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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied being overruled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the government's handling of a ban on credit card payments to the Australian Taxation Office, after the prime minister's remarks suggested he alone had acted on a business lobbyist's complaint.
The trial of a Ukrainian former special forces officer accused of playing a leading role in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage opened on Wednesday at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court, with the defence calling for the case to be dismissed and prosecutors reading charges of attacks on civilian infrastructure.
An Israeli air strike on a vehicle in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City has killed one person and wounded several others, as attacks continue a year into the ceasefire. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli raids in Ramallah and el-Bireh have wounded a child and two journalists, deepening fears of a new escalation cycle despite the truce.
HBO has confirmed Girls will return for a five-episode limited run, with production beginning in 2027 and most of the original cast on board. Adam Driver, whose breakout role as Adam Sackler earned three consecutive Emmy nominations, was notably absent from the announcement.
Cornell University has suspended all parties and social events at fraternity houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year and will give New York state police a role in investigating campus sexual assault reports, the school's latest response to outrage over its handling of a gang rape allegation at an elite men's club.
The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of a Queensland prisoner seeking to freeze her eggs while incarcerated, quashing a 2024 decision by Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) that automatically refused her application because the procedure was deemed prohibited assisted reproductive technology.
Australian footballers Gianni Stensness and Nestory Irankunda produced standout moments in a Champions League match against Bayern Munich, with Stensness scoring the opening goal and Irankunda setting up Luis Suarez.
The Federal Court has overturned a Commonwealth heritage protection order that halted the $1.3 billion McPhillamys gold mine in central west New South Wales, finding that former environment minister Tanya Plibersek's decision-making was procedurally flawed. Justice James Stellios ruled on Wednesday that the declaration under Section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act was invalid and must be reconsidered by the current minister, Murray Watt.
The AFL's trade deadline day is underway on October 14, with Essendon pushing to land a star premiership Lion from Brisbane and live coverage tracking the fallout of the Pullman hotel police investigation, including Nick Blakey's expected move to the Kangaroos.
Advocates are urging Australia Post to keep licensed post offices alive in regional towns as a Senate inquiry into its retail network prepares to report this month, with warnings that aging licensees and changing community needs are putting the outlets at risk.
A police search and rescue operation is under way in Hawke's Bay for a Taradale High School student who went missing during an overnight school tramping trip in the Ruahine Forest Park.
A 44-year-old Clarkson man has been charged with domestic violence and driving-related offences after a dramatic police takedown on a Mitchell Freeway on-ramp yesterday morning.
The government is launching England's first national foster carer recruitment campaign on Wednesday, aiming to create 10,000 new foster care places by the end of this parliament after the number of fostering households fell 10% since 2021.
Health New Zealand has suggested nursing schools look elsewhere for clinical placements, hours after its order to cap nursing enrolments drew outrage described by RNZ as making 'no sense'.
Steven Miles has declared he will continue as Queensland opposition leader, saying none of his colleagues have asked him to consider stepping aside, after new polling showed fewer than one in four voters in must-win seats rate his performance as good. The former premier spoke outside Parliament House on Wednesday following the release of exclusive Resolve Political Monitor data.
A 26-year-old Minnehaha County sheriff's deputy died Monday after being shot in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Friday evening. The sheriff's office announced that Deputy Katherine Frank died surrounded by family and loved ones, and that she became an organ donor in her final act of service.
Pakistan's federal government has imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the political stronghold of former prime minister Imran Khan, suspending the provincial government run by his party and moving the army into the province. The government cites the threat of terrorism; critics fear the lockdown will deepen instability rather than end it.
The man who died after being ejected from a rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday has been identified as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old Atlanta father and technology educator, as Six Flags closed nine rides across the US and Canada pending investigation into the fatal fall.
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in a decade, with toxic smog choking millions of residents on the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra and drifting into neighbouring countries, obscuring Singapore's skyline and forcing school closures in Malaysia.
Florida officials have confirmed six deaths linked to Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, which made landfall late on Friday bringing strong winds, flash flooding and tornado threats across parts of the US south-east.
A United States federal court in Boston has opened the trial of Eric Nshimiye, a 55-year-old Rwandan-American citizen accused of covering up his role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Prosecutors say Nshimiye, a medical student at the time, participated in the killing and rape of ethnic minority Tutsis and later lied about it under oath.
Albanian riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of student demonstrators in Tirana on Tuesday after protesters attacked the Education Ministry, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Six police officers and a female journalist were injured, and 23 people were arrested, according to police.
Michelin Guide inspectors have been dining anonymously in restaurants across South Australia, putting the state in contention for the country's first Michelin Star. The state government footed the bill for the guide's local arrival, a deal Tourism Minister Emily Bourke says will help create a tourism destination and put South Australia on the world map.
Actor Selma Blair has been released on bail after pleading not guilty to two assault charges stemming from an alleged violent incident aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. The 54-year-old star was reportedly in a state of severe confusion and disorientation after missing powerful medication, according to court documents. She also faces separate federal charges from the FBI, which investigates alleged assaults aboard aircraft.
The family of the man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has spoken of their 'severe distress' after US President Donald Trump reposted footage of the attack on his Truth Social platform. They have asked people to stop circulating what they called 'deeply offensive media content' as they grieve 23-year-old William Chapman.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday, vowing to stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes” as the UK steps up military aid and seeks tougher sanctions on Russian energy exports. The visit underscores deepening UK support at a time when Zelenskyy’s relationship with US President Donald Trump has become increasingly strained.
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition has struck a fuel depot on the outskirts of Yemen's capital Sanaa, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi movement, which has vowed to retaliate by targeting Saudi airports and oil refineries. The strikes mark a fresh escalation in the widening Middle East crisis.
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung during a 90-minute surgery on Tuesday, the Vatican has confirmed. The operation was successful with no complications, and the pope is now resting in hospital.
Labor will introduce a gas reservation scheme bill requiring a fifth of Australia's gas to stay onshore, prompting a Greens attack that the country is giving away billions in resource wealth. The move came as the prime minister said he had intervened in the ATO credit card ban and Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned against mocking One Nation supporters.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with nearly half of those infected dying, according to Health Ministry data, as community mistrust and ongoing conflict hamper efforts to stop transmission.
Elon Musk has spent about $366 million on political groups and campaigns in the 2026 US midterm cycle, according to a federal filing released Thursday, making the world's richest person the biggest donor of the election season and reasserting his influence as a top Republican mega-donor.
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia has ruled that Elon Musk engaged in 'state sanctioned intimidation' of former FEMA chief financial officer Mary Comans, clearing her name after Musk posted false accusations that led to her dismissal. Judge William Fitzpatrick found that high-ranking government officials, including Musk, ran a coordinated campaign to impugn her integrity.
Missiles and drones targeting Riyadh and other Saudi cities were intercepted on Tuesday night, hours after the Saudi-led coalition struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, according to the coalition's spokesperson. The Houthis have warned they will now target Aramco facilities, as both sides escalate attacks on each other's energy infrastructure.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former gang leader convicted of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of Tupac Shakur, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison. Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo said the 63-year-old is "guaranteed to die" behind bars. Davis vowed to appeal.
The Matildas lead Haiti 2-1 at half-time in their international friendly in Chambly, France, with newcomer Leticia McKenna scoring both Australian goals on her first start for the side.
The Greens will refer Labor's bill imposing a 30 per cent minimum tax on discretionary trusts to a Senate inquiry, demanding the government close what they describe as a loophole that would let parents pay private school fees through trusts without incurring the new tax, after Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduced the legislation to parliament on Wednesday.
Rugby Australia has renamed its annual community volunteer award in honour of Peter Meagher, the long-serving Randwick club stalwart who was one of 15 people killed in last year's Bondi terror attack.
Questions over Katie Zacharia's legal qualifications overshadowed her first White House press briefing, after the new press secretary failed to directly answer which US state she passed the bar exam in, saying only 'when I moved to China'.
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has joined French school students at a rally in Paris to support their calls for more education funding, as protests across France descended into sporadic violence and clashes with police despite a government pledge to hire more teachers.
Fourteen federal agencies that failed to meet their outsourcing reduction targets quietly expanded their contractor and consultancy deals by tens of millions of dollars, a Canberra Times analysis reveals, with mandatory reduction targets now scrapped entirely from 2026-27.
Older Australians receiving home care no longer pay anything towards personal care services such as showering, dressing and hygiene, under a rule change that took effect from October 1. The change applies regardless of means and could save eligible seniors thousands of dollars.
Russia has identified the Japanese journalist arrested on Sakhalin Island as Yuki Imai, a correspondent for the Hokkaido Shimbun, and a Moscow court has ordered him held in pre-trial detention until 12 December on espionage charges carrying up to 20 years in prison.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a watchdog lawsuit seeking public records from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), in a case that will test whether the cost-cutting body is subject to open records law.
Southern California coastal communities are assessing damage after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that swamped streets and waves that battered beachside homes, with at least nine properties deemed unsafe to enter in Long Beach and the storm draining more than $1 million from the city's emergency reserves.
Cornell University has banned all fraternity parties for the rest of the academic year, its president announced on Tuesday, in response to a lawsuit alleging a woman was drugged and raped at a fraternity house party in 2024 and to mounting criticism of how the case was handled.
A confidential ministerial briefing note obtained through parliament reveals that about $600 million a year would be needed to fix New South Wales' shortfall of frontline public mental health staff, with an additional $700 million required for infrastructure – estimates NSW Health warned could cause reputational damage to the Minns government if made public.
Parents of children abused by nursery worker Vincent Chan have reacted with fury after it emerged he was cleared to return to work in 2021 despite significant concerns raised by a parent, a year before he filmed himself abusing three-year-old girls in his care.
Israeli forces have pushed their Yellow Line demarcation deeper into Gaza again, moving concrete blocks dozens of metres westward in the eastern Gaza City neighbourhood of Shujayea on October 11 and forcing Palestinian families to flee once more. The advance came nearly a year after the line was drawn under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, and it further shrinks the territory where displaced Palestinians can shelter.