Australia news live: PM heads for Rome but Trump meeting doubtful; woman charged over Brisbane childcare centre bomb hoaxes

<p>Anthony Albanese on his way to attend inaugural mass of Pope Leo XVI after a flying visit to Jakarta on Thursday. Follow the day’s news live</p><ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>After a marathon legal battle spanning seven years, disgraced special forces veteran <strong>Ben Roberts-Smith</strong> will learn this morning whether he has cleared his name of war crime allegations, Australian Associated Press reports.</p><p>The Victoria Cross recipient sued Nine newspapers and journalists <strong>Nick McKenzie</strong> and <strong>Chris Masters</strong> for defamation over their reports in 2018 which claimed he had committed war crimes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/16/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-appeal-verdict-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>