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News from the ABC Australia

Sexual harassment prompts Queensland runner to tackle safety concerns herself
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Kate said she remained "really cautious" after what happened to her but was hopeful the workshop would boost her own, and others', confidence.

What is and isn't changing today as Thriving Kids begins
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The first phase of the NDIS alternative for some kids under nine with developmental delay and autism begins today. Here's what's actually changing.

$200 million package announced for Bell Bay Aluminium smelter
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The Commonwealth and state governments say the future of the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter has been secured, with a power deal reached and a $200 financial package announced.

Slower au pair visa approvals hit Australian families
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Australian families who rely on au pairs are facing ongoing uncertainty amid working holiday visa processing delays.

'Friends won't be there': Fighting to save Pasifika youth from lives of crime
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

As Sydney's gangland wars continue there is a movement to save more Pacific Islander youths from joining gangs.

Calls from mortgage-stressed home owners double as pressures pile up
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

A free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books, as interest rate rises and inflation bite.

Push for big tech to pay for Australian-made AI
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Union figures and leading academics want big tech companies building Australian data centres to help fund the local AI industry through a levy.

Big pharma move to dispense GLP-1s to your door condemned by doctors
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Doctors and pharmacists have criticised Eli Lilly's new online platform LillyDirect that will dispense certain medicines, starting with Mounjaro, directly to a patient's door.

More cost-of-living relief risks making Labor's long-term challenge harder
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

As political pressure mounts from the left and right, the risk is that pursuing more short-term relief will only make the government's long-term challenge harder.

Shoebridge to woo same angry voters as One Nation — but from the left
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

David Shoebridge wants to hold Labor's feet to the fire. He will be a thorn in Labor's side rather than a deal maker.

Credit card surcharges end today but customers will pay in other ways
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

There are some big changes coming for credit and debit card holders, but not all of it is good news. Here's what you need to know and how it could affect you.     

Tom Cruise goes full clown in Digger. It might be his best work yet
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Tom Cruise is almost unrecognisable under piles of prosthetics as Digger Rockwell, but his performance isn't the most shocking aspect of the searing satire.

Quiz: How well do you know these fictional places in pop culture?
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Think you know some of the made-up places where popular books, films and television shows are set? Let's test your knowledge.

Russia launches major attack on Ukraine's energy grid as winter looms
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Emergency power cuts are in operation and some public transport systems are suspended after heavy strikes across the country.

US appeals court pauses execution of Tennessee killer Christa Pike
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The execution, which was halted an hour before it was scheduled to go ahead, would have been the first time a woman had been subjected to the death penalty in more than 200 years.

'Strong indications' Iran involved in RAF airbase incident, UK PM says
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

In an interview with the BBC, Andy Burnham says UK authorities "believe Iran to have played a part" in an incident that unfolded over the weekend near a vital UK air base.

Israel to 'ramp up' aviation security after pilot 'tries to crash plane'
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu says a commercial flight with 174 people on board bound for Tel Aviv had to divert to Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other and "apparently tried to crash the plane" in what is being treated in Israel as a terrorist attack.

More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Almost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.

Australia faces 'biggest property downturn in 40 years' raising recession risk
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Australian house prices fell for a sixth straight month in September, and the property market is likely to continue experiencing falls of up to 15 per cent in the coming months off the back of higher interest rates and cuts to property tax breaks, experts say.

'Extraordinarly reckless': Prince Harry says children targeted by paparazzi
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Prince Harry's children have been stalked by "certain European paparazzi" while at school in the English countryside, his spokesperson says, marking the latest security incident in the royal's long-running battle with media outlets.



News from the BBC World Service

'I pulled the controls': Passenger tells Israeli PM how he helped stop attacker
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The man says he "pulled the controls" of the plane after it plummeted during the attack.

UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.

UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.

China funding UK research and sending it to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).

Teens who died in car that entered River Wear named
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Jackson Duke, Luke Etheridge and Zara Shaw died when the car they were in ended up in the River Wear.

Brexit referendum 'possible' in Labour election manifesto, Burnham tells BBC
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The PM says a referendum wouldn't be the right thing now but the UK needs to consider its options for the future.

Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted shortly before it was due to happen
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after photographer spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

One of two men seen outside the UK school attended by the children is understood to be an international press photographer.

We fear for our lives after being told our abusive exes will be freed from jail early
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Three victims of domestic abuse tell the BBC why they feel let down by the early prisoner release scheme.

Singer Lola Young says vaping has made breathing feel like a 'chore'
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The Messy singer says her lungs feel "battery powered" due to the effects of vaping.

What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.

Passengers describe what happened on plane
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.

'Shaken and emotional' travellers arrive at Israeli airport
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The BBC's Yogita Limaye is at Ben Gurion Airport as passengers from the Flydubai flight arrive in Israel.

Moment the plane starts to lose altitude
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Passengers were heard screaming as a plane lost altitude after they say a pilot on a Dubai to Tel Aviv flight was stabbed.

Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The veteran broadcaster's career spanned street interviews, national campaigns and emotional reunions.

What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.

Timeline of RAF Fairford incident and the investigation so far
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

From a late-night call about suspicious vehicles, to five men being arrested and then bailed - here is how the incident has unfolded.

'Mum sent them £140,000': How to spot the signs a loved one is being scammed
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Helen discovered her mum was in the grip of a romance scam - here's how she found out and broke her free.

Hidden habits that make your social anxiety worse and how to break them
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Social anxiety is more common than many think. Here's what you need to know about the condition.

Criminal investigation? Relegation or expulsion? The key Man City questions
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

BBC Sport takes a look at the key questions following the guilty verdicts handed down to Manchester City.



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