Two-year-old girl killed in house fire 8:12am: More than 700,000 people have taken to the streets of Jerusalem to mourn influential Sephardic Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, making it the biggest funeral in Israel's history. Middle East correspondent Ruth Pollard reports he was one of Israel's most controversial political kingmakers and the spiritual leader of the Sephardic Jewish community. Crowds attending the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Bill Shorten. 8:02am: Bill Shorten was just on Radio National to continue his pitch for the leadership of the Labor party. Asked about the travel expense controversies, he had the following notably cautious words. I think most members of parliament wouldn't deliberately fiddle their expenses. This most recent controversy shows the guidelines need to be as unambiguous and black and white as possible. If there is this confusion and there is this uncertainty then it needs to be cleaned up. Full stop, it does need to be sorted. He says he didn't attend Bob Hawke's birthday in 2009. I wasn't invited. 7:40am: Tragic news that a two-year-old girl died in a house fire in country NSW last night. A man ran into the house to save her four-year-old brother. Police have not confirmed reports that the man was the children's father. Emergency services were called to the Cobar home about 9pm and found it well alight. The children's mother said her daughter was still inside but intense heat and smoke prevented further entry. The fire was put out and the toddler's body was found. It's not known how the fire was started. 7:28am: The Herald's editorial today says Tony Abbott's treatment of the expense controversies "goes to the heart of why voters distrust politicians." When in opposition the Coalition hounded [Peter] Slipper, who was denied the same self-serving repayment rort that has allowed Abbott and his ministers to reconcile their recklessness scot-free. The Coalition promised no excuses but now they are coming thick and fast, starting with the "everybody does it, so that is OK" one. There's also the "Gina Rinehart saved you money" excuse from Joyce in justifying his billing taxpayers for expenses to return from a wedding in India. Then there's the transparent "ministers work 24/7" one from Coalition cheerleader Peter Reith, of phone card and children overboard fame while he was in the Howard cabinet. Prime Minister Tony Abbott. 7:21am: From poster boy to most hated and back again. Brad Walters has looks at how Sonny Bill Williams, SBW if you will, turned it all around. Apparently he was once voted Australia's most-hated man ahead of Osama bin Laden in a magazine poll. ow that's a bit silly. Total votes: 6159. "World was her oyster": Jasmine Palmer died from a fractured skull. 7:16am: Geez there's plenty of depressing news around today. Another child has slipped through the cracks of the state's child welfare system. Rachel Olding has an exclusive about Jasmine Palmer who died at 2½ from a fractured skull. The details will make you ill. Her mother's stepfather will face trial for her murder today. 7:08am: Some introspection with your coffee this morning? Today's Good Food has put together a list of which coffee brews they think align with certain personalities (and preferred vehicles). If you favour the espresso machine, apparently you're likely to drive "something black and German or red and Italian." Pourover drinkers pedal their beans home "in the basket of your powder-coated retro step-through." And Siphon fans are assumed to ride "a very expensive road bike." Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. 7:01am: Turns out Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's headaches were being caused by more than just the tough congressional elections. The polarising Argentine President has a bleeding brain. She will undergo surgery on Tuesday and will have to suspend campaigning. 6:51am: Rolf Harris will stand trial next April on sexual assault charges. The date was set at a brief court hearing at the historic Old Bailey in London. The 83-year-old faces six charges of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 1980 and 1981, three charges of indecent assault of a 14 year-old girl in 1986, and four of making indecent images of a child in July last year. Fire at Wentworthville. Photo: Michelle Taverniti/2UE. 6:40am: There are fears for the safety of two people missing after a two-storey building fire at Wentworthville. Police were called to a shop with a residence above about 4am this morning after reports of an explosion. Two people were rescued and transferred to hospital with extensive burns. Seven police officers were taken to hospital with burns to their hands and faces after trying to rescue a trapped man. A local resident just told ABC radio about hearing the explosions. I thought there must have been a gun fight down the bottom of the hill. If you see the building, it's a miracle anyone got out. Police are using thermal imaging cameras to search the rubble for missing people. 2UE police reporter Michelle Taverniti sent us the below picture earlier. Stolen: Kevin Bacon, top, and Bradley. 6:25am: Poor Kevin Bacon is still missing this morning. The celebrity swine was pig-napped yesterday from his home at The Grounds of Alexandria. Two women and a man were captured on CCTV camera taking him in the middle of the night. The cafe has set a $5000 reward. 6:15am: Two people are missing and feared dead after explosions and a fire in a building at Wentworthville. The two-storey building on Station Street collapsed. Seven police officers have been taken to hospital with burns to their hands and face after trying to rescue a trapped man. Illustration: Michael Mucci. 6:10am: The Rinehart Family soap opera is about to bust open before us. In what's set to be the trial of the year, from 10am it's Gina Rinehart versus her two children in the NSW Supreme Court Adele Ferguson knows as much as any non-Rinehart about the saga and assures us it will be juicy. The trial promises to be full of twists and turns, allegations and counter-claims, including the release of a number of private emails, all designed to sway opinion. 6:06am: The Light Rail is down. All services have ceased this morning due to a derailment overnight. Replacement buses will operate from all stops until further notice. SMH October 8 6:01am: Blue skies ahead in more ways than one for New South Welshmen. On the front page of today's SMH, Matt Wade reports NSW is set to get more than our share out of the next phase of Asia's economic boom. And the travel expense quarrels continue. This time the PM has been drawn in. In an irony lost on few, Tony Abbott billed taxpayers to attend Peter Slipper's wedding. 6:00am: Sorry to start the week on such a low note. But a two-year-old girl died in a house fire in Cobar last night. Her four-year-old brother was saved by a local man who ran into the blaze. Emergency services were called about 9pm and arrived to a well alight home. The fire was put out and the toddler's body was found.It's not known how the fire was started. 6:00am: Good morning Sydney. Hope you had a lovely long weekend. And now for a short week! If you're feeling slow this morning, it might not just be the weekend lag. Daylight savings remember. The sun won't rise for about another 20 minutes.