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Wednesday 4 November 2026 · daily · 2829 stories

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Australia · ABC

Mum of inmate says son worse after Tasmanian youth prison experience

3 Nov 15:53

A woman who had hoped her wayward son would be deterred from a life of crime by a stint in Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was made worse.

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Australia · ABC

Ticketek, Virgin and 'protein chips' win big at annual Shonky Awards

Seven different companies have received the dishonour of being named in consumer group Choice's annual Shonky Awards handed to the worst products and services of the year.

4 Nov 04:04

Australia · ABC

Live: Control of Congress on the line as US voters head to polls

Americans are heading to the polls to elect a new US House of Representatives and Senate. Follow live.

4 Nov 04:00

Australia · ABC

Your hour-by-hour form guide to the US midterm elections

Here's a quick summary of the most important things to keep an eye on in today's US midterm elections, including when it's the best time to take a break and touch some grass.

4 Nov 04:00

Australia · ABC

The key takeaways from Russell Brand's trial as jurors consider their verdict

The jury in the Russell Brand rape trial begins its deliberations in London after more than three weeks of evidence. Here is what the jurors will be weighing up.

4 Nov 01:54

Australia · Guardian Australia

Has the tide finally turned on One Nation's 'crude and cruel' political cartoons? - podcast

When One Nation’s political cartoon Please Explain first launched in 2021, the general consensus – even from the left side of the political spectrum – was that it was surprisingly well-made. But back then, Pauline Hanson was still on the fringes of political discussions. Now, four seasons and a movie later, polls have One Nation as the second most popular political party in the country, and its cartoons are coming un

4 Nov 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple

I thought about her a lot after our friendship imploded. When our birthdays rolled around, I wondered what we’d be doing if we were still in touch I was 26 when I lost my childhood friend. By that point, I’d known her for almost two-thirds of my life. Our first conversation was at an ice-skating party when we were nine years old. I’d been nervous in the weeks leading up to the party because I couldn’t ice-skate. Ever

4 Nov 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

Public service union refuses to back Labor at Victorian election, condemning job cuts and $1.2bn consultant spend

Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll government

4 Nov 01:00

Australia · Guardian Australia

The RBA is split over the inflationary effects of the latest rate hike. For Australians, it’s a bitter pill

The country’s economic outlook makes for grim reading – with two major exceptions Financial markets and economists were of one mind that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would this week announce yet another rate hike, its fifth in this cycle, and they did. But it’s probably worth focusing on the fact that three of the nine monetary board members voted to keep rates on hold. To be clear, it’s likely the dissenters

4 Nov 01:00