11 October 2026
Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells talks about the new frontier in make Big Tech accountable for harmful content.
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11 October 2026
Follow the India A vs Australia A 3rd Unofficial ODI LIVE for real-time scores, wickets, key performances, partnerships and all the latest updates from the match.
11 October 2026
The US midterms could reshape Donald Trump's immigration agenda — and leave Australia facing its own questions.
11 October 2026
In his final column before retiring from the ABC, Alan Kohler reflects on the stories that shaped him, plus those that shaped Australia in ways he could not predict.
11 October 2026
At least four deaths linked to storm amid warnings of flash flooding that could stretch into Appalachians As what was left of Hurricane Isaias moved north on Sunday, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall across the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region, nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power. Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts and remain a threat across the south-eastern US, especially near the southern Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). That could bring scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and south-eastern Atlantic coasts.
11 October 2026
The airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was struck a day after suffering a devastating attack. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft hit the Yemeni capital’s airport.
11 October 2026
Modern kids are picky eaters because we give them too many ultra processed snacks and don't let them get hungry, a food historian says.
11 October 2026
Authorities in Solomon Islands are assessing options to rescue more than 70 people stranded on the vessel MV Awka , which has lost power and is drifting at sea.
