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Who Gives A Crap confirms customer data exposed in third party software breach
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Hackers accessed names, contact details and total spend, but not payment details or passwords, the company said.

New Zealand may not know its government for weeks — key takeaways
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The results in the New Zealand election are anything but clear with the two major parties — Labour and National — in the tightest of races.

Cross-code star scores hat-trick as Kiwi Ferns make another final
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

New Zealand cross-code superstar Stacey Waaka leads her country to another women's Rugby League World Cup final, scoring three tries in a dominant win over Fetu Samoa. 

Man arrested and charged for alleged harassment of SA Speaker
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

South Australian Police have arrested and charged a man for alleged stalking and harassment. 

Man, 75, dies in Goldfields mine incident
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A 75-year-old contract worker has died following a workplace incident at Regis Resources' Duketon South operation in WA's Goldfields.

PM Luxon says 'National is once again the largest party in parliament'
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A tight election result looms in New Zealand as polls show both major parties may struggle to form a government without support.

Ponga leads Kiwis to final after pre-match stare down lights up World Cup
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Kalyn Ponga returns to the field 23 days after breaking his arm to lead New Zealand to its first Rugby League World Cup final since 2013. 

Supercars, SUVs take to Perth suburb to support teen assault victim
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

More than 100 cars and motorbikes took part in the "community cruise" in Ellenbrook, north-east of Perth, to show support for a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly bashed and threatened with a knife in the area by a group of teenagers. 

Demons rally and Kangaroos cruise into AFLW prelims
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Melbourne comes from the clouds to beat Geelong in a thrilling AFLW qualifying final, while North Melbourne cruises past Carlton to book its own prelim final spot.

Tasmanian nurses rally following 'disappointing' government pay offer
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Nurses and midwives have stepped up a pay dispute with the Tasmanian government, walking off the job at two southern hospitals.

US senator with Australian ties now a presidential frontrunner
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The polling booths have barely been packed down after the US midterms, but Washington is already looking ahead to the presidential election.

Home battery subsidy scheme lauded despite government's search for cuts
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Environment Minister Murray Watt praises the home battery subsidy scheme as “phenomenally successful” despite the prime minister declining to rule out means-testing the $7.2b program. 

Lehmann says 'everyone' was ball tampering globally, denies Khawaja's sandpaper claims
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Darren Lehmann rejects Usman Khawaja's claims the entire Australian camp knew about the 2018 sandpaper plot, but says "everyone" was ball tampering up until that day.

US offers $29m reward for details on Iran's nuclear program
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A US State Department program, Rewards for Justice, "is offering a $US20 million reward — and possible relocation — for information on Iran's nuclear program".

Elders call for leadership to address Indigenous child safety crisis
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Indigenous elders accuse WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch of "passing the buck" on child protection in the state's north, and say they want leaders who will listen and offer a clear plan forward.

For female 'lifers' in the US, prison will never be home
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

An Australian researcher is documenting the lives of America's most "dismissed" women, prisoners who will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

Just 8 per cent of licensed pilots in Australia are women
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Stark gender imbalances in the aviation industry have left some young women in the field wondering what more can be done to close the gap.

Inside the multi-billion-dollar industry of illegal peptides pushed by influencers
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

ABC News Loop speaks to social media influencers being paid thousands of dollars to promote illegal peptides, and we take you inside the unregulated Chinese labs that make them.

Schoolgirl fighting cancer meets her idol Benson Boone
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

All Kenzie Riddle wanted for her 13th birthday was to meet US singer Benson Boone. Thanks to a viral video on Instagram, her dream became a reality.

Inclusion and education on agenda for marking WA's bicentenary in 2029
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Western Australia's bicentenary should be a "commemoration rather than a celebration", according to the new chair of the committee that will guide the state's approach to 2029.



News from the BBC World Service

UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".

Victims in rape cases must not feel like they are on trial, Burnham says
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The PM was responding after a police chief said comments made during Russell Brand's trial came close to "victim blaming".

Two men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A 17-year-old boy from Gloucester has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

What happens if all the lights go out? This is the plan for a 'Black Sky' event
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

A Black Sky event could leave millions without power, water and communications. So how prepared is the UK?

No clear winner after tight New Zealand general election
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary results pointed to a highly divided national parliament.

Monty Don bids 'final goodbye' to Gardeners' World after two decades
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The head gardener on the long-running BBC TV series signed off from Longmeadow garden on Friday.

Relief, tears and sadness: Married at First Sight UK cast react to show being axed
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.

'My mortgage is going up £200': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.

One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The Leonid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors, will kick off this weekend and continue until the end of November.

Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's power network ahead of talks
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.

With Stephen Miller pick as new chief of staff, Trump readies for a battle
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.

Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.

Knicks defend Taylor Swift after players name her 'fakest celebrity fan'
Posted on Saturday November 07, 2026

The pop superstar's appearances at NBA games were deemed "a little performative" by New York Knicks point guards Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride.

Secondary school teacher to crofter - life on the UK's most remote island
Posted on Tuesday November 03, 2026

Katy Phenix relocated to Fair Isle from Redcar in North Yorkshire with her partner Josh Moore and their children Teddy, 11, and Hetty, six.

Knitalian: Artist uses yarn to create Italian deli
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

From spaghetti to Parma ham, everything at a new Soho exhibition is knitted, crocheted or embroidered.

From scooters to shampoo - the people saving hundreds from dumpster diving
Posted on Tuesday November 03, 2026

The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.

New pictures released ahead of The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special
Posted on Tuesday November 03, 2026

Little has been shared about the plot of the upcoming The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special.

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