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Friday 30 October 2026 · daily · 2023 stories

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Australia · ABC

Mother will 'never forgive' her toddler's killer, court hears

30 Oct 15:37

A woman whose former partner murdered her two-year-old child on the NSW Mid North Coast has spoken in court about her devastating loss.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

The ‘blunt and straightforward’ question that stumped a room full of Melburnians

We need a true civic conversation about where Melbourne is going, and a collective effort to get us there.

30 Oct 19:30

Australia · ABC

Christmas remained key part of school event, premier told by department

Jeremy Rockliff made a social media post saying he was aware of "efforts made to remove all references to Christmas" in a primary school's celebrations, the same day the Education Department wrote to his office to say Christmas remained an important part of the event. But he says he did not see the letter until the next day.

30 Oct 19:22

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Inside the cyber bootcamp helping stop the radicalisation of boys

It's now taking just weeks for boys as young as 12 to be radicalised inside their bedrooms as artificial intelligence ratchets up exposure to extremism.

30 Oct 19:19

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Former Bachelor star Sam Wood denied bail again

Former Bachelor star and fitness guru Sam Wood will remain behind bars after having his second application for bail refused in the Queensland Supreme Court.

30 Oct 19:15

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson emotionless as appeal dismissed

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson is likely to die behind bars after Victoria’s Court of Appeal quashed her bid to overturn her triple murder conviction.

30 Oct 19:14

Australia · ABC

Breaking: Australians potentially impacted by Spain rail disaster, DFAT says

Australian authorities are working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians after the deadly train crash in Spain earlier this week.

30 Oct 19:04

Australia · ABC

Court hears suspended Torrens to Darlington contractor still awaiting $2m

The labour hire company at the centre of a controversy surrounding alleged bikie threats is still awaiting a payment of about $2 million from the lead contractor of the state government’s Torrens to Darlington project, a court has heard.

30 Oct 18:47

Australia · ABC

Live: Australia looking to push home advantage in Cape Town Test

Australia is looking to rip through the South African batting line up to leave a manageable chase on a wearing pitch in the third Test at Cape Town's Newlands cricket ground. Follow live.

30 Oct 18:45