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He said:\n double quotation markThe person who we believe has been shot has no adverse holdings with police. People that are linked to this address are known to Sydney to organised crime.\n The victim has no links that we\u2019re aware of to organised crime.\n It\u2019s very early on in the investigation. However, there is a possibility that the wrong person has been shot by those offenders.\nThe alleged shooting marks the second incident of its kind in Sydney\u2019s west being investigated as a case of mistaken identity this week.Key events4h agoWhat we learned, Wednesday 2 September4h ago\u2018A possibility the wrong person has been shot\u2019: NSW police investigate fatal shooting as a case of mistaken identity6h agoNSW police investigate fatal shooting in Sydney\u2019s west6h agoNSW police commissioner responds to footage of police officer boasting about punching Sydney anti-Herzog protester6h agoPolice not expecting update on sexual assault investigation linked to Sydney Swans for eight weeks7h agoAFP raid Melbourne property in alleged corruption probe8h agoAustralia to provide $8m in humanitarian and disaster relief supplies for Nepal8h agoChalmers hails \u2018resilient\u2019 economy, but experts less impressed10h agoCarroll says erecting statue for Victorian state leaders a \u2018stupid waste of money\u201910h agoTiny wallaby detected for the first time in 50 years10h agoAustralians stay at home and splurge on EVs11h agoEconomy grows by 2.1% in year to June11h agoTelstra outage driven by lack of oversight and expertise, investigation finds11h agoPolice investigating reported theft of 5,500 sheep in western Queensland12h agoAlbanese meets with Palau president as flights between two nations to increase12h agoQueensland man arrested and charged on allegations of hate crime offences14h ago\u2018Grave concerns\u2019 for 38 Australians missing after Nepal-Tibet flooding14h agoCanavan says \u2018feminisation of curriculum\u2019 has led to rise of \u2018manosphere\u201915h agoSpender backs Contos\u2019s call for social media opt-in algorithms15h agoFive Australians confirmed safe after Nepal-Tibet flooding16h agoAlbanese announces $600m package to combat drug smuggling in Pacific16h agoContos to call for social media opt-in algorithm to reduce influence of the \u2018manosphere\u201916h agoWelcomeWhat we learned, Wednesday 2 SeptemberThat\u2019s a wrap on our live coverage for the day.Before we go, let\u2019s recap what made the top headlines:\n \n Consent education advocate Chanel Contos urged Australia to enforce a social media opt-in algorithm to help reduce the influence of the \u201cmanosphere\u201d on both men and women during a speech at the national press club, a move backed by independent MP Allegra Spender.\n \n Australia will step up its support to fight transnational drug trafficking flowing through the Pacific, with Anthony Albanese announcing a $600m package at the Pacific Islands Forum.\n \n The government and Qantas also confirmed more flights would travel between Brisbane and Koror, as part of the Palau Paradise Express direct air service.\n \n Five Australians have been confirmed safe in the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, meaning the number of unaccounted-for citizens has been revised from 43 missing on Tuesday morning to 38. Australia will also provide $8m in humanitarian and disaster relief supplies for Nepal.\n \n Telstra did not prioritise systems that caused a major nationwide network failure and lacked the technical expertise to properly maintain them, an independent investigation into the telco\u2019s 8 July network failure found.\n \n Australia\u2019s economy expanded by 0.4% in the three months to June, marking an expected, if less marked, slowdown in annual growth from 2.5% to 2.1% as rising interest rates and the high cost of living take their toll.\n \n Victorian police have travelled to New South Wales this week to interview four people as part of their investigations into the sexual assault allegations linked to the Sydney Swans.\n \n The NSW police commissioner has responded to a video that emerged over the weekend that shows a police officer boasting about \u201cpunching\u201d a protester in the head \u201cwhen he was down\u201d, saying he does not \u201ccondone\u201d the language but he needs to \u201cunderstand the context of it\u201d.\n \n Police are investigating a potential case of mistaken identity after a man was shot dead in Sydney\u2019s west. The alleged shooting marks the second incident of its kind in Sydney\u2019s west being investigated as a case of mistaken identity this week.\nThanks for sticking around, we\u2019ll see you tomorrow!\u2018A possibility the wrong person has been shot\u2019: NSW police investigate fatal shooting as a case of mistaken identityPolice are investigating a potential case of mistaken identity after a man was shot dead in Sydney\u2019s west.Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a Merrylands West home at about 3.15pm, where a man sustained a gunshot wound.The victim, who is yet to be formally identified, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.Police have reviewed CCTV footage and identified a grey Audi sedan that was seen leaving the scene of the shooting.Police said the property was a location known to police for organised crime.At a press conference, Supt Simon Glasser said it is unclear what the male who was shot was doing at the location or what his involvement was. He said:\n double quotation markThe person who we believe has been shot has no adverse holdings with police. People that are linked to this address are known to Sydney to organised crime.\n The victim has no links that we\u2019re aware of to organised crime.\n It\u2019s very early on in the investigation. However, there is a possibility that the wrong person has been shot by those offenders.\nThe alleged shooting marks the second incident of its kind in Sydney\u2019s west being investigated as a case of mistaken identity this week.Benita KolovosOne Nation accuses Liberals of \u2018hubris\u2019 over comments on majority governmentIn another interesting exchange from the Victorian housing debate, Warren Pickering accused the Liberal party\u2019s housing spokesperson, David Southwick, of displaying \u201chubris\u201d when suggesting they would govern in a majority come November.Southwick told the crowd that while Liberals weren\u2019t taking \u201canything for granted\u201d and \u201cno seat is safe\u201d, he looked forward to working with his \u201cLiberal National colleagues\u201d to deliver a majority government.To which Pickering replied: \u201cHubris, mate.\u201dLiberal MP David Southwick. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPBenita KolovosOne Nation suggests Latrobe Valley for nuclear plantContinuing on our last post on the Victorian housing debate, while most of the conversation stayed on topic, the most fiery interaction involved a back and forth between parties on energy policy.Sonya Kilkenny was asked about property taxes and said that, unlike states such as WA, New South Wales and Queensland, Victoria did not have the \u201cluxury\u201d of using resource royalties to prop up its finances.One Nation\u2019s Warren Pickering, however, said Victoria was the \u201cmost energy-abundant\u201d state in the country and should utilise coal and gas.Kilkenny responded:\n double quotation markWe are transitioning to renewables because renewables will provide certainty to the grid. They will ensure lower energy prices and deliver the jobs of the future.\nKilkenny asked Pickering what community he would propose putting a nuclear reactor in. The One Nation state leader replied:\n double quotation markWe\u2019ll put the nuclear reactor where it makes viable sense to do so, where we\u2019ve got existing power line infrastructure out at Loy Yang.\nHe received applause from the crowd, but it\u2019s unlikely to be well received in the Latrobe Valley.On Monday, Pickering was joined by Pauline Hanson in the region, where they announced the party would not allow Loy Yang A to close in 2035 as planned and would scrap Victoria\u2019s 1983 ban on building nuclear power if it wins government in November.One Nation\u2019s Victorian leader, Warren Pickering, with Pauline Hanson at the Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley on Monday. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPAJordyn BeazleyNSW police commissioner defends decision to keep sniffer dogs at music festivalsThe NSW police commissioner has defended the decision to continue using drug detection dogs at music festivals, despite the government expanding access to pill testing, saying \u201cpolice have a really significant role in supply reduction\u201d.On Wednesday the NSW government announced pill testing would resume at music festivals from October, but there will be no change to the use of sniffer dogs at music festivals.Drug detection dogs has been found to prompt risky drug taking. Police, security guards, bag searches and sniffer dogs at music festivals can lead to riskier drug use as people may \u201cpre-load\u201d, or take all of their substances at once, to avoid detection.The police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, said of the decision to continue to use drug detection dogs:\n double quotation markPolice have a really significant role in supply reduction... The way that we use drug detection dogs at festivals is designed to make sure that we are focusing on those who want to supply drugs.\n But I make it clear, drugs remain illegal and harmful, and I want anyone thinking of using drugs at a festival to understand that there can be consequences to their health.\nThe Redfern Legal Centre has criticised the decision, pointing to a 2019 coroner recommendation that drug detection dogs be scrapped.The centre\u2019s police accountability lead, Rian Terrell, said:\n double quotation markHaving police and drug dogs at festivals where pill testing is available will deter young people from getting their pills tested, undermining the harm reduction outcomes of the scheme.\u201d\n Testing will be more effective and save more lives without drug dogs present.\nNSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAPBenita KolovosVictorian Labor use housing debate to announce 10-day planning process for small developmentsWe\u2019re inching closer to the Victorian state election, which means plenty of politicians are on the event circuit.The Australian Property Developers Association hosted the first debate this afternoon on housing, with the planning minister, Sonya Kilkenny, Coalition housing spokesperson, David Southwick, One Nation Victorian leader, Warren Pickering, and Family First\u2019s Alex van der End subbing in after the Greens pulled out of the event.Kilkenny kicked things off by announcing an expansion of its 10-day planning permit process to include developments of up to four homes on a block. She told the crowd:\n double quotation markFour homes that comply with the townhouse code will be approved in 10 days, council will not be able to object to the planning application. This is just one step in the reforms that we are delivering to ensure that we\u2019re increasing supply so that more young Victorians ... are able to find a home close to the jobs that they want in the places they want to live, whether that is out in our greenfields or in our inner Melbourne suburbs areas that we know have been locked up for so long.\nSouthwick focused on the Liberals\u2019 earlier annoucement that it would scrap the government\u2019s target of 70% of new homes into established suburbs and 30% into growth areas, saying \u201cwherever the market says is appropriate to build, we will build\u201d.Both the Liberals and One Nation said they would reduce the land tax threshold from the current level of $500,000 back to the old level of $300,000. Pickering also said he\u2019d \u201croll back\u201d windfall tax and impose a \u201ctwo out, one in policy\u201d for all regulatory requirements. He went on:\n double quotation markIt was just baffling to me to understand how many new regulatory changes were introduced to Australian standards year after year after year with no revision of previous standards. There is so much overlap, and it\u2019s it\u2019s causing perpetual waste.\nHowever, when asked which two regulations related to the housing industry he\u2019d remove by the moderator, Michael Rowland, he couldn\u2019t name any.Australia and Pacific nations agree to maritime security deal to combat organised crimeAustralia and Pacific nations have entered a maritime security deal to tackle increasing transnational and organised crime, including illicit drug trafficking.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and Pacific leaders have agreed to Waqa Moana, a Pacific-led maritime security initiative, on Wednesday.Under the deal, the prime minister has announced a $600m support package.The AFP will additionally invest $49m in new counter-transnational and organised crime programs across the region, adding to the $140m the AFP has pledged to contribute over the next four years to support regional security objectives.Albanese has also announced a department of defence investment of $312m over the next 10 years.Albanese has welcomed the \u201cgrowing capability of Pacific countries to work together to address shared security challenges\u201d. He said:\n double quotation markThe Pacific is our home and our family. That\u2019s why it\u2019s in Australia\u2019s interests to work with our Pacific partners to combat organised crime.\n For the good of every country in the region, including our own \u2013 we need to work together to stamp out the illicit drug trade.\nAnthony Albanese attends the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Koror, Palau. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPNSW police investigate fatal shooting in Sydney\u2019s westNew South Wales police have launched an investigation into a fatal shooting in Merrylands West in Sydney.Emergency services were called to a home around 3.15pm after reports of a shooting.A man believed to be in his 30s sustained a gunshot wound and was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified.Three charged after suspected ketamine allegedly hidden in baby formula tin Three people have been charged with drug offences after authorities allegedly found vacuum-sealed bags of suspected ketamine stored inside a tin of baby formula during a home search in Sydney\u2019s south-west.A man and woman, both aged 30, were arrested following the search where police also allegedly found another 3kg of suspected ketamine in foil packets in a suitcase and plastic container around the property.Authorities said suspected MDMA tablets, about $30,000 cash, a replica firearm and other items suspected to be linked to drug trafficking were found.The home search formed part of a wider federal investigation by the Australian Border Force (ABF) after officers allegedly detected ketamine and cocaine in a 26-year-old man\u2019s luggage in July.The Sydney couple have both been charged with five counts of drug offences each.The 26-year-old man, from the Czech Republic, was charged with importing a commercial quantity of border-controlled drugs.NSW police commissioner responds to footage of police officer boasting about punching Sydney anti-Herzog protesterJordyn BeazleyThe NSW police commissioner has responded to a video that emerged over the weekend that shows a police officer boasting about \u201cpunching\u201d a protester in the head \u201cwhen he was down\u201d, saying he does not \u201ccondone\u201d the language but he needs to \u201cunderstand the context of it\u201d.The police body-worn camera footage, which was widely shared on social media over the weekend, revealed a male police officer telling his colleagues during the 9 February rally at Sydney town hall protesting against a visit by the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog: \u201cI fucking pumped that cunt.\u201dA female officer can be heard replying, \u201cSo funny,\u201d before the male officer says: \u201cThen I punched him in the head when he was down.\u201dGuardian Australia understands the video relates to legal proceedings from a protester who was charged with assaulting police. They were one of three protesters who on Friday had the charges against them dropped.The police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, was asked about the video on Wednesday during a press conference. He said:\n double quotation markThe language is something that I don\u2019t condone, but I need to understand the context of it. I think it\u2019s appropriate that I leave that to the Lecc [Law Enforcement Conduct Commission] to actually conduct their investigations.\nThe police minister, Yasmin Catley, was also asked about the video during the same press confernce. She said:\n double quotation markI do not condone that language whatsoever. But what I would ask is, do we not all agree that we should have an independent investigation into this matter, and don\u2019t we all agree that that should be at arm\u2019s length of the government and the police? Yes, we absolutely should, because that\u2019s the right thing to do, and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing.\nThe police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, is investigating allegations of police brutality at the protest after it was referred for investigation by Greens MP, Sue Higginson.Read the full story:Police not expecting update on sexual assault investigation linked to Sydney Swans for eight weeksVictorian police have travelled to New South Wales this week to interview four people as part of their investigations into the sexual assault allegations linked to the Sydney Swans.Separate to the investigation, in August five Sydney Swans players were stood down for the rest of the season for breaching the club\u2019s standards, including drinking and bringing women back to their hotel after their round 23 win over Essendon.Police said they spoke to four men aged between 25 and 30 this week in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs.Police said they believe they have now identified all parties who were in the room at the time of the alleged incident and are not looking for anyone further.The investigation remains ongoing. No one has been arrested or charged in relation to the allegations.AFP raid Melbourne property in alleged corruption probeNino BucciThe Australian federal police are searching properties in Melbourne on Wednesday as part of their investigation into alleged corruption within the building industry.An AFP spokesperson confirmed in a statement that it had executed warrants in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor.\n double quotation markThe search warrants are part of the AFP\u2019s response to allegations of corruption in the Victorian building industry.\n There is no threat to public safety.\n Further comment will be made at an appropriate time.\nLast month, the premier, Ben Carroll, announced a royal commission into \u201cthe nature and extent of corruption, criminal conduct and serious misconduct in relation to major construction projects in Victoria\u201d.Nick VisserThat\u2019s all for me. Achol Arok will take it from here and guide you into the evening. Take care!Luca IttimaniFirst home loan applications hit three-month high, brokers\u2019 company saysFirst home buyers\u2019 loan applications hit a three-month high in August, Loan Market reports.The mortgage brokers\u2019 group has previously recorded falling loan applications from all groups over the months leading up to June, in the wake of interest rate rises and the budget\u2019s cuts to investor tax breaks.Investor loan applications fell back to their lowest numbers so far this year in August, after a slight pickup in July, Loan Market said. Separate Reserve Bank data earlier this week showed credit growth for property investors slowed sharply in July.First home buyers\u2019 applications bounced back from their decline and rose 6% from July to August, Loan Market reported. We reported on early signs of this recovery last week:While separate data on other owner-occupier applications was not reported, pre-approvals for owner-occupier loans have dropped 12.6% in August 2026 compared to the same month last year, the group said. Investors\u2019 pre-approvals have more than halved, down 55% in August 2026 from 2025.Australia to provide $8m in humanitarian and disaster relief supplies for NepalThe Australian government is providing $8m in humanitarian support to Nepal, including nearly 1,500 hygiene kits, hundreds of menstrual kits and 2,200 solar lights with phone chargers.An air force aircraft carrying the humanitarian and disaster relief supplies was set to arrive in Nepal today.The plane will also carry five large community lighting towers, 432 shelter tool kits that include shovels, saws and machetes, and nearly 900 tarpaulins and rope.There are 18 Australian response team personnel in Nepal to support the crisis response, the government says.RAAF and Australian Aid workers prepare an aid shipment at RAAF Base Amberley. Photograph: LACW Taylor Anderson/DFATChalmers hails \u2018resilient\u2019 economy, but experts less impressedPatrick ComminsHere\u2019s what Jim Chalmers, the treasurer, had to say about this morning national accounts figures which showed economic growth was weak but better than expected in the June quarter:\n double quotation markThis is a robust result in challenging international circumstances. It shows the resilience of Australia\u2019s economy in the face of global uncertainty and conflict.\n Annual growth in Australia was as strong or stronger than every major advanced economy \u2013 equal to the United States and much stronger than the rest.\n While global circumstances are challenging and people are under pressure, we\u2019ve got a lot going for us and we can see some of this reflected in today\u2019s figures.\n Photograph: Susie Dodds/AAPAnd here are a couple of (less positive) early impressions from economists: Stephen Smith, a partner at Deloitte Access Economics, said:\n double quotation markToday\u2019s national accounts data confirm that the Australian economy is going sideways.\n Without the spending on motor vehicles, household consumption growth would have been closer to just 0.1% in the quarter \u2013 far too weak to suggest households are shrugging off cost-of-living challenges.\n Today\u2019s accounts show too little growth and too much inflation.\nBrendan Rynne, chief economist at KPMG, said:\n double quotation markThe latest national accounts data \u2026 reveals an Australian that is at the crossroads.\n Growth is stalling, it is cheaper to hire people than it is to invest in capital, productivity is continuing to go backwards, wages are falling in real terms and the \u2018free gift\u2019 that improving terms of trade offers has reversed.\n These results continue to raise the bigger policy picture of what needs to happen differently to turn around Australia\u2019s declining standard of living.\n The outlook can best be summarised as continuing to muddle along.\nAlbanese says the government retains hope for positive news out of Nepal, but it\u2019s a \u2018very difficult time\u2019 for manyThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is speaking in Palau, where he is visiting for the Pacific Islands Forum. He said today\u2019s news that another five Australians had been confirmed safe in Nepal after the floods was good news, but the government still holds grave fears for the 38 other missing citizens.\n double quotation markWe hope, of course, for positive news \u2026 and we\u2019re doing everything we can to work with authorities. We think of all of the families at this very difficult time. And also for the very broader Nepalese\u2013Australian community that is a large and growing larger community as well.\n This is a very difficult time.\nTom McIlroySocial media \u2018one of society\u2019s biggest challenges\u2019: ChalmersThe treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says social media algorithms are one of the biggest challenges facing society today, hitting out at the business model of big platforms seeking to polarise users.Sexual consent campaigner Chantel Contos spoke today at the National Press Club in Canberra and Chalmers was asked about her push for platforms to be required to offer opt-in functions for algorithms.\u201cFrom a personal point of view, if you made a short list of the biggest problems that we\u2019ve got in our society, I think the role of social media would be on that list,\u201d he said.Chalmers said content on big platforms is too often divisive and violent.\n double quotation markWhat President Obama said not that long ago, which is social media has become about affirmation rather than information \u2026 I think that\u2019s a really neat way of describing what we\u2019re up against as a country.\n It is a huge challenge, and our society, our social cohesion, the way that we come at big problems, including in my part of the shop, in the economy, is hampered, not helped, by the way that algorithms are dominating people\u2019s day.\nTreasurer Jim Chalmers. 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