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Monday 19 October 2026 — every story from this day
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🇦🇺 Local (10)
The guard promised to protect Aaron. Instead, he allegedly raped the frightened 12-year-old
A man known as Aaron says he was sexually abused as a 12-year-old inside a youth detention centre in Perth. He says a guard promised to protect him from being b
Corruption, massacres or town gossip? The bid to unearth secrets a rural Queensland police officer took to his grave
Archaeologists are digging behind the old police station at Mount Larcom in central Queensland. They are looking for a stash of documents that Constable Edward
'Not our friends': Victorian Coalition warns Advance's 'bizarre' campaign may cost it majority government
Coalition MPs in Victoria have criticised a campaign by the conservative lobby group Advance. They call it bizarre and warn it could cost them a majority govern
'Many family stories': Tim Winton's Cloudstreet takes out ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books
Tim Winton's novel Cloudstreet has been voted Australia's favourite book in a poll run by ABC Radio National. The broadcaster shared the top 100 list over the w
Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
An Indigenous woman in prison was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour last weekend. She gave birth to a premature baby by caesarean
Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches
A 13-year-old boy has been charged after girls and women were allegedly harassed on walking trails in Sydney's northern beaches. Police say he rode an e-bike, m
Jordon Steele-John says 'I'm not on leave' and accuses Greens leader of making 'bad call' regarding complaints
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says he is not on leave and that leader David Shoebridge made a bad call. He released a six-page statement on Sunday night aft
Labor knew in July, months earlier than previously admitted, that ATO planned to ban credit card payments
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino has admitted he and Treasurer Jim Chalmers knew in July that the Tax Office was thinking about banning credit card payments fo
The unexpected crisis facing our expanding cities
Some cemeteries in Australia's big cities are running out of room for new graves. Rookwood in western Sydney is the largest cemetery in the southern hemisphere.
The higher-tax proposal experts say could 'secure' Australia's future
The Grattan Institute has proposed raising the GST from 10 to 15 per cent and applying it to all food. The think tank says this would raise about $76 billion a
🌍 World (20)
Why the US is holding secret talks with Myanmar’s military ruler
The United States is holding secret talks with Myanmar's military ruler, according to an Al Jazeera report. The general leads a military that has been accused o
JERUSALEM DAILY: Settlers attack EU diplomats
Israeli settlers attacked a group of European Union diplomats in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports. The diplomats were visiting Palestinian olive harve
Photos: Antigovernment protesters clash with police in Albania’s capital
Protesters fought with riot police in Tirana, the capital of Albania, on Sunday. Police used water cannons and tear gas. Demonstrators threw stones, bottles and
EU condemns Israeli settler attack on diplomats in occupied West Bank
The European Union has condemned an attack by Israeli settlers on a convoy of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. The statement came on Sunday, a day
Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis?
About 550,000 people protested across France on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said. Most marched peacefully. A small group attacked buildings, looted shops an
Paris residents tell Al Jazeera they’re dismayed by protest damage
Paris residents told Al Jazeera they were dismayed by the damage after Saturday's protests turned violent. Shops were looted and buildings were damaged in parts
Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
An overnight attack hit two oil sites in St Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city. At least one person was killed and at least five were hurt, the region's g
A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
A BBC reporter spent days with a 48-year-old army veteran called Mike in Columbus, Ohio. Mike smokes fentanyl in an alley in the Linden neighbourhood. Each hit
Human Rights Watch urges Vietnam to free activists who disappeared in Cambodia
Human Rights Watch has called on Vietnam to free three democracy activists. The group said they disappeared in Cambodia and were later held by Vietnamese author
Cambodia faces fresh scrutiny over scam compounds despite crackdown
Cambodia faces new questions about its campaign against online scam centres. An Al Jazeera investigation, broadcast on 10 October, looked at a resort called Lon
Burnt out cars and shattered glass on Paris streets after protests turn to riots and looting
About 1,800 people were arrested after nationwide protests saw outbreaks of violence and vandalism.
European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank
The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.
Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
The US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over "national security" concerns.
Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania
There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.
Francophonie must deliver real opportunities, the Romanian secretary-general candidate says ahead of the Phnom Penh Summit
Romania’s candidate for secretary-general of La Francophonie, Dacian Ciolos, has outlined an agenda focused on economic dynamism, institutional accountability a
Kingdom questions fairness of US trafficking blacklist
A senior official responsible for combating human trafficking has questioned the United States (US) decision to keep the Kingdom on its Tier 3 trafficking black
Hun Manet urges law-based border talks
Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for Cambodia-Thailand border negotiations to be based on international law, official documents and technical evidence, sayin
From startup to bloom: Factory Phnom Penh opens new pathways for Cambodia’s SMEs
Micro, small and medium enterprises represent 99.8 percent of companies, 70 percent of employment, and contribute 58 percent to Cambodia’s GDP (KhmerSME). Yet f
Hun Manet challenges Um Sam An to back up border loss claims
A dispute over temporary border markers along the Cambodia–Thailand border in Battambang province intensified after Prime Minister Hun Manet challenged former o
Cambodia calls for global biodiversity financing
Cambodia called for stronger global financing mechanisms, resource mobilisation and international cooperation to address biodiversity loss, reaffirming its comm
🤖 AI & Tech (14)
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
Chatbot company Character.AI filed for bankruptcy this week. Many of its staff will now get job offers from Disney, according to a legal filing seen by Bloomber
TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's next act
Rivian's boss, RJ Scaringe, wants the company to be more than a maker of electric trucks. He set out the plan in an interview with TechCrunch.
Rivian now write
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
Meta changed its business terms so it could use content from business accounts "to provide, develop, improve, research, train" its products. Lawyers told Nieman
TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account
TikTok has permanently banned the advertising account for "Musk", a four-hour documentary about Elon Musk. The film's distributor, Bleecker Street, was told the
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
Anthropic published a report on Friday about how AI is changing its own staff. The share of junior workers in technical teams fell from 21 percent to 14 percent
20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Manly Man Men (2026)
Wired has published its 2026 gift guide for men, a roundup of gadgets and gear its writers recommend. The list covers a range of prices, from small extras to bi
OnlyFans Creators Are Pissed That Meta Lets Muse Talk Dirty
Adult creators on OnlyFans are angry at Meta, according to Wired. They say Meta's AI chatbot, Muse, is allowed to hold sexual conversations, while their own acc
A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot
A woman in Philadelphia was arrested after she stood in front of a delivery robot and refused to move. Carolyn Marvin was charged with disorderly conduct. She t
Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress
US Representative Ritchie Torres has introduced a bill called the Power To The Players Act. It would direct the Federal Trade Commission to write rules saying t
Lenovo's fast, comfy SteamOS handheld is hundreds off
Best Buy is selling the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS for $999.99, down from $1,580. That is a saving of about $580. The handheld has 32GB of RAM, 1TB of stor
J Mascis has nothing better to do
J Mascis, the frontman of Dinosaur Jr., has spoken about the AI-made video for the band's song Old Friends. The Verge interviewed him before a show in New York.
Trump says Google kisses his ass
At a rally in Kentucky on 17 October, Donald Trump said Google now answers his calls. He claimed that in his first term the company would not take his call, and
The best gadget I bought this year is a milk frother
A Verge reporter bought a $14 handheld milk frother and says it is the best gadget she bought this year. She first tried a cream-topped iced Americano at a cafe
How overhead projectors took over your classroom
The Verge's Version History podcast has looked at the overhead projector. The device was first used mostly for military planning. Then it moved into classrooms
🎮 Gaming (7)
CBS's Definitive '80s Action Thriller Series Is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming
Airwolf, the 1980s action series about a secret attack helicopter, is now free to watch on The Roku Channel.
The show began on CBS in 1984. Jan-Michael Vincent
36 Years Later, Robert De Niro's Greatest Gangster Movie Quote Is Still One of a Kind
Polygon looks back at one line from Goodfellas that still stands out 36 years on. Robert De Niro plays James "Jimmy" Conway, who tells a young Henry Hill: "Neve
8 Mass Effect Replay Ideas That Make the Trilogy Feel Brand-New
Polygon has put together eight challenge runs for players who want a fresh trip through Mass Effect. Each one changes the rules rather than just the choices.
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Drunken Goddess Reflux Devs Cancel Steam Next Fest Demo Over AI Clone Concerns
The makers of Drunken Goddess Reflux have cancelled their Steam Next Fest demo just days before the event. Steam Next Fest runs from 19 to 26 October.
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Street Fighter Fails To Match Resident Evil's Opening Weekend Box Office Success
The new Street Fighter film opened to about $31 million in its first weekend, according to Deadline. That is roughly half of what the latest Resident Evil movie
13 Years Ago, 'The Legend of Korra' Finally Answered the Biggest Avatar Mystery
Polygon looks back at "Beginnings", the two-part Legend of Korra story that first aired 13 years ago. The episodes explain how the Avatar cycle began.
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Epic Games CEO Believes A 'Golden Age Of Gaming' Is Imminent Because of AI
Tim Sweeney, the boss of Fortnite maker Epic Games, says AI will bring a "golden age of gaming". He argues AI coding has improved a lot in the past year.
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🎬 Entertainment (6)
How A24 Spurred A Meme Craze & Got The Many To Watch 'You Can See Everything': Documentary Opens To $15M Milestone
A24's three-hour documentary You Can See Everything opened to about $15 million in US cinemas. The film follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and was co-dir
Woodstock Film Festival Names Jessica Edwards Executive Director, Announces 2026 Maverick Award Winners — Full List
The Woodstock Film Festival has ended its 27th year. On Sunday it named Jessica Edwards as its new executive director. She takes over from co-founder Meira Blau
Tom Arnold Denies Chuck Lorre's Claim That He Made Writers Put His Name On 'Roseanne' Scripts: "Never"
Tom Arnold has denied a claim in Chuck Lorre's new memoir. Lorre writes that writers on Roseanne were told to put Tom's name on scripts as if he had written the
'Dreadline Express' Game Developer David Konecny Talks Stressful Player Choice & The Art Of Building A Psychological Horror
Czech developer David Konecny is releasing his first commercial game, Dreadline Express. Players ride a train at the end of the world. A card-based system lets
'Street Fighter' Rings Up No. 1 $51M+ WW Opening, Largely Driven By Fans – Global Box Office Update
Paramount's Street Fighter movie opened at number one worldwide with $51.1 million. About $31 million came from the US and Canada, and $20.1 million from 65 oth
Curtain Up: 'La Bola Negra' Shines As Netflix Shares Grosses In Historic First — Specialty Box Office
Netflix has reported box office numbers for the first time. Its Spanish film La Bola Negra took $277,500 from four cinemas in New York and Los Angeles. That wor
▶️ Video (10)
DeepSeek V4 AI Beats Billion Dollar Systems…For Free
DeepSeek V4 has arrived and it's outperforming systems that cost billions to build — for free. This video breaks down how the open-source model achieves compara
OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant: The Good, The Bad And The Insane
A deep dive into OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.5 Instant — the good improvements, the bad trade-offs, and the insane capabilities that nobody saw coming. The video tests r
DeepMind's Insane AI Breakthroughs With CEO Demis Hassabis
An exclusive look at DeepMind's latest AI breakthroughs, featuring a conversation with CEO Demis Hassabis. The video covers new developments in protein folding,
NVIDIA's New AI Turns One Photo Into A World That Never Breaks
NVIDIA's latest AI can take a single photograph and generate an entire explorable 3D world that maintains consistency from every angle. The technology represent
Google's AI endgame is here… everything you missed at I/O 2026
Google I/O 2026 had massive AI announcements that reshape the entire Google ecosystem. This video cuts through the noise and highlights the key reveals — from G
Claude just got another superpower...
Anthropic just dropped a major new capability for Claude. Fireship breaks down what changed, how it works under the hood, and why this makes Claude even more us
A single PR just hijacked the NPM registry...
A single pull request caused chaos in the JavaScript ecosystem by compromising the NPM registry. This video explains the vulnerability, how it was exploited, an
"The Biggest Android Update Ever"
MKBHD breaks down what Google claims is the biggest Android update ever. From generative AI integration at the OS level to radical UI changes and privacy featur
Why New Smartphone Cameras Feel Worse
Despite better hardware specs, smartphone photos increasingly look worse than older models. MKBHD investigates the trend toward computational photography over-p
Claude Code on your Phone is OFFICIAL (it changes everything)
Anthropic officially released Claude Code on mobile, bringing AI-powered coding to your phone. NetworkChuck demonstrates setting up a forever terminal, coding f
📌 Other (12)
RBA Holds Interest Rate Steady at 4.10% in May Decision
Reserve Bank keeps cash rate unchanged as inflation remains within target band.
Big Four Banks Raise Variable Mortgage Rates Following RBA
CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ pass on rate changes to variable mortgage customers.
ASX 200 Hits New All-Time High on Mining and Energy Rally
Australian shares reach record levels driven by resources sector strength.
Australian Dollar Falls to Multi-Year Low Against US Dollar
AUD slides past $0.65 USD as commodity prices soften and rate differential widens.
Superannuation Balances Grow 12% Annually on Strong Investment Returns
Australian retirement savings pushed higher by robust equity and property market performance.
Property Market Shows Signs of Cooling as Auction Clearance Rates Drop
Sydney and Melbourne auction markets soften as affordability constraints bite.
Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns
Microsoft has pulled out of a huge AI datacentre planned for Loughton in Essex. The project was run by the British company Nscale and was due to open next year.
World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries
The World Bank is urging poorer countries to build "small AI" models instead of chasing the biggest systems. These models can run on a phone with a weak interne
Condé Nast’s UK profits drop by more than a third as sale of Vogue publisher ruled out
Profits at Condé Nast's UK arm fell by more than a third last year. Pre-tax profit, not counting one-off items, dropped 36 percent from £28 million to nearly £1
‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
Michael Gove is the guest on the latest Radical Thinking podcast with Aditya Chakrabortty. They discuss the future of the British right and Gove's record in gov
Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?
Small business owners in the US are fairly confident about their own firms, even as voters give President Donald Trump poor marks on the economy.
The National
World leaders must wise up to threat of cyber-attacks or rogue fridges will be least of their worries | Heather Stewart
Hackers raised the temperature of fridges in French supermarkets to 50C. Stores had to empty them and throw away spoiled food.
The attack became a talking poin