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The husband of a Busselton grandmother fighting for her life in a Bali hospital has provided an update on her condition, as the family waits for news following a fall that left her with six severe fractures and a life-threatening reaction to opioid pain relief.
· 10 sourcesChampion mare Autumn Glow has added the $5 million King Charles III Stakes to her resume, winning by two-and-a-quarter lengths at Randwick on Saturday and pushing her career earnings past $12.8 million.
· 3 sourcesMourners gathered at the SIEV X National Memorial in Canberra on the 25th anniversary of Australia's deadliest asylum seeker boat disaster, the sinking of the SIEV X. The tragedy claimed 353 lives, including 146 children, when the fishing boat capsized in heavy seas south of Java on October 19, 2001.
With just over a week until Israel's October 27 election, a fragile coalition of five opposition leaders has united behind a pledge to form a 'Zionist, statesmanlike government' and oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the bloc's lack of commitment to a Palestinian state and its broad acceptance of the military campaign in Gaza have drawn sharp scrutiny, even as tens of thousands of expatriates return to vote for change, fearing the country is at risk of civil war.
· 5 sourcesUS President Donald Trump's agreement to ease sanctions so Russia can sell diesel to global markets delivers Moscow a political win rather than a financial one, analysts told CNBC, as Ukraine heads into winter with restricted Starlink access and says it lost advance warning of incoming ballistic missiles this week.
Russian air and drone strikes across nine Ukrainian regions killed at least eight people, wounded 60 others and cut power to more than one million people on Friday, Ukrainian officials said, as the United Nations reported a steep climb in civilian casualties last month.
The Home Office has refused a visa application for five-month-old British citizen William Cross, who lives in Thailand with his parents, to visit his great-grandfather in Lancashire, blocking a family reunion.
· 2 sourcesA column published in Australian newspapers cites new data showing consumer prices are rising faster in rural America than in cities for the first time in years, a trend the author attributes to President Donald Trump's tariffs and military conflict with Iran. The analysis comes less than three weeks before the US midterm elections, in which Republicans are defending their congressional majorities.
· 4 sourcesArtificial intelligence could become a new weapon in the fight against Australia's burgeoning fox population, as technology is developed to identify the invasive predators and deliver poison while sparing native wildlife. The push comes as a new federal strategy lays bare the scale of the threat from foxes, which occupy about 80 per cent of Australia and are estimated to kill more than 300 million native animals each year.
· 3 sourcesLabour leader Andy Burnham has dramatically revived the Brexit debate, stating that the UK's current arrangement with the European Union is inadequate and refusing to rule out full re-entry. "Sticking with the status quo is not good enough for Britain," he said this week, marking the most explicit call for a potential reversal from a major party leader since the 2016 vote.
South Australian health authorities have been unable to confirm the birthplace of a deceased baby boy found at the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond earlier this month, with Health Minister Blair Boyer stating that no records of the mother or child exist in the state's health databases.
The owner of two iconic Northern Territory roadhouses has closed both venues after police raided the Stuarts Well Roadhouse following a visit by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, seizing an unsecured firearm, 214 packs of illegal cigarettes and $3,800 in cash.
· 2 sourcesDozens of firefighters are battling an intense blaze at a feed mill in Cardiff, near Newcastle, after a fire started in a dust control vent and spread through exhaust ducts, with internal temperatures reaching 500 degrees Celsius.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) has published new clinical guidelines designed to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for managing menopause symptoms, including hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal dryness, in women aged 40 and over.
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on August 20 after spending about 10 weeks abroad, raising expectations of a government reshuffle and the appointment of a vice president. More than nine months after promising a new government in his December 31, 2025 address, no changes have been made, and the vice presidency restored by a constitutional amendment in April remains unfilled, deepening political uncertainty.
A New Mexico state court judge has dismissed child sexual abuse charges against actor and director Timothy Busfield, ruling that prosecutors failed to act in a fair and impartial manner during grand jury proceedings. The judge, however, left the door open for prosecutors to file new charges against the West Wing star.
· 2 sourcesThe Bledisloe Cup rematch between the Wallabies and All Blacks at Accor Stadium has been delayed by train disruptions, while the New Zealand side paid tribute to former Wallabies player Nathan Charles, who recently revealed a motor neurone disease diagnosis.
Concern is growing for 13-year-old Dramien, who has been missing in Canberra since Thursday, according to a report from The Canberra Times. No further details about his disappearance or the ongoing search have been released.
Animal psychic Celia Melamed says she was hired by a man with messy hair who apologised for being dressed casually, unaware he was future Argentine President Javier Milei, who wanted her to communicate with his dying English mastiff, Conan.
· 3 sourcesA Norwegian teenager who travelled to the UK to carry out a murder for an organised crime group backed by Iran has been sentenced to 20 years' detention. Johannes Natland, 19, was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in March 2025 with two working guns and ammunition.
Melbourne secured an AFLW finals berth with a dominant 94-32 win over Richmond in Pride Round on Friday night, while West Coast announced they have re-signed coach Daisy Pearce for a further two seasons, keeping her at the club until at least the end of 2028.
· 3 sourcesJockey Mark Zahra was released from hospital on Saturday night and Jye McNeil will be discharged on Sunday after both escaped serious injury in the devastating two-horse fall that overshadowed the 150th Caulfield Cup. The horse Ohope Wins was euthanased after suffering fatal injuries, while Racing Victoria stewards will hold an inquiry into the incident.
· 9 sourcesA new documentary, ‘Kumarangk: Sacred Women’s Business’, will have its global premiere this weekend at the Adelaide film festival, revisiting the Hindmarsh Island bridge affair and the Ngarrindjeri women who fought to keep their sacred knowledge secret while opposing a development they said would destroy their cultural site.
Bangladesh is battling the world's worst measles outbreak, with 202,000 suspected cases and 1,147 deaths since mid-March, the World Health Organization has said, as experts warn the crisis shows the deadly risk of falling immunisation rates anywhere. A Reuters investigation, based on WHO documents and interviews with more than a dozen scientists, health workers and officials, found the outbreak was exacerbated by weak data, inadequate outreach and vaccination gaps that left millions of children unprotected.
· 6 sourcesA court in Ensenada, Mexico, has sentenced three Mexican men to 158 years and nine months in prison for the murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, bringing a close to a case that drew international attention and prompted debate about tourist safety in the region.
· 8 sourcesMathias Cormann, the former Australian finance minister and now secretary general of the OECD, will deliver a sharp warning to Australia's mainstream political parties on Saturday night: do not mimic populist policies such as arbitrary migration caps to address cost-of-living grievances. In an address to the Centre for Independent Studies, he will argue that the only reliable long-term solution is boosting productivity to deliver housing, real wage growth and lower energy costs.
· 3 sourcesMultiple congressional offices in Florida, South Dakota and California reported receiving suspicious mail on Friday, including envelopes containing unknown substances, as federal authorities investigate a wider series of mailings targeting lawmakers and election officials nationwide.
· 3 sourcesThe trial of Christina Block, heir to Germany's Block House steakhouse chain, has laid bare allegations of a violent cross-border child abduction orchestrated with the help of an Israeli security firm and connections to former secret agents, triggering Germany's biggest espionage scandal in recent history. The case took a dramatic turn when investigators stumbled on evidence that led to the arrest of August Hanning, a former German intelligence chief, on charges of treason and espionage.
U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew C. Quinn will leave his post on Nov. 7, 2026, after 18 months in the role, he announced in a letter to agency personnel on Friday. Quinn said the decision was partly for personal reasons and partly because he believes the agency is well-positioned for the future.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order putting on hold a sweeping new package of Russia sanctions passed by Congress, a move Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would reward Vladimir Putin and intensify the Kremlin's war. The suspension came two days before the sanctions were due to take effect and as Russia launched what Zelenskyy described as one of its worst strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
· 14 sourcesAuckland Transport has warned passengers to expect delays as tens of thousands of people head to what has been dubbed a 'super Saturday of sport and sounds,' with the A-League season opener and multiple sold-out concerts scheduled across the city on the same day.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has accused an internal faction of playing 'nasty political games' and disputed reports that he is on leave, pushing back against leader David Shoebridge as four West Australian Greens MPs called on the party to publish key findings from the investigation into allegations about his conduct.
· 7 sourcesDonald Trump used a rally in north Georgia to again claim that the 2020 election in the state was fraudulent, alleging that Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff was never legitimately elected. Speaking to about 1,200 supporters at Dalton municipal airport, Trump also touted unfulfilled foreign investment pledges, defended the Iran war amid rising fuel costs, and dismissed criticism over the cost of living as 'Democratic propaganda.'
High rents and falling property prices have opened a rare window for Australian tenants to become homeowners, with mortgage repayments now cheaper than rent in dozens of suburbs, according to an analysis by Guardian Australia of Cotality data.
· 3 sourcesAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has again blamed foreign interference for the violence sweeping student-led protests, as demonstrations spread beyond Tirana to Elbasan, Shkodra and Korca on Friday. Police clashed with protesters outside the education ministry for a fourth consecutive day, using water cannon and tear gas, and said 160 people had been detained over alleged acts of violence the previous evening.
· 3 sourcesItalian prosecutors have placed Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and 12 senior military, police and prison officials under investigation over suspected torture, kidnapping, personal injury, robbery and damage linked to the interception of Gaza-bound solidarity boats in 2025 and 2026, widening a probe that previously focused on far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Thousands packed into Wentworth Park in inner-west Sydney on Friday night for the final greyhound race meeting at the historic track, which will now be demolished and returned to parkland. The end of an era for an Australian sporting landmark saw the Million Dollar Chase, the world's richest greyhound race, won by Magical Ang.
· 2 sourcesDays after the All Blacks completed a 43-21 Bledisloe Cup sweep in Sydney, a new analysis argues the Wallabies have a better chance of winning next year's home World Cup than reclaiming the trans-Tasman trophy, with Saturday's defeat potentially a blessing in disguise for the tournament draw. Player ratings have delivered a withering verdict on the performance, and former Wallabies greats are split on whether the 24-year drought can be broken.
· 15 sourcesPunters have begun arriving at Caulfield Racecourse and Randwick for a massive day of racing, with the Caulfield Cup and The Everest both scheduled this afternoon. Gates opened at Caulfield at 10.30am for the first race of the day, while the first race at Randwick gets underway half an hour later.
· 8 sourcesThe Australian men's Test cricket team is the oldest since the 1920s, but its senior players keep delivering performances that belie their ages, according to a new opinion column by Malcolm Knox published across Nine newspapers.
· 3 sourcesKatie Zacharia has broken her silence after being sacked as White House press secretary just five days into the job, saying the role 'was an honour'. The BBC has confirmed her departure, which came on Saturday, and the White House has not announced a replacement. Her swift exit follows questions about her legal credentials and a debut briefing in which she could not say whether Washington had suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
· 6 sourcesA Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond jukebox musical starring Broadway veteran Will Swenson, has become a box office hit in Melbourne, with the Princess Theatre regularly posting 'House Full' signs and welcoming over 100,000 patrons since its Australian premiere in August. The production will finish its Melbourne run on November 7 before opening in Sydney on November 14, with a Brisbane season scheduled for next year.
· 3 sourcesTyphoon Champi has intensified into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the Mariana Islands, prompting Guam to impose its highest typhoon readiness condition and order evacuations of coastal areas. The commercial port has been closed and airlines have cancelled flights as the storm threatens to bring destructive winds and severe flooding.
· 2 sourcesA burst water main in the Auckland suburb of New Windsor has left hundreds of households without water, damaged a road and caused a car crash, with repairs expected to take until late Sunday.
A wildfire driven by fierce Santa Ana winds has damaged at least six homes and led to the evacuation of approximately 16,000 residents in Southern California's Orange County, fire officials reported Friday. Known as the Norte Fire, the blaze started in the coastal city of San Clemente and spread rapidly into nearby San Juan Capistrano, growing to an estimated 465 acres (188 hectares) according to the Orange County Fire Authority, while the state's Cal Fire agency put the size at about 570 acres (231 hectares). More than 500 firefighters were working to contain the fire, which remained at zero percent containment by Friday afternoon.
· 7 sourcesFisheries Queensland has confirmed it investigated an overharvesting of coral on the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef but has declined to share the outcome of its inquiry, prompting calls from scientists and conservation groups to rethink how the commercial coral harvest is managed.
· 2 sourcesBrazil's top electoral court has ordered Meta to immediately adopt measures ensuring equal treatment of the two presidential candidates on its platforms, after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva filed a complaint accusing the company of biased algorithms, and a newspaper reported that Meta employees internally acknowledged Lula's Instagram accounts were negatively affected by restrictions.
Yemen's internationally recognised government says the Houthis fired two missiles at Aden International Airport on Friday, a day after a deadly attack on the presidential palace in the port city, as the country's civil war reignites on multiple fronts.