Australian News

1. Melbourne Cup:

   • The Melbourne Cup is underway at Flemington Racecourse amid chilly and rainy conditions, with Al Riffa becoming the new favourite. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Jamie Melham is aiming to become the first female jockey to win both the Melbourne and Caulfield cups. 👉 abc.net.au 👉 abc.net.au
   • A guide to the 2025 Melbourne Cup, including the field, barrier draw, form, and betting information. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Everything you need for the Melbourne Cup office sweep. 👉 nine.com.au
   • The shift that could ultimately decide today's champion. 👉 nine.com.au
   • Cup form guide: Payne backs German 'X-factor' to fire. 👉 nine.com.au
   • All the action from a big day of racing at the Melbourne Cup and Big Dance. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Logan Morris spotted with viral racing blogger. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Top Headlines: New favourite as chaotic Melbourne Cup forecast set to wreak havoc. 👉 7news.com.au
   • The 2025 Melbourne Cup will be run on a wet Flemington track. 👉 7news.com.au

2. Protests:

   • Ten people were arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police at a defence expo in Sydney. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Police used pepper spray on protesters attempting to blockade a Sydney weapons expo, resulting in ten arrests. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Seven people were arrested at an anti-weapons expo protest in Sydney. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Wild scenes as protestors pepper sprayed by cops at Sydney weapons expo. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Chaos erupts with mass arrests at weapons expo protest. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

3. Weather and Natural Disasters:

   • A fast-moving storm cell left a trail of destruction overnight in Sydney. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Clean-up begins after third day of severe storms in Queensland. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Giant hail left SEQ solar panels with gaping holes. 👉 abc.net.au
   • A 'massive line of thunderstorms' hits battered state for third day. 👉 9news.com.au
   • The Philippines braces for 20th tropical cyclone this year as Tino looms. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Massive hail hits south-east Queensland as severe storms ravage state – video. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Top Headlines: Wild storms smash Sydney. 👉 7news.com.au

4. Renewable Energy:

   • Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Australian households to get free electricity for three hours a day. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Households will be able to charge EVs or run aircons for free under a new scheme encouraging the use of daytime solar power. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Will you benefit? Here's how Labor's three hours of free power will work. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Morning Mail: Free solar power plan, science prize for airborne disease researcher, mystery shipwreck discovery. 👉 theguardian.com

5. Politics and Net Zero Emissions:

   • Dumping net zero would make Australia 'a pariah state', Liberal warns. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Coalition to meet after Nationals lead charge to dump net zero. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Liberals shifting towards dumping net zero, despite moderate faction fears. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Littleproud says the world is ‘re-pivoting’ on net zero commitments – but is that just spin? 👉 theguardian.com
   • Coalition on brink of abandoning net zero emissions pledge as Ley under pressure to side with Nationals. 👉 theguardian.com
   • What is net zero, and why have the Nationals abandoned it? 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Ley downplays net zero rift, with Liberals divided after Nationals dump policy. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Coalition meet to thrash out divisive net-zero policy. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

6. Royal Family:

   • Former Prince Andrew to be stripped of UK military rank. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Trump says pressure over Epstein scandal was 'terrible thing' for UK royals. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Former prince Andrew to lose final military title. 👉 9news.com.au
   • What next for the Royal Family now that Andrew has been stripped of his titles? 👉 9now.nine.com.au
   • Fresh allegations against Andrew as damning emails leaked. 👉 9now.nine.com.au
   • Andrew Mountbatten Windsor kept his rank as a vice admiral in 2022 when he gave up other roles, but now looks set to lose the title. 👉 7news.com.au

7. Crime and Law Enforcement:

   • Authorities in two states charge 18 people in $60 million drug bust. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Student caught trying to smuggle hundreds of insects out of Australia. 👉 9news.com.au
   • NSW Police announce $1 million reward to help find murdered NSW mother. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Cops’ $1m call over mum’s cold case murder. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Million-dollar reward to solve mum's cold-case murder. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Police offer $1m reward for information about cold case murder. 👉 abc.net.au

8. Health and Wellbeing:

   • Trips to the doctor just got cheaper thanks to $7.9 billion overhaul. 👉 9news.com.au
   • New concussion guidelines launched to help patients get the right care. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Australia’s teacher shortages are some of the shortest (longest?) in the world! 👉 theguardian.com
   • Only third of Aussies are wearing sunscreen most days, in line with guidelines. 👉 9news.com.au
   • New national guidelines aim for greater consistency in the treatment of concussions. 👉 sbs.com.au

9. Optus Triple Zero Outage:

   • 'Mistakes made': Optus bosses admit failures in fatal triple-zero outage. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Optus held 11 crisis meetings before telling government about triple-0 deaths. 👉 abc.net.au
   • Optus customer who reported triple-zero outage told to go to store – as it happened. 👉 theguardian.com
   • 'What were you doing?': Optus executives grilled over 17-hour delay during triple-zero outage. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Optus CEO berated at Parliamentary Inquiry | Evening News Bulletin 3 November 2025. 👉 sbs.com.au
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   • Senate inquiry reveals Optus left Government in the dark for hours about triple zero outage. 👉 sbs.com.au

10. Housing Market:

    • Australia's home prices surge at highest rate in more than two years in October. 👉 abc.net.au
    • What the RBA decision means for the 'sense of urgency' in the property market this spring. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Couple arrive home to find nasty note taped to their door. 👉 domain.com.au
    • The last affordable suburb in Sydney revealed. 👉 domain.com.au
    • Single parking spot hits market for mega sum. 👉 domain.com.au
    • Why Prince William and Princess Catherine’s move has angered locals. 👉 7news.com.au

11. World News:

    • Earthquake kills at least 20, damages Afghanistan's ancient Blue Mosque. 👉 abc.net.au
    • 'Good neighbours': China and Russia talk up trade and security ties. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owners accused of dumping bodies. 👉 abc.net.au
    • A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed 64. 👉 9news.com.au
    • The Philippines braces for 20th tropical cyclone this year as Tino looms. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Israel’s top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of soldiers’ abuse. 👉 theguardian.com
    • Shein bans sale of 'childlike' sex dolls following French threat. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Reports of mass killings, rapes and starvation in Sudan. 👉 abc.net.au
    • An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival. (3 days ago) 👉 sbs.com.au
    • One man in custody after UK train stabbing leaves two with 'life-threatening' injuries. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Man charged with attempted murder after mass stabbing on UK train. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • One worker has been critically injured and another was trapped for hours after the tower collapsed while undergoing renovations. 👉 abc.net.au

12. Legal Matters:

    • Erin Patterson granted leave to appeal guilty verdicts. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Road rage dispute that led to man's death either murder or self-defence, court hears. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Guilty verdict after body stuffed into tree and burned in 'cold-blooded' murder. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Top Headlines: Erin Patterson fights for freedom. 👉 7news.com.au

13. Indigenous Issues:

    • Stolen Generations elders worried about aged care reforms. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Bindjareb Noongar people hear long-awaited apology, 191 years after Pinjarra massacre. 👉 sbs.com.au -Traditional Owners are fighting to bring this famous crocodile home. 👉 sbs.com.au

14. Aviation:

    • Two years since 'entirely preventable' plane crash, this family wants answers. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Sad update for sole survivor of Air India crash: ‘I’m broken’. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Sole survivor of Air India disaster speaks for the first time. 👉 9now.nine.com.au

15. Obituaries:

    • Diane Ladd, three-time Oscar nominee, dies aged 89. 👉 abc.net.au
    • Beloved Hollywood actress Diane Ladd dead at 89. 👉 7news.com.au
    • World's oldest Olympic gold medallist dies, aged 101. 👉 abc.net.au

16. US Politics:

    • New US poll deals major blow to Donald Trump. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Jennifer Lawrence says speaking about Trump would ‘add fuel to a fire that’s ripping the country apart’. 👉 theguardian.com
    • The people already putting their hands up for 2028 White House race. 👉 9news.com.au

17. Aged Care:

    • Landmark aged care reform set to protect elderly rights but fears some could be worse off. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Canberra is a step closer to getting its first dementia care village. (4 days ago) 👉 abc.net.au

18. Animal Welfare:

    • Man fighting for life after savage attack by his own dog. 👉 7news.com.au
    • The City of Sydney Council said its rangers have seized two dogs believed to be involved in the attack and are holding them at Sutherland Animal Shelter as investigations are underway. [9news.com.au](👉 9news.com.au

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