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News from the ABC Australia

Teen charged with torture after alleged assault with hammer and knife
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

The 17-year-old allegedly forced another boy into the boot of a car before assaulting him with a hammer and knife west of Brisbane.

Official information about deadly flood was inaccurate, inquest told
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

A coronial inquest is told residents and emergency responders got inaccurate information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and Water NSW during a devastating flood that claimed two lives in the NSW town of Eugowra. 

Video games could fall under social media ban, researchers say
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Online video games are excluded from the social media ban, but digital media researchers say the definitions are too broadly defined and games could yet be included.

$50 meal refunds, $500 travel vouchers in SA's algal bloom summer plan
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Some travellers to South Australia's coast over summer will be able to access $500 accommodation vouchers and $50 cashback on their meal, under a state and federal government plan to stimulate tourism.

Treasurer announces rework of stalled superannuation tax increase plan
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Treasurer Jim Chalmers announces the federal government's stalled superannuation tax increases will be reworked after criticism over the plan.

Light show visible from space set to illuminate WA's south coast
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

A light installation, projected onto King George Sound in Albany, will be the largest ever created. 

Fight to cancel coal exploration permit in Queensland food bowl
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Exploration company Fox Resources has gone into administration, but the community that successfully fought off its mining advances vows to keep fighting to cancel the tenement altogether.

Melbourne man restrains teen after alleged Hawthorn home invasion
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Grant Brown chased down a teenager after he disturbed two people who had allegedly broken into his home in the early hours of Monday morning.

Diane Keaton's family kept 'sudden' health decline private
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

The actor's cause of death has not been made public, but with US media reporting her family chose to keep her health decline private.  

Cummins 'probably unlikely' to play in first Ashes Test
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Pat Cummins all but rules himself out of the first Ashes Test, saying he is still a way short of completing his condensed recovery schedule from a back injury.

Coral reefs at risk of mass dieback as global warming reaches tipping point
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

An international report from climate scientists suggests tipping points for coral reefs have been reached, putting them at risk of dieback.

Judy's husband was the first person in the world to die under VAD laws
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

On the verandah of their Darwin home, Judy Dent held her husband's hand as he became the first person in the world to die through legally accessible voluntary assisted dying. That world-first would not be possible in the Northern Territory today.

Minjee Lee finishes third in epic LPGA Shanghai finale
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Thai world number one Jeeno Thitikul wins the LPGA Shanghai tournament on the fifth play-off hole, with Australian superstar Minjee Lee settling for third.

Councillor suspended after no apology for defamatory notice
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Mount Magnet Shire deputy president Ian Black is suspended after failing to apologise for posting a defamatory notice about staff to a public noticeboard. 

Live: Crunch time arrives for big AFL trades as Tigers defender heads west
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Zach Merrett is one of a number of former All-Australians currently in limbo as West Coast continues to wheel and deal after another wooden spoon. Follow live as the AFL trade period kicks into its second week.

Fresh doubts over plans to boost Perth’s tree canopy
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

The WA government is facing renewed questions over its plans to boost Perth's tree cover, with experts saying current funding will not come close to delivering on Labor's election promises.

ACCC urged to probe 'distorted research' behind government gas policy
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Advocacy group Climate Integrity has accused the gas industry of using "distorted research", produced by the accounting firm EY, to influence the Australian government's Future Gas Strategy.

Kimberley-based lawyers struggling to give Balgo residents access to justice
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

With in-person court hearings suspended and video links cancelled, lawyers are struggling to ensure access to justice for the remote community of Balgo. 

Student-led coup attempt underway in Madagascar, president says
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Troops from an elite unit of the country's military are urging fellow soldiers to disobey orders and back student protesters.

'Australia lost a true hero': George Cross recipient Michael Pratt dies
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Former Victoria Police officer Michael Pratt has been remembered for his bravery when he confronted three armed bank robbers in Melbourne in 1978.



News from the BBC World Service

Clashes erupt between Hamas forces and armed clan members in Gaza City
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.

Badenoch demands PM address 'unanswered' China spy case questions
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

In a letter to Starmer, the Tory leader claimed his government's account of the collapsed case had "changed repeatedly".

Universities must tackle antisemitism, says education secretary
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says Jewish students do not feel safe, as she sets out measures to tackle antisemitism.

'In an instant, they were gone' - small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Authorities say the 16 people missing after the explosives factory incident are all presumed dead.

'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

First Wives Club co-star Goldie Hawn says Diane Keaton left "memories beyond imagination" following her death aged 79.

Man charged with stalking after allegedly targeting Ed Davey and family
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

As well as the accusations regarding Ed Davey, Inigo Rowland is charged with flick-knife possession.

Murder arrest over deaths of children aged 2 and 3
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Police name the pair as Meraj Ul Zahra and Abdul Momin Alfaateh.

Carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

The trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the "dieselgate" scandal.

SNP leader says 'precedent on my side' to secure second referendum
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

The SNP won more than half of the seats at Holyrood in 2011, an electoral triumph that paved the way for a poll on the country's future.

Reeves urged to avoid 'half-baked' tax fixes in Budget
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

The think tank says the government should seize the opportunity to reform the tax system.

Starmer arrives in Egypt ahead of summit on Gaza peace plan
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

President Trump will lead Monday's summit, where No 10 says the agreement will be signed.

What we know about the ceasefire agreement and hostages release
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Israel and Hamas are expected to exchange hostages and prisoners as part of phase one of Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

Watch: What do people in the West Bank think about the plan?
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Palestinians in the West Bank say they hope the deal could lead to a united Palestinian future.

'We're in limbo': A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

As politicians in Washington bicker during the government shutdown, Martinsburg, West Virginia, worries about what's next.

The Papers: 'Hostages set for release' and 'Hope amid the chaos'
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

The imminent release of Israeli hostages by Hamas is the focus for most of Monday's papers.

Mental arithmetic really stresses me out and science has proved it
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.

The women taking Meta to task after their baby loss
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Several women say the pain of losing their babies was made worse by targeted advertising.

We must catch up soon. How to stop ghosting friends in adulthood
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

How to keep friendships alive as an adult alongside work, family and endless to-do lists.

The EU's new border system explained
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

The EU's much-delayed Entry/Exit System will change the way UK passengers travel to 29 countries.

Watch: Fire at historic Italian monastery
Posted on Sunday October 12, 2025

Drone footage shows blaze destroying the historic Bernaga Monastery in Italy.



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