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News from the ABC Australia

The Rugby League World Cup final should have solved the Golden Boot battle
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Kalyn Ponga has been awarded the Golden Boot as international player of the year but the trophy should not have been given until he and Reece Walsh faced off in the World Cup final. 

Historic lodge destroyed in blaze reopens after seven-year rebuild
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Binna Burra Lodge was destroyed in a devastating 2019 bushfire that also claimed 11 homes in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Cummins hopes his answers ended the sandpaper war. He is sadly mistaken
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

In his detailed 70-minute press conference, Pat Cummins said he hoped he could draw a line under the brewing Sandpapergate civil war. David Warner quickly proved that won't be happening.

Man jailed for eight years after killing cousin over 'inferior drugs'
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

A man who fatally stabbed his cousin during an argument over low-quality drugs has been sentenced to more than eight years' jail.

David Warner slams Pat Cummins over Sandpapergate denial
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Former Australia opener David Warner has stood by Usman Khawaja's revelations about the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal, saying Pat Cummins threw Khawaja "under the bus" at a press conference in Sydney this morning. 

Mount Isa's $145 million critical minerals pitch one step closer
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

A struggling outback town's proposal to capture booming mining investment with a new research facility receives early backing from state and federal governments.

Police arrest two men behind nine-day copper theft heist
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Police say the "coordinated" heist occurred over a period of nine days.

NT teenage girl charged with terror offence makes bid for bail
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

New details have emerged about diary entries of a 15-year-old Northern Territory girl charged with serious terrorism offences during a bail hearing before a youth justice court, where she named a student as someone she wanted dead.

ATSB releases preliminary report into young pilot's NT crash
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Recreational fishers witnessed young Tasmanian pilot Bob Bramley's plane crash in waters off the Northern Territory in August "at very high speed", a report has revealed.

Vandals increasingly targeting Melbourne's bus shelters, data suggests
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Reports of vandalism at Melbourne bus stops have more than doubled over the past 12 months, according to a popular app.

Government back to the drawing board on backpacker crackdown
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke reconsiders the government's backpacker crackdown, but says it must still find a way to curb the surge in UK working holiday-makers who are permitted, under a free trade agreement, to stay for up to three years.

Victorian Labor MP 'sick to death' of council approach to new Maryborough pool
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Martha Haylett says she is fed up of Central Goldfields Shire Council repeatedly asking for further money for the troubled Maryborough pool.

'That's on you': Queanbeyan council defends caravan parking policy
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The town of Googong to Canberra's south-east may be home to some not-so-happy campers, with the Queanbeyan-Palerang Council enforcing strict residential parking rules targeting caravans, boats and trailers.

Sheep price records continue to tumble
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Sheep values are soaring at saleyards across the country in a golden age for producers who are enjoying never-before-seen prices for their stock.

The US has been holding secretive talks with a regime it accused of genocide
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The United States has been holding secretive talks with a regime it has accused of genocide, and experts believe it could come down to rare earths.

Gazans desperate to create shelter from rubble in 'miserable' conditions
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Heavy rain hits the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, flooding the sprawling tent camps where hundreds of thousands of people live and triggering an "immediate humanitarian emergency".

Award-winning photographer lets once-incarcerated teens tell their own story
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Spending nine days in the backyard of a youth non-profit, Hoda Afshar wanted to give the children as much agency as possible. 

The village on wheels helping mums combat post-birth isolation
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

A mother who was battling loneliness and isolation after the birth of her second child has funnelled her feelings into creating a social group to foster support and connection.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang scandal brings China's spy networks into view
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

With all eyes on the Nvidia sex scandal, questions are being asked about China's vast and complex spy networks, and just how much influence they have around the world. 

Builder fined $150k after mother and baby injured in wall fall
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

A South Australian construction company has been fined $150,000 after a 30 tonne wall fell onto a neighbouring house and injured a mother and her baby.



News from the BBC World Service

Military base asylum plans granted planning approval
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The Home Office's application to house up to 1,256 men at the site near Bicester was fast-tracked.

Junior doctor burnout putting maternity patients at risk, says regulator
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Trainee doctors delivering babies are more likely to suffer from overwork and burnout than other specialties, evidence suggests.

Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.

Zelensky welcomes US bringing Europe into Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The Ukrainian president says it makes sense for European leaders to be involved as Ukraine hopes to eventually join the EU.

The school where white working-class pupils defy the odds
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Politicians are worried about the outcomes of white, working-class pupils. But one school in Sunderland seems to have defied gravity

Timothée Chalamet among Hollywood stars and charity heroes stepping up for BBC Children In Need
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Viewers of the annual TV charity event will see the actor playing a prank on Rylan.

Burnham says 'win-win' deal can be agreed between UK and EU
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The prime minister says the deal could be "more like the Brexit people thought they were voting for" in 2016.

Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland
Posted on Thursday November 12, 2026

The attack is thought to be the first time Ukrainian drones have attacked a Russian ship in an open stretch of the Baltic Sea.

How could the Nvidia CEO’s affair threaten US national security?
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

BBC's Asma Khalid explains how the Nvidia affair could threaten US national security and risk sensitive US technology getting into China.

Cricket sandpaper scandal claims '100% wrong', Australia captain says
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Australia captain Pat Cummins hits back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja’s claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them “100% wrong” and “utter nonsense”.

Brand will face 'hell on earth' in Wandsworth prison, says former inmate
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The disgraced entertainer was sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault.

How AI visionary Jensen Huang was undone by his own bad decisions
Posted on Thursday November 12, 2026

Zoe Kleinman explains how the man who built Nvidia from the ground up lost everything in a matter of days.

The rise of 'housefishing' - when does using AI go from enhancing to misleading?
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

Skye Newman gets 'goosebumps' over record-breaking Brixton Academy run
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

She is the first British female solo singer to play a five-gig residency at the venue.

Ankle injuries are more common than you think - here's how to protect yours
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Performance physiotherapist Genevieve Taiwah shares her top tips for looking after your ankles.

Weekly quiz: Who's joining Wayne Rooney in the I'm A Celebrity jungle?
Posted on Thursday November 12, 2026

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

The Papers: 'Nvidia chief quits' and 'Six women say they too were preyed on by Brand'
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The resignation of Jensen Huang following reports he had an affair with a suspected spy leads a number Friday's papers.

MI5 will need proof to be believed in future, says Leveson after BBC investigation
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The BBC exposed how the security service had lied to three courts concerning Agent X.

Can the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia?
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

US doctor kills building manager after long-running dispute over mould, police say
Posted on Friday November 13, 2026

Authorities say the shooting in Washington DC left four people injured, with the suspect dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.



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