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The Sydney Roosters have won the NRLW premiership, beating the Brisbane Broncos 30-6 in Sunday's grand final to equal the biggest winning margin in the competition's history and avenge last year's agonising decider loss to the same opponents.
· 3 sourcesNewcastle Knights supporters began gathering early Sunday morning for the NRL grand final, their team's first appearance in the decider in 25 years, as the city absorbed news that a five-year-old girl struck by a car in a Saturday crash that hospitalised several fans was now in critical but stable condition after emergency surgery.
· 3 sourcesMinisters are exploring how to ensure England's regional leaders do not misuse new spending powers as the government prepares to devolve more income tax revenue to mayors. Ideas under consideration include a new select committee, enhanced reporting rules, a dedicated audit body for local government, and even the possibility of recalling spendthrift mayors by the electorate.
The UK government quietly dropped plans to prepare England for wildfires, despite new data showing fire crews lack proper protective equipment, a freedom of information request has revealed. The commitment, part of the third national climate adaptation programme published in July 2023 under Rishi Sunak's Conservative government, was never put into effect. The current government confirmed the programme "was made by the previous government but was not brought into effect."
A man has been shot dead by police in the New South Wales town of Rugby after crashing his car into a tree and allegedly aiming a rifle at officers who tried to help him.
· 4 sourcesWest Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 162 to lead his team to a record ODI run chase, defeating India by five wickets in Chandigarh on Saturday. The West Indies achieved their highest successful run chase, reaching 352-5 in reply to India's 351-7, which featured Lokesh Rahul's 129 not out.
Beaches along the New South Wales mid-north coast have been closed following the removal of a juvenile humpback whale carcass from the Clarence River, with authorities warning of increased shark activity in the area.
· 7 sourcesResidents of Queensland's Sunshine Coast were jolted awake early Saturday morning when the Australian Defence Force detonated an unexploded World War II-era artillery shell found on Wurtulla Beach.
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff has pledged a comprehensive review of the role of fraternities and sororities on campus, acknowledging the institution 'must do better' after a student's gang rape allegations sparked outrage over the school's handling of the case. In an eight-minute video message, Kotlikoff said the university would take a 'serious look' at Greek life and support an independent review called for by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who has turned the criminal investigation over to the state attorney general.
· 3 sourcesThe number of students taking the most difficult Higher School Certificate mathematics course remains near record levels, with boys accounting for 90 per cent of the additional 500 enrolments compared to a decade ago.
· 3 sourcesHilary McPhee, the legendary Australian publisher who co-founded McPhee Gribble and nurtured the careers of writers including Helen Garner and Tim Winton, died on Thursday at age 85.
· 3 sourcesThe 25th anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Martin O'Hagan has passed without anyone being convicted for the killing, leaving his family to continue their fight for justice. O'Hagan, 51, was shot dead as he walked home from a pub with his wife in Lurgan, County Armagh, in 2001, in a killing claimed by the Red Hand Defenders, a cover name used by both the Loyalist Volunteer Force and the Ulster Defence Association.
Elon Musk has been named one of three members of a new Pentagon commission tasked with mapping the future of warfare, marking his return to the White House orbit after a period of estrangement from President Donald Trump.
· 3 sourcesUS President Donald Trump told a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, that Republicans would outperform expectations in the November midterm elections, even as polls indicate Democrats may gain ground. Trump campaigned for Senator Jon Husted and other Republicans while defending his administration's data centre policy and acknowledging economic pressures from high petrol prices and Canadian tariffs.
On 3 October, a rare tornado swept through the New South Wales coastal town of Ulladulla, damaging properties and knocking over trees. Several people filmed the event. The Bureau of Meteorology attributed the tornado to severe thunderstorms and said it is very uncommon to see one in such a populated area.
As the Wallabies prepare for the opening Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks at Eden Park, a strategic debate has emerged over whether to rush star centre Len Ikitau back from an ankle injury or hold him out until the return match in Sydney a fortnight later. Writing across Nine newspapers, rugby columnist Paul Cully argues that a loss in Auckland would not be disastrous if the Wallabies can reverse the result in Sydney, and that a drawn series would fuel the momentum building under coach Les Kiss.
· 3 sourcesThe AFL trade period officially opens on Monday when list managers from all clubs gather at Marvel Stadium to negotiate deals that will shape their teams for 2027. The big questions centre on whether Essendon's Zach Merrett will finally join Hawthorn, whether Gold Coast will match the Hawks' free agency offer for Ben King, and where Melbourne's Jack Viney will land.
· 3 sourcesNew Zealand's Labour Party has released its fiscal plan, promising a pay rise for care and social workers, as the 2026 election campaign intensifies.
Nathan Buckley has withdrawn from the race to become North Melbourne's next senior coach, delivering a major twist in the Kangaroos' search for Alastair Clarkson's replacement. Two industry sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that Buckley informed those involved in the process late last week that he would not pursue the vacant position, ruling himself out of a return to senior coaching at Arden Street. He had been due to formally present to the coaching panel on Saturday.
· 3 sourcesDr Lauren Roberts, an RSPCA animal welfare inspector, has started a program to provide crisis accommodation for pets after witnessing how perpetrators of family violence use animals to control their victims. The initiative was sparked by a case in which a woman's dog was deliberately stabbed by her intimate partner, an injury that police later treated as animal cruelty.
· 3 sourcesJPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has broken publicly with President Donald Trump, criticising his repudiation of the multilateral, rules-based order just one month before congressional midterm elections in which Republicans are expected to lose ground. The intervention marks a significant shift by one of the most powerful figures in global finance, whose relationship with Trump has soured sharply over the past year.
· 4 sourcesMore than 116,000 Zimbabweans have returned from South Africa following anti-immigrant protests and a deadline set by activist groups for undocumented migrants to leave, leaving many to confront the same economic difficulties that drove them abroad, according to officials and returnees interviewed by Al Jazeera.
Viewers in parts of regional South Australia and the Riverina in New South Wales will lose access to Network 10, 10 Drama and 10 Comedy after the network and its regional affiliate, WIN Network, failed to reach an agreement, with WIN citing high transmission costs and declining advertising revenue.
· 2 sourcesThe US war with Iran is 'nowhere near over,' according to Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group, as a major opinion piece published on Saturday delivers a scathing assessment of President Donald Trump's handling of the conflict, now in its seventh month.
· 4 sourcesTwo Iranian nationals have appeared in a London court charged with plotting a terrorist attack using a homemade bomb targeting the Jewish community in Manchester, with prosecutors alleging the plot was directed by a figure based in Iran.
· 5 sourcesTreasurer Jim Chalmers has warned of ‘very substantial and intensifying’ economic pressures on the federal budget, but insists Australia is not heading for a recession, as he prepares to identify further spending cuts ahead of the mid-year economic update in December.
· 2 sourcesAustralian Test captain Pat Cummins has acknowledged that even he cannot guarantee Steve Smith will see out the next 19 Tests over 10 months, with the 37-year-old batting great treating his career on a series-by-series basis and eyeing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as his only longer-term goal.
· 3 sourcesFormer Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic launched his campaign for prime minister on Saturday, packing Belgrade's largest indoor arena with supporters ahead of a snap parliamentary vote on October 25 that polls suggest could be his closest contest in a decade.
When a specialist told Judy Sharp that her three-year-old son Tim would be 'unfeeling and incapable of love' due to his autism diagnosis, she refused to accept those limitations. Through drawings, Tim expressed his feelings, sense of humour and love for his mother, proving them wrong.
Brazilians headed to the polls on Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with polls indicating a knife-edge contest that may force a second-round run-off later this month.
· 3 sourcesCornell University's president says the school 'must do better' after a student alleged she was drugged and gang-raped by seven men at a fraternity house, as the accuser's lawyer reports that she is being harassed online by people trying to identify her. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed the state's attorney general, Letitia James, to take over the investigation, saying she has 'lost faith' in the county prosecutor's handling of the case.
· 4 sourcesA Western Australian non-profit is ending its Commonwealth-funded home care services for 75 clients, including people with multiple sclerosis, saying federal aged care changes made the program financially unsustainable. Affected clients now face finding new providers at roughly double the hourly rate.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has signalled the government will run a constrained mid-year budget update, warning that a spike in bond yields and last week's interest rate rise will add billions to the federal budget and likely preclude major new cost-of-living relief.
· 4 sourcesPrime Minister Mark Carney has acknowledged that Canada has prepared for the once-unthinkable scenario of a US invasion, while insisting the risk is low and highly improbable, as President Donald Trump's tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state redefine the relationship between the two allies.
NRL great Brad Fittler has recalled his first meeting with Kerry Packer in 1995, during the height of the Super League war, when the media mogul asked him how he thought you win a grand final. Fittler draws on his experience winning the 1991 premiership with Penrith as evidence that a title cannot simply be bought.
· 3 sourcesAustralia's economy faces a $13.4 billion hit over two years as a strengthening El Nino dries out farmland, threatens crops and pushes up food prices, according to Commonwealth Bank analysis. The forecast estimates gross domestic product will be about 0.45 percentage points lower than it would otherwise be.
Hundreds of Sydney’s pokie clubs, hotels and pubs are claiming millions in liquor licensing discounts and extra trading hours by offering live music under the Minns government’s $150 million ‘vibrancy reforms’, sparking accusations that the policy bolsters powerful gaming venues at the expense of the cultural sector.
· 3 sourcesPrime Minister Andy Burnham's government has abandoned controversial plans to reduce the number of jury trials in England and Wales, with Justice Secretary Alex Norris saying he has changed course after hearing the 'strength of feeling' against the proposals.
· 3 sourcesA 40-year-old man was shot dead during a memorial service in west London on Friday evening in what police described as a ‘senseless act of violence.’ A murder investigation has been launched and no arrests have been made.
· 3 sourcesConnie Chan, the Democratic candidate endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to succeed her in California's 11th congressional district, called for a full arms embargo on Israel during a televised debate on Thursday night, days before mail-in ballots are sent to voters. Chan said she would vote on day one to 'end a genocide in Gaza and to end an apartheid state' and oppose funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system.
The Conservative Party has announced plans to scrap the £100,000 income cap on free childcare in England, a £700m annual policy they say would end a "cliff edge" that discourages career progression, funded by cutting jobs at arts and environment agencies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine will escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what he describes as a new Russian doctrine of airstrikes aimed at forcing civilians to abandon Kyiv and other cities. Speaking as air raid sirens sounded outside his office, Zelenskyy said intelligence documents obtained by Kyiv show that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has authorized strikes on a much broader range of civilian targets this winter, including infrastructure, logistics, roads, schools and hospitals. Ukraine will respond by targeting Russian energy infrastructure but will not deliberately strike civilians, he said.
· 2 sourcesYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have targeted a Saudi Aramco oil facility south of Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, a military spokesman said, as hostilities between the foes intensify following the collapse of a fragile truce.
· 3 sourcesMax Verstappen secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, marking the first non-Mercedes powered pole of the 2026 Formula One season. He will be joined on the front row by Lewis Hamilton, according to reports.
· 4 sourcesTwo teenagers have been hospitalised after separate Lime bike crashes at Sydney intersections overnight. An 18-year-old man was seriously injured when struck by a car in Surry Hills, while the circumstances of the second incident are yet to be detailed by police.
One of Australia's most wanted alleged drug bosses, Arash Ebrahimi Far, has been arrested in Colombia by Interpol, authorities said. The Australian-Iranian citizen, known as 'The Kid' and alias 'Ash', is accused of running a cartel-linked drug empire from South America and shipping narcotics back to Western Australia.
The Australian Antarctic Program has opened recruitment for more than 200 positions for the 2027-2028 season, seeking tradespeople and specialists to staff research stations in the far south.
A hundred years after his birth, the legendary racehorse Phar Lap was honoured with a birthday celebration at the Melbourne Museum, where his taxidermied remains continue to draw admirers who remember him as a symbol of hope during the Great Depression.