The hunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman is nearing one month with police yet to reveal any clear sign they know where he could be.

But amid what is Australia's largest tactical operation in history, police refuse to rule anything out. And one possibility still realistically harboured by police is Freeman is still alive, and potentially could be receiving assistance from associates.

One indicator police believe Freeman is alive and continues to pose a threat is the continuation of the no-fly zone above Porepunkah. While the town was recently reopened, the no-fly zone was extended until Friday this afternoon.

"Given the suspect in this matter is heavily armed, this condition has been granted due to the risk to aircraft and drones," a Victoria Police statement once again said.

One of the world's busiest airports and major transit route for Australians will shut for 36 hours as several Asian countries prepare for a destructive super typhoon.

Qantas announced on Monday Hong Kong Airport would be closed from 8pm Tuesday to 8am on Thursday in response to Typhoon Ragasa which is expected to barrel towards China's south after passing the Phillipines.

Philippine forecasters warned of widespread power outages, landslides, and dangerous seas as the storm's outer bands began lashing northern Luzon. Airlines have cancelled more than a dozen domestic flights, mostly on Luzon routes, while ports have suspended ferry services.

The weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly from Tuesday and gale-force to storm-force winds will impact Hong Kong on Wednesday, with winds expected to reach hurricane force offshore and on high ground.

Neighbouring Chinese province Guangdong is also expected to be hit with similar conditions.

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An investigation is underway after a strange chemical smell left two people hospitalised in Brisbane's CBD this morning.

Emergency services were told a chemical smell was coming out of a building's vent and had left four people feeling light-headed and suffering from nausea. Paramedics arriving at the scene took two of those patients to hospital in a stable condition.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service are now investigating the incident.

A motorbike rider and his passenger have both been slapped with hefty fines totalling more than $1,000 after forgetting one key safety requirement.

Police on NSW's Mid North Coast spotted the passenger without a helmet as the motorbike travelled along the Pacific Highway on Friday afternoon. Cops say they were travelling at around 90km/h.

"The 20 year old rider was stopped and produced a Provisional P1 class R riders licence. The rider stated that he had seen the male walking and just wanted to give him a lift," police said.

The rider received two fines for a combined $846 and six demerit points, while the passenger was also fined $423.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says there is no reason for the country to avoid dialogue with the US if Washington stops insisting his country give up nuclear weapons, state news agency KCNA reported.

In a speech at the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim said he still has fond memories of US President Donald Trump, KCNA also reported. The two leaders met three times during Trump's first presidency.

"If the United States drops the absurd obsession with denuclearising us and accepts reality, and wants genuine peaceful coexistence, there is no reason for us not to sit down with the United States," Kim was quoted as saying.

It was a matter of survival for North Korea to build nuclear weapons to safeguard its security in the face of grave threats from the United States and South Korea, Kim said.

He said he rejected recent overtures from Washington and Seoul for dialogue as insincere because their fundamental intent to weaken the North and destroy his regime remains unchanged.

He said a proposal by the South on ending the North's nuclear programs in phases was proof of that.

"The world already knows full well what the United States does after it makes a country give up its nuclear weapons and disarms," Kim said. "We will never give up our nuclear weapons.

"There will never be, and will never ever be for eternity, any negotiations with enemies of exchanging some things out of some obsession with lifting sanctions."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government's stance on Palestine is unwavering – and won't be influenced by Donald Trump.

Albanese is set for a first face-to-face meeting with the US president since he returned to the White House but he said he won't be influenced by Trump on Palestine, who does not support a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel.

"This is about Australia’s position and the fact that we’re a sovereign nation. Australia will make decisions based upon our national interests," he said in New York, The Age reported.

“I’m saying that Australia makes our position clear as a sovereign nation. Our foreign policy isn’t determined in Washington or Beijing or Wellington for that matter. Our foreign policy is determined around the cabinet table in Canberra.”

Health authorities in Queensland are increasingly concerned about the spread of measles across the state, with cases popping up in several regions.

Queensland is grappling cases spread the length of the state, with the worst outbreak in Cairns where health authorities have recorded 12 cases this month, Queensland Health said on Sunday. Cases have visited busy stores such as Kmart and Big W, prompting fears the viral illness could spread further.

Chief Health Officer Catherine McDougall said cases were being linked to people who had returned from overseas trips, with cases elevated across Southeast Asia.

She urged people who hadn't received the measles vaccine to go and get it.

Victoria Police reportedly removed multiple guns from Dezi Freeman's wife following the shooting deaths of two police officers at their Porepunkah home, the Herald Sun has claimed.

The publication understands the guns were removed from Amalia Freeman early on in the search for Freeman, but were not the weapons used in the shooting. It is not alleged Amalia Freeman has breached any gun laws. Dezi Freeman however had his gun licence removed prior the shooting.

A man in his 50s has died after being struck by a forklift in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Emergency services were called to a warehouse on Military Rd in Matraville about 5.30am Monday, after reports a man had been seriously injured in a workplace accident.

Ambulance NSW told NewsWire five ambulance recourses were called to the scene, including an intensive care paramedic and critical care doctor.

The 57-year-old man was treated by paramedics, but he was declared dead the scene.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a blunt message to Australia after Anthony Albanese officially confirmed recognition for a Palestinian state.

"It will not happen," Netanyahu bluntly said after Canada and the UK joined Australia with the official announcement.

With more countries anticipated to join the growing list of nations recognising Palestine, Netanyahu said he would reveal Israel's response following a trip to see US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear to have put their differences aside as they reunited at Charlie Kirk's memorial.

The pair, who had a bitter fallout months after Trump's election win, were seen shaking hands in front of tens of thousands who were in attendance for Kirk's memorial.

Trump and Musk were seen engaged in conversation before Trump took to the stage at the memorial.

Optus is facing intense scrutiny over the location of its call centres, with thousands of workers employed overseas instead of Australia.

It comes after an Optus outage was linked to four deaths, with the issue preventing emergency calls going through.

An overseas call centre was informed by customers of the problem but immediate action was not taken.

Federal Liberal MP Tim Wilson said Optus should be operating its call centres in Australia.

"These sorts of calls shouldn't be going overseas," he told Nine's Today program on Monday.

"People will leave in their droves and so they should. It is disgraceful. Not good enough."

Optus currently employs 3,600 contact centre staff overseas, while there are just 250 in Australia, the Daily Telegraph reported.