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Lawyers who lodge visa applications they know have little chance of success will face tougher consequences under a federal crackdown on misconduct in Australia's migration system. Assistant Minister for Citizenship Julian Hill will use a speech today to outline the proposed changes, as separate developments unfold on card surcharges, the Bell Bay smelter bailout and the Middle East.
· 2 sourcesDe-Anne Kelly, a minister under John Howard who voted to outlaw offshore casinos in Australia, has been revealed as a co-founder and former part-owner of LuckyBet, an online casino registered in the Caribbean. The revelations come from leaked internal documents from the Curaçao Gaming Authority released last week by a German activist.
· 2 sourcesAl Jazeera's Inside Story has published an episode examining what is driving Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, a recurring flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The US Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging the Trump administration's practice of indefinitely detaining undocumented immigrants who are living in the US and awaiting deportation proceedings. The dispute centers on the administration's reinterpretation of long-standing policy, a move critics say has caused a massive surge in the number of migrants held in detention centers.
· 2 sourcesVisitors to Cologne Cathedral in Germany must now pay a 12 euro entry fee from July 1, joining a growing list of global landmarks that have introduced admission charges in recent years, including the Hagia Sophia, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain.
· 2 sourcesPublisher and property developer Morry Schwartz has reopened the British Crown Hotel in Collingwood as Bar Nero, a move he described as fun but ultimately aimed at selling the pub rather than running it long-term.
· 2 sourcesRyan Holiday, the 39-year-old author who went from being a media manipulator to the unlikely poster boy for stoicism, has sold more than 10 million copies of his books and inspired athletes and celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Brady and Rory McIlroy.
· 2 sourcesNewcastle is in the grip of Knights-mania ahead of Sunday's NRL grand final, with the Electric Pantera Tattoo Parlour among the busiest spots in town as fans rush to ink their allegiance before the big game.
· 2 sourcesThe first typhoon of the season forced a last-minute change of plans for passengers aboard Ponant's Le Soleal, with Captain Pierre-Marie Ducournau diverting the ship from the Pacific into the calmer Seto Inland Sea to avoid Typhoon Jangmi, a decision that opened up an unexpected view of Japan's southern coasts.
· 2 sourcesThe NRL grand final on Sunday pits the Newcastle Knights against the Sydney Roosters in a clash defined by contrasting pressure narratives. The Knights are playing their first grand final in a quarter of a century, while the Roosters return after a comparatively short seven-year absence. Roosters coach Trent Robinson's response to a question about the pressure after last Friday's preliminary final drew attention.
· 2 sourcesWestern Australian Year 12 students will face significant changes to the WACE system over the next two years, including a new pathway for students with disability from 2028 and a requirement for tertiary preparation students to complete at least one ATAR course from 2027.
· 2 sourcesThe Albanese government will announce a crackdown on migration lawyers and agents who lodge visa applications they know have little chance of success, proposing changes to the industry's code of conduct that would ban assisting with applications lacking a reasonable factual or legal basis.
· 2 sourcesIn a column published Thursday, Waleed Aly argues that this week may prove to be an inflection point for the Albanese government, with the Greens appearing to have shed their anti-establishment credentials just as Labor faces a difficult electoral environment.
· 2 sourcesAustralia's eSafety Commissioner has found 'significant gaps' in how some of the world's most popular gaming platforms protect children, with a new report revealing that Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft all fail to adequately prevent predators, sexual extortionists and violent extremists from contacting minors. The report, published on Friday, singles out Valve's Steam Chat for not using industry-standard tools to proactively detect harmful content, while noting that self-declaration of age remains common across platforms.
· 3 sourcesMarie-France van Heel, wife of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, is poised to break the mould of traditional prime ministerial spouses. The former senior marketing executive is expected to take on an unusually active role in promoting the UK, making her possibly the most influential occupant of No 10's domestic side since Cherie Blair.
The European Union's new ambassador has warned that Australia's economy could be $10 billion a year worse off if parliament fails to ratify the recently negotiated free trade agreement, urging against any attempt to renegotiate the deal. Ambassador Lawrence Meredith, who presented his credentials this week, described the pact as 'comprehensive, ambitious, and balanced' and said he hopes it could come into force early next year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said investigators believe the co-pilot of a flydubai flight who stabbed the pilot and tried to crash the aircraft underwent Islamist radical indoctrination, marking the first official indication of a motive for the midair emergency that forced the plane to land in Saudi Arabia.
· 2 sourcesArticles titled "Robinson, Holbrook answer big selection questions" were published on 1 October 2026 across Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, and The Age, but the full content of the selection announcements was not available in the source material provided.
· 3 sourcesAl Jazeera's October 1 video news feed leads with a report on artificial intelligence reshaping everyday life in China, and includes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comparison of a flight incident to the September 11 attacks.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has installed tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey on a Pentagon advisory board for a new project called 'Project Meridian', aimed at shaping the future of warfare. The move has raised conflict of interest concerns, as both men are major donors to the Republican party and lead companies that benefit from federal defense contracts.
A 22-year-old British national has been arrested in Westminster, London, on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with the incident near RAF Fairford on 27 September, counter-terror police said on Tuesday. It is the seventh arrest in the investigation; no one has been charged to date.
· 7 sourcesBrazil's attorney general, Jorge Messias, has condemned foreign interference in the country's institutions following a Guardian report revealing that the Trump administration sought to direct funds toward a campaign against the Brazilian supreme court.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out a ceasefire in Ukraine and warned the West that Russia will use all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear ones, to defend its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, as tensions between Moscow and NATO continue to escalate.
· 4 sourcesAl Jazeera's Witness documentary series has released a new batch of films covering topics from the search for missing migrants at the US-Mexico border to a father's fight for justice after Greece's deadliest train crash. The series also explores a censorship loophole during Northern Ireland's conflict and a prison education program in the United States.
Kazakhstan is in mourning following the deaths of soldiers at sea, with officials reportedly detained in connection with the incident, according to a brief report from The Diplomat. The article, published October 1, 2026, provides no further details on the number of casualties or the identities of those arrested, as the text was truncated after the first word.
Federal communications minister Anika Wells has been named on Time magazine's Time100 list as one of the 'world's most influential rising stars', with the publication citing her efforts on Australia's under-16 social media ban and taking on big tech companies.
AI company Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, has urged the Australian government to adopt an opt-out model that would grant conditional approval for AI training on copyrighted content, acknowledging it will not secure a blanket exemption. The proposal faces sharp criticism from public broadcasters ABC and SBS, who warn the technology risks undermining public interest journalism and call for strict media regulations and compensation.
· 2 sourcesEleven staff at Australia's Future Fund were paid over $1 million last year, including one executive who received a $1.5m package, more than double the Prime Minister's base salary. The remuneration, which includes bonuses and allowances, has drawn criticism as "insulting" during a cost-of-living crisis and while the public service faces job cuts.
· 2 sourcesMatt Kean, the chair of the Climate Change Authority and a former NSW treasurer and energy minister, has criticised the state’s Independent Planning Commission for approving the largest coalmining development in New South Wales’ history without accounting for the economic cost of climate change caused by burning the coal. The Hunter Valley Operations mine extension was given the green light to operate until 2045.
· 2 sourcesReports from Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times on October 1, 2026 indicate that a government lifeline has saved hundreds of smelter jobs, though the specific smelter, the government involved, and the nature of the support have not been detailed in the available source material.
· 2 sourcesThe family of Renee Good, a US citizen fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis during deportation sweeps in January, filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday against the officer who killed her and several top Trump administration officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
· 5 sourcesUS President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have called on European nations to release emergency diesel stockpiles immediately, intensifying pressure on allies as the White House considers a ban on US diesel exports to address soaring domestic prices ahead of the November midterm elections.
· 4 sourcesDonald Trump dismissed low poll ratings as “fake numbers”, deflected responsibility for the length of the Iran war, and declined to rule out declaring a state of emergency before the midterm elections, according to a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published Thursday.
Exports of crude oil from the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered to levels seen before the outbreak of the Iran war, as producers and shippers adopt alternative transport methods including pipelines and ship-to-ship transfers, according to analysts tracking the region. However, flows of refined products such as diesel remain constrained, pushing prices higher.
· 3 sourcesA roundup of Al Jazeera's latest video reports covers protests in Mumbai against a police raid on a pro-Palestine event, the funeral of a DR Congo politician killed after defending the Ebola response, a mosque minaret collapse in India, Afghan accusations of Pakistani airstrikes killing civilians, and analysis of the Flydubai flight attack investigation.
Convicted murderer Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital and returned to the Tennessee women's prison where she spent 30 years on death row, her lawyers said Saturday, more than a week after she survived a botched execution attempt. Newly released 911 dispatch recordings obtained by The Associated Press reveal that emergency help was delayed by confusion among prison officials and first responders who struggled to verify whether a request for an ambulance was legitimate.
· 29 sourcesTwo stadium shows by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, scheduled for 10 and 11 October at St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena have been officially cancelled, according to the concert's Moscow-based promoter, Say Agency.
Slovenia's official national domain registry has reported an 'unprecedented' surge in .si web address registrations following President Donald Trump's call to rename artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence,' whose initials match the country's internet suffix.
· 2 sourcesCaptain Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, has been hailed as a hero by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after being stabbed by another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, forcing the aircraft to divert to Saudi Arabia. Machchhar remains in stable condition in a hospital in Tabuk.
· 3 sourcesAl Jazeera's latest video newsfeed includes reports on a Nigerian man charged with impersonating a government agency, the funeral of a DR Congo politician killed after defending the Ebola response, the collapse of a minaret during a controversial mosque demolition in India, Afghan allegations of Pakistani airstrikes killing civilians, and questions over the investigation into an attack on a Flydubai flight.
Australian news sites including the Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and The Age have published articles marking 40 years since the Parramatta Eels last won a rugby league premiership, though full details are limited in available excerpts.
· 3 sourcesThe Trump administration is crediting increased immigration enforcement for a historic drop in US homicides, but experts say the decline began during the Biden term and stems from a range of factors including easing pandemic stressors and community investment.
Biljana Plavsic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity for her role in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, has died at age 96 in Belgrade, according to Bosnian Serb public media. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the UN war crimes tribunal but was released in 2009 after serving two-thirds of her sentence.
A Republican attempt to bring perjury charges against a former prosecutor who worked on cases related to Donald Trump has unexpectedly backfired, according to a report published on October 1, 2026.
· 3 sourcesMI5 has issued a rare public espionage alert warning that more than 100 UK-linked academics contributed to research projects funded by an organisation with 'very strong ties' to China's Ministry of State Security. The Security Service named the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) and said its primary purpose is to fund academic work that directly improves China's technical espionage capabilities. Universities and researchers who continue collaborations risk committing offences under the National Security Act 2023.
Ukraine has reported a fresh wave of Russian drone strikes that hit a school and the grounds of a nuclear research facility in Kyiv, as well as a key bridge, with no casualties reported but infrastructure damage in the capital and the port city of Odesa.
Carlton have weathered torrential rain at Ikon Park to defeat Hawthorn 5.6 (36) to 3.6 (24) in AFLW round eight, moving into the competition's top four with a gritty 12-point victory.
· 2 sourcesMike Flanagan's eight-episode miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie has landed, bringing the classic horror story into a modern setting with a focus on cyberbullying. Starring Summer H. Howell in the title role, the series has been awarded three stars by critics, who note it respects the original while setting up Flanagan's vision of a three-season arc.
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