“Erratic behaviour.” Actor Ezra Miller has been charged with burglary.

Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont – the latest in a string of incidents involving The Flash actor.

Vermont State Police said officers responded to a burglary complaint in Stamford on May 1 and found several bottles of alcohol were taken from a residence while the homeowners weren't present. Miller was charged after police consulted surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses.

The police report said Miller was found shortly before midnight on Sunday and was issued a citation to appear for arraignment in Vermont Super Court on September 26. The felony charge adds to Miller’s mounting legal woes and reports of erratic behaviour.

The 29-year-old actor was arrested twice earlier this year in Hawaii, including for disorderly conduct and harassment at a karaoke bar. The second incident was for second-degree assault.

The parents of 18-year-old Tokata Iron Eyes, a Native American activist, also earlier this year filed a protection order against Miller, accusing him of grooming their child and other inappropriate behaviour with Tokata as a minor from the age of 12.

Tokata recently told Insider those allegations were false.

After appearing in several films for Warner Bros and DC Films as The Flash, Miller stars in the upcoming standalone film The Flash, due out in June 2023. Though Warner Bros last week axed the nearly completed Batgirl film, the studio has suggested it remains committed to releasing The Flash.

For a full explainer on the Ezra Miller controversy, you can read this article: Grooming allegations and cult rumours: Why everyone is talking about Ezra Miller.

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Former US president Donald Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate and broke into his safe. His son acknowledged that the raid is part of an investigation into Trump’s removal of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida resort.

The unprecedented search of a former president’s home would mark a significant escalation into the records investigation, which is one of several probes Trump is facing from his time in office and in private business.

Eric Trump, one of the former president’s adult children, told Fox News the search concerned boxes of documents that Trump brought with him from the White House. A source familiar with the matter also confirmed to Reuters the raid appeared to be tied to Trump’s removal of classified records from the White House.

Trump said the estate “is currently under siege, raided, and occupied”. He himself did not say why the raid took place.

BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump said his home at Mar-a-Lago was “raided” by FBI agents. https://t.co/sElpFNIvWl

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 8, 2022

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Britney Spears is returning to music for the first time in six years, with a very exciting collaboration between her and Elton John confirmed today.

Plus, Olivia Newton-John has passed away “peacefully” aged 73, her husband John Easterling has confirmed. We, and dozens of celebrities, remember the Aussie icon.

And the last two remaining MAFS 2022 couples have both announced their breakups within hours of each other. We unpack the news and ponder if it's even still possible for relationships that have been built up in such a manufactured, drama-filled situation to go the distance.

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Morning, 

Here are the top five news stories you need to know today, Tuesday, August 9. 

1. Dame Olivia Newton-John has died aged 73.

In breaking news this morning, Aussie singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has died aged 73.

The Grease star died "peacefully" at her ranch in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends, her husband has confirmed. 

"Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer," John Easterling wrote. 

"Her healing inspiration and pioneering experience with plant medicine continues with the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund, dedicated to researching plant medicine and cancer."

Newton-John's starring role in Grease saw her nominated for multiple awards including two Golden Globes, and various other film accolades.

She is also a multi-platinum selling singer, with two singles and two albums having earned the stamp from the Recording Industry Association of America.

She is survived by her husband as well as her daughter Chloe Lattanzi.

2. Mother and son found dead in Brisbane home.

A man has been arrested after a mother and her son were found dead in their Brisbane home.

Police were called to a home in Stretton around 9.40am on Monday where a 49-year-old man unlocked the front door and let them inside.  

Brisbane Region Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham said officers were confronted by "large amounts of blood" on the staircase of the property. 

Upstairs, police found the bodies of 47-year-old Jifeng Liu, known as Eileen, and her son, in his early 20s, 9News reports. 

A mother and son are dead after a frenzied stabbing at a home in Brisbane's south. @njkelly9 #9News pic.twitter.com/CiKwNAPsON

— 9News Gold Coast (@9NewsGoldCoast) August 8, 2022

Police confirmed two knives were seized from the property.

"The scene was confronting, it has been described as a frenzied attack on the two deceased persons," said Superintendent Massingham. 

"From the evidence within that area, the weapons seized and the observations of the deceased, it was quite evident the attack could be described accurately in that way (frenzied)."

The 49-year-old man was taken into custody and remains in hospital under police guard.

"Not much conversation was held between the male and the police that initially attended," said Massingham.

"We believe the male has a link to this address."

3. COVID-19 is Australia's third biggest killer.

More Australians are expected to have died from COVID-19 so far this year than some of the country's traditionally largest killers, such as cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.

New analysis by the Actuaries Institute has shown the COVID-19 death toll to the end of July to be 7100, making it the third largest cause of death in 2022.

COVID-19 is expected to be the third-leading cause of death in Australia in the first seven months of 2022, an analysis by the Actuaries Institute has concluded.#covid19 #pandemic https://t.co/eKAIgHZlIk

— The Age (@theage) August 8, 2022

Only ischaemic heart diseases and dementia are expected to be a bigger cause of death than COVID, with each responsible for about 10,000 fatalities.

"This is valuable data for our public health policy makers and should be informing our flexible, safe and pragmatic public health response," said the institute's chief executive Elayne Grace. 

The ACT on Monday extended its public health emergency declaration until 11.59pm on September 30, with new cases of the virus averaging fewer than 1000 a day.

"This level of community transmission still poses a risk to community members, particularly those who are more at risk of severe outcomes," ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said.

4. Govt pledges to fund aged care pay rise.

The federal government has backed in a pay rise for aged care workers, outlining support for an increase in the minimum wage to the Fair Work Commission.

While the submission does not specify an exact amount for how much wages should rise, the government said it supported a boost.

Unions have called for a 25 per cent pay rise for workers. The government submission said such an increase to wages could boost the labour supply in the sector by up to 10 per cent over the next five years.

The Federal Government is calling on the Fair Work Commission to give aged care workers a pay rise but is refusing to suggest how much.

Now there are fears it will be difficult to recruit and retain enough staff to properly care for aging Australians. @ashleywick9 #9News pic.twitter.com/utHcfIdktj

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) August 8, 2022

Labor minister Tanya Plibersek said some aged care workers were earning as little as $22 an hour.

"You can literally earn more stacking shelves at a supermarket than caring for some of our most vulnerable Australians," she told the Seven Network.

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said the pay rise would help to close the gender pay gap.

"One of the main causes of the gender pay gap is low pay and poor conditions in care sectors like aged care, where the majority of workers are women," she said.

5. Australia finishes Commonwealth Games with 67 gold medals.

Australia has claimed our final gold medal of the Commonwealth Games, beating out India in the final of the men's hockey. 

The Kookaburras won a seventh consecutive Commonwealth Games gold, scoring 7-0.

The Kookaburras have closed out the Commonwealth Games with 🥇
The Kookaburras have now won all SEVEN Comm Games hockey gold medals. pic.twitter.com/3X1q21XEpo

— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) August 8, 2022

The win saw us end the games with 178 medals including 67 gold. 

We earlier won our 1000th Commonwealth Games gold medal when we claimed victory over Jamaica in the netball final.

That's a rundown of your top news this morning.

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For the first time in more than a decade, interest rates are increasing, and we're hearing more and more about the price of housing dropping. 

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