Brisbane news live: Albanese addresses the UN General Assembly

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Watch live: Albanese addresses UN General Assembly

By Emily Kaine

Albanese is speaking at the UN General Assembly this morning in New York and is expected to restate Australia’s recognition of Palestine in his address.

Watch our livestream here.

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‘We must choose a different path’: PM addresses UN on Palestine recognition

By Nick Newling

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking from the United Nations just now, said the Israeli government “must accept its share of responsibility” for the “humanitarian catastrophe” gripping Gaza.

“Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, desperate people, including children, denied vital aid. Aid workers killed, including Australian Zomi Frankcom.

“Journalists killed trying to bring the truth to light,” Albanese said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Two-State Solution Conference in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York.

“This comes alongside the continued illegal expansion of settlements on the West Bank and an increase in settler violence threats to annex parts of Palestine and permanently displace the Palestinian people.

“Such conduct risks putting a two-state solution beyond reach. That is where the current road leads. We must choose a different path. We must break this cycle of violence and build something better,” he said.

When Albanese said that Australia had recognised a State of Palestine yesterday, he was met with applause from the audience.

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Today’s weather: a little cloudy, a little cool

Despite the forecast of a mostly sunny day in the River City today, the top temperature isn’t expected to rise beyond the mid-20s.

Tomorrow could be a relatively cool one for Brisbane, too, but warmer days are coming soon, with daily maximums up in the 30s by late weekend and next week.

Here’s what the weather bureau expects the next seven days to bring:

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While you were sleeping

Here’s what’s making news further afield this morning:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been snubbed from Donald Trump’s official schedule of meetings in New York, leaving him to compete for a handshake with the US president at a reception with more than 100 other world leaders.

About the same time, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has written directly to Trump’s Republican allies to say most Australians oppose Albanese’s decision to recognise Palestine, throwing a spanner in the works of his high-wire diplomatic mission to the US.

Gold Coast Suns star Matt Rowell won this season’s Brownlow Medal in stunning scenes at Melbourne’s Crown casino last night. But the occasion will also be remembered for a voting howler in the game of the year.

Looks on the red carpet at the Brownlow.

And the Brownlow Medal red carpet was filled with moments of unbridled joy, offering some winning looks and quite a few that hit the post.

Health Minister Mark Butler has asked Australian authorities for advice on studies linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism, after the Trump administration said it was on the cusp of revealing “historic progress” that would address the neurodevelopmental condition.

Despite the claims, there is still a lot that experts don’t know about the vitamins you’re taking. Here are just some of the questions that still need answering.

A woman was filmed smashing through the facade of a Melbourne boutique.

Yelling in frustration and smashing her feet into the glass facade of a Melbourne boutique, a woman’s brazen alleged daylight burglary is the latest example of retail violence in Victoria.

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