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News from the ABC Australia

Four ways to incorporate fresh asparagus into dinner this week
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

From one-pot pasta to a crunchy green salad, these easy recipes will put spring asparagus on your weeknight menu.

Runner honours mother in epic Perth to Sydney relay for DV awareness
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Alongside five mates, Hayden Sumner has completed a cross-country relay from Perth to Sydney in honour of his late mother, who spent years in abusive relationships.

Australia's Rugby League World Cup squad is a sign of the changing times
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Kevin Walters pulls off a few surprises in his Australian squad for the Rugby League World Cup, but the side he will try and lead to glory is proof we are in a new era for Test football.

The FBI calls this type of cult 'modern-day terrorism'. It has found its way to Australia
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

They are sadistic and manipulative, often targeting children through digital platforms. Now, as part of an ABC investigation, a teen tells how an online cult incited her into ritualistic acts. 

IS-linked Australians in Iraq face 'risk of unfair prosecution', HRW warns
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Human Rights Watch is warning 13 Australians believed to be held in Iraqi jails on suspicion of links to the Islamic State group face inhumane treatment and potential execution.

Samoan PM apologises for 'heil Hitler' salute at family event in 2007
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt apologises after video emerges of him performing a Nazi salute and saying the phrase "heil Hitler" at a family event in 2007.

NBL owner pays state $577 a week to rent stadium
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The Tasmanian government has effectively been leasing out a stadium to property developer and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary report has found.

Nobel Peace Prize won't go to Trump this year, experts say
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

It is often regarded as the most prestigious of all Nobel prizes, which are given to those who have "conferred the greatest benefit to mankind". But the Nobel Peace Prize can also be controversial. 

Illegal tobacco crackdown in Victoria has come too late, says ex-policeman
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Premier Ben Carroll has conceded the Victorian government should have acted sooner on illegal tobacco but insisted progress had been made since the new enforcement powers came into effect.

Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The Yemeni president says the military is working to recapture vast parts of the country from the Houthis, who have withstood a series of attacks from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies over the years.

Cowboys and girls dress up for Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

In this remote corner of central Australia, the Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races are a dusty affair with the best in cowboy fashion.

NT man caught driving 100km/h over speed limit
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Northern Territory Police have charged a man with speeding and high-range drink driving after catching him allegedly driving at more than 100km/h over the limit before returning a blood-alcohol result of 0.153.

Best is yet to come for Naufahu Whyte following NRL grand final victory
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Naufahu Whyte wouldn't have looked out of place should he have won the Clive Churchill Medal after the Roosters' grand final victory, and the Tricolours prop is adamant we have yet to see his best.  

Bank of America met with Australian super funds and delivered a warning
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Interest rates are approaching levels that would hurt Australia's economy and the retirement savings managed by major superannuation funds, according to the Bank of America's head of interest rates strategy.

Yeo makes World Cup call, Walker earns Kangaroos spot
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The grand final sides feature in the Kangaroos squad for the Rugby League World Cup, with James Tedesco back in and Sydney's Sam Walker and Newcastle's Bradman Best among six debutants.

New movie corrects the record on Tenzing Norgay's Everest climb
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom fell in love with the Himalayas as a young woman. She is now retelling its most famous story.

Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's election, which will go to a run-off in three weeks.

Tom Cruise movie Digger bombs at box office, Verity takes top spot
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Movie star Tom Cruise suffers one of the worst debuts of his career with his new movie Digger.

Property downturn worsens with less than 50pc of auctions leading to a sale
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Australia's auction clearance rate has slumped to a three-month low, while new data shows the number of unsold homes has surged by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into airport, Israeli media reports
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The flydubai co-pilot allegedly tells investigators he intended to continue flying normally before crashing into the main airport in Israel. 



News from the BBC World Service

US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.

Polanski banned from Israel after party's motion declaring 'Zionism is racism'
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.

Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The Home Office said 149 migrants were brought ashore and taken by coach to a processing centre in Kent.

Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

Shadow ministers will unveil a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers

Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.

Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.

France closes up to 500 schools over student protests
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.

Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.

Supporters of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan march to Pakistan capital
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Thousands have taken to the streets after talks between authorities and Khan's party ended in deadlock.

The job interview question you don't have to answer
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.

Forced to call him 'Dad': Trial over sexual abuse in disabled care home shocks South Korea
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The BBC spoke to one of three residents at a care home who were sexually assaulted by a staff member.

'Money-grab' or celebration? NFL kicks off London series
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

The NFL kicked off this season's series of London games on Sunday but the build-up was overshadowed by anger from long-term fans over ticket prices.

I only found out I had cancer after my four-year-old kicked me in the testicles
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Dad discovers he has cancer after he was accidentally kicked in the testicles.

The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

Monday's front pages include stories about Kemi Badenoch at the start of the Tory conference, plus reports on global finance , abuse in schools and a BBC romance.

All six passengers presumed dead after plane went missing off US coast
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

Court of Appeal to hear residents' parade challenge over Drumcree dispute
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026

The deadlock over the Orange Order march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since last Sunday morning.

Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026

Police in Baltimore have said the young girl was not a target of the shooting but was caught in the crossfire.



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