Your afternoon Briefing: Trio guilty of Melbourne Christmas terror plot

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s your digest of today’s top stories.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s your digest of today’s top stories.

++The Australian ONLY ++ 28-08-18 A court sketch of the three men alleged to have been planning a terrorist attack in Melbourne.- L-R - Ahmed Mohamed, 25, Abdullah Chaarani, 27, Hamza Abbas, 23 were charged with conspiring to carry out preparations for a terrorist attack in the CBD during the 2016 Christmas period. Prosecutors in the trial of three men accused of preparing to carry out a terrorist act in Melbourne's CBD have told court the accused were motivated by extremist jihadist ideology.Court Sketch by Jeff Hayes

Trio guilty of Melbourne Christmas terror plot

Three men have been found guilty of planning a jihadi-inspired mass casualty terror attack in Melbourne’s Federation Square at Christmas in 2016, laughing and smiling at each other as the verdicts were read.

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Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo at a bilateral meeting during the 2018 ASEAN Summit in Singapore, Wednesday, November 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Joko ‘didn’t link trade, embassy’

Australia will tell Indonesia by Christmas whether it plans to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after meeting President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Singapore.

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Mark Pivac in front of the prototype machine, a robotic bricklaying device being developed by Fastbrick Robotics, photographed in Walliston.

Robot builds house in three days

Perth-based FBR has achieved what it says is a world-first with the fully automated construction of a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in less than three days.

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Playa Vista mansion in Florida for sale NO RESRVE

Outrageous opulence, no reserve

After roughly four years of going on and off the market, a Versailles-style home that was once one of America’s most expensive listings is heading to the auction block, with no reserve.