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Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Bishops Conference, has acknowledged an eight-year delay in bringing former Broome bishop Christopher Alan Saunders to justice over allegations he sexually abused two young Indigenous men, while defending the church's decision to let police take the lead.
Israel's economy is flourishing by most measures despite nearly three years of war, with GDP growth accelerating, unemployment at 2.8 percent and a booming tech sector attracting record foreign investment. Yet the October 27 election campaign has been dominated by security rather than the economy, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot each argue they are best placed to keep Israelis safe. Voters, however, remain worried about prices, according to the report.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te used his National Day address on Saturday to announce a record defence budget of NT$1.1 trillion ($34.5bn) for 2027, saying the investment aims to deter war rather than provoke it, as Chinese military activity around the island continues.
Ukrainian farmers are harvesting a bumper crop of grains and oilseeds this autumn, but a blockade of Black Sea ports and attacks on shipping have trapped millions of tonnes in storage, sending domestic prices below profitable levels and leaving many growers unwilling to plant for the 2027 season. The standoff, worsened by continued Russian drone and missile strikes into October, risks deepening a global food supply crisis as major importers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa face reduced access to Ukrainian and Russian grain.
A BBC report says public executions are returning to the United States nearly a century after the practice was abandoned. The report revisits the last high-profile public hanging, that of Rainey Bethea before an estimated 20,000 people in Owensboro, Kentucky, in August 1936, and the reform backlash it triggered.
A former Ukrainian Special Forces soldier will go on trial in Hamburg next week over the September 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea. German prosecutors allege Serhii K commanded the operation on behalf of Ukrainian state agencies; he and the Ukrainian government deny any involvement.
Labour strategists are pinning hopes on voters perceiving Prime Minister Andy Burnham as 'trying' amid a difficult economic backdrop, internal party sources have told The Guardian. But insiders acknowledge that if the public are not better off by the next election, the government faces serious trouble.
A 28-year-old woman has spoken out about the horrific aftermath of a brief relationship: her adored Staffordshire cross, Indie, was killed by a man she had dated for less than a year, as revenge for her ending the relationship.
Australian Rugby Commission executive chairman Peter V'landys has thrown his support behind Perth Bears coach Mal Meninga and assistant Ben Gardiner, saying he is confident they will work well together when the NRL expansion club begins its inaugural pre-season next month. The show of confidence comes after chief executive Anthony De Ceglie resigned on Friday night after losing the support of the club's board.
Alan Milburn, the former Labour cabinet minister leading a major review of Britain's youth jobs crisis, will recommend the creation of a national pre-apprenticeship route to bridge the gap between school and work for young people in England. The proposal, set out ahead of his final report which has been delayed until after the 28 October budget, comes as the government considers sweeping welfare changes including scrapping a disability benefit for under-25s.
NRL clubs are gearing up for the November 1 free-agency period, with the new PNG Chiefs franchise entering the market armed with tax-free dollars and some of the game's biggest names potentially available. Penrith star Nathan Cleary is the most sought-after signature, while Sydney Roosters half Sam Walker has indicated he wants to stay put but remains a target if negotiations stall.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has waded back into alternative media, appearing in a scripted comedy sketch with the duo Swag on the Beat, after his earlier appearance on the satirical Bush Deep podcast provoked a backlash over a crude remark about Kylie Minogue.
Pauline Hanson commanded the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane on Saturday, drawing the warmest response from the crowd as she offered to set aside past grievances with the Coalition to form government after the next election. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, the billed keynote speaker, struggled to win over the audience with a mea culpa for past Coalition 'mistakes'.
US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on Norway and the Nobel Peace Prize committee after the award went to South African judge Navi Pillay, calling the decision an “indelible stain” on the country and claiming he should have won the prize eight times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that an immediate resumption of peace talks with Ukraine is unlikely, citing a mass Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during Russia's parliamentary elections last month.
Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of what forecasters describe as a very late season, is in the Gulf of Mexico and projected to make landfall along the northern US Gulf coast as a category 2 hurricane, with millions of people under evacuation orders.
Zak Butters, 26, is officially a Western Bulldog after the AFL on Friday approved a trade involving five clubs. His record nine-year contract, worth between $17 million and $17.5 million, is the biggest in AFL history in total value. Butters said the move fulfilled a childhood dream and described the Bulldogs as on the cusp of "something special".
A teenage driver has died after a head-on collision on Picton Road at Wilton in Sydney's far south-west early on Saturday morning, with police calling for dashcam footage as they investigate the crash.
Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday with thousands of police and paramilitary personnel deployed, metro stations shut, markets closed and mobile internet suspended, as authorities moved to contain a youth-led protest demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner over allegations of voter list manipulation.
Australian advocates are calling for GLP-1 weight-loss medications to be subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for women living with PMOS, a chronic hormonal condition formerly known as polycystic ovarian syndrome that affects one in eight women.
An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon's Hermel district, close to the Syrian border, wounded six people on Friday, according to Lebanon's health ministry, in an area that had largely been spared such attacks since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in June.
A Kenyan businessman infected with Ebola traveled through three provinces in DR Congo and then across two international borders before being diagnosed at a Nairobi hospital, becoming Kenya's first confirmed case and dying two days later, according to a reconstruction by Africa CDC that highlights gaps in regional biosecurity during a major outbreak.
A flash flood swept through the affluent Las Condes neighbourhood of Santiago, Chile, on Thursday afternoon, triggering a mudslide that carried away cars and a public-transit bus. Six people were injured and nearly 2000 homes suffered damage, according to emergency crews and government officials. Machinery and personnel have been deployed to clear mud, rocks and stranded vehicles from streets, with the government prioritising the restoration of road connections and normal movement across the city.
Hundreds of thousands of students have been protesting across France since late September, voicing anger over chronic staff shortages and dilapidated conditions in the country's lycées, the secondary schools for 15 to 18-year-olds. The demonstrations, which have turned violent in places, have become a flashpoint in France's polarised political landscape as the nation approaches a presidential election.
At least 71 people have been killed in intercommunal clashes in the South Sudanese town of Rumbek, Lakes State, the caretaker government said on Friday, as security forces regained control of the area following a brief takeover by armed groups.
A new documentary by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor features anonymous interviews with two dozen Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers who speak candidly about the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Titled NAZA, an acronym for the number of civilian deaths deemed acceptable to eliminate a single Hamas member, the film has generated widespread discussion since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
US President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Guam, opening the door for federal assistance to households and repairs to damaged public infrastructure following Super Typhoon Bavi. The declaration, signed on 7 October, covers damage caused by the powerful storm between 4 and 12 July 2026.
A Newport jeweller has moved her business online after two burglaries and a shoplifting incident involving people wearing balaclavas, as officials in several UK cities explore extending bans on face coverings to combat thuggish behaviour.
A 32-year-old man has died after being stabbed at a home in Wishart, leading police to upgrade the charge against the accused from grievous bodily harm to murder. The accused, also 32, is scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
The trailer for 'The Exorcist: Martyrs', the seventh film in the iconic horror franchise, has been released today. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, the film stars Scarlett Johansson as NYPD detective Julie Miller, who investigates a series of murders linked to the demonic entity from the 1973 original. The trailer marks a critical marketing moment for a project that Flanagan acknowledges will be met with scepticism.
New Zealand's National Geohazards Monitoring Centre, which tracks earthquakes and tsunamis, was closed for eight hours on Friday after staff shortages forced a temporary shutdown, according to the Public Service Association (PSA). The union says government funding cuts are to blame.
Two of England's largest headteachers' unions have passed motions of no confidence in Ofsted and are preparing to ballot members for strike action unless the government addresses what they describe as a crisis in teacher welfare caused by the school inspection regime.
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is still deciding whether to livestream the execution of former army psychologist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 military base shooting, as bipartisan criticism mounts over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's proposal.
A tornado tore through the Sicilian city of Marsala and the nearby town of Petrosino on Friday, injuring two people and causing damage to buildings, with strong winds flipping cars, according to local media.
Two powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 6.6 on the Richter scale, struck Panama on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations across the country, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first quake, initially reported as magnitude 8 and later revised down, was centred about 10 kilometres southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba in the central province of Herrera, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
A senior police officer has defended a decision not to issue a public alert following an attempted abduction, according to reports published on 9 October 2026.
A widely condemned trial that would expose newborns in Guinea-Bissau to hepatitis B is reportedly still being pushed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the agency's directors office asking the budget office in late September to set aside $1.6 million to fund it. The trial was suspended in January after international outcry over its unethical design.
Estonia's counterintelligence chief said Russia's sabotage campaign in Europe has entered a new phase, moving from symbolic attacks on Ukrainian flags and opinion-makers' cars to operations aimed at disrupting military supplies to Ukraine, citing an arson attack on an Estonian defence robotics firm.
A verdict is being handed down in the murder trial of Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, who were allegedly killed by three men in Baja California, Mexico, in 2024.
The Omani co-pilot who tried to hijack a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv last month made two previous trips along the same route to familiarise himself with the airport and flight path, UAE prosecutors have revealed, providing the most detailed account yet of a premeditated suicide plot that was foiled by passengers and crew.
A US federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration's Justice Department unlawfully sought state voter rolls to cross-check against a federal immigration database and identify voters it considered ineligible, in another setback to the president's efforts to expand federal oversight of elections ahead of the November 3 midterms.
Yemen's internationally recognised government has announced the launch of a major military operation, 'Dawn of Yemen', aimed at retaking all Houthi-held territory including the capital, Sanaa, as the UN warns the country has slid back into 'full-scale war'.
A Democratic congressional candidate has accused the New York Police Department of violating the spirit of the city's sanctuary laws during protests following the shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, as federal officials defended the operation that left a 28-year-old Dominican man wounded and in custody.
The UK has joined Australia in rejecting Donald Trump's deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel supplies, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a deadly wave of Russian strikes was Moscow's 'thanks' for the agreement. The British defence secretary spoke out as Trump faced growing criticism at home over a deal that appears to contradict the US sanctions law he signed three weeks ago.
A Mexican judge has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murder of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad during a 2024 surfing trip in Baja California, concluding a case that sent shockwaves through surf communities worldwide.
US President Donald Trump has announced that Russia has agreed to supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to American and global markets, a move that comes as diesel prices near record highs ahead of November's congressional elections. The deal was discussed in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A musical built around John Farnham's songs has been taking shape for more than a decade, with producer Michael Cassel revealing the show will use an original story set around the 1854 Eureka Stockade rather than a biography of the singer. Gaynor Wheatley, who took over as Farnham's manager, is helping bring the project to the stage, according to a Good Weekend feature.
A Victorian CFMEU insider and former industrial lawyer has made a rare public intervention, questioning whether Queensland's powerful probe into the union and construction sector and its looming Victorian counterpart will deliver on their promised actions, as the Queensland inquiry prepares to release an interim report this month.