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News from the ABC Australia

Live: Suspect in White House press dinner shooting due to appear in court
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is expected to face firearm and assault charges. Follow live.

Court battle between Musk and Altman to reveal power struggle at Open AI
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The world's richest man is accusing the company and its chief executive Sam Altman, and Microsoft of betraying the AI start up's original mission.

Lebanon and Hezbollah at odds over peace talks with Israel as strikes continue
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Lebanon's president has accused Hezbollah of hypocrisy, as the Iranian-backed militant group demanded the government walk away from peace talks with Israel.

Taylor makes $800m pitch to double Australia's minimum fuel reserves
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Australia would have 60 days' worth of fuel supplies in reserve under an $800 million Coalition proposal it says the government should match.  

CFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC resigns
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Mark Irving KC says the next "rebuild phase" of the union requires someone with "a different set of skills".

Fee to convert homes into short-stay accommodation jumps to $5,000
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

A Tasmanian council has pushed through a 1,050 per cent increase in fees for applications to turn a property into short-stay accommodation.

High hopes for new oil field but no one knows how much 'liquid gold' is there
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

According to Queensland's premier the Taroom Trough could be the solution to averting a future fuel crisis and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to claw back sovereign capability.

'It's terrifying': Jury watches the moment a bus crashes on highway
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The jury was told witnesses heard bus driver Peter Jason Cafe say 'I fell asleep' in the aftermath of a bus crash that claimed three lives.

Police flooded with theories surrounding Gavin Preston's death, court hears
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Victoria's Supreme Court hears police received numerous tip-offs after underworld figure Gavin Preston was shot dead, including claims of a cemetery desecration and a feud with an illegal tobacco kingpin.

Fire breaks out during maintenance on gas power station in Victoria's east
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Firefighters have battled a blaze that broke out at a gas power station in Victoria's east.

Ex-wife of motorcyclist killed in hit and run hoped to reunite with him, court hears
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The County Court hears emotional statements from the ex-wife and daughters of a motorcyclist who was killed by a drug-affected driver in a stolen car in Central Victoria.

Adelaide motorists fined nearly $700,000 at new 40km/h school zones
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The effectiveness of new speed limit signage has been questioned after the RAA revealed 1,100 people had been fined in just over one school term at two new 40km/h zones. 

Thomas Clarke sentenced to 21 years for murder of Dimboola man
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Thomas Clarke is sentenced to 21 years in prison for murdering a man in Dimboola in 2023.

Citizen's arrest halts alleged tiny home thief in Queensland
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

A chance sighting of a social media post detailing the theft of two tiny homes leads to two friends making a dramatic citizen's arrest on the Sunshine Coast.

AFL boss says umpiring 'as good as it's been' despite admitting ARC errors
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

AFL football boss Greg Swann says most of the feedback he receives from the clubs surrounding the officiating in the league is positive despite a pair of controversial review calls in Round 7.

RSL to review Welcome to Country policies after Anzac Day booing
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

RSL Australia will review its Welcome to Country guidelines after Indigenous elders were booed during Anzac Day services across the country.

The $560k bet on a military raid that exposed a growing online grey zone
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

A US soldier accused of using classified information to place bets on a covert military operation has thrown a spotlight on the fast-growing world of prediction markets.

This week could see Tasmania's hottest May day in nearly 140 years
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Tasmania is well into autumn, but firefighters remain on alert as late-season bushfires have threatened communities. This Friday marks the first day of May, and with it could come one of the state's hottest May days in nearly 140 years of record-keeping.

E-scooter rental companies say proposed laws threaten Qld viability
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The government's proposed legislation — including new licensing requirements, a 10km/h speed limit on footpaths, and an age restriction — are expected to become law in July.

Two young girls die as WA records another dire weekend on roads
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Two young girls, aged three and four, die more than a week after a car crash in Viveash, with the news emerging after another two fatalities on WA roads over the Anzac Day long weekend. 



News from the BBC World Service

Starmer faces vote on inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

No 10 brands the move "a desperate political stunt by the Conservative Party", which had asked for the vote.

Trump says King will be 'very safe' during US visit after security talks
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The state visit will go ahead despite concerns raised after a gunman targeted an event attended by the president.

Claire's closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

All of the chain's standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.

Healthy life expectancy in UK falls by two years in past decade
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Poor housing, obesity and the effects of deprivation have been suggested as underlying cause.

How Kenya's Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour barrier at London Marathon
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.

Archbishop praises Pope's anti-war comments during Vatican visit
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church of England, had a private discussion with Pope Leo during the trip.

Deal 'within sight' to end year-long Birmingham bin strike, says council leader
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

A new offer is to be put to striking workers - but opposition parties claim it is an election stunt.

Car bomb was 'deliberate, reckless, stupid' attack, says Northern Ireland police chief
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher says his officers suspect the bombing was carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.

Superdry co-founder accused of raping woman
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

James Holder, 54, is accused of raping the woman after a night out in 2022, but denies the charges.

Anthony Joshua signs deal to fight Tyson Fury as he returns to boxing after car crash
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has signed to fight Tyson Fury but will first have a warm-up fight against Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July.

'Are we about to die?': Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" - was speaking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt as the attack happened.

Shooting raises questions about Trump security
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner is the third time in three years Trump has been at the centre of a major security incident.

What we know about the incident
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed from a ballroom after gunfire was heard.

Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

In a parody days before the White House Correspondents Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow".

Suspected gunman identified as 31-year-old Californian
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump is due in court on Monday.

What we know about the King's US state visit
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Washington DC, New York and Virginia during their four-day trip.

Why Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting over OpenAI in $130bn damages lawsuit
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Musk, who co-founded the company that created ChatGPT with Altman, wants more than $130 billion in damages in a lawsuit that could shakeup the artificial intelligence landscape.

Lighter than a bar of soap: The 99g 'super shoes' Sabastian Sawe wore to shatter marathon record
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?

Less bread, more office time - the boss of Pret on our changing eating habits
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Customers want great value but that doesn't necessarily mean the cheapest products, says Pano Christou.

First-time buyers, priced out of Wales' fastest-growing city, say they're 'losing faith'
Posted on Monday April 27, 2026

Its population is booming from incomers from Cardiff and Bristol, stretching its housing market thin.



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