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'Tennis ball-sized' hail battering cars in major storms

Giant hail stones, damaging winds and heavy rain are pounding one of eastern Australia's main population zones, leaving some areas without electricity.

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BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble

Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says

The Guardian - AU

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said "I can't breathe" before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

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I’d have been shattered in year 12 if I’d studied the wrong Caesar for my exam. Wouldn’t you?

As someone who still has anxiety dreams about high school exams, my heart goes out to the Queensland students who studied the wrong Roman emperor

The Guardian - AU

Storms brewing as tributes flow for lightning victim

More wild weather has been forecast with multiple states on high alert as tributes flow for a young woman fatally struck by lightning.

AAP

Charter Hall Retail REIT Snaps Up Four Bunnings Stores for A$151 m to Bolster Net-lease Portfolio

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR) has purchased four standalone Bunnings outlets across New South Wales and Queensland for A$151 million, expanding its net-lease hardware exposure and lifting its FY26 earnings guidance.

International Business Times

Brave MP steps up as Daniel's legacy set in law

A state MP has revealed an assault's impact on their family as Australia's first public child sex offender registry is established by a landmark law.

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Protests and price drops: mining giant faces challenges

Protesters have disrupted a meeting held by one of Australia's largest coal mining companies but bigger challenges could come from global price fluctuations.

AAP

Queensland to create public register of sex offenders as Daniel Morcombe’s parents ‘hope it will go national’

Bruce and Denise Morcombe call on other states to act as LNP passes ‘Daniel’s law’, allowing public naming of some child sexual abusers

The Guardian - AU

Grieving daughter of cruise ship passenger left behind on remote Australian island says ‘there was a failure of care’

Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without her

The Guardian - AU

Woman who overturned Queensland’s puberty blocker ban ‘not backing away from the fight’ after LNP reinstates it

Exclusive: Parent who successfully challenged previous ban on children being prescribed hormones for gender dysphoria considers new lawsuit

The Guardian - AU

Error means hundreds of students are exempt from final history exam

Students at nine high schools in Queensland, Australia, were mistakenly taught about Augustus Caesar instead of Julius Caesar for an ancient history exam. The curriculum error was discovered just days before the state-wide examination, affecting 140 senior students. The affected students were subsequently exempted from the exam, with their final…

The Independent UK

Renewed puberty blocker ban may face another challenge

A state government might face a second legal challenge after reinstating a puberty blocker ban for transgender children hours after it was overturned in court.

AAP

Afternoon Update: more schools caught in exam bungle; inflation dashes hopes for rate cut; and who’s that Lily Allen song about?

About 140 final year Queensland students had incorrectly been taught about Julius Caesar’s adopted son and heir, Augustus

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Et tu? More Queensland high schools taught wrong Caesar topic as student speaks out after exam

About 140 students from nine schools affected in year 12 ancient history bungle, with one saying they’ve had ‘journalists outside our school all day’

The Guardian - AU

Bureau of Meteorology apologises for new website and promises changes after ‘flawed’ update

BoM’s statement comes after federal environment minister says site refresh ‘not meeting many users’ expectations’

The Independent UK

Questions grow over death of elderly woman left behind on £40k cruise to deserted island

The woman, aged in her eighties, is said to have been hiking a steep trail on Lizard Island but did not return to the cruise ship

AAP

Storm brews as new BOM site blamed for 'risking lives'

A state government is leading the charge for changes to the Bureau of Meteorology's new website, saying its launch might put lives at risk during storm season.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: 1.5C climate target missed; Queensland puberty blocker ban overturned; and is period blood a ‘medical miracle’?

UN secretary-general warns leaders that delaying emissions reductions brings world closer to catastrophic ‘tipping points’ in oceans, Amazon and Arctic

AAP

Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by government

A transgender teen's mother is set to discuss legal options after a state government reinstated a puberty blocker ban soon after it was overturned in court.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland puberty blocker ban reinstated by health minister hours after supreme court overturned it

Move comes after parent successfully challenged LNP’s previous ban on new patients under 18 accessing hormone treatments for gender dysphoria

AAP

Teachers offered hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have been offered a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

AAP

Time running out for 'irreplaceable' $95b reef

The Great Barrier Reef is an ecological and economic jewel, but a growing body of research shows it will be lost without swift and decisive action.

AAP

Tough decisions on closures to help Bega's bottom line

The closure of a cheese factory in Victoria and a peanut business in Queensland at a cost of 450 jobs will help Bega Cheese boost its earnings.

The Conversation

Labor has huge lead in a South Australian poll, 5 months from the election

Labor has a blowout lead in South Australia, with the election in March 2026. The federal party has also expanded its lead in a Morgan poll.

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