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Aboriginal people in remote Central Australian communities could be left stranded in Alice Springs and forced into overcrowded housing unless the Northern Territory Government reinstates funding for the Centre Bush Bus, local organisations have warned.
The Australian Taxation Office will cease accepting credit card payments for tax debts from November 30, a move it acknowledges could make cash flow management more difficult for businesses.
An Australian woman has died in Vietnam from complications following cosmetic surgery, according to Vietnamese media reports. The 65-year-old underwent a breast lift and implants at City International Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on September 4, and returned four days later for liposuction and a tummy tuck. She died on September 22 after developing a perforated colon and severe abdominal infection.
· 2 sourcesCarlton'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 sourcesA Tennessee death row inmate remained alive after two syringes of lethal drugs were administered on Wednesday, her lawyers said, in an apparent failed execution that followed roughly nine hours of legal delays.
· 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 sourcesThe US Court of International Trade has heard arguments in a challenge to the Trump administration's third attempt to impose a global tariffs regime, with importers and 25 Democrat-led states seeking to overturn duties that the same court has already struck down twice.
· 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 sourcesCalifornia has officially ended child marriage, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing legislation that sets a minimum marriage age of 18, effective 1 January 2027. The law closes a loophole that previously allowed minors to marry with parental or judicial consent. The practice remains lawful in 32 other US states.
Microsoft'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 sourcesBear 89 "Backpack" has been crowned champion of this year's Fat Bear Week in Alaska, defeating rival 910 in a contest that drew a record 16 contenders. In separate wildlife news, Australian naturalists are celebrating the return of bogong moths after a catastrophic decline.
· 2 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 sourcesA Senate hearing intended to expose alleged abuses by former special prosecutor Jack Smith descended into embarrassment for Republicans on Tuesday, after a key line of questioning about a basketball game crumbled under scrutiny. Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri produced text messages he claimed showed Smith attended an NBA game in Atlanta on a date linked to a separate Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump, but Smith flatly denied the accusation, leaving the GOP's carefully prepared props looking amateurish.
· 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 sourcesPresident Trump said Wednesday that 'only a Hispanic could survive that fall' from the White House ballroom, a remark made during a Hispanic Heritage Month event in the East Room. The president spoke after inviting attendees to step onto the floor of the new ballroom outside, according to The Hill.
· 5 sourcesA flydubai Boeing 737 bound for Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after passengers and crew subdued a co-pilot apparently intent on killing everyone on board, according to reports. The incident has raised concerns about aviation safety and the ongoing threat to Jewish people worldwide following the December 14 attack in Bondi.
· 4 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.
Vladimir Putin has given no indication he intends to stop Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with all signs pointing to continued escalation despite heavy battlefield losses and mounting damage to Russia's economy. His appearance at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday is being watched for any signal about his plans.
Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its glacier ice in just five years, according to the latest annual monitoring report, with 5.5% of the remaining volume disappearing in the first eight months of 2026 alone. The near-record loss, just shy of the record set in 2022, has been driven by intense summer heatwaves and low winter snowfall, prompting scientists to describe the pace of melting as 'extraordinary' and an 'explosion of melt rates'.
· 3 sourcesA fresh wave of landslides and heavy rain has killed approximately 30 people in Nepal, the national disaster management authority has confirmed, as the Himalayan nation struggles to recover from August's catastrophic flooding that left 1,400 dead. The new disaster has affected more than 1,900 families since late last week, with over 240 homes damaged and roads, buildings and bridges swept away.
At least 32 children have died since May in a cluster of remote villages in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, with most victims belonging to the Baiga tribal community, officials say. The deaths, ranging from infants to an 18-year-old, have drawn attention to the severe health challenges facing India's particularly vulnerable tribal groups.
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 sourcesThe parents of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson made an emotional plea in an Ensenada court on Wednesday for a verdict before they fly back to Perth, as the trial of three Mexican men accused of murdering the pair neared its conclusion.
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