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News from the ABC Australia

'I just wanna die': inquest told man wanted to be fatally shot by police
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

An inquest into a 2024 police shooting in Nowra on the NSW South Coast hears police gunned down a man who was carrying a fake gun with the intention of being killed.

Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 11 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.

Sam Kerr 'in the mix' for Matildas return on Tuesday night
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Matildas captain Sam Kerr is running out of chances to make her long-awaited return from a knee injury, as the Australian team faces New Zealand's Football Ferns in their last scheduled match before next year's Asian Cup.

Closing arguments to begin in trial of Rajwinder Singh, accused of killing Toyah Cordingley
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The jury in the former Innisfail nurse's murder trial has heard more than three weeks of evidence.

Trial told nursing home resident allegedly assaulted in care has died
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

A 76-year-old woman who reported a sexual assault in a break-in at her nursing home has since died of unrelated causes as the trial of the man accused, Hayden Carl Skinner, began today in Coffs Harbour.

Businesses that send SMS messages now need to register their IDs
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Organisations using branded identifiers in their text messages to consumers will need to register them by July 1, 2026, or risk being mistaken for a scam.

Man arrested after allegedly firing crossbow at police in Melbourne
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Police say they returned fire after the man allegedly shot a crossbow at them at a house in Etham this afternoon.

Vinnies takes most waste to ACT landfill as overall charity waste declines
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Canberra's biggest charities dumped almost 600 tonnes of waste last financial year, with the declining quality of donations a key factor in goods ending up as landfill.

Firefighters slammed for 'potentially deadly' incident at Metro Tunnel
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The union claimed firefighters entered the Metro Tunnel for operational reasons but Fire Rescue Victoria said there were no planned drills or site visits.

Heat and fires in the west, while record cold delivers snow in the east
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.

Operator of jumping castle involved in six deaths seeking court costs
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The operator of the jumping castle at the centre of the tragedy in which six schoolchildren died in 2021 is seeking to recoup potentially "millions" in court costs following her being found not guilty of a health and safety charge in relation to the incident.

Scores of baby birds displaced by land clearing for renewables project
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The NSW government's flagship renewable energy project has come under fire after trees containing dozens of hatchlings were cut down.  

New warning for Ozempic-style drugs over risk of suicidal thoughts
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Australia's medicines regulator issues a safety warning over the potential risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours when taking Ozempic-style drugs.

Teens in court charged over Adelaide shopping centre stabbing
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Prosecutors are "likely" to consider asking for the case against two teenagers charged over a stabbing — which sent an Adelaide shopping centre into lockdown — to be moved to an adult court.

Diver's body recovered after cave diving incident in SA
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The body of a man who died while cave diving in South Australia's south-east on Sunday has now been recovered, police say.

Customers 'angry' as caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Hundreds of Zone RV employees are out of work weeks before Christmas after arriving at work on Monday morning and being told the bad news. 

Queensland government considering youth 'breach bail, go to jail' laws
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The government says it will consider the policy after the LNP claimed the seat of Hinchinbrook in Saturday's by-election, where its candidate campaigned heavily on the policy.

Total strangers find Tasmanian convict connection
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

A  Victorian tourist has been "blown away" after discovering a connection with a volunteer at the Hobart Penitentiary, with the volunteer noting people seem more open to discussing their convict histories.

$3.4b Coomera Connector stage one to open after construction cracks probed
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Motorists will be able to use the first 4-kilometre stretch of the new Coomera Connector as an alternative to the busy Pacific Motorway from Tuesday.

Our best summer desserts for the festive season
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Summer desserts are for sharing and we have 10 options for end-of-year gatherings and Christmas. 



News from the BBC World Service

Heads of UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of war crimes, officer tells inquiry
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

An officer tells the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan UK Special Forces leadership was "very much suppressing" the allegations.

Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The former minister and niece of Bangladesh's ousted former leader, who received a two-year sentence, says the charges are politically motivated.

David Dimbleby: Can William's 'ordinary Joe' approach win back more support for the monarchy?
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Polls suggest public approval for the monarchy has declined, which raises the question of what King Charles and Prince William could do to win back more support for the institution.

I have high levels of forever chemicals in my blood - what can I do about it?
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The chemicals would "most likely" impact my health, but there are ways to bring levels down, I was told.

An angry confrontation and online abuse: Inside the asylum protests in a divided town
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

A Disclosure documentary uncovers the figures behind the protests around asylum hotels which have divided communities.

Ukraine talks 'productive' but more work needed, Rubio says
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.

Feuds, boycotts and the birth of Your Party
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The path to this weekend's founding conference has been overshadowed by splits in the party.

WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.

Weather warnings issued as month's worth of rain could fall in 24 hours
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Parts of the UK could see a month's worth of rainfall in just one day.

Major waste firm warns vapes causing more than one fire a day
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Six months after disposable vape ban, waste firm calls for stronger measures to control them being disposed of incorrectly.

'I saw them driving over injured people' - the terrifying escape from war in Sudan
Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

The BBC visits a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of el-Fasher city.

Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Livestock is being culled across the country due to an infectious disease outbreak.

The Papers: Reeves 'denies lies' and 'must face sleaze probe'
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The fallout from last week's Budget continues to dominate the papers.

Is this the start of Liverpool's life without Salah?
Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Is this the start of Liverpool's life without Mohamed Salah after he was dropped for the 2-0 win at West Ham, asks chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Are you falling victim to 'rage bait'? Oxford's word of the year 2025 explained
Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.

BBC Scotland HQ evacuated after fire breaks out
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Breakfast radio and TV bulletins were suspended after the blaze was detected in a rooftop equipment area at 06:30.

Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Ofcom has fined Virgin Media after an investigation found it had left thousands of vulnerable telecare customers at risk.

Over 120,000 home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation' footage
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

The cameras were located in private homes, karaoke rooms, a Pilates studio and a gynaecologist's clinic.

US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims
Posted on Monday December 01, 2025

Concern over media reports that the US military carried out a second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat prompts a bipartisan inquiry.

Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says
Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Ludwig Minelli founded the group in 1998, which has since helped thousands of people to die.



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