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October 2026

‘Do not break it’: Ukraine backs ‘energy ceasefire’ after Trump declares surprise deal is done

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,

ASX opens higher as miners rise; oil edges up

The Australian sharemarket is set for gains after a positive session on Wall Street, while eyes will be on oil markets this morning after developments over the weekend

Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!”

The president of pretence: Why Trump’s latest ceasefire ‘trick’ failed its first test

The US president desperately wants a ceasefire before Americans cast their votes at the midterm elections on November 3, given he has blamed the European war for pushing up the cost of diesel

Giant Kiwis hunting Kangaroos in World Cup opener

I’ve been lucky enough to play with some pretty good forward packs, but I think the calibre of players that we have [in our] forward pack are right up there with the best,
Moses Leotanew Zealand rugby league footballer
Ronaldo’s given me shit, but he’s [Ponga] a humble dude, and I’m excited to see him play for us,
Naufahu Whytenew Zealand rugby league player
Honestly … we come in with no thought of being the big dog,
I don’t really care what everyone is saying,
Shane Flanagancoach
There’s no stronger forward pack,
James Grahamformer England enforcer
Have they got the best four props? Not just as a group, but if you’re ranking the best props in the world … I think Naufahu Whyte has been the best prop this year, and you could make a strong case that positions two, three and four would be filled by Tapine, Leota and Fisher-Harris.”
In 2023, he was our 18th man in all three games in the Pacific Championship,
Anyone that’s wearing green and gold, I’m eyeing anyone now,

‘Time for a new president’: Trump calls on Zelensky to go amid diesel stoush

Donald Trumppresident
He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,
Donald Trumppresident
Zelenskyy could have settled this war many times. Many, many times. And he chooses not to,

Ben Roberts-Smith joins politicians, veterans as Albanese marks Australia’s 25 years in Afghanistan

It was an environment in which vigilance had to be as relentless as the dust that we saw depicted in the video that began today’s solemn ceremony,
What shone brightly amid all of this was the courage of so many Afghans, the soldiers, the interpreters, all who stood against their oppressors and put their own safety on the line to help,
What Australians serving in Afghanistan embody is something that we must never lose,
It is measured in such things as duty, courage, sacrifice, and by standing by your mates when it matters,
We honour all who went and all who fell,

‘We are talking billions’: Burke demands costings on Coalition deportation plan

Tony Burkehome Affairs Minister
If the Coalition is saying they’re going to massively ramp up beyond what we’re doing in terms of the detention capacity in Australia, then they need to let us know how many beds, how many compliance offices, and where the new detention centres are going because those sorts of numbers that they’re talking about, we are talking billions and billions of dollars,

‘I should have won 8’: Trump fumes over latest Nobel snub

I know nothing about this woman, and neither does anyone else! In fact, to the best of my knowledge, no one ever heard of her other than the fact that she, very obviously, hates Israel. I don't know what the woman has done,
The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel peace prize, but didn’t. And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision,
Donald Trumppresident
I’m about to settle or win two more: Iran and Russia-Ukraine.”

The socialite, her ‘jobless’ ex and his accused ‘mastermind’ father: Inside the murder that shocked Hong Kong

Charlotte Draycottprosecutor
He made a plan with his two sons Alex, her ex-husband, and Anthony, and we say three of them decided they would do it together,
Charlotte Draycottprosecutor
Money seems to be the root cause of this case,
Cheung Yin-fabusiness activities in mainland China, an emotional
He had no money when he was about to die,
This is definitely impossible … He couldn’t even afford his meals; how could he spend $HK6 million to $HK7 million on a Rolls-Royce?”

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch hits back hard at Reform: Angus Taylor take note

With the Conservatives ever so slowly inching up in opinion polls (from a very low base), and the insurgent populist party Reform UK beginning to slide as its leader Nigel Farage is almost daily tainted by new embarrassments and scandals, Badenoch left nobody wondering about how she plans to take the fight to Britain’s equivalent of Pauline Hanson

Box clever: Wallabies say accuracy and urgency keys to combatting All Blacks’ aerial dominance

The Wallabies came into the game aiming to repeat the success they had with contestable kicks against the Springboks in Perth, when Max Jorgensen and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii won the ball back and helped build momentum in South Africa’s half, which ultimately lead to plenty of points

Dave Renniehead coach
[It... It] allowed us to put a lot of pressure on,
Ben Donaldson (rugby union)australian rugby union player
Me and Lonners [halfback Ryan Lonergan] were just having a chat in there [the dressing room], against the Boks our kicking game we thought was quite good,
You never know how many opportunities you’re going to get,

Blocked by police, India’s youth voice their fury

Then he headed out into the streets of New Delhi with two other young men, who, like him, had come by train from their own hometowns far away

Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll hoping to find her plane

Such a finding would conclusively prove the hypothesis of some scholars that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, crash-landed on or near the coral-ringed atoll and perished as castaways there, hundreds of kilometres from their intended refuelling stop

Richard Pettigrewlogician
Finding Amelia Earhart's Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime,
Steve Schultzpurdue general counsel and expedition member
This would be solving one of the great mysteries in aviation history, certainly one of the great mysteries of the 20th century.”

Greens push to let Australians sue Big Tech in digital safety overhaul

Individual Australians would be able to sue big tech companies for compensation if they believed they were harmed online under changes the Greens are proposing to the government’s latest digital protection laws

To meaningfully change the behaviour of big tech companies, the digital duty of care laws must include the right for Australians who have been harmed online to be able to take legal action and seek compensation for the damage done,