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News from the ABC Australia

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.

Man swept away by remote NT floodwater found dead after three-day search
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.

Third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of protesters, inspired by frustrated high school students, take to the streets across France in demonstrations over living costs and education. 

Passengers give their verdicts on new Spirit of Tasmania
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

With the long-awaited first voyage done, passengers aboard one of the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries give their verdicts. 

The unexpected neighbourhood pest terrorising this pensioner
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Every morning pensioner Mal Richards walks down his driveway to collect the day's newspaper and meet his nemesis, Eric the emu.

One Nation candidate apologises for 'unacceptable' comments, steps down
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

One Nation's candidate for Melbourne Matthew Collins quits and apologises just four weeks out from the Victorian election over offensive comments published on his social media accounts.

Tornado-like storm hits NSW Southern Tablelands
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

A violent "tornado-like" storm cell has torn roofs from buildings, toppled trees and brought "golf-ball-sized hail" to a small rural community on the New South Wales Southern Tablelands.

Hamilton takes F1 pole in Mexico, Piastri down in 13th
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

Lewis Hamilton turns back the clock by taking pole for the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, while Australian Oscar Piastri's disastrous day sees him miss out on the top 10.

Losing our baby shaped us in ways we never expected
Posted on Sunday November 01, 2026

The excitement of welcoming their first baby quickly turned to devastation for Heidy and Robert. But the couple say they have grown around the grief of losing their son.



News from the BBC World Service

'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.

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.

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.

Thousands demonstrate in Paris as protests spread across Europe
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

More than 320,000 people demonstrated across France against the rising cost of living and poor public services, with clashes between some protesters and police.

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.

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.

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.

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.

More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

'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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