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An Australian engineer allowed to leave Iraq after more than four years in detention; Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemns Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and in athletics, Izzi Batt-Doyle becomes Australia's new distance queen after a stunning Chicago Marathon run.

Calls for the government to reverse a ban on using credit cards to make tax payments; an emotional plea from Jackie Lambie for government transparency; and in formula one, Max Verstappen wins the Singapore Grand Prix on his 10th attempt.

Saudi Arabia's main airport, attacked again; An Australian man found dead in Peruvian Andes; Joy for Brodie Kostecki crowned winner at the Bathurst 1000.

Former Prime Minister John Howard pays tribute to Australian veterans of Afghanistan; a car crashes into a crowd on Melbourne's Flinders Street; and in sport Eliud Kipchoge has taken the men's crown at the Melbourne marathon.

Veterans gather to mark the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Afghanistan; another strike on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital; and in football, South Melbourne make history as the first non-A-League team to win the Australia Cup.

Pauline Hanson fires up the crowd at a conservative political conference in Brisbane; Donald Trump blames Ukraine's president for high global oil prices; and in rugby union, New Zealand thrashes Australia to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

The government says no to Russian fuel in Australia; the Opposition reiterates its commitment to cutting migration numbers and in cricket, day two of Australia's test against South Africa underway in Durban.

Three men found guilty of killing two Australian brothers in Mexico; the US strikes a shock deal with Russia for diesel fuel; and in football news, the Matildas' World Cup preparation tested against an understrength Germany.

The International Criminal Court rejects US sanctions; the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize announced; and in sport, Bathurst drivers to battle for pole position in today's Top Ten Shootout.

The federal government backs down on the tax office's credit card ban; A Northern Territory police officer faces charges over homemade guns; And in sport, two crashes disrupt practice ahead of Sunday's Bathurst 1000.

The start date of the Australian Tax Office's credit card ban pushed back; New data on online child exploitation revealed; And in cricket, the first Test between Australia and South Africa gets underway tonight.

In this bulletin, a deadly Russian strike on a Ukrainian bus stop, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wins his legal case on search warrants. And in sport, drivers hit the track ahead of this weekend's Bathurst 1000.

The row over credit surcharges heats up; The federal government says there's no reason to worry yet over a mystery illness in Russia; And in rugby union, Australia eyes a drought-breaking win over New Zealand.

An Australia-first police response team launched in response to the Bondi shooting; Nepal's Foreign Minister in Melbourne, as 34 Australians still missing since floods; And in sport, Australia faces its first South Africa test since ball tampering scandal in 2018.

The third anniversary of the October 7 attacks marked around the world; Government research stresses the need for human oversight over AI; Danny Daly rules himself out of being the new coach of the Brisbane Lions.

Local Jewish groups mark the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks; New figures show housing being built at the highest rate on record, but it still might not be enough; And in football, Lionel Messi scores in his final game for Argentina.

The Coalition defends cuts to international student visas; A win for local environmentalists in the High Court in New South Wales; And in the football, Argentina's Lionel Messi to play his final game for the national team.

The government claims the Federal Opposition knows its plan to slash migration won't work; Mass protests continue in France over school conditions; and in the tennis, Australia's Alex de Minaur retires with an injury during the final of the China Open.

The federal opposition promises the biggest ever cut to migration, but it's facing criticism on economic and humanitarian grounds; Open A-I says more action is needed to prevent artificial intelligence online security breaches; And in rugby union, Dylan Lonergan locked-in ahead of Australia's big showdown with New Zealand

The Coalition promises to cut the net migration target in half; An Australian Defence Force member has died during a training exercise in Darwin; And in football, Matildas star Mary Fowler ruled out of upcoming friendly matches against Germany and Haiti.

Australia and Japan strike a new economic deal; The Nobel Medicine Prize awarded for the neuroscience field of optogenetics; The Wallabies unconcerned about New Zealand's form heading into their huge clash this weekend.

Australia's climate change credentials under scrutiny as the Prime Minister heads to a climate conference in Fiji; the opposition says the federal government has gone too far in cutting backpacker visas; and in rugby league, reward for Sydney Roosters premiership stars, as the Aussie World Cup squads are named.

The AFP investigating Australian links to a Flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attacked his colleague; Pacific pre-COP 31 summit opens in Fiji; and in motor racing, Australia gears up for the Bathurst 1000.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to attend a pre-COP 31 summit; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Kyiv to show support for Ukraine; The Roosters complete a perfect NRL and NRLW season with grand final glory.

Yemen fighting intensifies, with air strikes and a claimed attack on Saudi oil facilities; an 18-year-old P-plater is refused bail over the Newcastle Knights crowd crash; grand final fever builds ahead of tonight’s Knights-Roosters decid