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An 11-year-old boy has been shot in the face and neck inside a home in Sydney's north west. Police were called to a property in Norwest at around five o'clock after reports of a shooting. Paramedics treated the boy at the scene he's expected to be transferred to Westmead Children's Hospital in a serious condition. 

Consumer advocates are welcoming a recommendation for the triple-zero service to be taken out of the hands of telcos. A long-running Senate inquiry into problems plaguing the Triple Zero system has made 11 recommendations, including a new national authority to answer triple zero calls and mandating domestic roaming. Telstra currently operates the function but the inquiry is recommending that it should be nationalised to avoid further crises. 

And Australia's population is expected to reach almost 40 million by 2066 which is lower than previously forecast due to a falling fertility rate. The latest Intergenerational Report report, which was released today, has found an ageing population will put greater pressure on Australia's economy over the next 40 years. From 2060-61 onwards, deaths are projected to outpace births in Australia.

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A senate inquiry has recommended developing a new national authority to answer triple zero calls. Telstra currently operates the function, but the inquiry is recommending that it should be nationalised to avoid further crises.

The mother of a child who lost his life in the jumping castle tragedy at Hillcrest Primary school has told a court that it's "like losing joy". In December 2021, six children died and three were seriously injured when a gust of wind propelled a jumping castle into the air at an end of year celebration in Devonport in Tasmania.

And Australia's latest Intergenerational Report shows younger generations are working longer and finding it harder to build wealth and buy a home than those before them. Falling fertility and an aging population are also expected to reshape the economy and put greater pressure on government spending in the next 40 years.
 

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says artificial intelligence is the biggest economic transformation of our lifetime. The latest intergenerational report, released today, forecasts that AI will play a pivotal role in increasing productivity and reducing gross debt.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says society must confront the scourge of domestic and family violence, after four separate incidents across the state over the weekend... including the death of a five year old boy. Detectives have confirmed they're treating the 42 year old mother as a suspect, she has not been charged and remains in hospital with stab wounds. 

And the selection process to choose 12 jurors for the three month-long murder trial of Beau Lamarre Condon has begun at the New South Wales Supreme Court. The former police officer has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Sydney couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who vanished two and a half years ago before their bodies were found 200 kilometres southwest of the city.
 

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The trial of a former police officer accused of murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies begins today.

It is alleged Beau Lamarre-Condon shot the pair with his service firearm inside Mr Baird's shared terrace in Sydney's east in 2024.

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence-related murder and one of aggravated break and enter.