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News from the ABC Australia

Retracing the steps of Mark Dennis, 'brilliant' barrister with a dark side
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The ABC travelled to Cambodia to reveal the inside story of how former top silk turned accused paedophile Mark Dennis accumulated power within a celebrated charity and gained access to vulnerable children.

Sampling wizards The Avalanches mine magic from old ads and obsolete tech
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

After making three classic Australian albums, The Avalanches return with a record exploring sounds from old computers, forgotten advertising and the power of nostalgia.  

The unconventional coach out to extend the Jillaroos reign
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Jessica Skinner doubted her coaching style was elite. Now she believes it's exactly what elite sport needs. Her path from rural NSW to the top has been shaped by resilience, community, family and a belief that sport can change lives.

Shipping companies offering sailors 'crazy money' to transit Strait of Hormuz
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Oil tanker captains in the Persian Gulf are being paid up to $US100,000 a month to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, industry insiders and maritime unions say.

New Australian comedy horror asks if we can still laugh at Nazis
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Gnomes co-writer Tegan Higginbotham is still in awe that Sex Education star Asa Butterfield flew across the world to lead an Aussie show about killer garden ornaments.

Archie the flying fox joined Richard Morecroft behind the news desk
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Late veteran presenter Richard Morecroft is best known for his decades of news reading, but unbeknownst to viewers, he was sometimes joined at the desk by a furry companion.

Billionaires want to colonise the Moon but whether they can is complicated
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

No longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.

Author Trent Dalton's diary scrawls sent singer Katie Noonan a lifeline
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

When singer Katie Noonan's marriage ended, she was at her lowest. Then her friend, author Trent Dalton, gifted 153 pages of his diary, written as a young man in love. The "lyrics" helped Katie turn heartbreak into art.

Union says cruise ship crews still open to exploitation under legal loophole
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Cruise ship workers will get some new protections following an ABC investigation, but critics say the exemption that left them vulnerable should never have existed and remains largely in place through to 2028.

Inside the world of looksmaxxing where flaws can be fixed at a price
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Looksmaxxing promises young men a way to improve their faces, bodies and lives. But the pursuit of perfection comes with risks of self-harm, misogyny and endless insecurity.

Russian attacks kill at least 12 in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The strikes came a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. 

Woman found dead in Carlton apartment identified as 21yo Jayda Allen Bonner
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The family of a 21-year-old woman found dead at a Carlton apartment block overnight has told the ABC they had concerns about the young woman's safety and had tried to get help. 

Opal Tower declared defect-free eight years after evacuations
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

A ribbon-cutting ceremony brings an end to a saga that involved a class action, two legal cases, ongoing rectification work, and relocations after cracks appeared on level 10 of the complex on Christmas Eve in 2018.

Zach Bates qualifies on pole for Bathurst 1000
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Zach Bates has qualified on pole for Sunday's Bathurst 1000, topping the time sheets during the Top 10 Shootout at Mount Panorama.

Police investigating unexplained infant death at Adelaide motel
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

South Australian Police have established a crime scene as they investigate the unexplained death of an infant at Tollgate Motel. 

Light strikes again, ending play early after Renshaw's career-best knock
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Matt Renshaw notches his career-high Test score to lead Australia into a healthy spot on day two of the first Test against South Africa in Durban.

Two 'very lucky' men survive light aircraft crash in field
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The single-engine plane crashes into a field while trying to land at an airstrip in Muchea, north-east of Perth.

St Kilda end the drought to send Dal Santo out a winner
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

It's been an AFLW season to forget for St Kilda, but Saturday's win over Collingwood has given departing Saints coach Nick Dal Santo a perfect send-off.

Outback Dolly Parton Festival bigger than ever after star's death
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

An outback town has had a glow-up, transforming into "Dollymine" for the day to celebrate country music star Dolly Parton's legacy.

Samoa looks for power from pain in World Cup tilt
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

With the men's and women's Rugby League World Cup officially launched, Samoa are looking to repeat their fairytale run to the 2022 final. 



News from the BBC World Service

Man dies after tiger attack at wildlife park
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

It was reported the man entered the tiger enclosure at the attraction near Doncaster, police say.

'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.

US murderer Christa Pike discharged from hospital 10 days after failed execution
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month.

Sara Sharif's grandfather granted guardianship of her siblings in Pakistan
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

All five children have been living with him in Pakistan since 2023, when 10-year-old Sara was murdered.

Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The team en route to the suspected crash site aim finally to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance.

King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The King spoke of "threats to our international order" in a letter marking the 10th anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre.

Ashe was too scared to cancel her wedding, then her story became a hit song
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The US singer-songwriter reveals the story behind her international smash hit, Stop The Wedding.

I couldn't access my family's medical history - not knowing was terrifying
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

People who have been adopted or are in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which could be crucial to their own health.

Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago, why are they resuming now?
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.

Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr on making history at her NFL half-time show in London
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The Nigerian star will become the first African artist to headline the show at an international NFL game.

Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The stalwart of Britain's High Street has been sold to a Canadian billionaire family. What will that mean for you?

Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people including three children
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Volodymyr Zelensky says the attack, which left children dead, was Russia expressing its "thanks" for a US diesel deal.

Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".

Head of Met's volunteer force fired after AI tool found deleted intimate images on work phone
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Special chief officer James Deller copied intimate images on to his work phone, AI monitoring finds.

Several injured in attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The US embassy says it is "aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport", which come days after Yemen's Houthis said they had struck it.

Green Party MP wants to make sure it is 'not vulnerable to extremists'
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

The party's Westminster leader Ellie Chowns made the comments after ex-leader Caroline Lucas said some members had joined to vote in the Zionism motion.

Rogue Anthropic AI agent gave US police fake tip in unsolved murder case
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Philadelphia police said the tip was "flagged as spam", but criticised the tech company for taking more than two months to detect and report the breach.

Watch: 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
Posted on Saturday October 10, 2026

Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.

'My donated Brummie accent gives me confidence'
Posted on Thursday October 08, 2026

Christian Wilson wanted help not to "sound like a character from Star Wars or a cyborg from Doctor Who".

We're saving £100 a month for our kids but they won't get it until they're 57
Posted on Tuesday October 06, 2026

Why a growing number of parents are opening pensions for their children.



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