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News from the ABC Australia

Trump threatens to sue 'corrupt' BBC for $1.5b over 'salacious' documentary
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Lawyers for the US president warn Britain's national broadcaster they're preparing to sue it for over "fabricated" statements that aired in its Panorama program last year.

At least eight killed after car explosion near Delhi's historic Red Fort
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Police say the explosion came from a car parked outside the city's 17th Century Red Fort area.

Thailand suspends peace deal with Cambodia after landmine blast injures two
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The peace deal between the two countries was overseen by US President Donald Trump.

French court frees ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy from jail pending appeal
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Sarkozy became the first former French president to be sent to prison in modern times, this September.

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The US president has pardoned his former lawyer Rudy Giulian and others who were involved in trying to overturn the 2020 election.

How 9/11 and a first-aid kit sparked the newly announced NSW Australian of the Year
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Alison Thompson was working as an investment banker in New York City when the planes hit the twin towers. She has since powered a global humanitarian movement and today has been recognised for her work. 

Starc sends England ominous warning as Ashes hopefuls fail to fire
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Mitchell Starc enjoys a successful return to red ball cricket while representing New South Wales but Jake Weatherald and Beau Webster fail to grab their opportunities.

Nampijinpa Price pulls out of rally with far-right activist Tommy Robinson
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was due to speak at the Put Australia First event later this month alongside Tommy Robinson, a one-time member of a fascist political party. 

Family tormented by murder say 'most important' witnesses did not give evidence
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The family of German backpacker Simone Strobel says a second inquest into her death has failed to bring them answers about how and why she died on holiday in NSW 20 years ago.

Class action trial over catastrophic Cudlee Creek bushfire begins in SA
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Victims of the devastating 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfire, which caused more than $200 million in damage, are seeking compensation from SA Power Networks, alleging the electricity distributor was negligent in the lead-up to the blaze.

WA records highest number of measles cases since 1997
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Authorities and experts urge people in the state's south to be on alert for measles as the number of community transmission cases continues to climb.

Who is Australia's new top diplomat in the UK?
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Australia's next high commissioner to the United Kingdom's time in politics was defined by consultative leadership, pizza politics and a gatecrashed press conference.

A leaked memo brought down two senior BBC bosses — here's what it said
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

A leaked memo to the BBC's editorial standards board has dominated headlines in Britain and led to the resignations of two board members. Here's a look at what has happened and how the bosses responded.

Woman and child drown in Dandenong Creek in Melbourne's south-east
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Police believe a woman went to the aid of a child drowning in the creek, before also getting into difficulty on Monday afternoon.

If your child wants an e-bike or e-scooter, this is what you need to know
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

E-bikes and e-scooters might sound like an exciting gift for a teenager or child, but experts say there are several things to consider before buying one. 

'Didn't cut any corners': Green to test tweaked action ahead of Ashes
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Australia is hopeful that a slight adjustment to Cameron Green's bowling action allows the star all-rounder to have a big say in this summer's Ashes campaign and beyond.

Police investigate death of one-year-old boy in Ballarat
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Detectives from the homicide squad have spoken to two adults following the death of a one-year-old boy in regional Victoria.

WA Stolen Generations redress scheme opens to right 'insidious' past
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Survivors of the Stolen Generations in Western Australia can now apply for $85,000 in compensation as part of a government redress scheme.

Reports of person armed with machete at Alice Springs shopping centre
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Northern Territory police are responding to multiple reports of a person armed with a machete at the Yeperenye Shopping Centre in Alice Springs.

E-scooter rider's crash death reopens road rule debate in SA
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Changes to road rules allowing e-scooters to be used on some public roads in South Australia are the subject of renewed debate, following the death of a man using one of the devices.



News from the BBC World Service

Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The man was detected by biometrics, detained immediately, and will be deported as soon as possible, the Home Office says.

Reeves suggests benefit limits on larger families to be lifted
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The chancellor tells the BBC children in bigger families should not be "penalised" by the welfare system.

Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Fight fake news and defeat climate deniers, Brazil's Lula says at opening of COP30
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fake news, Brazil's President Lula da Silva tells UN climate summit.

Watch: Lava soars 1,100ft above Hawaii's Kilauea in latest eruption
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The fountaining event lasted for nearly five hours and was the 36th volcanic episode since December 2024.

Jailed hacking kingpin tells how his gang stole millions
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

One of the world's most prominent cyber-criminals speaks to the BBC in an exclusive interview.

Celebrity Traitors to return for a second series in 2026
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The first celebrity series was a big ratings hit, with the winner collecting £87,500 for charity.

Woman stabbed in neck in unprovoked attack at Birmingham bus stop dies
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Katie Fox, 34, was targeted just outside the Bullring shopping centre on Friday night.

Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

He also pardons his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows in a proclamation vowing to "end a grave national injustice".

Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

It is paying £41m to the Japanese-owned company Fujitsu to use the Horizon system until March 2027.

'We should have acted earlier', says BBC chair Samir Shah
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Shah was asked why the corporation did not investigate concerns around the editing of a BBC documentary earlier.

BBC chair's letter to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in full
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgement" over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump in a BBC Panorama documentary.

Katie Razzall: A seismic moment that shows rift at top of BBC
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

There may be more to this than meets the eye, says the BBC's culture and media editor.

Why have BBC bosses Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned?
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The BBC has come under fire over a Panorama documentary that was accused of misleadingly editing a speech by Donald Trump.

Trump and many leaders are skipping COP30 - so does the summit still have a point?
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

Sex schedules and curiosity: How I keep my relationship alive
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

How bringing fresh conversation and perspectives into a relationship can help keep it alive.

What difference has ten years of storm names made to UK?
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Storms were first given names by the UK Met Office ten years ago to raise awareness of the dangers. Elizabeth Rizzini considers if it has worked.

'Killed because they are Alawites': Fear among Syria's minorities after the fall of Assad
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Many among Syria's minorities see little future in the country amid revenge attacks and sectarian killings.

Tutoring a baby to make him an 'English gentleman' - Is it worth the money?
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

The advert seeks "an extraordinary tutor" required "to support child on his first steps to becoming an English gentleman."

Nord Stream suspect accuses Italy of pressure to confess
Posted on Monday November 10, 2025

Serhiy Kuznetsov is wanted in Germany over the 2022 attack on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines.



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