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Monday 2 November 2026 · daily · 2500 stories

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Australia · ABC

Homeowners facing thousands in costs to upgrade from gas to electric

2 Nov 11:06

Architect Michael Roberts spent thousands on gas appliances for his dream home in Albany, only for authorities to reveal the city's gas network would be shutting down.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Crocodile spotted near Rocky rowing venue, but Premier unconcerned

A senior lecturer in animal ecology said that while crocs always posed a threat to humans, they would probably be less active during the Olympic Games.

2 Nov 13:28

Australia · ABC

Melbourne club dismayed by suspected e-bike vandalism of cricket pitch

A local cricket club in the south-western suburbs has expressed dismay after its turf pitch was destroyed by suspected vandals on e-bikes.

2 Nov 13:27

Australia · ABC

Eight arrested over alleged assault of off-duty police officer

Detectives are investigating an alleged assault by a group of men on a young off-duty police officer in the Victorian city of Shepparton.

2 Nov 13:20

Australia · ABC

Ukrainian air raid alert app sends false warnings after being hacked

The app has sent Ukrainians false warnings that some areas of the country face nuclear and chemical threats.

2 Nov 13:05

Australia · Guardian Australia

Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

Deployments of surveillance vans over five months result in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders

2 Nov 13:02

Australia · Guardian Australia

The RBA may be about to hike interest rates. Use our loan calculator to check how it may affect you

Reserve Bank of Australia expected to announce fifth hike this year, adding to the cost of monthly mortgage repayments Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates

2 Nov 13:01

Australia · ABC

Bourke filmmaker takes over reins of Indigenous film festival in Paris

A filmmaker and investigative journalist from far-west NSW is taking modern subversive Australian Aboriginal stories to Paris.

2 Nov 13:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

Conservatives like me embrace conservation. Why the Coalition’s chainsaw approach to climate?

The radical assault on longstanding measures to drive down Australia’s emissions and facilitate decarbonisation seems almost pathological Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Coalition is repudiating its longstanding policy positions on climate, even to the extent of disowning many of the structures it created when in government. Such thinking is not from the con

2 Nov 12:49