🚨 FIRST ON 6 NEWS: New polling from DemosAU shows the Coalition holding its lead in Victoria, while Brad Battin has increased his standing as preferred premier The Greens are just 7% behind Labor in statewide upper house polling, while One Nation has risen from 2% to 11% since the last election

#BREAKING 🚨 Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has been elected New York City mayor, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ Mamdani defeats Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa with around 51% of the vote, with 36% counted so far

#BREAKING 🚨 Former US vice-president Dick Cheney has died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, aged 84 In a statement, Cheney's family said he was surrounded by his wife Lynne, daughters Liz and Mary, and other family members

🚨 NEW: A majority of Australians say they have little to no interest in today's Melbourne Cup, according to polling from Essential 39% of people say the race normalises animal cruelty, including 63% of Greens voters

🚨 NEW: 64% of people want Australia to accept fewer immigrants than now, compared to just 10% who want more Almost all One Nation voters want a lot fewer immigrants, while Greens voters are the most supportive of more immigrants

Sussan Ley's leadership remains under pressure after the Coalition hit a record primary vote low of 24% in the latest Newspoll Her net approval rating of minus 33 – after only six months as opposition leader – is worse than Peter Dutton's all-time Newspoll low of minus 28

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Newspoll): One Nation is on track to win three seats, while the Coalition loses another eight 🟥 ALP: 36% 🟦 L/NP: 24% 🟧 PHON: 15% 🟩 GRN: 11% ⬛️ OTH: 14% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 57% 🟦 L/NP: 43%

The idea of a Coalition split has been raised again, with Liberal senator Dave Sharma telling The Australian the agreement "should be reconsidered if they had irreconcilable climate policies" Another Lib MP said the Nationals "are terrorists" and a breakup is a "viable option"

Cricket Australia has released a statement on the death of junior cricketer Ben Austin, saying it is "devastated" at the passing of the 17-year-old Ben died after being struck in the neck by a ball in practice nets earlier this week; he had been wearing a helmet at the time

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Essential poll – after removal of 6% undecided) 🟥 ALP: 38.3% 🟦 L/NP: 27.7% 🟧 PHON: 16.0% 🟩 GRN: 9.6% ⬛️ OTH: 8.5% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 53.2% 🟦 L/NP: 46.8% NOTE: Essential has a low vote for Greens/other, which is an outlier compared with all other polls

Lee Hanson has spoken to 6 News after One Nation recorded 15% in a national poll for the first time ever, with the party preparing for future elections and growing its membership in Tasmania WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxZ...

🚨 NEW: Labor holds a strong lead in New South Wales, according to the latest state voting intention polling from DemosAU One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader

🚨 NEW: Just 13% of Australians think Sussan Ley is the best person to lead the Liberal Party, according to new Essential polling Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better

#BREAKING 🚨 Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley says she has suspended MLAs Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain from the party room and "will be seeking to remove them permanently" It comes after the pair voted against the party to back a push for an extra parliament sitting week

#BREAKING 🚨 Pauline Hanson's One Nation has posted online that it will change its name – dropping Hanson's name from the title, making the party simply "One Nation" It was previously known as just "One Nation" when Hanson was out of the party between 2002 and 2013

Leo Puglisi and Thinh Nguyen look at the new A-League Men season and launch of the Australian Championship, following a massive fortnight for the round ball game ⚽️ WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwc...

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Britton, who was disendorsed by the Liberals at the federal election for comments about women in ADF combat roles, has confirmed he's joined "Reform Australia" The yet-to-be-registered party describes itself as "big-tent" and a "direct response to incompetence of the major parties"

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Roy Morgan poll): Labor would increase its majority, with the Coalition losing another six seats 🟥 ALP: 35% 🟦 L/NP: 27% 🟩 GRN: 13% 🟧 PHON: 12% ⬛️ OTH: 13% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 57% 🟦 L/NP: 43%

🚨 NEW: Labor leads in South Australia with a 66% two-party-preferred vote ahead of the March state election, according to the latest DemosAU/Ace Strategies poll One Nation are now only 5% behind the Liberals in upper house polling, while Peter Malinauskas continues to lead as preferred premier

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on aggregate of five recent polls): One Nation would win a federal lower house seat for the first time if the election was held today 🟥 ALP: 35.2% 🟦 L/NP: 28.1% 🟧 PHON: 12.5% 🟩 GRN: 11.5% ⬛️ OTH: 12.7% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 55.1% 🟦 L/NP: 44.9%

JUST ANNOUNCED: After months of work, 6 News is proud to launch an electoral projection model – providing detailed insight into the outlook for every single House of Representatives seat ⬇️ www.6newsau.com/post/6-news-...

#BREAKING 🚨 Ange Postecoglou has been sacked as Nottingham Forest coach after just 40 days, following a 3-0 loss to Chelsea The club says the decision was made "after a series of disappointing results and performances"

We've got a massive announcement coming up – available right now for our Patreon supporters 👀 www.patreon.com/posts/major-...

#BREAKING 🚨 Barnaby Joyce has told branch members he will NOT contest New England at the next election, amid reports he'll defect to One Nation In a letter, he said "my relationship with the leadership of the Nationals has irreparably broken down" and he is "free to now consider all options"

#BREAKING 🚨 The Sydney Morning Herald reports Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is in "advanced talks" to defect to Pauline Hanson's One Nation When asked, Joyce reportedly declined to comment, while Hanson did not deny that discussions were ongoing

Support for One Nation has continued to rise in polls since the federal election – but will it ever turn into a lower house seat? WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2N...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has renewed a push to Close the Gap in the ACT, telling 6 News he wants to see a "massive increase" in government accountability for its commitments around outcomes for Indigenous people WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P30...

🚨 NEW: 58% of people support a "significant reduction in Australia's immigration numbers", according to a new Resolve poll A cut is supported by a majority of Labor, Coalition and One Nation voters, while Greens voters (35% support, 32% oppose, 33% unsure) are split

"Good step forward for Australian football" ⚽️ After last night's Australian Championship thriller between South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic, 6 News' Thinh Nguyen speaks to match-winner Jordon Lampard and inaugural goalscorer Ali Auglah WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fih...

#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong have released a joint statement after Israel and Hamas signed off the first phase of a peace plan The federal government said it welcomes the announcement and thanks US president Donald Trump "for his diplomatic efforts"

🚨 NEW: 58% of Australians agree that a genocide is happening in Gaza, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network 88% of Greens voters and 72% of Labor voters were among those who agreed with the UN report on Gaza

Brisbane is cementing its place as the sporting capital of Australia, with fans gathering at Suncorp Stadium to celebrate Sunday's NRL and NRLW triumphs following an AFL premiership just a week before 🏆 6 News chief reporter Roman Mackinnon was there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJC...

🚨 NEW: Australians are split on whether house prices should increase, stay the same, or decrease 🏡 A majority of young people want house prices to DECREASE, while more from all other demographics want an increase or no change

Donald Trump has reportedly fired back at Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli PM said Hamas' response to the Gaza peace plan was "nothing to celebrate" According to Axios, Trump told the Israeli PM: "I don't know why you're always so fucking negative. This is a win. Take it."

🚨 NEW: Labor has mantained its lead over the Coalition, while One Nation has again risen to now sit just 1% behind the Greens Anthony Albanese continues to lead Sussan Ley as preferred prime minister, according to the latest Newspoll

#BREAKING 🚨 Andrew Hastie has spoken for the first time since quitting the shadow cabinet, saying he has no intention to challenge Sussan Ley for leadership "I never said I'd quit the party...I'm a proud member [and] I wish to remain part of the Liberal Party," he says

#BREAKING 🚨 Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison, after being convicted of prostitution-related crimes earlier this year Diddy must also pay a US$500,000 fine, while the prosecution had sought a jail term of at least 11 years

#BREAKING 🚨 Andrew Hastie has quit the Shadow Cabinet, saying Sussan Ley "has made it clear that the shadow home affairs minister won't lead the Coalition's response to immigration matters or develop immigration policy" Hastie says Ley "deserves the opportunity to lead"

After winning two seats – including the mayoralty – in the election for Alice Springs Town Council, the Greens tell 6 News what's on their agenda WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9yL...

🚨 NEW: Australian attitudes towards immigration are virtually unchanged from last year, according to a new poll from Essential, with voters divided on whether it is "generally positive" or "generally negative"

#BREAKING 🚨 The Geelong Cats have cancelled future 'Mad Monday' antics, saying the club "sincerely apologises" for "certain costumes and associated social media posts" this week "The Club has decided future post season events will not continue in this current form"

#BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump has announced he will impose a "100% tariff on any and all movies that are made outside of the US" "Our movie-making business has been stolen by other countries, just like stealing "candy from a baby"...thank you for your attention to this matter"

Just to be clear.

Darby Travers, a member of the 6 News team since mid-2020, has confirmed he'll be leaving the channel. As a reporter and presenter, Darby's contributions over five years have been invaluable – we can't thank him enough for all his work and wish him well for the future!

After 12 months, 6 News sport reporter Lachlan Sherriff has announced he will be leaving the channel. We'd like to thank him for his efforts in growing the sports team over the past year, and we look forward to continue following his journey in the industry. Thanks, Lachlan!

🚨 NEW: Asked to name "the biggest issue facing Victoria today", voters say crime, according to a poll from DemosAU just over a year from the state election

We would like to thank Austin Pollock, who’s stepping away from his work at 6 News after more than three years. Since joining, Austin has been a much-valued part of the team, working tirelessly in every role possible. We wouldn’t be where we are now without him – thanks Austin!

Australia will remain a monarchy – at least while Anthony Albanese is in office 👑 Speaking to the ABC, the PM – who met with King Charles at Balmoral – said he only "wanted to hold one referendum while I was prime minister", and no vote on becoming a republic is planned

BRISBANE GOES BACK-TO-BACK 🏆 After scores were level at halftime, the Lions took total control to win the AFL Grand Final by 47 points 🦁

Labor MP Tom Koutsantonis, South Australia's new treasurer, has told The Australian he is "very worried about that type of woke agenda" "Young men used to make up a big cohort of Labor voters...a lot feel as if they have no voice representing them from any party," he said