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Coalition surges to 55–45 lead in Victorian Newspoll a month before election

A month before the November 28 Victorian state election, a Newspoll published by The Conversation shows the Coalition with a 55–45 two-party preferred lead over Labor, a three-point gain since July. The Coalition's primary vote stands at 33 per cent, Labor at 24 per cent, One Nation at 20 per cent and the Greens at 14 per cent. If replicated on election day, the Coalition would win a majority of lower house seats.

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US Politics

Ninth Circuit rules Trump’s National Guard federalization in Los Angeles was illegal

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on October 23 that President Donald Trump’s June 2025 federalization of the California National Guard in Los Angeles was likely illegal, marking a significant limit on presidential emergency powers. The decision, which defines “rebellion” narrowly, has little immediate effect because the deployment ended after a Supreme Court ruling in a related Illinois case, but it establishes that executive claims of emergency authority are subject to judicial review.

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Australia

Payman apologises to Haines over staffing comments, presses Albanese on resources

Independent senator Fatima Payman has apologised to Helen Haines for her “clumsy wording” after suggesting the prime minister would only grant her additional staff following a hypothetical attack, but she continues to demand that Anthony Albanese allocate more resources to her office. Payman told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday she had contacted the injured MP and her staff directly to apologise, but repeated claims that her team is burning out while she remains the only federal independent without an adviser-level staffer.

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Geopolitics

Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills one, injures ten, hits university campus

Russian ballistic missiles again targeted the Ukrainian capital late on Oct. 26, killing one person and injuring ten, Kyiv authorities reported. The strike hit a university campus, a park, residential buildings, and damaged two medical facilities, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko and President Volodymyr Zelensky. Most of the injured were university students, and a paramedic and a medical technician were among the casualties.

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Australia

Albanese calls Haines attack a 'turning point', accelerates MP security reviews

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the attack on independent MP Helen Haines a "turning point", announcing the government will expedite a security review originally due next year. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed at least nine MPs will receive immediate security upgrades for their electorate offices, with Parliament House public areas also set for improved security measures.

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Geopolitics

ITBP chief confirms ongoing face-offs with China on India's border amid diplomatic thaw

The head of India’s Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Shatrujeet Kapur, confirmed last week that face-offs between Indian and Chinese forces are continuing “at several locations” in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, directly contradicting months of government denials and following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 12. Kapur said the confrontations “still continue,” but five days later the Indian government has yet to issue its own confirmation, offering only standard criticisms of China instead.

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Geopolitics

British politicians say they were detained for eight hours and barred from entering West Bank by Israel

Two British MPs and a Scottish MSP say they were detained by Israeli authorities for eight hours on Monday while attempting to enter the occupied West Bank, where they had planned to join Palestinian olive farmers and attend a congress. The delegation of 23 politicians and activists from several countries was held at the Allenby Bridge crossing from Jordan, interrogated and ultimately turned away, with the Israeli military having announced the closure of all West Bank land crossings as part of security measures for Tuesday's national elections.

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US Politics

86% of Silver Rail families want children to return after Bend shooting; superintendent flags security and funding gaps

More than 86 percent of families with children at Silver Rail Elementary want them to return to the school when it reopens, according to a survey released by Bend-La Pine Schools. The results come two weeks after the Oct. 15 shooting that killed three students and a teacher. Governor Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency for the district and directed state agencies to provide assistance. Superintendent Steven Cook said the district has not ruled out security upgrades but noted significant resource and funding challenges.

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Geopolitics

Pentagon orders 90-day grid independence for bases; UK tells families to stockpile

The Pentagon is developing a requirement for every major US military base to sustain essential operations independently for at least 90 days, just days after the British government launched a campaign urging families to stockpile three days of supplies. While neither government has signaled an imminent war, both efforts point to deepening anxiety about disruptions to power grids and supply chains from cyberattacks, sabotage and other hybrid warfare linked to Russia, China and Iran.

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US Politics

Judge rules Comey's daughter unlawfully fired as ex-FBI chief faces third set of federal charges

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration illegally fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, from her role as a federal prosecutor in New York, ordering her reinstatement and back pay. The ruling was handed down the same day the Justice Department unsealed a third set of charges against James Comey, accusing him of leaking national defence information to a reporter in 2016.

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World

Trump says he 'likes Lula' but calls Brazil election 'rigged' as president wins fourth term

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a fourth term with 51.8 percent of the vote, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a historic comeback that makes him the first Brazilian presidential candidate to overturn a first-round deficit. US President Donald Trump offered a contradictory response, telling reporters 'I like Lula, we get along well' while also calling the election 'terrible' and 'rigged'. In his victory speech, Lula thanked young Brazilians for taking to the streets to defend democracy.

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World

USS Colorado named first submarine for Australian AUKUS deployment; safety debate continues after Haines attack

The USS Colorado has been named as the first Virginia-class submarine to deploy to Western Australia under the AUKUS pact, with rotations expected to begin in late 2027. Separately, Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek was asked in question time how she would reassure young women that public life is safe for them following the attack on independent MP Helen Haines.

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World

Rosebank oilfield 'can be approved without breaching UK emission targets', say government insiders

Government insiders have told the Guardian that the giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching the UK's emission targets, in a development that sharpens the internal Labour battle over the project. The disclosure comes as Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, who is said to be leaning against approval, faces pressure from Chancellor John Healey and Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra to give the development the green light.

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World

Celtic and Rangers lose appeals, stadium closure for Scottish Cup ties upheld

Rangers and Celtic have had their appeals against the Scottish FA’s order to play their next home Scottish Cup ties behind closed doors dismissed, with the clubs also required to pay the visiting team £100,000 in each tie. The Scottish FA appellate tribunal upheld the sanctions imposed after disorder at last season’s quarter-final at Ibrox, but set aside a suspended ban on fans in the case of further infractions.

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Geopolitics

UN commission rules Russia's energy grid attacks are war crimes

The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has concluded that Russia's systematic attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly as winter approaches. The report, submitted to the UN General Assembly on October 26, details how since 2022, waves of drone and missile strikes have targeted power plants and heating facilities, leaving millions without heat in temperatures as low as -21°C.

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Geopolitics

EU unveils Frontex overhaul with social media monitoring and deportation powers beyond borders

The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of EU border agency Frontex, granting it new powers to deport irregular migrants from outside the bloc, monitor social media for migration-related content, and deploy a rapid-response force for border crises. The reform, which must be approved by EU member states and the European Parliament, aims to transform Frontex into what officials described as a fully-fledged 'European return agency' operating far beyond the EU's borders.

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