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A Sydney man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a Brazilian university student at Surfers Paradise during a brawl over stolen hot chips.

Ricky Kevin Lefoe, 32, stood trial this week in the Brisbane Supreme Court accused of the unlawful killing of Ivan Patricio Susin, 29, during the street brawl in 2019.

Following two days of evidence and final directions from Chief Justice Helen Bowskill on Wednesday morning, the jury returned its verdict within a couple of hours.

Lefoe held his head in his hands and Mr Susin's family members in the public gallery quietly gasped as the verdict was read out.

Lefoe's barrister Patrick McCafferty sought a two or three-week adjournment to obtain a pre-sentence report. Justice Bowskill ordered Lefoe's sentencing be held at a date to be fixed.

During the trial, crown prosecutors and Lefoe's defence agreed he punched Mr Susin just after 1am on October 1, 2019, outside an Orchid Street kebab shop, causing him to fall and suffer head injuries that claimed his life 10 days later.

The fatal blow resulted from a brawl that started when Lefoe's intoxicated friend Shaun Simpson grabbed at a container of chips two of Mr Susin's friends were eating from while sitting outside on a bench.

Gold Coast Detective Sergeant Noel Jones, who investigated Mr Susin's death and testified at the trial, said outside court it was an extremely tragic case in which "nobody wins".

"I think it was the right verdict and the family were very satisfied with what has happened in court," Det Jones said.

"It was a quick verdict and the evidence presented was very clear that what has happened was extremely wrong.

"Their son Ivan has been taken away in the prime of his life over something extremely silly; someone's stolen chips has resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man living and studying on the Gold Coast and out for a night with his friends."

Det Jones said the case showed the "sobering reality" of punching another person.

"People see a lot of movies whet they just get up but that's not reality; people fall and hit their head and never regain consciousness and it happens all too often in Australia," he said.

Mr Susin's mother and sister will return to Brazil before Lefoe is sentenced but will be able to watch a live video of the hearing.

The jury was repeatedly shown CCTV footage taken from outside the kebab shop that showed the entire incident, including Mr Susin's attempt to intervene and the punch that ultimately killed him.

Three bystanders testified that they heard shouting before and during the brawl but could not recall or did not hear the words that were used.

One witness testified they saw Mr Susin attempt a "haymaker" punch and agreed with Mr McCafferty that it was "delivered with great force".

Kebab shop worker Yousef Majed Abu Meizer testified Mr Susin appeared drunk and within a matter of seconds he left the shop, punched or pushed one of the two men who started the fight and was then knocked down.

Mr McCafferty told the jury his client took action because Mr Susin had attempted to throw a powerful punch at his friend from behind.

In her closing statement, crown prosecutor Elizabeth Kelso said Lefoe had watched Mr Simpson pin a smaller man to the ground and punch him repeatedly before punching Mr Susin after he tried to help.

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LeBron James has admitted after breaking the all-time regular season scoring record on Tuesday he feels he is the greatest player in NBA history.

James needed 36 points to break the record against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he reached that figure in the final seconds of the third quarter, drilling a free throw line fadeaway to eclipse Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's mark of 38,387.

The Lakers ultimately went down 133-130 to Josh Giddey's visiting Thunder, although it was no fault of James, who scored a game-high 38 points on 13-of-20 shooting with three steals.

After the contest, James was asked a couple of questions from fellow legendary Laker Shaquille O'Neal, with the last being about who he feels is the greatest player in the history of the league.

"I'm gonna let everybody else decide who that is, or talk about it, but it's great barbershop talk," James said, before O'Neal cut him off and demanded a straight answer.

"Me personally, I'm going to take myself against anybody who has ever played this game," he said.

"But everyone is going to have their favourite, and everyone is going to decide who their favourite is, but I know what I've brought to the table, I know what I bring to the table every single night, and what I can do out on this floor.

"I always feel like I'm the best to ever play this game, but there's so many other great ones that I'm happy to just be a part of their journey."

James broke the almost four-decade record with a stepback jump shot with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter that pushed his career total to 38,388 points.

James outstretched his arms, threw both hands in the air, then smiled.

Abdul-Jabbar rose from his seat and clapped. The game was stopped as some members of James' family, including his wife, mother and his children, took the floor for a ceremony recognising the moment.

Abdul-Jabbar - one of many celebrities and sports stars who made sure they were there to see history - became the league's all-time leading scorer on April 5, 1984 and wound up retiring in 1989.

It was a record that some thought would last forever, with very few even coming close.

Karl Malone retired 1,459 points behind Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant was 4,744 points shy and Michael Jordan was 6,095 points away.

James passed them all, then caught Abdul-Jabbar, too. He did it in his 20th season. Abdul-Jabbar also played 20 NBA seasons.

James then got on a microphone and said: "Everybody that has ever been a part of this run with me the last 20-plus years, I want to say thank you so much because I wouldn't be me without all y'all. All y'all helped. All y'all's passion and sacrifices helped me to get to this point.

"And to the NBA to Adam Silver, to the late great David Stern, thank you very much for allowing me to be a part of something I always dreamed about. I would never in a million years dreamt this to be even better than what it is tonight. So (expletive) man, thank you guys."

With skills of a point guard, the shooting prowess of a wing and the strength of a power forward, James entered Tuesday's game averaging 30 points per game this season.

He finished with 38 points in the game to give him 38,390 in his career.

James, 38, has averaged 27.2 points per game in his career while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-10, 2014-18), Miami Heat (2010-14) and the Lakers (2018-present).

Not counted in his regular-season record total are James' 7,631 playoff points, also the most by a player in NBA history. He has played in 266 career postseason games while winning four NBA championships.

NBA's Top 10 point scorers (ranking, player, points, games played):

1 LeBron James 38,390 1,410

2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 1,560

3 Karl Malone 36,928 1,476

4 Kobe Bryant 33,643 1,346

5 Michael Jordan 32,292 1,072

6 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 1,522

7 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 1,045

8 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 1,207

9 Carmelo Anthony 28,289 1,260

10 Moses Malone 27,409 1,329

with Reuters and DPA

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Employers' pay rates for male and female workers would be published under legislation to increase transparency and help close the gender pay gap.

Minister for Women Katy Gallagher on Wednesday introduced a bill to the Senate that would require workplaces with 100 or more employees to publish pay gap data.

The minister said this would be a key reform to drive transparency and action on equality.

"On current projections it will take another 26 years to close the gender pay gap," she said.

Australian women are earning nearly $26,000 less than male colleagues.

Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency in December showed the gap was stuck at 22.8 per cent.

Seven in 10 employers have pay gaps favouring men while women continue to be under-represented in leadership.

Australian Council of Trade Unions head Michele O'Neil said despite equal pay being a right enshrined in law, there were structural and cultural issues across workplaces which contributed to the pay gap.

"For too long, individual companies with significant gender pay gaps have been able to evade scrutiny and avoid having to address problems within their workplaces that have led to women workers being undervalued," she said.

Ms O'Neil said the government should next require all businesses to disclose gender pay and implement measures to close the superannuation gap.

Senator Gallagher said inequality hurts the economy, with $51.8 billion a year lost in women's pay.

"Women have waited long enough for the pay gap to close, let's not wait another quarter of a century," she said.

"The bill will also reduce red tape for businesses making it easier to report."

Reporting would start in 2024, drawing on data already provided by employers.

Gender pay gaps would be published on the Workplace Gender Equality Agency website.

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