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North Melbourne has secured Sydney Swans All-Australian defender Nick Blakey on an eight-year deal worth close to $12 million, with reports revealing the Kangaroos took steps to manage the risk posed by the unresolved Pullman hotel incident before completing the trade.
· 11 sourcesLeaked draft documents show the Prime Minister's office edited and approved lines in a bipartisan parliamentary letter on artificial intelligence before it was sent to Anthony Albanese, prompting accusations of political interference and a rejection of that criticism from the committee's chair.
· 4 sourcesThe World Surf League has provisionally suspended Alan Cleland Jnr after it was made aware of allegations of a sexual assault involving an NSW teenager at a private gathering in Tahiti in August. Three other alleged perpetrators are not affiliated with the league.
· 4 sourcesSaudi Arabia's energy minister has vowed a 'serious' response to Houthi attacks on the kingdom's airports and oil and gas facilities, as international carriers suspend flights to Riyadh and Dammam and authorities say Riyadh's main airport will stay closed until Saturday.
· 2 sourcesThe Northern Territory government has announced it will make pepper spray accessible to 16 and 17-year-olds as part of legislation to permanently legalise the self-defence weapon, following a 12-month trial. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the reforms would expand on trial conditions that limited purchase to adults.
Telstra’s nationwide mobile outage in July wiped an estimated $552 million from the Australian economy, according to new modelling that consumer advocates will put before senators this week. The figure is more than 500 times the roughly $1 million Telstra has paid in compensation.
· 4 sourcesA 39-year-old unvaccinated woman in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has become the sixth person to die from measles amid a state outbreak that has infected over a thousand people since April, according to local health authorities.
Queensland Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has told state parliament that notorious childcare paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith has been approved for extradition to New South Wales, where he will face about 180 additional charges relating to children.
· 6 sourcesPolish authorities say two Turkish citizens have been arrested in Germany over a fire that destroyed a Starlink station in central Poland, an attack Warsaw has branded an act of sabotage carried out on Russia's behalf.
At least two people have died in Mexico as Hurricane Simon and former tropical storm Rachel bring torrential rain and catastrophic flooding to Pacific coast communities, with officials warning the toll could rise.
New South Wales police have confirmed that a decomposed body found in a stockyard trough near Murwillumbah last week is Yvonne Whear, the 73-year-old woman who vanished eight months ago. Her death is being treated as homicide.
· 4 sourcesThe Queensland ombudsman, Anthony Reilly, has backed away from a call to close the Wacol youth remand centre even as a new inspection report details children self-harming in an attempt to be transferred, warning that the state's tougher bail laws could instead spark a crowding crisis in police watch houses.
· 2 sourcesMissile strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv have killed at least four people and wounded dozens, as the Kremlin declined to confirm a US-announced ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.
A man has been charged after an unmarked police car collided with an 80-year-old driver during a high-speed pursuit through Perth's southern suburbs, leaving the elderly man in a critical but stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital.
· 3 sourcesAustralia has taken a 1–0 series lead over South Africa, winning the first Test in Durban by 214 runs, but the victory was overshadowed by concern for Steve Smith, who remains under assessment for a potential concussion after being struck on the helmet by a delivery from Anrich Nortje.
· 4 sourcesThe Teaching Council has been condemned for ignoring a police warning about a sex offender, allowing him to continue working as a teacher. Radio New Zealand reports that Timothy Fisher was sentenced to four years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to indecent assault and making objectionable recordings.
· 2 sourcesA nest of red imported fire ants, described by the Invasive Species Council as one of the world's worst super-pests, has been discovered at the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre in Sydney's inner west, prompting a containment response from NSW authorities. The nest, found in a lure used by Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry officials, has been destroyed and no further nests have been found.
· 3 sourcesThe County Councils Network (CCN) has warned that English local authorities are on track to accumulate £10bn in debt from special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support by 2028, despite the government writing off more than £5bn in historic debts earlier this year. The rapid re-accrual of debt is driven by a surge in applications for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) as families rush to secure support before planned government reforms.
· 2 sourcesThe man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie has told a US court he was illegally seized from Libya in a 'cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night,' abducted by armed men and handed over hooded and bound to FBI agents who flew him out of the country.
· 2 sourcesPolice in Lansing, Michigan, say they have solved a 17-year-old murder cold case after recovering a buried shotgun that forensic testing matched to the 2009 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Edric Hinton. The suspected gunman and getaway driver are both dead, meaning no criminal charges can be brought.
Northern Territory Police say a rivalry played out on social media is fuelling a wave of car thefts in Katherine, with children as young as 11 allegedly trying to outdo each other in a spate that saw six cars stolen in a week.
NSW Health has issued an urgent warning after 43 people were assessed for bat bites or scratches over the past two weeks, a significant increase from 10 cases in the same period last year, prompting renewed calls for the public to avoid handling bats due to the risk of bat lyssavirus, a close relative of rabies.
The former chairman of FIFA's governance committee has accused Gianni Infantino of a “clear violation of FIFA's statutes” and called for an investigation, after US tax filings showed the FIFA president received $US1.76 million from a FIFA-owned World Cup organising company that was not disclosed in the governing body's 2024 annual report.
· 4 sourcesThe Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued an urgent recall for 13 immune system supplements containing andrographis, following reports of anaphylactic reactions including a fatal attack in June 2024. Consumers are advised to stop using the products immediately and return them to the place of purchase.
Britain has offered to host a seven-nation initiative, including Australia, to counter rising antisemitic hatred and violence, after UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met with Jewish community leaders in London. The proposal could lead to a ministerial meeting attended by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
· 3 sourcesTwo young brothers, aged 4 and 11, were shot and killed in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, and their father is in custody after apparently shooting himself, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to a report of a shooting on a sidewalk near Venice Boulevard and Catalina Street around 12:49 p.m. and found the two Hispanic boys suffering from gunshot wounds. Their 35‑year‑old father, also Hispanic, was located with an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot wound and identified as the suspect.
US President Donald Trump has insisted that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire, even as Ukrainian officials reported fresh Russian strikes on at least six energy facilities and Moscow’s foreign minister explicitly rejected any pause in fighting. The competing claims highlight the confusion around a deal Trump announced on Sunday that appears to have been neither negotiated nor confirmed by the warring parties.
· 7 sourcesA global food crisis monitor has warned that conflict and an El Nino-induced drought are increasing the risk of famine across Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan regions, compounding the effects of displacement, driving up prices, and threatening livelihoods.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has used his Thanksgiving message to urge Canadians to stay united, a week before Alberta votes on a proposal to begin a process that could lead to secession from Canada.
An anonymous Cornell University student's civil lawsuit accusing the Chi Phi fraternity and seven of its members of gang rape has reignited debate over fraternity culture in the United States, prompting the university's president to say Cornell 'must do better' and renewing pressure to change New York's sexual assault laws.
Bolivia's acting attorney general has opened a preliminary investigation into former president Evo Morales over the 2009 police raid on a hotel in Santa Cruz in which three European citizens were shot dead and two survivors reported being tortured, the attorney general's office says.
Cuba is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity in response to a tightening US oil blockade that has cut off fuel imports, forcing the island to rely on domestic resources. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said 144 solar farms with a combined capacity of roughly 1,418 megawatts have been installed in recent years, as the government seeks alternatives to the foreign oil shipments that once powered its economy.
Votes of no confidence in Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers have failed after they did not secure the necessary cross-community support in the Stormont Assembly. The motions, backed by unionist parties, were prompted by the ministers' handling of the Drumcree dispute in Portadown, County Armagh.
The EU has confirmed a limit of 350,000 hybrid electric vehicle imports from China per year, as Stellantis and Renault urged the bloc to treat the UK as a member state for the purposes of proposed 'Made in Europe' legislation, warning the British government to also consider restricting Chinese car imports.
· 2 sourcesThe public inquiry into the Southport knife attacks has been told that ambitious Home Office plans to tackle extreme violence in the wake of the killings were not taken forward because of cost.
The archbishop responsible for Catholic military personnel has condemned the Pentagon's proposal to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, and has urged Catholic soldiers to refuse any role in the firing squad.
· 3 sourcesPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday defended India as the “mother of democracy” even as police detained members of the viral “Cockroach” protest movement and the Supreme Court was set to hear a challenge to the removal of more than 130 million names from voter lists.
· 3 sourcesYemen's Houthi rebels launched fresh missile attacks on Riyadh on Monday, the third consecutive day of strikes targeting Saudi Arabia's capital, as authorities scramble to understand how the weekend's barrage breached air defences. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the city and two aimed at Khamis Mushait, while King Khalid International Airport remained closed and airlines cancelled flights. US President Donald Trump accused the Houthis of 'misbehaving very badly' and said he is considering direct American strikes.
· 10 sourcesAustralia's eSafety commissioner has acknowledged it does not have the power to proactively prevent a livestream of the looming US military execution of Nidal Hasan, but says it will monitor and enforce obligations that could require online platforms to block it themselves.
· 3 sourcesActor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. on the AMC drama "Breaking Bad," has died in Brownsville, Texas, at age 34, his representatives confirmed Monday. They did not disclose a cause of death, while TMZ reported, citing law enforcement officials, that Mitte died by suicide and that the investigation remains ongoing.
· 2 sourcesNATO’s top commander has warned that his forces would destroy “anything and everything” if someone was “foolish enough” to attack the alliance, as European governments accuse Moscow of stepping up sabotage, drone incursions and cyberattacks against them.
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr on the Emmy-winning drama Breaking Bad, died by suicide, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC. He died in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday 12 October. He was 34.
· 10 sourcesAbout 70 runners in Utah’s Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated on Sunday after flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel stranded them along the course, with organizers confirming all participants were safe and accounted for.
Olivia Cooke's Sid Baker was shot in the head early in the first season of Slow Horses, an end that seemed to settle her fate on the Apple TV+ spy drama. Yet the show, and the connection it sparked with co-star Jack Lowden's River Cartwright, could not keep her away.
· 3 sourcesThe final section of Sydney's $30 billion M1 metro line between Sydenham and Bankstown will not be able to run longer trains, because platforms at five refurbished stations are too short for eight-carriage services. Future capacity growth will instead rely on running trains more frequently, while the line's opening still awaits approval from the national rail regulator.
· 3 sourcesA motorcyclist suffered critical injuries in a crash on Te Puke Highway in the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday morning, closing part of the road while police investigate.
A 31-year-old man has been pulled alive from a cave on the Italian island of Sardinia after being trapped roughly 10 metres below ground for 26 hours following a rockslide, in a complex rescue operation involving dozens of specialists.
A proposal to fast-track housing development in the Queenstown-Lakes district has ignited a heated exchange between local leaders and election candidates, with residents packing a meeting in Arrowtown to voice their opposition.