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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!”

AFL trade period LIVE: Blakey’s future uncertain, Whitfield stuck, Hawks pair make move, Saints name interim AFLW coach, as trade period enters final stretch

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,

The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

Confronted with soaring US petrol and diesel prices as a result of the war in the Middle East, and with the US midterm elections weeks away, Trump has been searching for something, anything, that might help to bring the prices down, exploring a ban on US diesel exports, allowing tax-exempt off-road “red-dyed” diesel to be used on public highways and convincing the G7 to release 100 million barrels of crude oil and refined products

‘Roman amphitheatre stuff’: Big tech, media warned over livestreamed US execution

The execution is expected to be carried out by firing squad, which would make it the first killing of its kind in the US since World War II

Barnaby Joycesenator
I certainly don’t want any children, or anybody to be honest, to witness another human being, being shot by a firing squad.”
Julie Inman GranteSafety Commissioner
This is an unconscionable, abhorrent act that will undoubtedly expose an immeasurable number of people, including Australians and their children, to traumatic, barbaric content that has absolutely no place in any society, let alone ours.... I urgently ask you to confirm that you will take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the US administration’s livestream execution will not be accessible on the Australian internet or broadcast on Australian free-to-air or streaming services.”

National petrol prices surge past $2.40 a litre with little relief in sight

The price of petrol in Australia has climbed above $2.40 a litre for the first time in more than six months, as an escalation of the Iran war deepens fears of a global oil shortage

If these exports do eventuate, it will provide some relief to a market that is facing diesel shortages,
Iran and its proxies in the Middle East have stretched the war front to demonstrate control over the region’s oil production,
We believe the Gasoil drops are a result of that,

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

Donald Trumppresident
Zelenskyy could have settled this war many times. Many, many times. And he chooses not to,
Donald Trumppresident
We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia, don't hit the refineries', because that's a world problem that's caused,

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
Money seems to be the root cause of this case,
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,
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

On Saturday, all three of them, strangers until just a few hours ago, sat together on a kerb staring at barricades and a phalanx of security forces