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Carlton's bid to secure gun father-son prospect Cody Walker has received a significant boost, with bitter rivals Essendon set to bid on Dougie Cochrane with the first pick in this year's AFL national draft, a move that will trigger compensation and allow the Blues to more easily match a later bid on Walker.
· 2 sourcesQueensland Premier David Crisafulli has doubled down on the state's refusal to power artificial intelligence data centres with nuclear energy, distancing himself from the federal Coalition's push to lift Australia's ban on the energy source. The Premier secured an exemption from the Albanese government's renewable-only plan in August to allow coal and gas for data centres, but has stopped short of extending support to nuclear.
· 3 sourcesA new survey funded by the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has found most Australians underestimate the number of people diagnosed with breast cancer each year, the likelihood of recurrence and the daily death toll, despite nine Australians dying from the disease every day. The findings were released as part of the foundation's Unfinished Stories campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and feature the story of a 33-year-old Sydney mother diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2025.
· 2 sourcesA routine office conversation about the AFL Grand Final has drawn attention in a workplace advice column, after a worker's innocent question about the meaning of 'Wharfie Time' caused a nearby colleague to become deeply upset.
· 2 sourcesThe Land Forces Expo opened in Perth on Monday amid a heavy police security cordon that activists have labelled draconian, with six people known to have been banned from entering the zone after the state government granted police special powers to stop and search, remove face coverings and confiscate items including speakers, microphones and bottles.
· 5 sourcesIn the ongoing murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, a court has heard that Jesse Baird's housemate took a photo of surfboard bags oozing red liquid on the night of the alleged murders, believing it to be furniture rust, unaware the bags contained the bodies of Baird and his partner Luke Davies.
· 2 sourcesThe New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has approved a 19-year extension of the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine, the largest coal mine in the state's history. The commission acknowledged the project will materially worsen global warming, a decision that has drawn fierce condemnation from environmental advocates.
· 2 sourcesThe Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch for most of Victoria as a severe weather system continues to drench the state, with falls of up to 90mm expected in some areas. The warning covers the north-east, central, south-west, north-west, and parts of Gippsland, prompting alerts of transport delays and disruptions.
· 3 sourcesDoctors and allied health professionals at Victoria's public hospitals have walked off the job today, as year-long bargaining processes with the government over pay and conditions remain at a standstill. Doctors are undertaking a four-hour work stoppage from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, while allied health professionals will strike for a full 24 hours. Hospital emergency departments and high-dependency units have been exempted to protect patient safety.
· 2 sourcesLindian Resources has energised its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi, connecting to grid power via a new 27-kilometre line two weeks ahead of schedule and roughly 20 per cent under budget. The milestone secures a fundamental requirement for the project's stage one processing plant, with commissioning planned for late November.
· 2 sourcesChris Fagan has retired as coach of the Brisbane Lions, days after guiding the club to a third consecutive AFL premiership. The 65-year-old told players and staff of his decision on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the club's best and fairest night, despite having one year remaining on his contract.
· 2 sourcesVeteran New South Wales Labor MP Hugh McDermott has announced he will not contest the 2027 state election, becoming the first male backbencher to leave parliament as Labor headquarters considers pressuring male MPs to retire to boost female representation.
· 2 sourcesTensions within the City of Perth council over the dismissal of former chief executive Michelle Reynolds spilled into public view at a meeting on Wednesday night, with Councillor Catherine Lezer leaving the chamber after a question about her contact with Reynolds.
· 2 sourcesHousing prices are falling in almost every suburb of Australia's largest cities, with Brisbane declining faster than Sydney as the downturn intensifies. National values have dropped 5.2% from their March peak, according to Cotality data released Thursday, as higher interest rates reduce borrowing capacity.
· 3 sourcesSouth Australia's Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence has begun work, with former federal court judge Dr Iain Ross AO appointed to lead the inquiry alongside two other experts, as the state government responds to the rapid pace of AI-driven change in the workforce.
· 2 sourcesDespite Australia's housing downturn being potentially the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has used its latest half-yearly Financial Stability Review to argue that the main financial stability threats come from overseas. Released two days after the bank raised the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent, the review indicates that most mortgage borrowers remain well-placed to weather higher rates, with less than 2 per cent facing a cash flow shortfall. The RBA's primary concern is the risk from global conflicts, technological disruption — particularly the AI investment boom — and climate-related severe weather.
· 2 sourcesBusinesses across northern Western Australia say recent changes to the Working Holiday Maker visa program will make it harder to attract backpackers to remote regions, where they fill essential roles in hospitality, agriculture and retail.
· 2 sourcesCommonwealth Bank has announced it will extend its regional banking moratorium by three years, committing to keep hundreds of country branches open until at least December 2030, and pledged to maintain widespread access to cash despite a sharp drop in usage.
· 3 sourcesThe national timber union is calling for greater government support for local manufacturing amid fears of job cuts at the Millicent tissue mill, one of Australia's largest toilet roll producers, following its takeover by international hygiene company Arbex earlier this year.
· 2 sourcesMicrosoft's datacentre business, Optus parent Singtel, and Netflix are among a string of major corporations generating billions of dollars in revenue in Australia while paying zero or minimal income tax, according to the Australian Taxation Office's corporate tax transparency database.
· 3 sourcesThe Reserve Bank has warned that threats to global financial stability are mounting, driven in part by an increasingly debt-fuelled and opaque AI investment boom, while revealing that fewer than one in 100 Australian home borrowers are in negative equity – a figure that may rise as high inflation and falling property prices squeeze recent buyers.
· 6 sourcesJockey Kerrin McEvoy heads into Saturday's Randwick meeting with a strong book of rides, including Bangkok Hottie in the group 1 Flight Stakes, after winning feature races on the past four Saturdays in Sydney. He also has the ride on Headwall in the $20 million Everest as he continues a red-hot start to the season.
· 2 sourcesA 17-year-old has been charged after allegedly charging at a man with a machete outside a Perth shopping centre, the latest incident to fuel resident calls for government action over anti-social behaviour in a local public housing area.
· 2 sourcesTamika Upton has insisted she still has more to achieve in what is already the most decorated career in women's rugby league, as she prepares to lead the Brisbane Broncos into Sunday's NRLW grand final against the Sydney Roosters with an unprecedented sixth premiership on the line.
· 2 sourcesA former Australian soldier who served two tours in Afghanistan and an Afghan refugee who fled Kabul after the Taliban returned to power have forged an unlikely friendship through art. Their collaboration, Sparks in the Dark, is now showing at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance, featuring handkerchiefs embroidered by women still living in Afghanistan.
· 2 sourcesAFL free agency officially opens on Friday, with restricted free agents Ben King and Zak Butters at the centre of heavyweight deal speculation, while dual Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale and Greater Western Sydney captain Toby Greene headline the unrestricted market.
· 2 sourcesJason Donovan will take on the role of Randle McMurphy in an upcoming Melbourne stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a part he describes as “a monster” and one that carries deep personal resonance after the death of his father, actor Terence Donovan, in July.
· 2 sourcesCameron Green's preparation for the Test series against South Africa has been thrown into doubt after the all-rounder appeared to suffer an abdominal injury while batting in the final one-day international against the Proteas.
· 6 sourcesA University of Melbourne researcher has spent nearly a year scouring Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory for northern quolls without a single sighting, and now believes the endangered marsupial may be locally extinct in the region.
Nestlé says Australia's coffee culture is shifting back to the kitchen as cost-of-living pressures push households toward cheaper instant options, with the company's Gympie plant producing about 20 million cups a day.
· 2 sourcesPolice have charged two men over a shooting that left a man with a bullet wound to his leg in WA's Midwest, with the victim since released from hospital.
· 2 sourcesTwo men have been charged over a shooting in Western Australia's Mid West that left a Geraldton man in hospital and sparked a manhunt. Five people were arrested after the victim was found with a leg wound in Moonyoonooka early on Wednesday.
· 2 sourcesQueensland youth detention workers have reached an in-principle pay agreement with the state government after months of dispute that included strikes and workplace bans over dangerous conditions and overcrowding. The Australian Workers' Union announced the deal on Wednesday evening, and Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber confirmed it was struck with three unions.
· 2 sourcesAustralia's ban on credit and debit card surcharges takes effect on Thursday, but some consumers will still encounter surcharges at the checkout, with business groups warning many smaller shops, especially those run by migrants, remain unclear on how the new payment rules work.
· 2 sourcesA pioneering solar power station in the remote outback town of White Cliffs in north-western New South Wales has been listed on the State Heritage Register, recognising what is believed to be the world's first commercial solar thermal plant.
· 2 sourcesQueensland's state government has missed the deadline to sign up to the federal government's Thriving Kids program before its rollout began, leaving children with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays in that state outside the new arrangement. The development was one of several items in the day's live coverage, which also reported that one-quarter of large companies pay zero tax and that credit and debit surcharges have been scrapped.
· 3 sourcesA free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books to new clients after the number of calls for assistance doubled between January and August this year. The organisation's chief executive says severe financial stress is now reaching parts of the community that have not sought help before.
· 2 sourcesThe Australian Council of Trade Unions and leading AI researchers have jointly called for a levy on tech giants building data centres in Australia, proposing that companies like OpenAI and Anthropic be required to contribute computing capacity and funds to develop a sovereign Australian artificial intelligence industry.
· 2 sourcesTreasurer Jim Chalmers has described this week's inflation increase as lower than expected, despite figures showing a jump to a four-month high in August, raising the prospect of another interest rate hike. Meanwhile, the Greens have elected David Shoebridge as their new leader, card surcharges have been scrapped from today, and a midair pilot stabbing on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was prevented by crew and passengers.
· 2 sourcesFormer Wallaby Nathan Charles, who defied cystic fibrosis to play international rugby, has publicly revealed he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), describing the news as 'extremely challenging and overwhelming, and at times quite cruel'. Charles, 37, announced the diagnosis in an interview with Stan Sport, saying he had been experiencing symptoms for eight months and now requires mobility aids to get around.
· 6 sourcesThe West Australian coroner will examine the disappearances of four Aboriginal men who went missing across regional WA within two years, in a joint inquest that families say could finally yield answers after years of uncertainty.
After years of testing, Australia's three major telecommunications companies are ready to switch on a system that would give customers access to a rival network if their own goes down during a weather emergency. Known as temporary disaster roaming (TDR), the system will be activated jointly by Telstra, Optus and TPG in regional areas where a mobile service has been disrupted by severe weather.
· 2 sourcesHobart Airport has doubled its terminal size as part of a $200 million upgrade project, with improved signage, modernised car rental facilities and a high-end feel that one traveller compared to an international departure lounge.
· 2 sourcesNew figures reveal that more than 98 percent of pothole damage claims lodged by NSW motorists were rejected by the state government last financial year, highlighting the steep legal hurdles drivers face in seeking compensation for road-related vehicle repairs.
· 2 sourcesBlack-market tobacco shops in Victoria are circumventing the state's new shutdown powers by selling illicit cigarettes only outside business hours, when licensing inspectors are not rostered on, as the government's long-delayed crackdown begins to disrupt the country's largest illegal tobacco market.
· 2 sourcesThe two mastheads have released a curated set of 30 egg recipes, covering breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and snacks, highlighting the ingredient's versatility and nutritional value.
· 2 sourcesPerth home buyers are turning away from beachfront views and searching instead for space, with pools, granny flats, land and workshops emerging as the top property search trends this year, according to Domain's Spring Homebuyer Report released today.
· 2 sourcesConsumer group Choice has found Australia's cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, with Aldi's Colway Real Mayonnaise tying for first place in a taste test of 29 store-bought products. The $2.79 jar costs 61c per 100g, the lowest price per unit of all products tested.
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