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News from the ABC Australia

Bruce Lehrmann ordered into mediation over funds for lawyers
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

The Federal Court orders mediation for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over funding he says he was offered to pay for his lawyers.

Bushwalker missing in national park faces 'extremely challenging' conditions
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Tasmania Police Inspector Luke Horne says gale force winds and deep snows are slowing search crews on day three but they still hold out hope.

Man charged after alleged lunchtime stabbings at sports club
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Police allege a 21-year-old man stabbed two men at a Rockhampton sports club and threatened another man in unprovoked attacks.

Live: Merrett and Curnow mega-deals in the balance on AFL trade deadline day
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Deadline day of the AFL trade period has arrived, with clubs racing the clock to complete deals today. Does Zach Merrett get to Hawthorn, or Charlie Curnow to Sydney? Find out live.

Calls to ban convicted rapist from playing at beach volleyball championships
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Dutch volleyballer Steven van de Velde has been selected to represent his nation at the world championships to be held in Australia next month, with a petition calling on the Department of Home Affairs to ban him from entering the country.

Australian court upholds decision to block visa for Candace Owens
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

The High Court has backed a decision by the government to refuse a temporary visa to American commentator Candace Owens Farmer, who had planned a speaking tour to Australia in 2024.

SA government's $285m spend on hydrogen revealed
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

South Australia's Office for Hydrogen Power spent more than $280 million before the state government scrapped the agency amid the failure of its Whyalla hydrogen project, an auditor-general report tabled in parliament has found.

Stunning snaps on show as Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners named
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

An Australian photographer who took a unique shot of a skeletoniser caterpillar is among the winners.

Tenants evicted after taxpayer-funded landlord fails to maintain property
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

The community housing provider says the landlord was unwilling to complete the necessary repairs, which included fixing doors that would not shut, leaking roofs and mouldy concrete.

US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

It is the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean amid the Trump administration's crackdown on alleged drug traffickers.

Live: USA strikes back after Socceroos took early lead in Denver
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

The Socceroos are looking for an eighth-straight victory as they take on the United States in Colorado as the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues. Follow live.

Author on the pain of seeing Gaza victims from afar that 'look like my kids'
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Randa Abdel-Fattah explores the experience of Palestinian Australians in Discipline, her first book for adults.

Health alert issued as person dies after ingesting rare nitazene
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

A second person has died this month after ingesting a synthetic opioid in Queensland, raising concerns about the safety of thousands of teenagers during Schoolies celebrations in coming weeks.

Parents of children targeted by 'nasty' cyberbullying feel 'helpless'
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Parents and carers are frustrated by what they say is a lack of support when trying to report several Instagram accounts targeting children under the age of 17 over the school holidays.

US seizes billions in bitcoin linked to 'massive' alleged scam
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

A Chinese national accused of being the mastermind behind one of the largest ever investment frauds has been charged in the US.

Police charge man with murder over stabbing death in Perth's north
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Police charge a 27-year-old man with murder over the death of a 58-year-old man who suffered significant stab wounds during an altercation at a home in Hocking.

Hundreds of Victorians graduating as paramedics forced to go interstate for jobs
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

For regional paramedicine graduates, finding a job, let alone one in your hometown, is a challenge.

'Hungry' England thrashes Latvia to qualify for World Cup
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Unbeaten in its qualifying matches, England reaches next year's World Cup finals following a dominant 5-0 defeat of Latvia.

Three confirmed dead in 'horrific' Queensland house fire
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Police say it will take some time to establish the identities of the people who have died and what caused the blaze.

Coolgardie council to rebuild trust after avoiding suspension
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Coolgardie Shire leaders hope to rebuild trust among ratepayers after the local government minister announced the WA state government would not suspend the council. 



News from the BBC World Service

Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Israel warns it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies.

Bowen: Trump's role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peace
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Trump's Middle East visit was a victory lap - but peace does not emerge just because a president decides it.

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

D'Angelo, who died after a cancer diagnosis, leaves behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music", his family says.

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.

Asylum seeker laughed after killing woman, jury told
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The jury in the trial of Deng Majek is shown CCTV and told he carried out a "vicious and frenzied attack".

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.

US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

President Trump said the vessel belonged to "narcoterrorists" and that it was "trafficking narcotics." US officials have not provided evidence to this claim.

UK will be second-fastest-growing G7 economy, IMF says, but faces higher inflation
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

But the UK is also predicted to suffer the highest rate of inflation in the G7 both this year and next.

Peer faces Lords ban for raising speeding fines with police chief
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Ex-Lords speaker Baroness D'Souza complained to Sir Mark Rowley she could lose her licence after a speeding fine.

My friend Bipin threw back Hamas grenade - and saved my life
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Bipin Joshi tried to save fellow Nepalese students before being taken hostage, his mourning friend tells the BBC.

Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, PM says
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The PM says the Gaza deal belongs to Trump - but insists the UK played a key role behind the scenes.

24 hours with Trump on diplomatic tornado through Middle East
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The US president's single-day tour was a victory lap rather than an exercise in setting out detail, writes the BBC's Tom Bateman.

'It's not over,' says son of hostage whose body remains in Gaza
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Rotem Cooper, whose father Amiram's body has not been returned, calls on mediators to put pressure on Hamas to release the remaining bodies.

'We want to raise our children': Life in Gaza after hostages and prisoners released
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says over 80% of all buildings in the territory are destroyed or damaged.

Which celebrity Traitor are you? Take our quiz to find out
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Many of us like to think we could handle the pressure of being a traitor, so choose the tactics you'd deploy.

The Papers: 'Israel cuts aid to Gaza' and 'Reeves blow as prices rise'
Posted on Wednesday October 15, 2025

Several of the papers on Wednesday lead on a report from the International Monetary Fund.

How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

'No other woman can play like she can': The rise of darts star who beat Luke Littler
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

The spotlight is on Beau Greaves after her landmark win over Luke Littler on Monday, but who is the 21-year-old from Doncaster?



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