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News from the ABC Australia Quick hits: Cummins blasts and Maharaj juggles as Smith pulls up lame Pat Cummins's explosive knock pushes Australia clear, Keshav Maharaj produces some magic in his follow-through and Steve Smith doesn't join his teammates in the field. Here are the quick hits from day four of the first Test between Australia and South Africa. 'Nearly nothing left' of Canberra massage parlour after crash, then robbery An employee of Harmony Tree, which was robbed in the night after five people were injured by a car ploughing through its shopfront on Friday, says there's "nearly nothing left" of the parlour. Tasmania's EDs taking the hit for health system failure, report finds Insufficient planning for an aging population has left Tasmania's healthcare system ailing, a national report by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has found. Council sued over alleged historical abuse at daycare services Seven people are suing a NSW council that they say failed to protect them from sexual abuse they suffered as children in the 1990s. Doctor banned for prescribing drugs to patient, then buying them back A South Australian GP has lost his registration after entering an arrangement with a patient that involved prescribing an addictive opioid medication, which he then bought back, a tribunal has ruled. Man arrested over weekend death of Melbourne woman Victoria Police say a 31-year-old Carlton man handed himself in in relation to the death of the 21-year-old woman in a block of flats. AI inquiry urges independent safety watchdogs inside companies A bipartisan parliamentary committee wants independent experts embedded inside AI companies, backs data centre investment and urges a copyright review. Billions in the bin as economy struggles with true cost of food waste Australia wastes about $36 billion worth of food a year and experts say many businesses don't even know how much potential profit they're throwing away. Australian engineer speaks after being freed from Baghdad jail Robert Pether pays an emotional tribute to his family as he lands in Dublin after being freed from an Iraqi prison after a five-year ordeal. ESafety says it can't prevent Australians from seeing execution live stream The office of eSafety says it does not have the power to proactively block the live streaming of a US execution in Australia, but online services have the responsibility to protect users from harmful material. Wallabies admit they 'faced the music' after harrowing All Blacks loss It was brutal and confronting, but the Wallabies knew they had to face the reality of Saturday night's defeat to the All Blacks sooner rather than later. Early intervention tool aimed at turning school results around A new data sharing arrangement is helping The Smith Family keep track of the students it supports, and to intervene early when issues arise. Loophole allowing new coal and gas to avoid stricter climate laws The Climate Council says coal and gas mines are using a "loophole" to expand operations and add new emissions while avoiding stricter emissions laws for new coal and gas. ICE carries out raid on home of Democratic US congresswoman Democrats accuse Donald Trump of "abusing his power" as immigration agents carry out a pre-dawn raid on the home of Ilhan Omar, a naturalised US citizen born in Somalia. 'I just felt empty': Understanding perinatal anxiety and depression in fathers Psychologists say perinatal anxiety and depression in fathers is "relatively common" and seeking support is vital. Carrie gets a bloody 2026 remake just in time for Halloween Plus, a heartbreaking story of charity betrayal from the UK and an Australian horror-comedy about killer gnomes hits streaming this month. How well do you remember 2000s pop culture? From iPods to TomKat, the 2000s provided plenty of pop culture moments that still resonate today. Tasmania's financial windfall from mine leads to creation of future fund In 2023, the Tasmanian government acquired 12 per cent of the shares of a struggling tungsten mine after its owner could not repay a $10 million loan. Since then, the price of tungsten has significantly increased, leaving the state government with a one-off financial boon. Smart glasses 'life-changing' for blind and deaf people, despite concerns The tenor of the public debate around smart glasses has concerned members of the disability community, who say the devices give them more independence. Is the Firmus fiasco a crack in the AI boom? Amidst the wreckage of last week's failed mega capital-raising by data centre provider Firmus Technologies was a creeping sense that, once again, Australia had somehow fallen short. News from the BBC World Service Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU. Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life. Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky says Despite the US president announcing energy infrastructure would not be targeted strikes have continued, Ukraine says. Watch: What could Trump's energy ceasefire mean for Ukraine? The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv, where Ukrainians face another winter with electricity outages. Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggest Former Chelsea FC director, Eugene Tenenbaum, helped to manage the oligarch’s wealth. Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation. On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote. US actress Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking attendants on flight Blair's publicist told the BBC that she "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct" on the Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident. Immigration agents search Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home Omar, an outspoken Trump critic, said the search was "an attempt to target political enemies" and she "will not be silenced". French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros. Schoolboy knife attacker texted 'sorry' to mum The mother of a boy accused of attempted murder at a high school gives evidence at his trial. Which war is having the biggest impact on diesel prices - Iran or Ukraine? Both conflicts have led to less diesel being exported - but the data shows more has been lost from the Middle East. Why is it so hard to fight the Houthis? Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the Iran-backed Houthis' precision strikes and guerrilla tactics have made it difficult for Saudi forces to gain the upper hand. Halloween 'bigger than Christmas', say businesses From scare parks to pumpkin patches, Halloween is driving huge crowds and spending. Wildlife park fatal tiger attack - what we know so far A recap on what we know about the attack which left a man dead at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. What happens to sports kit that never gets worn? A look at kit wastage in elite sport and what is being done to reduce it. It is inconceivable to think Russia did not try to interfere in Brexit vote, says PM Andy Burnham says he is not questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 vote after facing questions from MPs. Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops The film dropped by around 60% in its second weekend, and could become one of Hollywood's biggest flops. Normandy veteran Henry Rice dies aged 100 Henry Rice, from Cranleigh, Surrey, was a signalman who served off Normandy in the days after D-Day. Warnings :: No Current Warnings
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