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News from the ABC Australia

Tonga and Samoa can be State of Origin for the new century
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The scale and spectacle of Tonga's Rugby League World Cup win over Samoa was not just an instant classic, it proved a demand for this clash that rugby league must find a way to supply.

Russia opens terrorism case over Ukraine oil refinery attack
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

A facility which Ukraine named "one of Russia's largest" oil refineries reportedly sustained "significant damage" in the "massive drone attack".

Lebanon's team of tradies win in all-time great finish at World Cup
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Lebanon and France were not expected to produce one of the blockbusters of this Rugby League World Cup. But the two minnows showed great things can come from the most unexpected places.

Mine rescue teams compete underground in biggest competition in a decade
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Emergency response teams from some of WA's biggest mines have been put through their paces hundreds of metres underground for the annual mine rescue competition.

Driver charged after pedestrian's death in Adelaide's north
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

SA Police said the pedestrian died at the scene of the crash at Salisbury North at about 10am on Sunday. 

Australia's latest World Cup smash-up helps nobody
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Australia ran up the biggest win in women's international rugby league history with its World Cup victory over Wales but it was the kind of result that served little purpose other than stuffing the stats sheet.

Epstein survivor thinks serial sex offender would be 'proud'
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Podcast host Lisa Phillips says it is time the world focuses on how to stamp out widespread sexual abuse in society. 

Suns miss top four by a whisker despite win over Giants
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The Gold Coast Suns miss out on the AFLW top four by 0.2 per cent despite beating GWS in their final home and away match of the season.

Queensland's 28th governor sworn in at parliament house
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Justice Thomas Bradley has been sworn in as Queensland's 28th governor, replacing outgoing governor Dr Jeanette Young.

Agony and ecstasy for Australian duo in WNBA Finals game seven
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Australia's Izzy Borlase falls just short of a title as her Atlanta Dream are beaten by Golden State Valkyries in game seven of the WNBA Finals.

Suspended Powerhouse CEO denies wrongdoing as 14 disclosures revealed
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Millions of dollars in contracts were awarded under Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah. Documents released under a freedom of information request reveal her perceived conflicts of interest.

BioWare studio shuttered by EA after more than 30 years of video games
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Fans and former employees have paid tribute to the studio behind some of the biggest selling games of the 2000s and 2010s.

Return of V8 Superboats a roaring success, says organiser
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The roar of V8 Superboats has echoed across a Victorian venue best known for tractor engines, with the debut sold out.

Young woman dies after falling from balcony in Adelaide's CBD
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Police say emergency crews were called to the Rosemont Hotel on Hindley Street early this morning after a report a woman in her 20s had fallen from a balcony.

Tonga holds on for World Cup win over rivals Samoa in classic contest
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Tonga holds on for a 20-18 victory over Samoa in a match that lights up the Rugby League World Cup after Lebanon won a spectacular game in golden point against France.

Two boys, 16, killed in stolen car crash in Perth's north-east
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Police say the teenagers were the driver and passenger of a car that left the road and struck several trees before catching fire. 

Fremantle's $596m bridge opens four months ahead of schedule
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Thousands of people are expected to walk across the new Fremantle traffic bridge today, as it opens to the public months ahead of schedule, at double the initial estimated cost. 

Government will not promise net savings in budget update, despite inflation pressure
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says growing pressures on the federal budget mean the government cannot promise it will find overall savings in its December update, even as Australians brace for another interest rate rise amid ongoing high inflation. 

Shark sightings force Noosa Triathlon to scrap swim leg
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Surf lifesavers refused to put lifeguards in the water due to safety reasons, forcing organisers to modify the world's largest Olympic distance triathlon an hour before it began. 

SA's historic Gladstone Gaol reopens with ghost tours
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

One of regional South Australia's historic landmarks reopens its doors to the public, with new caretakers leaning into the site's dark heritage.



News from the BBC World Service

Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The Chancellor has suggested that younger workers might not receive the same minimum wage as others before the next election.

Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.

Reeves says UK's future should be inside the EU
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury, Rachel Reeves says Brexit has made the UK "poorer, weaker and less secure".

University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

A Spanish research centre has confirmed her death days after she was declared misisng.

Who are the real winners of Celebrity Traitors?
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Certain stars have been tipped by industry experts as getting the biggest career boost after the show.

Watch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.

No more washing up: Airbnb's new house rules divide hosts and guests
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.

I've been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years because of visa rules
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Ruchira Ranasingha, 50, has been stranded in the Cook Islands since 2023 and wants to return to Sri Lanka.

A severed hand and The Shining twins: The best celebrity Halloween costumes
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.

How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.

Northern Lights dance across UK sky on Halloween night
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Stargazers across the UK were treated to the vivid colours of the aurora borealis on Saturday night.

Irish Olympic runner Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Ciara Mageean, who won a European title and twice represented Ireland at the Olympics, dies aged 34.

Hospital admits full responsibility for 24 failures that led to toddler's death
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.

These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.

King to address slavery during Commonwealth speech in Antigua on final leg of Caribbean tour
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

King Charles III will deliver a speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Tuesday as he concludes his nine-day Caribbean tour.

Second night of drone disruption at Jersey Airport
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Jersey Airport said it was "experiencing disruption.... affecting inbound flights as a result of further drone activity".

India's opposition holds mega rally seeking election chief's resignation
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Thousands gathered in the heart of delhi, calling for the chief election commissioner to step down.

Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday book
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.

'The necktie is dead': How candidates are dressing for votes
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

From Alaska to Texas, candidates with an eye on Congress are using their personal style to stand out.



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