway with Cyclone Trevor due to make landfall on Saturday.

Stopping Michael Morgan will be a key to victory against North Queensland on Friday, according to Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold.

A salmonella scare has prompted a recall of some egg brands across four states and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of hens.