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News from the ABC Australia

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.

Live: Dominant Jillaroos out to continue hot form against Wales
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Australia has already qualified for the semifinals of the women's Rugby League World Cup, and will be keen to continue their momentum with a win over Wales. Follow live.

Breaking: Two boys, 16, dead in 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.

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.

Should every Australian worker get paid reproductive leave?
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

From miscarriage to period pain, workers are calling for better support at work.

From fridges to nuclear power plants, hackers are gaining control
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Hackers are breaking into more than computers. They are taking control of the physical machines that have underpinned our lives for decades.

Russia responds to US warning of Moscow attack plan
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Russia's FSB security service says it has carried out "appropriate" measures after the US embassy in Moscow warned of a planned "terrorist" attack in the capital this weekend.

Rob Hirst's family and friends help finish book honouring Midnight Oil songwriter
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

When he died in January, Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst had been racing to try to finish a book about his career as a songwriter. 

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein cartoon
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch throws it out, claiming the US president attempted to "manufacture" flaws in the news outlet's investigative reporting.

NT Police find body of man in his 60s near creek where his car was stuck
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

A 60-year-old man has been found dead in Central Australia, near the remote NT community of Santa Teresa, three days after he was swept off the roof of his car by floodwater.

FBI accuses North Korea of Binance hack
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The FBI has backed the opinion of crypto experts, by officially accusing North Korean hackers of stealing more than $US6 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

Fifty years on, Julius Dam continues to sustain outback communities
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

When Julius Dam opened in 1976, it was hailed as the answer to Mount Isa's water shortages. Half a century later, the engineering achievement continues to support communities and industry across North West Queensland.

WA rapper pays tribute to family's land rights battle, defends lyrics
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Western Australian rapper Kurrungaya Bieundurry, known professionally as Kayps, takes inspiration from the Indigenous land rights movement for his new album, Bunuba Baby. 

Six dead, four injured in horror weekend on Victorian roads
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Six people — including three motorcyclists — have died and four others have been seriously injured on Victorian roads since Friday.

Country town reliant on backpackers warns visa changes will cripple business
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Backpackers like Valerie Casto are the lifeblood of businesses and farms across Manjimup, with locals arguing proposed changes to working holiday visas will hurt the community.



News from the BBC World Service

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

Police in Frankfurt say "violent riots" took place in the city centre, with unrest also reported in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne.

Laura Kuenssberg: Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

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

'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.

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".

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.

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.

Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari at Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Lewis Hamilton takes his first pole position for Ferrari and his first for more than three years at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

No more washing up: How Airbnb's new house rules have divided 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 and can't get a transit visa to fly home
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.

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.

Why did this Korean content creator throw a divorce ceremony?
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Cho Seung-yeon marked the end of her marriage by having a divorce ceremony - however not everyone online was happy about it.

The Papers: 'PM lets down the King' and 'Kenny's secret night at Maya's'
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Many of Sunday's front pages look at what Andy Burnham's comments on an apology for slavery mean for the King.

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.

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.

Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.

Thick fog to create hazardous driving conditions into next week
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

England and Wales are most likely to experience the foggy conditions on Sunday, before the threat shifts northwards into next week.

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".

Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.

UK police cannot 'intervene' over woman killed by father in US, despite 'unlawful' ruling
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Jane Coates wrote to Cheshire police urging them to gather evidence into Lucy Harrison's killing.

'I live with a ghost': The people saving money by moving into Japan's haunted houses
Posted on Thursday October 29, 2026

Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.



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