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News from the ABC Australia

Heeney wins Sydney Swans best and fairest award amid club suspension
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

An absent Isaac Heeney claims the Bob Skilton Medal for a third season in a row following a club imposed suspension for a breach of standards.

Netanyahu claims flydubai co-pilot underwent 'radical indoctrination'
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

UAE, meanwhile, says it will investigate the circumstances and motives, of the incident, including whether it was linked ​to ‌any militant activity.

WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.  

'It's coming for everything': Eddie Perfect on AI and his new satire
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Writer and actor Eddie Perfect's next show is a black comedy based on Molière's Tartuffe that replaces the 17th-century play's quasi-religious charlatan with an AI hairdressing robot.

Former union delegate and bikie fined $2,000 over illegal debt collection
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Victorian prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a former CFMEU delegate with links to criminal bikie gangs.

Perth's western suburbs councils take steps toward merger
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The Town of Claremont in Perth's western suburbs is open to exploring merging with another council, with its mayor saying "it is probably time" for the move.

Why Malaysia is deporting thousands of Myanmar asylum seekers
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Malaysia this week deported about 1,500 Myanmar nationals, including children, as part of a refugee repatriation programme.

Safety team hits Hobart CBD amid reports of youths 'causing havoc'
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Safety officers serving as "eyes and ears" in Hobart's CBD are hoping their patrols will help curb antisocial behaviour.

The last thing Albanese needed was free advice from his own side
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Under pressure from opponents after another interest rate hike and more bad inflation news, the last thing Anthony Albanese needed was free advice from his own side.

Brumby advocate challenges legality of wild horse removal in NSW alps
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The shooting has stopped for now, but a brumby advocate is mounting a legal challenge to ban their removal from Kosciuszko National Park.

'Where illegal e-bikes go to die': Compliance crackdown ramps up
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A number of illegal e-bikes were destroyed and turned into scrap metal at a wrecking facility in Western Sydney. 

Darwin childcare centre guilty of supervision breach before child's death
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A Humpty Doo childcare centre has pleaded guilty to inadequately supervising children and inadequately protecting children from harm following the death of toddler Ebony Thompson in 2023.

Australia records first detections of 'devastating' plant disease
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Monosporascus cannonballus is detected on two NT properties, marking the first cases in Australia.

Stabbed pilot's prophetic words less than a year before attack
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while flying to Tel Aviv. But who was he?

Warning bus service cuts could leave Aboriginal people stranded in Alice
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A bus service that has transported people and critical medical supplies to remote Indigenous communities from Alice Springs for three decades has been forced to reduce its services following a funding cut earlier this year.

Man who sourced gun used in fatal Ipswich brawl given longer sentence than shooter
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Carlo Piero Stewart died in hospital after suffering three gunshot wounds during a brawl between two groups outside a North Booval home in July, 2021.

Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do".

Victorian uses voluntary assisted dying medication supplied to partner
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The person is believed to have taken the medication in the days after the death of their partner, who had been diagnosed with cancer, earlier this year.

Judge sets aside civil intervention order against Council Watch head
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A County Court judge has set aside a civil personal safety intervention order previously made against the president of ratepayer advocacy group Council Watch.

Federal Court rules against challenge to SA government's golf course plans
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The Federal Court has ruled against a challenge brought by public servant Edwin Kemp Attrill and Kaurna Arabana woman Janette Milera against the SA government's plans to redevelop the North Adelaide golf course.



News from the BBC World Service

We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.

US death row inmate survives execution attempt after two lethal injections
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Killer Christa Pike's lawyer says she is being given "life-saving measures" in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital.

What happened in failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage', review finds
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

Moment Esther Rantzen surprises Nicholas Winton with children he saved
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

One of her most memorable career moments came during one particular episode in 1988 - the footage of which has gone viral several times over in recent years.

Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

Too early to say if Iran involved in Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack, Israeli PM says
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A pilot who stabbed another pilot on an Israel-bound plane is being investigated in Saudi Arabia, Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

Scottish Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal freed on bail after nine years in Indian prison
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The Sikh activist from Dumbarton was arrested in 2017 in connection with alleged terror offences.

Ivan Toney denies Soho nightclub assault
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

England striker Ivan Toney pleads not guilty to assaulting a man at a Soho nightclub last year.

Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.

'He's taught us courage': Friend on Indian pilot hailed as a hero
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.

Rosenberg: Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A foreign policy speech by the Russian president will be keenly watched, but all signs point to the full-scale invasion continuing.

China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.

What role would you play in the Traitors castle? Take our quiz to find out
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Navigate the early stages of the series with our interactive

'I'm very shocked' - College students react to Cornell University rape investigation
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The BBC asked students in Washington about the allegations from a woman who says she was raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

Why are hundreds of prisoners being released early?
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

More people going to prison, and for longer, is why governments including the current one have had to release prisoners early.

Nine scandals that rocked the sporting world
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Manchester City are far from the first. The lure of glory and riches on the biggest stages have tempted plenty of other sports stars to break the rules.

Naomi Campbell wins appeal over charity ban
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A tribunal rules that the model was unaware of misconduct at her charity Fashion for Relief.

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.



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