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Cool weather in north Queensland has slowed the growth of bananas. Shoppers at Coles, Woolworths and Aldi are finding empty shelves or very green fruit. Woolwor

A new report says Australian employers are using more technology to watch workers. Tools include CCTV, card swipes, keystroke logging and tracking of workplace

Singer Ellie Goulding has apologised for modelling pink diamonds linked to a controversial mine in Western Australia. She wore the jewellery at a Boodles event

Independent MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition after being hit by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Police say a white Toyota LandCruise

The Guardian's live blog followed Monday's incident hour by hour. It reported that Haines was due on the ABC's Afternoon Briefing before she was struck. The blo

Helen Haines is the independent MP for Indi, a large seat in north-east Victoria that takes in Wodonga, Wangaratta and Benalla. She was first elected in 2019 an

This Full Story episode looks at misconduct allegations against Greens senator Jordon Steele-John. The claims cover almost a decade and involve behaviour toward

Independent MP Monique Ryan speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about a rough sitting week for the government. Labor struggled to pass a budget measure cutti

Greens leader David Shoebridge called an emergency party meeting on Monday. It followed a 2,400-word statement from Jordon Steele-John, who says he never agreed

Robert McClelland has been named the new commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. He was attorney general in the Rudd government from 2007 to 20

A group of protesters stood outside the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday. They blocked the entrance, so the museum could not open to the public. The action was

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released an updated national security plan. It says Israel should stop threats early with military force instead o

Benny Gantz has pulled out of Israel's election race. The former army chief and defence minister said on Monday he will not run in the October 27 vote. He said

Mauritius has lifted a nighttime curfew put in place last week during rare violent protests. The government said on Monday the situation had improved enough to

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a request from a conservative group. The group, Club for Gro

Brazil's top electoral court has doubled a daily fine on Meta. The court says the company has not followed an order about how political content is shown on its

US President Donald Trump has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 election. He posted the message on Truth Social on

HSBC's Islamic Global Equity Index Fund spent more than $130 million on shares in companies linked to Israel's military. The British bank is Europe's second lar

Human Rights Watch has urged Vietnam to free three democracy activists. The men disappeared in Cambodia on September 18 before Vietnamese authorities held them.

Cambodia faces new questions about its fight against online scam centres. An Al Jazeera investigation, broadcast on October 10, said a coastal resort still hous

The independent politician is in hospital after what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack.

Serhii Beskrestnov says there has not been enough time to warn people about incoming missile attacks. The White House said there had been no changes to intellig

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.

The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.

Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.

Former army sergeant major Robert Kabera was a popular YouTuber and singer, who had sought asylum in Uganda.

Tolan, an AI companion app, has raised $30 million in new funding. The round came from Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Homebrew. It doubles the total

Twelve years ago, Eugenia Kuyda pitched a chatbot called IO at TechCrunch Disrupt. It was meant to act as a lifestyle helper that booked restaurants and trips.

Tenstorrent, a chip startup that builds hardware for running AI models, has raised $1.5 billion. The round values the company at $6.2 billion, more than double

Town, a San Francisco startup that makes AI assistants for workplaces, has reached a $1 billion valuation. It announced a $108 million funding round on Monday,

Rivian's chief executive says self-driving software will let the company build very different vehicles. RJ Scaringe spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt last week. He sa

Amazon will fund a planned nuclear power plant in Indiana and be its first customer. The plant would produce 960 megawatts from 12 small reactors. It would sit

Developers are using AI to strip ads and tracking from smart TVs. They share tools that speed up the app menu, change the home screen and block sponsored conten

Sony's WF-1000XM6 earbuds are on sale for $238 at B&H Photo, down from $330. That is $92 off and the lowest price so far. The deal is for the black model and la

Apple has sent invites to a product event on 28 October in Los Angeles. Bloomberg reports the company will show new Macs and a refreshed iPad Mini. The main an

Amazon will help fund a new nuclear plant in Indiana with X-energy and American Electric Power. It would be built at the site of the old Breed coal station in S

Best Buy is selling the M4 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD for $649. That is $150 off the usual $799, and the deal lasts for the rest of the day. The

Illinois governor JB Pritzker spoke to The Verge's Decoder about AI, privacy and big tech. He said government must be more active in protecting people from tech

Four big European phone companies have signed a letter of intent to work together on satellite service for phones. They are Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica

Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in the US starting next year. With about 72 million children in the country, CNBC estimates the gift

Developer Digital Sun has cancelled a planned public playtest for its game ReVamp. Just over a week ago it announced the test at the Triple-i Initiative showcas

Netflix is making big changes at the top after cutting about 1,000 jobs last week. Dan Lin, who ran Netflix Film, is out, according to Variety. Two well-known H

DC Studios has shared a first look at its animated Mister Miracle series. The image shows Mister Miracle looking at Big Barda while a dark shape, Darkseid, rise

Steam Next Fest is running now through October 26. PC players can try free demos of upcoming games. It comes just before a busy November that includes GTA 6 and

Rockstar has finally confirmed a strange detail in Red Dead Redemption 2: the horses have animated private parts. Fans spotted it nine years ago and argued abou

In Enshrouded, players need 15 goo to raise their flame to level 4. A stronger flame boosts your stats and lets you stay longer in the Shroud. Goo is also used

A former Capcom manager has shared new details about how Resident Evil 7 was made. Miguel Corti posted a 66-part thread about the game's troubled development.

BBC lawyers want to question Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged Donald Trump over the 2020 election. They filed the request in federal court on Monday

Comedian Kate Berlant talks to Deadline's Comedy Means Business podcast about her new HBO special, Parmesan. She calls it her most straightforward hour of writt

Jon Stewart has signed a new two-year deal to stay as a host and executive producer of The Daily Show. The agreement runs to the end of 2028. He will keep host

Netflix has ordered two seasons of The Apology, a thriller series from A24. Gwyneth Paltrow will star in her first major TV role, and Thomas Vinterberg will dir

HBO Max's comedy Rooster has added five guest stars for season two. They are O-T Fagbenle, Sutton Foster, Lamorne Morris, Zavior Phillips and Michael Urie. Fag

Mindy Kaling will appear in season three of Netflix's basketball comedy Running Point. She is a writer and executive producer on the show and has joined the cas

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Reserve Bank keeps cash rate unchanged as inflation remains within target band.

CBA, Westpac, NAB and ANZ pass on rate changes to variable mortgage customers.

Australian shares reach record levels driven by resources sector strength.

AUD slides past $0.65 USD as commodity prices soften and rate differential widens.

Australian retirement savings pushed higher by robust equity and property market performance.

Sydney and Melbourne auction markets soften as affordability constraints bite.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told officials to rewrite their plans for Thames Water. He wants more radical options for the company, which is running out o

More than 160 offshore workers plan a 24-hour strike from Wednesday. The Unite union says it could "severely disrupt" UK fuel supplies. The walkout covers five

An independent inquiry has found serious culture problems at Britain's grid operator. Control room staff at Neso had accused senior bosses of hiding how close t

French bonds and shares fell on Monday after a weekend of violent protests. Thousands of people were arrested, public buildings were burned and hundreds of shop

US defence company shares fell on Monday. Investors are betting that Democrats could win big in November's midterm elections. The Financial Times reported the d

American voters say money is their main worry before the midterm elections. The Financial Times headline quotes one voter saying, "I suffer with my wallet." Th