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The Australian share market climbed to its highest level in more than a month, with broad gains across most sectors. Financials led the rally with major banks rising, while Challenger surged almost 20% following a takeover approach from a Japanese life insurance company. Energy stocks including Woodside and Santos strengthened after oil prices jumped 5%, with Santos reaching a 12-year high, though...

Lord Mayor of Melbourne Nicholas Reece has announced the Coalition for the Swimmable Birrarung, an ambitious project aiming to make the Yarra River swimmable again by 2050. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Police have seized 22 modified and high-powered e-bikes during a weekend crackdown across southern Sydney and the Illawarra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A security guard at Prince of Wales Hospital's spinal unit was photographed apparently sleeping with shoes off while on duty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fast-moving grass fire at the Wainwright military training base in Alberta has killed at least four Canadian service members and injured 39 others, with 19 remaining in critical condition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 93-year-old man has been charged with allegedly stabbing his 79-year-old wife with a 10-centimetre kitchen knife at Westpoint Blacktown shopping centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian-developed uncrewed submarine Ghost Shark will be equipped with offensive capabilities including sea mines, equipment deployment systems, and military drones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deadly fire ant outbreak in Sydney's inner west has prompted an urgent biosecurity response including detection dogs, insecticide-dropping drones, and movement restrictions on high-risk materials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening three witnesses with a sawn-off shotgun in Dulwich Hill following a confrontation over a stolen car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kangaroos and Jillaroos rugby league players face criticism for not singing the national anthem at the World Cup, sparking debate about whether Advance Australia Fair adequately represents all Australians, particularly Indigenous players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least four service members are dead and 39 injured, with 19 in critical condition, after a grass fire at the Wainwright military base in Alberta turned into a fast-moving blaze during training exercises. Strong winds shifted the contained fire, engulfing soldiers in just 30 seconds in one of Canada's worst peacetime military tragedies. A mass casualty event was declared with healthcare faciliti...

An Australian study from the University of Sydney's Matilda Centre tracked 6,500 adolescents from years seven to ten and found that eating one extra serve of fruit daily was associated with a 13% lower risk of depression and 7% lower risk of anxiety. The research also revealed a strong link between consuming fewer sugary drinks and reduced mental health risks, particularly among boys aged 12 to 15...

Fire ants, one of the world's most invasive species, have been discovered at the Enfield Logistics Centre in Sydney, believed to have arrived from China or South America. A biosecurity lockdown zone covering a two-kilometre radius including Strathfield, Belfield and Greenacre will be implemented on 26 October. Authorities are deploying drones, detection dogs and ground teams to locate and eliminat...

Western Australia's 2026 Telethon raised a record-breaking $101 million for sick and vulnerable children over the weekend, including a $5 million donation from Kerry Stokes and $18 million from the WA Government. Since its inception in 1968, Telethon has raised more than $879 million to fund children's medical research, critical services, equipment and opportunities for children living with illnes...

Pope Leo has led crowds at the Vatican in prayer from the window of the papal apartment, marking his first public engagement since undergoing surgery for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff greeted the faithful and thanked people for their good wishes. He left hospital a day earlier after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed due to a cancer diagnosis. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

French President Emmanuel Macron has addressed the nation following violent protests that resulted in more than 2,400 arrests and injuries to almost 1,000 police officers. The demonstrations, which began with students protesting run-down school buildings and cost of living issues, escalated into widespread looting and destruction of public and historic buildings. Similar youth protests have spread...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with seven offences following a three-day manhunt after allegedly threatening witnesses with a sawn-off shotgun during a confrontation over a stolen car in Dulwich Hill. The man was apprehended in a Burwood hotel lobby after police received numerous tips from the community, though the sawn-off shotgun remains missing. The incident caused a lockdown i...

Trade Minister Don Farrell is campaigning to save the European Union free trade deal, which would eliminate tariffs on Australian seafood exports including kingfish, prawns and abalone. Coalition leaders are threatening to block the deal in Parliament, claiming it disadvantages dairy, cattle and sheep farmers, though some backbenchers support it for its projected $10 billion annual GDP boost. Sepa...

A Brisbane council worker has discovered the badly decomposed body of a 48-year-old man in bushland off Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside. The discovery was made just metres from where real estate agent Ajay Malik was mauled by two bulldog-crosses on Friday night. Police are investigating whether the death was murder, accident or suicide, though they do not currently believe the dogs were involved in the...

An 18-year-old man was slashed with a machete during a violent brawl between two groups of teenagers at Mordialloc Pier in Melbourne just before 6pm. The victim fled through a children's park to a nearby supermarket where emergency services were called, sustaining deep stab wounds to his wrists. Three teenage boys aged 15 and 16 were arrested in relation to a separate brawl inside the supermarket...

A bitter dispute between cash handling giant Armaguard and Australia's major banks threatens the national cash supply. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Grattan Institute and Independent MP Allegra Spender have proposed increasing the GST from 10% to 15%, which would raise an additional $76 billion in government revenue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fire ants have been detected in Sydney suburbs including Strathfield, Greenacre and Belmore, prompting authorities to implement a two-kilometre biosecurity lockdown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple violent incidents have occurred across Melbourne and Sydney, including a gunfight in Dallas that left a 19-year-old in critical condition, a fatal stabbing in St Albans, and an elderly man charged after allegedly stabbing his wife at a Western Sydney shopping centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three men have been arrested following a violent stabbing incident at a Woolworths supermarket in Mordialloc, Melbourne's southeast. An 18-year-old boy was slashed in the arm with a machete at approximately 6pm and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police investigations into the attack are ongoing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.