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Only two leaders from nations outside the Pacific are attending the pre-COP climate summit in Fiji this week, as the Albanese government faces pressure to justify the estimated $20 million cost of hosting the talks and its broader climate diplomacy in the region.
· 5 sourcesSamoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has apologised after a video emerged of him leading a Nazi salute and saying 'Heil Hitler' at a family gathering in 2007. In a statement on Monday, Schmidt rejected Nazism, antisemitism and racism, calling his words and gesture 'inappropriate and capable of causing offence and hurt.'
· 3 sourcesCrude oil exports from the Middle East have risen above pre-war levels on four of seven days in the last week of September, according to provisional data from ship-tracking firm Kpler, even as a senior Iranian commander downplayed the volumes moving through the region and Tehran insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until its conditions are met.
Credit rating agency Moody's has warned that aging Western populations will soon begin shrinking, putting severe pressure on public finances, healthcare systems and economic growth. Europe's population is projected to peak as early as 2029, after which a sustained decline will begin, according to the European Commission.
Australia has experienced its second hottest September on record, with the Bureau of Meteorology reporting average temperatures 2.71C above the long-term average. The extreme heat, driven by a combination of global heating and a strengthening El Niño, also produced the hottest minimum night-time temperatures for any September on records dating back to 1910, and pushed snow depth in the Kosciuszko National Park to zero for the first time since monitoring began in 1954.
· 2 sourcesThe federal Indigenous Australians Minister has voiced support for a grandmother's campaign for a coronial inquest into the deaths of three children murdered by their mother in Port Hedland in 2022, as the WA Attorney-General maintains he cannot overrule the coroner's decision without fresh evidence.
Country folk-rock musician Zach Bryan has broken Gillette Stadium's attendance record while wearing a "Free Palestine" shirt, weeks after rapper Macklemore was barred from the same venue over pro-Palestinian remarks.
· 3 sourcesWorks have commenced on the renewal of one of Western Australia's oldest pieces of infrastructure, the Perth to Kalgoorlie water pipeline, with a $543 million project to replace 44.5 kilometres of the 566-kilometre line and double the capacity of the Binduli Reservoir.
· 3 sourcesThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned that Scotland is on course to miss legally-binding targets to cut child poverty "by a wide margin", with one in five children living in poverty.
· 2 sourcesJames Tedesco produced a grand final record 388 run metres and won his second Clive Churchill Medal in the Sydney Roosters’ 19-18 victory over the Knights on Sunday, but remains far from certain to wear the Australian No.1 jersey when the World Cup kicks off next Thursday. Coach Kevin Walters, who named Tedesco in the squad on Monday, has yet to decide between the 33-year-old captain and incumbent fullback Reece Walsh.
· 3 sourcesCrisis accommodation services for young people across Perth are rejecting an average of 15 requests for help each day, with children as young as 12 being turned away, according to new data from the Ending Child and Youth Homelessness Coalition. The coalition released its 2027-28 Pre-Budget Submission on Monday, urging the state government to invest in early intervention and new accommodation facilities.
· 3 sourcesBritain is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, according to a report in The Times, as concerns grow that Beijing is flooding the market with state-subsidised cars. Business minister Jonathan Reynolds is said to be drawing up a potential tariff package.
· 4 sourcesNorthern Ireland's Court of Appeal is due to hear a challenge to a decision allowing a controversial Orange Order parade to proceed along the nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, reopening a dispute that fuelled some of the worst sectarian violence of the Troubles era. The deadlock has lasted since last Sunday morning, with residents maintaining a presence on the road.
· 2 sourcesA WA Greens staffer and activist who was fined over a planned protest at the home of former Woodside chief executive Meg O'Neill has had a ban on entering the Land Forces Expo security area temporarily overturned after legal action. Matilda Lane-Rose will be allowed into the security zone around the Perth Exhibition and Convention Centre between 8am and 6pm on Tuesday, but the ban will take effect again after 8pm that day.
· 3 sourcesDaly Cherry-Evans kicked a grand-final-winning field goal for the Sydney Roosters in his final NRL appearance, securing the 2026 premiership and finishing a storied 352-game career. The victory, however, has reignited debate around the club's ability to recruit top talent like Cherry-Evans and Reece Robson while remaining under the salary cap.
· 6 sourcesCarles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president who fled Spain in 2017 to avoid imprisonment for leading an illegal independence push, is expected to be cleared for return this week after Spain’s constitutional court rules that a charge of misuse of public funds is covered by the 2024 amnesty law. But the Catalonia he would come back to is a very different place from the one he left, now governed by a non-nationalist party and preoccupied with housing and jobs rather than sovereignty.
Jukka Salovaara, the newly installed European Union ambassador to the UK, has indicated Brussels will be 'ready to engage' with whatever the Andy Burnham government decides, as Labour signals a full range of options – including rejoining the EU – are on the table ahead of the next election manifesto.
A court in Seoul sentenced a former director of a state-run care home for intellectually disabled people to 15 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting three residents, in a case that has sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of disability care in South Korea.
The FBI has arrested a California woman at Los Angeles International Airport, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te at the direction of Chinese officials, a case Taiwan's government is calling a 'typical case of transnational repression.'
· 4 sourcesYusuf Zahab, the Australian taken as a boy to live under Islamic State, could be on the verge of returning home after Iraqi investigators concluded he was not a combatant or supporter of the group, according to sources close to his family. Zahab, now 23, was snatched from a Syrian prison by American soldiers and transferred to Iraq in February as part of a mass prisoner transfer, but two sources say he has been told he will not be prosecuted because he was a minor when taken to Syria.
· 4 sourcesJaymie Graham will coach North Melbourne in 2027, taking over the role vacated by Alastair Clarkson after being selected by the club's coaching search panel. The appointment was confirmed by a source with knowledge of the matter ahead of the official announcement.
· 3 sourcesBarnaby Joyce has defended One Nation’s plan to move its national headquarters to an $8 million Brisbane office building bought by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, insisting the party will lease the property at commercial rates.
· 7 sourcesThe man fatally shot by police in southern NSW on Sunday after allegedly pointing a rifle at officers has been identified by his family as Danny Di Biccari, a 45-year-old father-of-six. Police were called to a crash scene near the small town of Rugby about 2.50pm, where Di Biccari appeared unconscious in his crashed Chrysler station wagon before picking up a firearm and aiming it at an officer, prompting police to open fire.
· 4 sourcesAustralia's auction clearance rate has fallen to its lowest level in three months, with new data showing less than half of homes sold at auction last week and the number of unsold properties rising by more than a fifth over the past year.
· 2 sourcesActor Gillian Anderson has addressed criticism after she was filmed telling a group of devoted fans they could no longer sit in the front row of her West End theatre performance, saying the regular presence was distracting. She later clarified that she was speaking to women she has known for many years.
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.
· 3 sourcesOne 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.
· 3 sourcesMarnus 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.
· 3 sourcesA 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.
· 3 sourcesDonald 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.
· 3 sourcesA 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.
· 3 sourcesIsrael'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.
· 7 sourcesThe 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.
· 4 sourcesPresident 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.
· 2 sourcesSam 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.
· 3 sourcesThe 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.
· 6 sourcesAuthorities 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.
· 2 sourcesA 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.