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Saturday 31 October 2026 · daily · 2225 stories

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Australia · ABC

Erin Patterson one of few Australians sentenced to die in prison

31 Oct 08:02

Patterson's re-sentencing puts her in a rare grouping of convicted killers in Australia who will never be eligible for freedom.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Perth Halloween house party spirals out of control

A 15-year-old girl has been charged after a police officer was allegedly assaulted at a party in High Wycombe.

31 Oct 21:37

Australia · ABC

Bodycam video shows ICE agent's car swerving toward man in Texas

CCTV and body camera video shows the agent making sharp moves towards the man with his SUV as the man runs away.

31 Oct 21:04

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Common sense prevails over politics on the railway line

Premier Chris Minns had the common sense to reverse his government’s initial decision to change train timetables following the unpopular backlash

31 Oct 21:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Punters brave the elements for Derby Day

Punters have braved the elements to pack Flemington for Derby Day on a wet and windy start to the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

31 Oct 20:38

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Waller and James McDonald dominated Derby Day, but Waller wasn’t even there to enjoy it

Waller came tantalisingly close to making it a clean sweep of Derby Day’s three group 1 races but, in a sign of the times, was not even at Flemington as star jockey McDonald had another day out.

31 Oct 20:21

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Disaster strikes with Renshaw's golden duck

Matt Renshaw tickles the ball down legside and is gone for a golden duck.

31 Oct 20:16

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Driver leads police on three-hour pursuit

A three-hour pursuit across Logan, Ipswich, and Brisbane ended dramatically when an alleged stolen car’s tyres were spiked.

31 Oct 19:52

Australia · ABC

Locals protest against proposed AI data centre in Adelaide Hills

Community rallies against the potential AI data centre have drawn support from opposition parties, with locals saying they will use all legal means to stop an application.

31 Oct 19:31