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'Don't drop it': Star's nervous moment as Roosters celebrate in Bondi
ABC News reports a nervous moment for a star player as the Sydney Roosters celebrated in Bondi, but details of the incident remain limited.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor granted judicial review of police search warrants in Epstein files case
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.
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Tories pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England in deregulation drive
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.
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ATO to end credit card payments from December 2026 after surcharge ban, commissioner says
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.
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Russian drone strikes Kyiv bridge as German chancellor visits, announces $1.6B aid package
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.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina holds general election amid persistent ethnic divisions
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.
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Lawyer says Cornell rape accuser threatened; president vows fraternity review
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.
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Teen driver charged after car crashes into Newcastle Knights crowd, 10 injured
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.
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Imran Khan supporters resume march to Islamabad as government seals capital
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.
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Trump revives $5,000 citizen payment pledge as cash programs roll out before midterms
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.
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Researcher dies of suspected plague after lab accident at Siberian institute
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.
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Six presumed dead after medical plane goes missing off Massachusetts
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.
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Bintan Island Emerges as Luxury Destination for Singapore Stopovers
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.
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Future Fund agency minted 11 public-sector millionaires, including $1.5m mid-level manager, figures reveal
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.
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Fijian PM Rabuka calls for climate finance as 'act of justice' as Pacific hosts pre-COP31 meeting
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.
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Loafers Lodge survivors denied funding to attend manslaughter trial
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.
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Cornell president calls for stronger rape laws after student's gang-rape allegations
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.
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Morning national news: gaming predators, Sam Wood arrest, tobacco crackdown and rent surcharge fallout
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.
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Heartbroken Knights welcomed home by 'unbelievable' fan reception after grand final loss
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'.
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Greenslopes: A Cultural Melting Pot with a Wartime Past
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.
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Three Oppositions, One Election: Victoria's Unusual Campaign Underway
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.
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Federal government backs Queensland crackdown as blueprint against illicit tobacco gangs
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.
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NSW government rejects police watchdog’s push for stronger document access powers
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.
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Small NSW farmer says Coles decision to drop local bananas signals end for family farms
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.
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Veteran prescribed 'ghastly' cannabis doses by for-profit health company, investigation finds
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.
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Mass protests in India enter third day demanding election chief's resignation
Thousands of youth and opposition protesters have marched for a third consecutive day in India demanding the resignation of Election Commission of India (ECI) chief Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of overseeing voter-roll revisions that removed millions of eligible voters. The protests, led by opposition leaders Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, and gathering in New Delhi, began on Friday and were met with police detentions and a ban on mass gatherings in the capital.
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Ukraine signals readiness for US-mediated talks with Russia this month
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that Ukraine is prepared to hold trilateral talks with the United States and Russia this month, as Washington pushes for technical-level negotiations by the end of October. The comments, made during a press conference alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv, suggest a renewed diplomatic push after a pause in US ceasefire efforts.
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UK Home Secretary says nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has claimed that nearly all women who attempt to reach the UK via small boats from northern France have been raped during their journey. Speaking on The Rest Is Politics podcast, she said the criminal gangs that control the crossings are responsible for systemic abuse, and that the current border system is not in Britain's control.
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Justice Alito says he considered retirement but decided to stay, brushes off speculation tied to Senate control
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he has “thought about” retiring after the high court’s last term but decided against it, believing he could still make a valuable contribution, according to an interview with CBS News. The 76-year-old justice also dismissed retirement speculation linked to November’s midterm elections as “bemusing,” telling Fox News Sunday that calculating when to step down would be “foolhardy.”
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Australia's fossil fuel expansion draws criticism as Pacific climate talks begin
As world leaders gather in Fiji for pre-COP climate talks ahead of next month's COP31 summit, Pacific islanders displaced by extreme weather are calling out Australia's expanding fossil fuel industry as a contradiction to its climate diplomacy. Marica Malumuca, 66, has lived in a tent for five years after cyclones damaged her village of Nabavatu, and her son Sami Veloko urged industrialised nations to recognise their contribution to the crisis.
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Child exploitation networks targeting Australian children through gaming platforms, experts warn
Sadistic online networks are using popular gaming platforms including Steam, Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite to coerce Australian children into self-harm and violence against siblings and pets, experts have warned. A scathing report by Australia's e-safety commissioner has found that failures at gaming giants Valve and Epic Games risk exposing children to sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Former diplomats warn US-Iran conflict heading toward escalation, not peace
Former Iranian and US diplomats involved in past nuclear negotiations argue the current conflict between the United States and Iran is more likely to escalate than reach a peace deal or even a permanent stalemate, according to comments on an Al Jazeera program. Former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian and former US diplomat Alan Eyre said they do not see the war heading toward resolution soon, with Eyre noting the Trump administration favors quick victories and is pushing regional allies to take the lead rather than pursuing direct US diplomatic engagement.
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Two Mass Shootings Over Weekend Leave Three Dead, Dozens Wounded in Georgia and Baltimore
Two people were killed and at least 25 others injured in a mass shooting at a homecoming block party in Vienna, Georgia, early Sunday, while a 12-year-old girl was shot dead in Baltimore on Saturday after an argument over a parking spot escalated into gunfire, authorities said.
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New Jersey's lieutenant governor uses AI to contest harassment findings after resignation
New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell, who resigned last month after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staffer and violated ethics rules, has taken the unusual step of citing artificial intelligence to argue his innocence, telling a public television interviewer that AI platforms analyzed the report and found no evidence of wrongdoing.
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Delhi Police launch probe into journalist harassment claims as voter-roll protests enter third day
Delhi Police have transferred complaints of sexual harassment made by three female journalists to their crime branch for a formal inquiry, as street protests demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner entered a third consecutive day in Delhi and Mumbai.
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Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest US goalscorer as US beats Mexico 3-0
Cavan Sullivan became the youngest US international goalscorer in history on Saturday, netting in the 62nd minute as the United States beat archrivals Mexico 3-0 in a friendly at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. At 17 years and five days, Sullivan broke a record set just five days earlier by Mathis Albert.
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Air strike kills UN aid truck driver in Sudan's South Kordofan: WFP
An air strike has killed a driver of a UN food aid convoy in Sudan's South Kordofan state, the World Food Programme said on Sunday, calling for an investigation into the attack on trucks it said were clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles.
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Philippines arrests 244 foreign workers in biggest anti-scam crackdown this year
Philippine authorities have arrested 244 foreign workers, the majority of them Chinese citizens, in their largest crackdown this year on illegal offshore gaming operators, targeting two addresses on the southern island of Mindanao on Friday.
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Al Jazeera Analysis Says Israeli Election Focus on Netanyahu Avoids Broader October 7 Reckoning
As Israel prepares to mark three years since the October 7 attacks and with parliamentary elections less than a month away, media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by the United Arab Emirates before the attacks have put his alleged responsibility at the centre of the electoral agenda, according to an analysis by Al Jazeera.
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Egyptian journalist charged with terrorism after entire newsroom detained
Egyptian authorities have charged journalist Mohamed Ashraf with joining a terrorist group and spreading false news, days after security forces arrested six journalists from the independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash. Rights groups have described the detentions as one of the gravest attacks on journalism in Egypt's modern history.
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France to close up to 500 schools Monday as student protests escalate
France will close up to 500 schools on Monday as student protests over education funding enter their second week, Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced Sunday. Geffray said 24 schools have been burnt or ransacked and 78 education staff members injured since the protests began, with security conditions "not fulfilled" to keep schools open.
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Family of teenager killed in crash sues acquitted driver in civil case
The family of a 19-year-old killed in a car crash near Stirling two years ago is launching a civil action against the driver, who was acquitted of causing death by careless driving in a criminal trial last November.
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Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Nigel Farage has been interviewed by the parliamentary standards commissioner as part of an investigation into whether he should have declared a £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, received just before the 2024 general election.
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UK justice secretary unable to say how many early-release prisoners have been tagged
Justice Secretary Alex Norris has been unable to say how many of the roughly 700 prisoners released early from jails in England and Wales last week were fitted with electronic monitoring tags, despite previous government assurances that tagging would be a key tool in managing the release programme. The first wave of releases began on Thursday under the Sentencing Act 2026, with nearly 5,000 prisoners due to be freed in stages over the next year to tackle severe overcrowding. Several prisoners told the Guardian they had not been tagged, and one said he had no idea when he would be fitted with a device.
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Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales, investigation finds
An investigation by The Guardian has revealed that thousands of sexual offences against children under 13, including multiple rapes, are reported to police at schools in England and Wales every year, prompting condemnation from lawyers and campaigners over what they described as a 'horrifying' scale of peer-on-peer abuse.
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Elfyn Evans wins first WRC title after Oliver Solberg crashes on final stage
Elfyn Evans is World Rally champion for the first time after rival Oliver Solberg crashed with less than 100 metres to go on the final stage of the Rally Italia Sardegna. The 37-year-old Welshman, a five-time runner-up, edged out Solberg by five points in the standings to become only the third British man to win the title, following Colin McRae in 1995 and Richard Burns in 2001.
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Green Party faces international fallout after "Zionism is racism" vote: Israel bans leader, European allies demand clarity
The Green Party of England and Wales is facing international ostracism after adopting a policy equating Zionism with racism, with the European Green party demanding clarity on the party's stance and Israel banning party leader Zack Polanski from the country. The fallout comes just days after members voted 1,022 to 813 to adopt the binding motion, which also calls for Israel to be replaced by a single democratic Palestinian state.
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Yemen government announces major offensive to retake Taiz from Houthis
Yemen's internationally recognised government has announced a major offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis in the strategic Taiz governorate, a move expected to trigger more battles in the country's most populous region. The operation, announced by Presidential Leadership Council chief Rashad al-Alimi, aims to regain territory lost to the Houthis, who seized much of Yemen's Red Sea coast last month.