This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's news as it happens.
Key events
- Several states warned to be on alert as deluge hits later today
- UK's spy chief says Russians 'exhausted' and 'desperate'
- BREAKING: Dame Angela Lansbury has died at 96
- One thing to know now: IMF's big warning for world economy
- More news while you snoozed: Putin in nuclear talks
- News Australia is searching for: Blink 182's massive reunion tour
- One more thing: NASA's asteroid hit a *big* success
- Let’s set you up for the day
Live updates
By Peta Fuller
That's it for The Loop this morning
If you're catching up now, here's what you need to know this morning:
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Southern states have been warned to brace for a 'widespread' deluge, which starts today before a possible second round next week
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UK's spy chief has said Russian forces are 'exhausted' and 'desperate' in a rare public speech and Ukraine is 'turning the tide'
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The IMF has warned pressures from inflation and world events are pushing the world to the brink of recession (and threatening financial market stability)
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And Dame Angela Lansbury has died at 96. The actor, known for Murder, She Wrote, was five days shy of her birthday
You can keep up-to-date on other news on the ABC's website, by watching News Channel or listening to local radio here, and by subscribing to our mobile alerts.
By Peta Fuller
Coming up today: Bali commemerations and Aria nominees
We'll be live streaming three of the memorials shortly this morning, one in Bali (from around 12pm AEDT), one in Canberra and another in Sydney, where the PM will be, so keep an eye on the ABC website.
And the Aria nominees are being revealed now — you can catch that all on Youtube:
By Peta Fuller
Today's incoming 'absolute soaking' could be followed by *another* next week
Let's take a look at the incoming rain.
The ABC's Kate Doyle has this state-by-state breakdown but let's look at the visuals with News Breakfast's Nate Byrne.
This is what things will look like on the rain front tomorrow, as the rains increase from today:
Why is it such a worry?
"Some places are still at the moment waiting to see the flood peak from the last round of rain, and this is likely to arrive just as they do. So, that is a concern," he said.
"Behind it, though, some isolated showers will continue for some parts that I am watching what is happening further north... early next week, we are talking about yet another round of big rain potentially. We will know more the closer we get to that but Tuesday into Wednesday, potentially East is going to get an absolute soaking once again."
By Peta Fuller
Adelaide Zoo deaths could take 'number of weeks' to examine
Zoos SA says unexpected animal deaths at Adelaide Zoo will be explained in full in the coming weeks.
Over two days in early September, seven female quokkas and two yellow-footed rock wallabies were found by Zoo staff, with early investigations indicating ingested plant toxins could have caused the deaths.
The Zoo's Dr Phil Ainsley told ABC Radio the affected enclosures will be closed to the public for now:
"This is something that we're working on extensively and it involves researchers and toxicologists from around Australia. It may still be a number of weeks until we have the exact information at hand as to what caused the toxin specifically."
By Peta Fuller
Several states warned to be on alert as deluge hits later today
Severe weather warnings are currently in place for south-west New South Wales, much of central Victoria, and northern Tasmania.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather system will bring heavy rainfall and the potential for flash flooding throughout Wednesday and into Thursday.
Alistair Drayton, deputy chief officer with SES Victoria, told News Breakfast that they're asking people to be "flood ready", with 50-80mm widely expected, and up to 100mm or more through flash flooding:
"Unfortunately, there's going to be widespread rain over the coming days," he said.
"It's going to be widespread across Victoria particularly north of the Great Divide, the rivers that flow down into the Murray River, but that does not exclude flash flooding events that will occur even in metropolitan Melbourne."
He added:
"We've been people to have a resilience of 72 hours in relation to ensuring you've got enough food, medication, those sorts of things."
By Peta Fuller
Albanese will give 'consideration' to Australians training Ukrainians
The Federal Government is considering a request from the Ukrainian president to provide military training support, but Australian personnel won't be sent to Ukriane.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Australia to strengthen its assistance during a phone call with Anthony Albanese overnight.
Mr Albanese says the government is assessing the request:
"The suggestion is whether Australians could provide support for training outside of Ukraine in Europe, and we'll give consideration to that as we'll give consideration to the other requests."
By Peta Fuller
Push to reject Trump's Supreme Court bid over classified records
The US Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump's bid to again empower an independent arbiter to examine classified records seized from his Florida home in August.
The former president filed the request last week, asking the justices to lift a lower court's decision to prevent the arbiter.
The Justice Department says the request should be denied because Mr Trump has not pointed to any "clear error" in the lower court's decision.
By Peta Fuller
'It will be a really tough day': Bali 20 years on
Hey Peta. Bali seems like yesterday. Six of my brothers friends at Coogee Footbal club were killed.
- Natty
Such a hard day for so many, our thoughts go out to you — sentiments echoed by the PM this morning on News Breakfast:
"It will be a really tough day... Our heart goes out to the family and friends of those who lost their lives on that fateful day 20 years ago, when the shock waves from that terror act in Bali rolled on our shores, and they had an impact, of course, on every single Australian who woke up to this horrific news," Mr Albanese said.
"Of course, for so many people, including the families of the Coogee Dolphins, who will be here with us today, it will be particularly difficult for them."
By Peta Fuller
UK's spy chief says Russians 'exhausted' and 'desperate'
In a rare speech overnight, Jeremy Fleming, director of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency GCHQ, says Ukraine’s "courageous action on the battlefield and in cyberspace is turning the tide" and Russia is struggling:
"And we know and Russian military commanders know, that their supplies and ammunition are running out. Russia’s forces are exhausted. The use of prisoners as reinforcements, and now the mobilization of tens of thousands of inexperienced conscripts, speaks of a really desperate situation," he said.
He also accused China of trying to "rewrite the rules of international security", saying Beijing is using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad.
By Peta Fuller
A man has been found in floodwaters in NSW
The body is yet to be formally identified, but it's believed to be a missing 46-year-old man.
The car was found in Campbells River near Charlton, south of Bathurst, after PolAir spotted it during a search of the area.
By Peta Fuller
Coming up today: 20th anniversary of Bali bombings
The bombings in 2002 killed 202 people including 88 Australians.
Here's the ABC's Indonesia Correspondent Anne Barker on some of the plans for today:
"The AFP will be part of an event organised by Indonesia's counter-terrorism squad Densus 88, to mark the anniversary.
The unit has organised a day of events, including recorded speeches from John Howard, Australia's Prime Minister at the time of the bombings, and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, as well as a flower laying ceremony at the site of the bombed Sari Club and the release of turtles and doves at a Bali beach, as a message of peace.
There'll be a separate service at the Australian consulate in Bali, and other events at the bomb site and memorial in Kuta."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be marking the anniversary in Sydney this morning.
And our reporters have retold the confronting stories from some of those affected that night.
By Peta Fuller
Five Tony Awards, middle aged stardom: Angela Lansbury's iconic career
The star died at her home in Los Angeles overnight, but is being remembered for her long career.
Lansbury won five Tony Awards for her Broadway performances and a lifetime achievement award.
Her stardom came in middle age when she became the hit of the New York theatre, winning Tonys for Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1975) and Sweeney Todd (1979).
But Lansbury’s widest fame began in 1984 when she launched Murder, She Wrote on US network CBS.
Based loosely on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories, the series centred on Jessica Fletcher who achieved notice as a mystery novelist and amateur sleuth.
By Peta Fuller
BREAKING: Dame Angela Lansbury has died at 96
The Murder, She Wrote star has died overnight, just a few days before her 97th birthday.
The British-born actress, whose career spanned eight decades, produced indelible portraits of characters from villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies.
By Peta Fuller
One thing to know now: IMF's big warning for world economy
It's not good reading — the International Monetary Fund has warned that pressures from inflation, war-driven energy and food crises, and sharply higher interest rates are pushing the world to the brink of recession (and threatening financial market stability).
Cutting its 2023 global growth forecasts further, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook that countries representing a third of world output could be in recession by next year.
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF's chief economist, said:
"The three largest economies, the United States, China and the Euro area, will continue to stall. In short, the worst is yet to come, and for many people, 2023 will feel like a recession."
By Peta Fuller
More news while you snoozed: Putin in nuclear talks
- Russia's president Vladimir Putin has hosted talks with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog in St Petersberg as the agency steps up its efforts to avoid a nuclear accident in Ukraine. He said the situation around Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is "of concern" but was open for dialogue on "all issues"
- And King Charles has a coronation date — May 6, 2023. The King will be 74 at the coronation, the oldest of any new monarch. The date will also be the fourth birthday of his grandson Archie, the son of Prince Harry. His wife Camilla will also be crowned as the Queen Consort
By Peta Fuller
News Australia is searching for: Blink 182's massive reunion tour
- Blink 182: Yep, they're back — and all three of the original punk rockers are coming to Australia in February 2024 (tickets up for grabs from October 20). Tom DeLonge, who left in 2015, was the final piece in the puzzle, so let's see what the trio can cook up this time.
- Eileen Ryan: The film, TV and Broadway actor (and Sean Penn's mum) has died at 94. She had a long list of roles, but you might remember her from the 80s film Parenthood, and even some of Sean Penn's films (like I Am Sam). She had sons Christopher Penn (an actor) and Michael Penn (a musician):
By Peta Fuller
One more thing: NASA's asteroid hit a *big* success
Remember when NASA crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid — all in the name of Earth's planetary defence?
Well the results are in and the Dart mission successfully shifted its orbit in the save-the-world test.
They were measuring how much the impact changed the path of the 160-metre asteroid around its companion, a much bigger space rock.
Before the impact, the moonlet took 11 hours and 55 minutes to circle its parent asteroid.
Scientists had hoped to shave off 10 minutes but NASA said the impact shortened the asteroid's orbit by about 32 minutes.
And here's the replay, if you missed it:
