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Western Australia's government says it is extremely disappointed with Deloitte. It paid the firm $166,000 for a report on merging three universities. That study

Almost two-thirds of Australians now see a GP without paying at the desk. The figure rose from 56% last year to 63% this year. The numbers come from a survey of

The outback Queensland town of Quilpie is giving away land. The council has released 62 new housing blocks, plus a $20,000 grant for anyone who builds a home th

Chlamydia is the worst disease hitting koalas. In some wild groups, two out of three animals are infected. Sick koalas lose weight, go blind and often cannot ha

Western Sydney International Airport opened on Sunday. The first commercial flight was Jetstar JQ362 to the Gold Coast. The Airbus A320 Neo carried 188 people,

A huge storm system hit eastern Australia on Sunday. The Bureau of Meteorology warned of hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power cuts. The warning covere

Federal parliament opens on Monday with speeches honouring Helen Haines. The independent MP for Indi was critically hurt in an alleged attack outside her Wangar

Economist John Edwards says Australia should stop fearing the rivalry between the US and China. In a new paper called Overhaul, he calls that competition a gift

Australia's defence force grew to more than 64,000 full-time members this year. That makes it the largest military in 25 years. More than 8,100 people joined.

After the alleged attack on Helen Haines, leaders said this is not who Australians are. Writer Julianne Schultz argues the evidence says otherwise. She cites po

Two Israeli air strikes hit the Islamic University in Gaza City on Sunday. Three security guards were killed and at least seven other people were hurt. Al Jazee

A senior United Nations official says artificial intelligence could widen the gap between rich and poor countries. Tomas Lamanauskas is deputy head of the ITU,

In late August, President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on some beef tariffs. The move made imported beef cheaper, especially from Brazil. The White Hou

Crowds gathered in Jordan to bury eight of the nine people killed in a church shooting. The attack wounded 40 others. It happened during a funeral at a church i

At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday. Three security guards died in an air strike on the Islamic University campus i

A UN official has warned that unequal access to AI could make global inequality much worse. Tomas Lamanauskas is deputy secretary-general of the International T

Thousands of mourners attended funerals on Sunday for eight victims of a church shooting in southern Jordan. Prime Minister Jafar Hassan joined the service. The

Several Western European countries have spoken out against restarting the war on Iran. Germany and the UK stayed quiet at first. Now both are calling for diplom

International visitor arrivals at Cambodia's Techo International Airport fell 11 percent. The airport handled 4.55 million arrivals in the year to September 202

The tech billionaire accuses Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using the network for military activity.

Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Serbia is heading to the polls as a student movement attempts to oust longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vučić.

He will be observed to evaluate whether his "psychiatric health is compatible with pursuing his interrogation", authorities said.

The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's election.

The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

AI has not lifted profits for most big companies outside the tech industry. That is the finding in a new note from Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Globa

US road safety regulators want a simple way to show when a car is driving itself. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed new lighting r

AI gadgets are moving from phones onto our bodies. A roundup from TechCrunch lists the most notable ones. The Bee pendant costs $49.99 and clips to clothes or f

SpaceX appears to have lifted limits on Ukraine's military use of Starshield. That is the military version of its Starlink internet service. Ukraine's defence m

A serious flaw in PHP, a coding language used by many websites, forced site owners to act fast this week. They were told to update their sites or take them offl

The Wallhack M-001 is a gaming mouse from a brand known for very light designs. Wired's review says it is fun to use, even when it does not win on paper. Gaming

Scientists have kept a particle of antimatter trapped for months. That is unusual, because antimatter vanishes the moment it touches normal matter. Physicists u

Crkd has released the Nitro Deck 2, a $99.99 case with built-in controls for the Switch and Switch 2. It wraps around the console and replaces the small Joy-Con

Instagram now has an app for Apple TV. The change was quiet. The App Store listing simply added Apple TV to its list of supported devices on 23 October. A week

The moderators of r/opensource posted new rules on Saturday evening. Projects that use AI, are made by AI, or are built for AI are now banned. The post said AI

Google now puts an AI-written summary at the top of many searches. The feature, called AI Overviews, launched in 2024. Links to the sites it used sit below the

The BBC's Blue Planet III is leaving in shots that would normally be cut. Older series were famous for perfect, crystal-clear pictures. Now the team keeps the p

Wired has published its 2026 guide to the best folding phones. The list covers models from Samsung, Google, Motorola and Apple. Folding phones bend open like a

Wired reports that the MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip has dropped to its lowest price ever. The story is part of Wired's deal coverage for October 2026. It tr

If you liked the look of Avatar: Seven Havens, Polygon suggests an older Disney film. In Seven Havens, a girl named Pavi rides her cat-monkey Geet across a ruin

Clayface opened at number one in US cinemas with about $24.5 million. The horror film cost far less to make than a typical superhero movie. That is why the resu

Forza has won Best Sports/Racing Game at The Game Awards for years. This year it might finally lose. Forza Horizon 6 faces Star Wars: Galactic Racer in the cate

BioWare's cancelled Mass Effect game would have been more than one story. Its technical director, Romain Toutain, talked about it on Twitch on Saturday. He watc

A survival game from two former Overwatch leads has slipped to 2027. Jeff Kaplan and Tim Ford are building The Legend of California at their studio, Kintsugiyam

A24's Elden Ring film will cost close to $200 million. The Wall Street Journal reported the figure on 23 October. That makes it the studio's most expensive movi

In Dungeons and Dragons, a simple potion of healing can break a fight. When a character drops to zero hit points, they fall unconscious and roll death saving th

Filming on the movie Miami Vice 85 was interrupted on Friday night in Brooklyn. Police say a man pulled a butcher knife on a crew member after an argument. He w

Actor Hudson Williams is writing a movie of his own. One character is a former hockey player, close to the role he plays on Heated Rivalry. He told Entertainmen

DC's Clayface opened with $43 million worldwide. It made $24.5 million in North America and $19 million from 76 other markets. That was enough for the number on

Clayface stayed at number one in North America with $24.5 million. It held off new projects about Elizabeth Holmes and from Nathan Fielder. The three-hour A24 d

Erin Foster says she has more story to tell after season 3 of Nobody Wants This. Netflix has not announced a fourth season yet. Foster told Parade she is not ge

SAG-AFTRA has extended the contract of its top staff leader, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. The national board voted 98.34% in favour on Saturday. His deal now runs t

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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.

Audi will spend $4 billion to build its first US factory. The plant goes to Macon, Georgia, and should create 4,500 jobs. Audi's chief executive, Gernot Döllner

City economists think markets are too gloomy about UK interest rates. Traders expect the Bank of England to raise rates four times, from 3.75 percent now to 4.7

Some UK retailers now give new fathers six weeks of paid paternity leave. Marks and Spencer and Tesco both pay full wages for that time. The legal minimum is on

Companies rescued in pre-pack deals often fail again, a new study finds. In these deals, a struggling firm is sold before insolvency proceedings formally start.

The UK government says it will cut red tape to help firms grow. Guardian columnist Heather Stewart calls this a tired old line. She notes the phrase dates back

The Financial Times has published a piece asking why it is getting harder to raise taxes in the UK. The article looks at the pressure on the government as it se