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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has challenged the Coalition to explain how it will pay the billions needed for its plan to remove over 400,000 migrants on bridging visas, as the government\'s own billion-dollar-plus National Security Office Precinct takes shape in Canberra.
· 6 sourcesDay three of the first Test at Kingsmead saw South Africa resume their chase of Australia's first-innings total of 390, reaching 1-49 at the morning drinks break with Aiden Markram on 28 and David Bedingham on 21. The home side resumed on 1-27 after Australian centurion Matt Renshaw had anchored the tourists' innings on day two.
· 6 sourcesA Panama-registered bulk carrier reached the stricken ferry MV Awka in Solomon Islands waters on Sunday morning and began transferring water and food, as authorities said a final rescue plan for the more than 70 people on board would be determined by operators at the scene. The vessel has been drifting since its engine failed on Friday, with French and Australian aircraft delivering emergency supplies by air since Saturday.
· 3 sourcesFive people were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a family home in Douglas, Georgia, on Friday, authorities said. Police Chief Brannen Pruette said officers responded to an active shooter report and found four deceased adults inside, with a fifth victim later dying at a hospital.
The Wallabies will be without centre Len Ikitau for the second Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks in Sydney this Saturday, after he failed a head injury assessment during the heavy 50-19 defeat in Auckland. Backrower Rob Valetini will also face no disciplinary action over a hip-drop tackle that injured All Blacks winger Leroy Carter, because World Rugby's ban on the technique has a three-week delay and does not yet apply.
· 3 sourcesA 200-year-old cottonwood tree in Arizona, known as the 'grandmother' to locals and activists, has been pushed down by contractors building Donald Trump's border wall, ending a months-long protest in which land defenders occupied the tree's canopy. Over 80 federal agents swarmed the site at dawn on Monday, arresting protesters and removing the final occupant from a platform high in the branches before an excavator toppled the tree, according to witnesses and social media footage.
At least five people were killed near the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden on Thursday after Houthi missile strikes, with Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani present but unharmed, as the Iran-backed group continues to disrupt government supply lines and advance around Taiz and the Red Sea coast.
· 2 sourcesThe World Health Organization has released a disease outbreak report on the death of a researcher at a Russian plague institute, stating no case of plague has been registered and no evidence of ongoing transmission has been found, while flagging the absence of a confirmed diagnosis as a "key uncertainty."
· 2 sourcesAt least five people have died as Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel pummelled Mexico's Pacific coast, causing flooding that downed trees and electricity poles, blocked roads and inundated homes. Simon has since weakened to a category two storm and is moving away from the coast, but authorities warn that heavy rain could still produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides.
· 2 sourcesHundreds of doctors have gathered outside the World Medical Association summit in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, calling for the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association over its alleged complicity in the destruction of Palestinian healthcare during the Gaza war.
The leaders of India's Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were released by a Delhi court on Sunday but immediately vowed to continue their protest against the country's top election official, as hundreds more demonstrators were detained on a second day of mass protests in the capital.
· 4 sourcesSouth Australian police are investigating the death of an infant. Authorities have confirmed the investigation is underway but have not released further details.
· 3 sourcesAustralia has warned its citizens to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia and avoid King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, after a missile attack claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. The advisory, issued Sunday by Smartraveller, urges Australians not to depart for the airport until flights are confirmed with airlines and to minimise time at the terminal.
· 4 sourcesThe man who killed eight members of his family in Erie, Pennsylvania, was the family's patriarch and grandfather, the father of one of the victims has revealed, describing the gunman as someone who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary. Julius Windham, whose 1-year-old daughter Amarianna and her pregnant mother were among the dead, said at a memorial on Sunday that the shooter's cheerful demeanour appeared to be a front.
· 7 sourcesDonald Trump has escalated his public criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, telling him he 'better damn well stop' striking Russian diesel refineries and declaring it is time for a new Ukrainian leader, according to multiple reports.
· 7 sourcesFormer Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has a new documentary, 'Hill', premiering at the British Film Festival on October 28. The film delves into his extraordinary career, but at its core lies the grief he has carried since his father, two-time F1 champion Graham Hill, died in a plane crash when Damon was 15.
· 3 sourcesLionel Messi will line up for Inter Miami on Saturday against DC United, days after closing out a 21-year international career with Argentina in front of more than 85,000 fans at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Australia leads the world in per capita rooftop solar generation, and new figures show the boom is still accelerating, with 2026 on track to be a record year and a western Melbourne postcode home to more panels than anywhere else in the country.
A group of Palestinian children in yellow and black rash vests returned to the beach near Gaza's Al-Shati refugee camp on 25 September 2026, reviving the Gaza Nippers program after a three-year suspension caused by war. But the joy of the moment, captured in footage seen by Guardian Australia, was overshadowed by tragedy: of the 45 children who originally took part, only 15 have been found alive. The rest remain missing, uncontactable or have died since the conflict erupted in October 2023.
Dominic Solanke's stoppage-time header earned 10-man Tottenham a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday, increasing the pressure on United manager Michael Carrick as his side managed only six points from their opening six league matches.
An All Blacks tryscorer has been injured in an ugly incident during a recent match, according to reports from Australian news outlets.
· 4 sourcesThe Trump administration has imposed sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures are designed to cripple the court's operations, escalating a long-running dispute over the ICC's jurisdiction and its arrest warrants against Israeli and Russian leaders.
A 72-year-old Fresno man shot an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official early Friday after the official, who police described as intoxicated and agitated, allegedly assaulted the man and his daughter on their front lawn. The official, David Gonzalez, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the midsection and has been charged with multiple felonies, Fresno police said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants universal childcare to be his political legacy, alongside Medicare and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying it should be as natural as public school. But the government has yet to settle how the system would be funded or structured, as families report childcare fees swallowing pay rises and the intergenerational report warns deaths will outnumber births in Australia by the 2060s.
· 2 sourcesAustralian universities are filling just two-thirds of their international student places this year, with regional campuses particularly struggling, prompting warnings that financial deficits could force cuts to domestic teaching and research programs.
· 2 sourcesPauline Hanson and Angus Taylor shared a stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane on Saturday, where the One Nation leader repeatedly criticised the Coalition but signalled she was open to working with the Liberals to defeat Labor. Hanson said any cooperation was 'up to Angus Taylor', as the conference crowd appeared to treat her as the de facto opposition leader.
· 2 sourcesUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised Japan full cooperation in the investigation of a US Marine accused of murdering a woman in Okinawa, a case that has reignited long-standing tensions over the American military presence in the country.
The Portuguese Football Federation has provisionally suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and opened disciplinary proceedings against the national team captain after he walked out of camp during the international break, following a dispute with head coach Jorge Jesus over playing time.
A Philadelphia police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded early Saturday morning after responding to a report of a man with a gun in West Philadelphia, according to authorities. The slain officer was identified as Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the department. The suspect is in custody.
Walkley Award-winning journalist Marc Fennell has thrown himself into the manosphere for The State of Man, a three-part documentary series that sees him get his testosterone tested, put on boxing gloves, take part in the controversial Enhanced Games and fire a gun with a millionaire influencer. Fennell says he noticed conversations about men and masculinity online had turned darker, with content increasingly focused on money, dominating women and changing standards for male bodies.
· 3 sourcesEliud Kipchoge, the dual Olympic gold medallist and two-time world record holder, ended a three-year win drought at the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, finishing in a race-record time of 2:09.08. The 42-year-old Kenyan icon promptly declared the new course the 'best ever' and celebrated a first win after a long stretch without a victory.
· 11 sourcesA Mexican court has convicted three people for the murders of Australian surfers whose deaths on the Pacific coast drew international attention, according to reports published on Saturday.
· 3 sourcesAfter days of rain and a period of Sorry Business following the funeral of Kumanjayi Little Baby, a mentoring group has taken men from Alice Springs into the East MacDonnell ranges to walk songlines and ceremony on Country, in a community push to address the complex causes behind extreme rates of domestic, family and sexual violence in the central desert town.
· 4 sourcesA copper mining tender in Ecuador's biodiverse Intag Valley, expected to draw bids from Australian giants including a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, is facing opposition from conservationists who say an open-cut mine would destroy a unique cloud forest habitat for endangered species including spectacled bears, spider monkeys, and more than two dozen amphibian types. Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has described the area as a wildlife paradise critical to the planet's health.
· 4 sourcesSeveral thousand pro-Palestinian protesters marched through European capitals on Saturday, demanding an end to Israel's military campaign in Gaza. Demonstrators in London, Berlin, Warsaw and Rome condemned ongoing Israeli bombardment and called for their governments to impose sanctions, as a year-old truce has failed to halt near-daily strikes.
Pope Leo XIV has declared the death penalty "inadmissible" and Australian Greens have demanded the federal government block the planned livestream of a US firing squad execution, as international opposition grows to the December 3 execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.
· 4 sourcesDonald Trump on Saturday again called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave office, blaming him for continuing the war and for striking Russian diesel refineries, as the US president's deal to buy Russian diesel sends relations between Washington and Kyiv to a fresh low.
· 11 sourcesOil tanker captains in the Persian Gulf are being paid up to $US100,000 (about $143,000) a month to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran and the United States continue to impose separate blockades of the critical waterway. Industry insiders and maritime unions say the huge sums are being used to persuade seafarers to run the strait despite a recent wave of attacks from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on vessels attempting to pass the dangerous choke-point.
· 2 sourcesBevan Warner, who replaced Chris Field as Western Australia's Ombudsman in May 2025, says his focus is squarely on Western Australia as the office rebuilds from a corruption scandal that saw his predecessor resign. Warner has visited 16 regions in his first 12 months, and says he has no plans to travel overseas without the premier's approval.
· 3 sourcesHours after US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease diesel sanctions, a Ukrainian drone strike set a fuel facility ablaze in Russia's Rostov region, according to the regional governor.
Arsenal came from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, moving level with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League with their fifth win in six games this season.
Eritrea has asked the United Nations Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, describing Addis Ababa's conduct as a declaration of war in a rapidly escalating confrontation over the Tigray region.
A 21-year-old woman has been arrested after three people were injured in a knife attack at a college in Warsaw on Saturday, the third attack on a school in Poland in less than a week.
· 3 sourcesChrista Pike, believed to be the only person to have survived an execution attempt by lethal injection, has been discharged from hospital and returned to the Tennessee prison where she has spent the past 30 years, her lawyers said on Saturday. The state has not said whether it will attempt to execute her again.
· 4 sourcesA 21-year-old woman has been arrested after injuring three people in a knife attack at a further education college in Warsaw, the third attack on a school in Poland in less than a week.
· 2 sourcesTwenty people were arrested as thousands marched through central London on Saturday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking three years of conflict in Gaza, with organisers estimating 250,000 participants attended the rally organised by the Palestine Coalition.
· 3 sourcesNine people, including two children and the suspected shooter, died in a mass shooting Friday in Erie, Pennsylvania. But city and police accounts differ on whether officers engaged in a standoff with the gunman, leaving key details of the deadliest such event in the city's history unresolved.
· 10 sourcesA third Houthi missile attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has left dozens wounded, according to witnesses and hospital sources, prompting the complete suspension of all flights to and from the Saudi capital. The strike on Saturday came without warning and marked the deadliest day in the kingdom in over a decade, with at least 12 people killed and more than 300 injured across this week's three attacks.
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