Monday, 5 October 2026
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ABC Australia · 00:14
Man fatally shot by police after crashing car into tree ↗An independent review by the Professional Standards Command will be conducted after a man was fatally shot by NSW police near Yass on Sunday.
ABC Australia · 00:51
Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into airport, Israeli media reports ↗The flydubai co-pilot allegedly tells investigators he intended to continue flying normally before crashing into the main airport in Israel.
ABC Australia · 01:02
Auction clearance rate sinks to three-month low as property market slows ↗Australia's auction clearance rate has slumped to a three-month low, while new data shows the number of unsold homes has surged by more than 20 per cent in the past year.
ABC Australia · 01:05
Tom Cruise movie Digger bombs at box office, Verity takes top spot ↗Movie star Tom Cruise suffers one of the worst debuts of his career with his new movie Digger.
ABC Australia · 01:07
Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off ↗Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the country's election, which will go to a run-off in three weeks.
ABC Australia · 01:30
New movie corrects the record on Tenzing Norgay's Everest climb ↗Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom fell in love with the Himalayas as a young woman. She is now retelling its most famous story.
ABC Australia · 01:41
Yeo makes World Cup call, Walker earns Kangaroos spot ↗The grand final sides feature in the Kangaroos squad for the Rugby League World Cup, with James Tedesco back in and Sydney's Sam Walker and Newcastle's Bradman Best among six debutants.
ABC Australia · 01:44
Bank of America has a warning for Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation sector ↗Interest rates are approaching levels that would hurt Australia's economy and the retirement savings managed by major superannuation funds, according to the Bank of America's head of interest rates strategy.
ABC Australia · 01:50
He was the best forward in the grand final, but Whyte's best is yet to come ↗Naufahu Whyte wouldn't have looked out of place should he have won the Clive Churchill Medal after the Roosters' grand final victory, and the Tricolours prop is adamant we have yet to see his best.
ABC Australia · 01:53
NT man caught driving 100km/h over speed limit ↗Northern Territory Police have charged a man with speeding and high-range drink driving after catching him allegedly driving at more than 100km/h over the limit before returning a blood-alcohol result of 0.153.
ABC Australia · 02:37
Cowboys and girls dress up for Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races ↗In this remote corner of central Australia, the Santa Teresa/Ltyentye Apurte horse races are a dusty affair with the best in cowboy fashion.
ABC Australia · 02:50
Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis ↗The Houthis have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies, and have updated their weaponry with the help of Iran.
ABC Australia · 02:52
Illegal tobacco crackdown in Victoria has come too late, says ex-policeman ↗Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has conceded the state government should have acted sooner on illegal tobacco but insisted progress had been made since the new enforcement powers came into effect.
ABC Australia · 03:33
Nobel Peace Prize won't go to Trump this year, experts say ↗It is often regarded as the most prestigious of all Nobel prizes, which are given to those who have "conferred the greatest benefit to mankind". But the Nobel Peace Prize can also be controversial.
ABC Australia · 03:43
Billionaire NBL owner pays state $577 a week to rent stadium ↗The Tasmanian government has effectively been leasing out a stadium to billionaire and NBL owner Larry Kestelman for less than it would cost to rent most houses in the area, a parliamentary report has found.
ABC Australia · 03:59
Samoan PM apologises for 'heil Hitler' salute at family event in 2007 ↗Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt apologises after video emerges of him performing a Nazi salute and saying the phrase "heil Hitler" at a family event in 2007.
ABC Australia · 04:00
IS-linked Australians in Iraq face 'risk of unfair prosecution', HRW warns ↗Human Rights Watch is warning 13 Australians believed to be held in Iraqi jails on suspicion of links to the Islamic State group face inhumane treatment and potential execution.
ABC Australia · 04:01
The sadistic online cult with a global network that's targeting Australian kids ↗The FBI calls this type of online cult "modern-day terrorism". They are sadistic, manipulative, target children to commit horrific acts and have found their way to Australia.
ABC Australia · 04:46
Australia's Rugby League World Cup squad is a sign of the changing times ↗Kevin Walters pulls off a few surprises in his Australian squad for the Rugby League World Cup, but the side he will try and lead to glory is proof we are in a new era for Test football.
ABC Australia · 04:58
Runner honours mother in epic Perth to Sydney relay for DV awareness ↗Alongside five mates, Hayden Sumner has completed a cross-country relay from Perth to Sydney in honour of his late mother, who spent years in abusive relationships.
ABC Australia · 04:59
Make the most of spring asparagus with these recipes ↗From one-pot pasta to a crunchy green salad, these easy recipes will put spring asparagus on your weeknight menu.
ABC Australia · 07:13
Breaking: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces early election ↗Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called an early election as the country grapples with a housing crisis.
ABC Australia · 07:18
WA premier backflips on desalination plant amid $543m pipeline upgrade ↗The WA government is weighing up future plans for a desalination plant in Esperance as work on a $543 million upgrade to the historic Goldfields water pipeline ramps up.
ABC Australia · 07:19
Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers, Newcastle Yowies claim Koori Knockout glory ↗More than 40,000 spectators attended the "modern day corroboree" on Worimi Country at Raymond Terrace in New South Wales.
ABC Australia · 07:39
Breaking: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor launches legal action over Epstein files arrest ↗Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against police over his arrest in relation to the Epstein files earlier this year.
ABC Australia · 08:20
More than 5,000 pepper spray canisters sold in the NT since start of trial ↗A report on the sale and use of pepper spray for self-defence in the Northern Territory under a government trial has found 3,714 people have bought the product so far, with 46 prohibited buyers identified and three non-lawful deployments recorded.
ABC Australia · 08:27
Jail time warning for child psychiatrist who sexually abused patients ↗Former psychiatrist Benjamin Wen is warned by a judge he will face imprisonment, ahead of his sentencing for sexually abusing young patients. WARNING: This story contains details that may distress some readers.
ABC Australia · 09:12
US accuses California woman of spying on Taiwan president's son for China ↗The FBI says authorities have arrested a California woman and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the direction of Chinese officials.
ABC Australia · 10:34
Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research ↗The prize went to scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch the activity of individual nerve cells on or off.
ABC Australia · 14:14
Teenager loses hand as French student protests escalate ↗A 15-year-old student has lost a hand picking up a police grenade as part of nationwide protests in France over classroom conditions that have disrupted lessons at hundreds of schools since last week.
ABC Australia · 14:50
US moves bombers from UK airbase after suspected Iranian plot ↗The incident prompted a counter-terrorism probe and forced evacuations at dozens of homes near the air base, where US planes had been stationed to carry out strikes on Iran.
ABC Australia · 15:12
Germany at risk of 'violent conflict' with Russia, intelligence chief warns ↗The warning from a German intelligence chief comes as Russia carries out strikes across Ukraine and on a Turkish civilian boat in the Black Sea.
ABC Australia · 15:49
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claim control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait ↗The waterway in the Red Sea, which facilitates about 12 per cent of global trade, was seized by the Houthis last month.
ABC Australia · 17:36
'Concerning' death of Russian 'plague' laboratory employee being monitored ↗The US says it is closely monitoring the death of an employee at a Siberian "anti-plague" laboratory from what Russian officials are calling pneumonia of an unknown origin.
ABC Australia · 18:07
Norway proposes temporary ban on smart glasses amid privacy fears ↗The push comes amid growing ethical and privacy concerns around the new devices, which have been marketed by technology giants such as Meta.
ABC Australia · 18:25
They built a business empire to cash in on veterans. It's made millions ↗The companies in the VBA network have made millions turning veterans into valuable sales leads on an industrial scale.
ABC Australia · 18:26
Why unemployment is the more reliable gauge when declaring recession ↗Pandemic aside, Australia hasn't experienced a recession caused by rising interest rates since the early 1990s. Now in the current rate-hiking cycle, RBA governor Michele Bullock concedes the risk of recession remains a possibility.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Tracey Moffatt is known to be 'controlling' but now she's letting go of all her work ↗Spanning four decades, the new Tracey Moffatt Archive at the Chau Chak Wing Museum will include masterpieces and delve into "failed" works.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Want to be an animal investigator? Nab 'nature's most wanted' in this quiz ↗Animals have run foul of human laws throughout history. See if you can match the animal to their crime.
ABC Australia · 18:30
Ways to financially protect yourself in a relationship — even a healthy one ↗The good news is that there's no one-size fits all and there are no absolute rules. You can be as picky about which advice you apply to your relationship as you are about choosing a partner.
ABC Australia · 18:32
A 'broken Britain' mentality has taken hold. Alastair Campbell sees a way out ↗The Rest Is Politics podcast co-host and former adviser to Tony Blair says he is now "moderately" hopeful Britain can put a decade of political turmoil behind it.
ABC Australia · 18:32
Bruising lead-up to inquiry as OpenAI executive set to take stage ↗It had been pencilled in for a centre stage performance, tapping into a bit of Silicon Valley star power, but it's a bruised OpenAI that's set to limp into the Australian political spotlight today.
ABC Australia · 18:32
Ex-cop allegedly attacked by teens stealing from supermarket calls for change ↗A former police officer says the strategy to combat crime is failing and that more needs to be done to keep people safe.
ABC Australia · 18:33
Jobseekers exploited by scammers on LinkedIn ↗Sophisticated fraudsters posing as recruiters and using other dubious tactics are taking advantage of desperate jobseekers after announcing they're #opentowork.
ABC Australia · 18:35
Overdose death involving possible synthetic opioid sparks health warning ↗Health authorities in Tasmania have issued a public warning after an overdose death that may have been brought about by drugs "possibly laced with a strong opioid".
ABC Australia · 18:57
Why NRL grand final 'freak' is making Wallabies lick their lips ↗It was not just the 80,000 spectators, nor the millions of TV viewers in Australia, who were left in awe of Mark Nawaqanitawase's performance in the NRL grand final.
ABC Australia · 18:59
Do you have what it takes to be a delivery driver in China? ↗Workers in the world's largest gig economy are being paid as little as $45 a day and sometimes going months without a day off. The ABC hears from one of them.
ABC Australia · 19:01
Police investigate whether hunters shot horse in Geelong ↗The 27-year-old horse was found with a gunshot wound in a paddock in Lovely Banks last month.
ABC Australia · 19:03
SA government advertising spend hits record levels ↗The Malinauskas government has spent nearly $200 million on advertising in its first four years in office, including a record spend last financial year.
ABC Australia · 19:15
'Huge gap' between employers and abuse survivors over workplace support ↗Research by the Humans for Purpose Academy finds the vast majority of survivors felt inadequately supported by their workplaces as they escaped domestic and family violence.
ABC Australia · 19:29
Concerns as new $1.2b recycling facility will service data centres ↗Western Sydney's Kemps Creek facility announced the treatment centre would now factor water needed to service NSW data centres.
ABC Australia · 19:36
Trauma support urged for witnesses of Knights fans car crash ↗Experts warn that people who saw a car hit 10 Knights fans in Newcastle could face an emotional toll, and want support to be offered.
ABC Australia · 19:40
Car destroyed in another suburban firebombing in Melbourne's north-west ↗A car has been destroyed in an arson attack in Keilor less than 24 hours after a firebombing in nearby Taylors Hill.
ABC Australia · 19:43
Basin communities feeling drained as more water buybacks considered ↗The federal government has not ruled out using more water buybacks to make up a shortfall in a key Murray-Darling Basin Plan water-saving target.
ABC Australia · 19:57
Rural communities feel locked out of national childcare fund ↗It was a fund designed to reduce the number of childcare deserts in Australia, but industry advocates say the Building Early Education Fund has left rural communities behind.
ABC Australia · 20:00
Australian predator relocated to refuge as population dwindles ↗Once a key Australian predator, northern quoll numbers are now dwindling due to habitat loss and predation. A new program is hoping to give the endangered mammal a future.
ABC Australia · 20:00
Demon faces Djokovic in China final after Medvedev disqualified ↗Drama at the China Open as Daniil Medvedev is disqualified for hitting a spectator with a tennis ball, while Australia's Alex de Minaur reaches the final after his opponent retires due to injury.
ABC Australia · 20:03
Live: Coalition to announce long-awaited migration policy ↗Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's Coalition is set to unveil its long-awaited migration policy today, weeks after One Nation and Labor announced their plans. Follow live.
ABC Australia · 20:11
Data breaches across Queensland's public sector on the rise ↗The Office of the Information Commissioner says some of the breaches were malicious and intentional.
ABC Australia · 20:31
The people and programs trying to tackle homelessness in Lakes Entrance ↗The Victorian region synonymous with boating, tourism and recreational camping is now home to a growing number of rough sleepers.
ABC Australia · 20:39
Live: ASX to open higher as bond yields continue to rise ↗The Aussie share market is set to open in the green, following gains across all Wall Street exchanges. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
ABC Australia · 20:49
Violence-racked remote NT community appeals for social club trial ↗Residents of the Northern Territory's second-largest remote community are divided over whether a social club should be opened and serve alcohol, amid ongoing violence in the town.
ABC Australia · 20:56
Bird flu adds to fears for threatened species at proposed wind farm site ↗Victorian ecologists are warning of the "compounding risks" of bird flu and a proposal for the nation's tallest wind turbines on threatened species.
ABC Australia · 21:00
Breaking: UK author and politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 ↗Jeffrey Archer was a best-selling author who sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, with his final novel due to be published this month.
ABC Australia · 21:07
WA has high hopes for Land Forces as anti-war activists prepare to protest ↗Australia's biggest defence expo is making its debut in Perth with the WA government saying it is important "strategically, commercially" as anti-war activists prepare to protest.
ABC Australia · 21:09
Trump's former press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News ↗Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role of press secretary, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor in November.
ABC Australia · 21:18
Live: Wantaway Saints star boycotts best and fairest as Cats circle ↗St Kilda ruck Rowan Marshall does not attend the Saints' best and fairest event as he tries to force through a trade to Geelong. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
ABC Australia · 21:20
Mary Fowler withdraws from Matildas squad for Germany, Haiti games ↗Mary Fowler will be replaced by Leah Davidson for the upcoming friendlies, with the Matildas star withdrawing due to personal circumstances.
ABC Australia · 21:32
Record sheep prices can't save saleyard despite $1 lease offer ↗Despite record sheep prices the Jerilderie saleyard will be decommissioned after Murrumbidgee Council failed to find anyone to take over its 20-year lease offered for just $1 per year.
ABC Australia · 21:49
Court hears man ran over partner with Range Rover, causing brain injury ↗The Northern Territory Supreme Court has heard a woman suffered life-threatening injuries, including facial fractures, brain bleeds and wounds to her body after being run over by her partner in rural Darwin.
ABC Australia · 21:52
Smooth sailing for new passenger zones at Melbourne Airport ↗The new pick-up and drop-off zones have largely met with passenger approval on the first morning of operation.
ABC Australia · 22:00
Landmark gorge reopens to visitors after 'huge job' fixing flood damage ↗Danggu Geikie Gorge is welcoming its first visitors in more than three years, after the devastating Fitzroy River Floods destroyed almost all its infrastructure.
ABC Australia · 22:06
Man carjacked at knifepoint on Sunshine Coast, sparking 160km police chase ↗Two men have been charged over an alleged carjacking on the Sunshine Coast that led to a police pursuit through the evening.
ABC Australia · 22:29
Breaking: Australian Army soldier dies in training exercise ↗An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.
ABC Australia · 22:35
Budding rocket scientists put designs to the test in outback competition ↗Domestic and international students turn a remote sheep station into a testing ground for their designs as they compete in the Australian Universities Rocket Competition.
ABC Australia · 22:36
Man in 20s dies after being stabbed in neck in North Albury ↗A police strike force has been set up to investigate the death of a man found stabbed in North Albury last month.
ABC Australia · 22:38
Nepal focuses on rehabilitation as it ends search and rescue after flood ↗Nepal has ended the search and rescue operation for the more than 5,000 people still missing after the devastating August flood.
ABC Australia · 23:00
Meet the pianist who is part of a family of seven musical siblings ↗From sibling banter to performance anxiety, Isata Kanneh-Mason discusses family, learning from Elton John, and why classical music remains relevant to young people.
ABC Australia · 23:09
Farmer uses $5,000 ram to start conversations about prostate cancer ↗Kojonup farmer Liz Heggaton raises thousands of dollars for prostate cancer awareness through her annual ram sale, after losing her husband to the disease in 2024.
ABC Australia · 23:29
Nurse used 'unreasonable' force against aged care resident, tribunal rules ↗A registered nurse who grabbed, pushed and dragged an aged care resident with dementia has been banned from practising for two years for using "completely unreasonable and unnecessary" force.
ABC Australia · 23:41
Jaymie Graham named new North Melbourne AFL coach ↗North Melbourne confirms that Fremantle assistant coach Jaymie Graham is the new Kangaroos coach, succeeding Alastair Clarkson.