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Penrith Panthers lock Isaah Yeo has announced his availability for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, while Cody Walker has been selected for the Kangaroos, marking a significant development in Australian rugby league representative selections.
Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a second round on October 25 after neither Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nor Flavio Bolsonaro secured the outright majority needed to win in Sunday’s first round, prolonging a deeply polarised race with major implications for Latin America’s largest economy.
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce and Labor MP Josh Burns engaged in a fiery exchange on Monday over the government's spending priorities as inflation persists and the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.6 per cent for the fourth time in a year.
One Nation will move its national headquarters to a multimillion-dollar Brisbane office building recently purchased by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company, a move defended by party MP Barnaby Joyce, who said the lease would be at market rates.
Marnus Labuschagne has responded to critics questioning his place in Australia's Test side by scoring his first century in 11 months. The 32-year-old made 111 against a Cricket South Africa Invitation XI in Potchefstroom, just five days before the first Test in Durban, the first since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
A 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Perth has become an unlikely viral phenomenon, attracting the attention of Pharrell, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake and SZA by posting a new musical sketch to Instagram every day for the past year.
Donald Trump has coerced G7 countries into releasing up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from their emergency reserves after threatening to ban US exports of diesel, in an attempt to lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.
A 23-year-old dance teacher has been arrested at Canberra Airport and charged with possessing child exploitation material after Australian Border Force officers allegedly found illicit content on his mobile phone. David Nery, of Gordon, was granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday under strict conditions including surrendering his passport and reporting to police.
New Zealand has turned down an invitation to join the multi-billion dollar Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), a Canada-led multilateral fund that finances defence industries in member states including Ukraine, after officials advised against an initial contribution of NZ$100 million.
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain's Conservative Party, told her party's annual conference on Sunday that the country 'cannot afford' all the policies it would like and must cut spending, a politically risky position that sets her party on a collision course with Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Labour government, which has promised spending increases.
Israel's most senior security official has confirmed that the Omani co-pilot accused of trying to hijack a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport, saying the pilot abandoned an earlier attempt in July because someone he knew was among the crew.
The White House has defended a newly hired press aide, Beni Rae Harmony, after a 2021 photograph emerged showing her wearing a "Fuck Joe Biden" T-shirt and holding a rifle alongside a far-right congressional candidate. Harmony, 24, was appointed assistant White House press secretary under President Donald Trump, according to a social media announcement Friday.
Japan is moving to create its first centralised intelligence network since World War II, with plans to establish an independent foreign intelligence agency similar to the United States' CIA. Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has described strengthening intelligence capabilities as a matter of the utmost urgency, citing the military build-up of China and North Korea, enhanced cooperation between China and Russia, and a rise in cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns.
A 15-year-old student at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, has been charged with attempted murder and domestic terrorism after mixing chemicals in the school cafeteria and inhaling the resulting gases, leaving him in critical condition, police announced Friday.
The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption has concluded its marathon Operation Rosny inquiry into an alleged illegal donations scheme, with one central figure remaining elusive: former Liberal Party powerbroker Christian Ellis. Final exhibits tendered to the inquiry, which wrapped last week, reveal the lengths the commission went to secure Ellis's evidence after he moved to the UK earlier this year, including offers to sit in the evening to accommodate the time difference and to allow him to dial in from home. Ellis did not cooperate.
President Donald Trump has threatened to increase costs for South Korea if it does not quickly sign on to a $50 billion Alaska LNG project, after Seoul said the deal was not yet finalized and was still being assessed for commercial viability.
The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have issued a joint declaration calling for political and peaceful solutions to escalating conflicts across the region, including Sudan's civil war and renewed fighting in Ethiopia. The declaration came as Ethiopian government forces captured the Tigray capital Mekelle from rebel forces.
Yemen's governing council has announced the start of major military operations to retake territory held by Iran-backed Houthi forces, as the army reported 474 attacks in 24 hours that killed or wounded 1,540 Houthi fighters. The escalation comes as Iran's foreign minister stated that Tehran is ready to return to war with the United States, though he argued there is no military solution to the conflict.
Sam Wood, the former Perth-based reality TV star, has been arrested and charged with alleged domestic violence offences. His wife Snezana Wood, who met him on The Bachelor in 2015, issued a statement on Instagram this morning saying the family is working through the situation and cooperating with authorities.
The United States has withdrawn all of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a move Downing Street insists reflects standard operational security rather than a failure of base safety. The Pentagon confirmed the withdrawal on Sunday, stating the aircraft had returned to their home stations in the United States. The decision follows a major security incident on 27 September and fresh reports of an Iran-backed plot against the base.
Authorities in Georgia are searching for a suspect or suspects after gunfire erupted at a block party in the rural community of Vienna early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 35 others. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. during a gathering tied to Dooly High School's homecoming weekend, though officials said it was not a school-sponsored event. More than 50 shots were fired, according to officials.
A 35-year-old e-bike rider allegedly recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.135 and tested positive for cocaine and methylamphetamine after colliding with a 16-year-old girl in Barrack Heights on Sunday night, leaving her with critical injuries. Police are also searching for a second rider who left without stopping.
A 19-year-old former foster child with autism, ADHD and an intellectual disability says his National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan was not updated from age 10 to 17, leaving him without the independent living skills he now needs. Coby, who lives in a supported independent living house in Hobart, has been forced to contemplate moving four times this year and fears losing the support network he relies on.
ABC News reports a nervous moment for a star player as the Sydney Roosters celebrated in Bondi, but details of the incident remain limited.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in connection with the Epstein files, challenging the lawfulness of search warrants that led to raids on his homes. A High Court hearing is scheduled later this week to decide whether to release related court documents.
The Conservative Party will announce plans to abolish the Environment Agency and Natural England, alongside scrapping rules that require developers to include affordable homes and community services, as part of a major deregulation push to accelerate infrastructure and housing projects.
The Australian Taxation Office will stop accepting credit card payments from December 2026, with Commissioner Rob Heferen saying the decision was unavoidable given the scale of merchant fees the agency would otherwise have to absorb after a national ban on payment card surcharges comes into force on November 30.
Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv's Northern Bridge on Sunday while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was making a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, wounding two people and underscoring the escalating campaign against the city's critical infrastructure. Merz, accompanied by a senior minister and business executives, announced military aid worth about A$1.6 billion and an energy support package of A$570 million.
Voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina went to the polls on Sunday for the tenth parliamentary and presidential election since the end of the devastating war more than three decades ago. The election determines over 500 posts within the country's intricate power-sharing system established by the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the conflict but left deep ethnic and political divides intact.
The lawyer for a woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by several Cornell University students says she has received threats to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit, as the university president pledges a 'serious look' at fraternities and New York appoints a special prosecutor.
An 18-year-old driver, Indika Samarasinghe, has been charged after his car ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans during a parade in Wallsend on Saturday, critically injuring a young girl and leaving nine others injured. Samarasinghe appeared in court on Sunday and did not apply for bail.
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan are set to resume their march toward Islamabad on Monday after pausing overnight, pressing ahead with the demonstration after two rounds of talks with the government collapsed over the weekend.
President Donald Trump has renewed his promise of $5,000 payments to every adult US citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress, while two smaller cash programs are already being distributed to millions of Americans weeks before the November midterm elections.
A researcher at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East has died of a suspected plague infection after an apparent laboratory accident, as US officials say they are monitoring the case and Russian authorities place nearly 200 people under medical observation in the Irkutsk region.
The six people aboard a medical transport aircraft that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday are presumed dead, the flight's operator said Sunday evening, after the United States Coast Guard called off its search for survivors off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Bintan Island in Indonesia's Riau Archipelago, long a weekend escape for Singaporeans, is transforming into a hub for luxury island holidays with international hotel chains moving in, driven in part by pioneering private island resorts developed by Australian banker Andrew Dixon.
The federal government's Future Fund Management Agency paid 11 employees more than $1 million in the 2025 financial year, including a mid-ranking manager who earned $1.5 million, while frontline public servants continue to pursue inflation-matching pay rises. The figures, released in response to a question from Greens senator Barbara Pocock, have sparked criticism of the gap between executive pay and the broader public service.
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on global leaders to see and listen to frontline communities as the Pacific hosts a pre-COP31 meeting this week, urging that climate finance be delivered as an act of justice, not charity.
Survivors of the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington have been denied funding to attend the upcoming manslaughter trial of a person charged in connection with the blaze, according to RNZ.
Cornell University's president has called for stronger sexual assault laws in New York after a former student's allegations that she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members in October 2024 sparked a national outcry and plunged the Ivy League institution into crisis.
Australia's Monday news cycle opened with warnings that online predators are using popular gaming platforms to coerce children into self-harm and violence, the arrest of reality TV star Sam Wood on domestic violence charges in Queensland, a federal challenge to states over illicit tobacco, and concerns that a ban on card surcharges could push some tenants into arrears.
The Newcastle Knights returned to a hero's welcome in the early hours of Monday morning after their NRL grand final loss, with coach Justin Holbrook describing the fan reception at the Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre as 'unbelievable'.
In a personal reflection published across Nine newspapers, ABC journalist Nance Haxton paints a portrait of Greenslopes, a Brisbane suburb on the city's southside that has evolved from its wartime roots into a multicultural community, while still bearing the marks of history.
Victoria is in the midst of a strange election campaign, with three oppositions vying to form government in eight weeks: the traditional Liberal-National Coalition, Pauline Hanson's One Nation, and Premier Ben Carroll's own Labor government, which has spent its first two months distancing itself from its predecessors.
The federal government has endorsed Queensland's enforcement blitz against illegal cigarettes as a national blueprint, injecting a further $2.7 million into the state's model after new data showed legal tobacco sales surged 55 per cent following the crackdown.
The Minns government has refused to amend legislation that would give the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) clearer authority to access NSW Police documents, despite the watchdog warning it faces obstruction that delays investigations into serious misconduct. The standoff comes as the commission has paused or cancelled high-profile probes, including into alleged improper promotion practices among senior officers and police actions during protests in Sydney.
A New South Wales banana farmer with 30 years of supply to Coles says the supermarket's decision to stop buying his produce is a sign that small, family-run farms may not survive, as industry experts warn major retailers are centralising supply chains.
A Four Corners investigation has found that some for-profit health companies are aggressively targeting Australian veterans through advertising and phone calls, offering 'free' DVA-funded treatments. In one case, a veteran was prescribed up to 1,220mg of THC per day — a dose described by medical experts as 'ghastly' — without ever speaking to the prescribing doctor.