DAYLIGHT SAVING
For people in these states, daylight saving will officially come to an end on Sunday morning at 3am, when clocks will go back an hour, giving some Aussies an extra hour of sleep! Daylight saving time was introduced to give us more sunny hours during the warmer months, but not all of Australia joins in, and some reckon that daylight saving changes can send things a bit haywire. Farmers say the change in milking time confuses their cows, for some towns on state borders, crossing the road can send you travelling through time, and some people just get annoyed by how it mucks up their sleep patterns. In recent years, more and more countries have been gradually ditching daylight saving time because it's caused a lot of debate, even here at BTN. But no matter what you think, just keep in mind that if your clock seems a little off on Sunday, all this is probably why! Well, either that or the battery needs changing.

NSW/QLD WEATHER WARNING
A major rain event is unfolding across the east of the country. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued multiple flood warnings for parts of southern QLD, down to New South Wales' South Coast. The rain is expected to intensify over the weekend, and authorities are telling people to stay alert and avoid any non-essential travel.

GATHER ROUND
In the blockbuster opening game of Gather Round, the Adelaide Crows fell 15 points short of their first win for the season. The home side were up at the end of the first quarter, but Melbourne got away from the Crows late in the second, and held the lead until the final siren. The gather round continues over the weekend, with eight more games to be played!

WOMEN'S CRICKET
Australia's women's 20-20 side has thumped Bangladesh by 77 runs, to take the series in a clean sweep. Alyssa Healy top scored with 45 runs, before Bowler Tayla Vlaeminck took three wickets off her four overs,

NRL
Melbourne Storm fans are waking up this morning on top of the world, and the NRL ladder, after a thrilling two point win over the Broncos. Brisbane hasn't won at AAMI park since 2016, and they came painfully close to breaking that streak last night. But Storm came from behind, scoring three times in the second half, to take the win.

OLYMPIC DIVE
And now, we've all had bad days at the office, and Olympic divers are no exception! Alexis Jandard took a tumble at an Olympic inauguration ceremony, in front of the French President Emmanuel Macron. Yeah, rough! But don't worry, Jandard say's he is physically ok, though the ego took a hit.

DOG BRAIN TEST
First to our four legged friends, who can apparently understand words — just like humans! Yep, Hungarian researchers measured the brain activity of several dogs, and found that when their owners held up things like a leash or Frisbee, and then called them the wrong name, the dog's brain activity would change, suggesting that they can remember the name of different objects, and can tell when they were called something else. Such smart boys and girls.

VESP AI
A team of researchers in the UK has enlisted the help of AI, to protect native bee and wasp populations against the invasive Asian Hornet. The program, called Vesp AI, uses digital analysis to spot the pesky hornets. A job that is currently being done by humans, but now, doesn't have to 'bee'. Get it, 'bee' it's a pun, or did that fly over your head. I'm sorry.

UN-BEARABLY CUTE
And finally, to some panda cubs! Who, are just…cute. Yep, these guys haven't actually done anything special, they are just adorable, and sometimes, that is enough to be featured on Newsbreak.

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