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News from the ABC Australia

Ex-AFL star's spirit company is soaring, including in Asia
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Former Kangaroos and Port Adelaide footballer Daniel Motlop's spirit company uses ingredients that some might regard as left-field, but it's breaking into the Asian market and is turning its focus to Europe.

Dental and worker pledges as Victorian election campaign enters final month
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Premier Ben Carroll and Opposition Leader Jess Wilson start their final month of campaigning with duelling pledges as Victoria counts down to polling day.

Backing a horse in Victoria's election is no simple task
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Backing a winner on Cup Day might be easier than working out just how much of a disrupter One Nation will be in the Coalition's quest to win office at the Victorian election.

Sale of Victoria Barracks Sydney 'mind-boggling', says retired colonel
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

An army barracks considered "the jewel" of Australia's military history is gearing up to farewell its personnel, with one retired colonel describing the earmarked sale as "mind-boggling".

Quick hits: Marnus's career on the brink, Warner aims cutting lunch-time spray
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

David Warner labels his former teammates "disgraceful" and Marnus Labuschagne's career crisis continues to spiral as Australia endures a horror end to its tour of South Africa. Here are the quick hits from day five in Cape Town. 

Albanese flies to Caribbean for summit as households brace for rate pain
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The prime minister is travelling to Antigua and Barbuda to discuss climate, trade and AI regulation with other Commonwealth leaders.

US election officials brace for violence and intimidation at polling booths
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

With Donald Trump threatening to interfere in the US midterm elections, local officials are preparing for armed ICE agents to intimidate voters at polling booths.

Show must go on for Melbourne theatre company catfished over ticket sales
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

A suburban theatre company has been left with a half-empty theatre after being catfished by someone claiming to represent a Melbourne church.

ABC Wordage quiz: Let's splash some cash
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Your challenge today is to sort words and phrases for money according to how old they are. Time to make it rain.

Olivia wasn't expected to live more than a few days, now she's a movie star
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Actor Olivia Hargroder was given just days to live, but her mother never gave up on her. Born with Down syndrome and a potentially fatal heart condition, the 27-year-old is dancing her way to stardom

Ex-detective says triple murderer one of the worst people he has ever dealt with
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Darryl Young stole cattle for decades before he shot dead three people and wounded another at Bogie, his former neighbours say.

Cyclone forecast tips quieter season for Australia
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Modelling shows that Australia's cyclone season, which runs from November 1 to April 30, could be one of the quietest on record.

World Cup player sidelined by gang war gets second chance
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Mohamed Alameddine may not have played a game for the Eels this year, but tonight he has a final chance to run out for the Cedars at the World Cup. 

What to know about the new health check for 3yo kids
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

From today, hundreds of thousands of three-year-olds across the country will have access to a new Medicare-subsidised screening program.

At least 7.9 million punished in Xi's fight to keep party going
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

After 14 years in which 7.9 million party members and officials have been purged, including his own loyalists, Xi Jinping faces a dilemma in proving the Chinese Communist Party works.

Labor MPs left to defend decisions they had little say in shaping
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The prime minister has ridden out plenty of political turbulence before, but now economic headwinds are being compounded by growing frustration within his own ranks. 

Banks sitting on billions in savers' money as interest rates rise
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Four interest rate hikes have added hundreds of dollars to mortgages each month, but the story is different for savings accounts.

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reach Ukraine amid ceasefire
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky have reached Ukraine under the most significant truce since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Iranian military ordered to counter any attack swiftly and without restraint
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Iran's military chiefs should meet any attack on its country with an immediate and unrestrained response, Supreme Leader Mjotaba Khamenei has ordered.

Canada hoping to become EU’s first 'associate member' in deal
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he expects to conclude negotiations on the unprecedented deal by June.



News from the BBC World Service

'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied frontline city
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in a search for 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.

Clashes erupt between police and protesters in Paris
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Over 320,000 people protested around France in a third weekend of demonstrations against the rising cost of living and poor public services.

'It's been killing me!' Celebrity Traitors winners relieved the secret is out
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The second series of the hit show reached its finale on Friday, attracting a whopping 11.2 million live viewers.

Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Two analytics firms say they have robust intelligence pointing to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprit.

Europe can no longer rely on US to 'bankroll' its defence, Starmer says
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Sir Keir warns that "things will not go back to the way they were" as he says the US makes it clear it will no longer "bankroll" its allies.

'The necktie is dead': How US midterm candidates are dressing for votes
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

From Alaska to Texas, candidates with an eye on Congress are using their personal style to stand out.

He questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Now he's in jail for 34 years
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Thailand has prosecuted 294 people since 2020 under its lèse majesté law, with sentences going up to 50 years.

Responsible or panicked? Meet the people around the world already preparing for crisis
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

Filter straws to a disposable toilet - people in the US, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands on what's in their emergency stashes.

The fight to save Canadian town threatened by Trump's tariffs
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds out of work.

Why MPs keep talking about an early election despite Burnham's denials
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The prime minister has categorically ruled out an early general election, but it has not stopped speculation at Westminster.

Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The British government has never formally apologised for slavery despite repeated calls from a number of Commonwealth leaders.

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.

US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia's ballistic missiles.

Everton striker's relief family not home during burglary
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The French striker says he is relieved his family were not at home as he played against Newcastle United.

Mahmood expected to announce changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.

Spain train disaster clouds Sánchez chances of re-election
Posted on Saturday October 31, 2026

The Spanish PM is hit by a succession of crises just weeks before a snap general election.

'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.

Author's camping trip inspired Hollywood film Wicker
Posted on Sunday October 25, 2026

Author Ursula Wills says the story was inspired by a camping trip in Cornwall 20 years ago.



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