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News from the ABC Australia Police expand operation targeting Melbourne arsons and extortion Night-time patrols as part of Operation Phoenix will be expanded across Melbourne as police try to stem a wave of arson attacks and extortion linked to crime gangs. WA quick Lance 'Wild Thing' Morris hopes to be even faster after surgery After years of back issues, cricketer Lance Morris is finally fit and firing, and the Western Australian is keen to put his name in the frame for a Test call up once again. Council clears 40,000kg of dead carp from creek Authorities say low oxygen levels killed thousands of the pest species. Less wind, more humidity and sun's position behind stifling Top End heat While Top End temperatures are only sitting about half a degree above average for this time of year, the Bureau of Meterology says increased humidity and less wind are combining to create stifling build-up conditions. Family mourns loss of beloved pet dog after eastern brown snake bite Retired farmer Lyndall Scott has owned dogs for decades, but this is the first one she has lost to a snake bite. Education advocate Jan Heaslip OAM dies at age 87 The inaugural president of the Northern Territory Isolated Children's Parents' Association and first chairperson of an Alice Springs boarding school council, who passed away this week at 87, is remembered as a tireless advocate for children from the bush. Live: ASX looks set to fall as US tech stocks plunge on predictions of AI pullback The Australian share market is likely to open lower as investors shy away from the tech bros after an overseas sell-off overnight. Follow live. Woman found dead in Sunshine Coast home Emergency services found the body of a woman in her 30s at a home in Palmview on Thursday morning. Aussie Hijikata backs up Djokovic triumph with another big win in Paris Rinky Hijikata has backed up his statement win over Novak Djokovic with another impressive victory in Paris, downing Alex de Minaur's conqueror, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, to reach his first ATP Masters quarterfinal. Demand surges for new Victorian rental dispute service Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria was launched to save renters and real estate providers waiting months to resolve disputes before a tribunal, but it now appears to be facing the same issue. Live: Marles says suburbs are not the right place for data centre development Richard Marles says suburbs are not the right place for data centres to be built. Follow live. LIV Golf to wind down after five years of rebel league LIV Golf is closing down after losing the financial support it had hoped to secure from BC Partners to keep the league afloat. Israel's president set to hand Netanyahu rival first chance to form government Neither Mr Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc nor the opposition, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, secured enough seats for a parliamentary majority in last week's election. Regional areas suffer from 'buyer's market with no buyers' Spring is usually one of the hottest times to sell property, but a housing market slump is affecting regional areas. Government flips to side with mining company to scrap Indigenous heritage zone The "surprise" agreement between the state's environment department and the mining company Broken Hill Gold Limited is laid out in a court action brought by the region's traditional owners Golf ball-sized hail thwarts farmers anticipating bumper harvest A hailstorm sweeps through Victoria's Mallee, smashing thousands of hectares of crops on the brink of a bumper harvest.  Trump's endorsement now a political poisoned chalice after midterms The US midterms result raises a glaring question: Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump's MAGA movement? Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football Cristiano Ronaldo announces his retirement from international soccer after a falling out with Portugal coach Jorge Jesus. Once-green SA landscape now 'barren' in efforts to stop pest An invasive sap-sucking insect that kills pines has led to the removal of more than 5,000 trees across Adelaide's north-east, with residents lamenting the loss of the area's charm.  Wallaroos wunderkind eager to tackle 'world's leading' club comp in England Wallaroos fullback Caitlyn Halse hopes to take her game to the next level in England's Premiership Women's Rugby competition. News from the BBC World Service Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault Brand is told to expect a prison sentence "of some length" and faces more rape allegations, it can now be reported. Watch: Met Police release Brand interview footage Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court. Henry Nowak’s killer has minimum term increased to 25 years by Court of Appeal Judges ruled Vickrum Digwa's original term was unduly lenient and refused his bid to have it cut. Hoax bomb threats target European airlines and airports for second time in a week At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat". Messages reveal how hoax threat was passed on by air traffic control BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week. California governor commutes sentences for state's 548 death row inmates California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US. Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%. UK doctor infected with Ebola being treated at London hospital The doctor tested positive in DR Congo, where there is an outbreak. The government says the risk to the public remains low. Nvidia and SpaceX lose billions in market value as tech and AI stocks plummet The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US mid-terms More Mandelson papers set to be published before Christmas Documents were published in March and June - but others were withheld because they were part of a police investigation. Married at First Sight UK cancelled after BBC revealed rape allegations Three women made allegations about the men they were partnered with. Channel 4 has apologised and said the show's budget would be reinvested in "distinctive new programming". Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say Det Supt Andy Furphy said he hoped other potential victims would gain "courage" and "confidence" from the guilty verdicts. The Russell Brand I saw in court was not the flamboyant character most people will know Brand stood upright in the dock as the verdicts were read out in court - ending this sometimes surreal trial. Watch: How rapist Brand was never far from controversy BBC correspondent Sima Kotecha explains how the trial unfolded. Who could be behind hoax bomb threats to European air travel? There is no hard evidence so far linking airline bomb threats to Russia, Iran or any proxy groups. Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go? The BBC's economics editor views one more interest rate as likely, but thinks that will be all. Would you take a test to see if your life will be cut short? I did - and it changed me Laura Sides faced a dilemma of whether to find out if she would inherit her father's condition. A bitter end for Ronaldo - the icon who transformed Portugal announces international retirement As Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football, Guillem Balague looks at why and what is next for the Portugal legend. Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory. India's costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic - but divides critics Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts. Warnings :: No Current Warnings
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