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If you're just joining us, here's what you need to know:
- It's a public holiday in some Australian states and territories today
- The federal government is preparing to bring dozens of Australian women and children from Syrian detention camps to Australia
- Penrith Panthers won last night's NRL grand final, ending the dreams of the Parramatta Eels
- King Charles III won't attend the COP26 climate summit in Egypt next month
- Ukraine has claimed full control of the eastern city of Lyman, in Kyiv's most significant battlefield gain in weeks
- A call centre in the Philippines is being investigated over scams which have seen some Australians lose their retirement savings
By Jessica Riga
Britian's defence minister says Russia is losing the war against Ukraine
Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace says Russia's President Vladimir Putin is losing his war against Ukraine, after Russian forces suffered a series of recent setbacks.
Ukrainian forces are now in control of the strategic eastern hub of Lyman after they forced Russian troops out yesterday.
Wallace says the Russian president has no hope of winning the conflict in Ukraine, despite annexing four regions last week.
"President Putin must see the folly of his invasion," he says.
"His army is broken, his international reputation is shattered and Russia's standing in the world is lesser than it was. His errors are strategic. Instead of discouraging NATO he's pushed Sweden and Finland to join it. No one made them but seeing Russia's behaviour changed the longstanding positions of two countries."
By Tom Williams
Football Australia's Jade North says fans were ignorant for booing Welcome to Country
Former professional Aboriginal Australian footballer Jade North — who is now the Chair of Football Australia's National Indigenous Advisory Group — has released a statement condemning the actions of Sydney United 58 fans who appeared to perform Nazi salutes and boo the Welcome to Country during Saturday night's Australia Cup final.
Football Australia has issued a show cause notice to the club, alleging infringements under its national code of conduct.
Jade North says the actions of some people in the stadium were "ignorant" and "intended to drown out the Welcome to Country".
Here are some extracts from his statement:
"It is extremely disappointing that respect for the cultures and practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is not met by some sections of Australian society today in the same spirit in which it is extended.
"This type of behaviour was disrespectful and must not continue in our game and attitudes must change.
"Football Australia has commenced a process to investigate the behaviour of certain individuals and groups of supporters in the stadium. This incident will be considered as a part of that process."
You can read more about the incident below:
By Jessica Riga
Jacqui Lambie says public hearings will build trust in a federal ICAC
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has told RN Breakfast there's "no doubt" that a National Anti Corruption Commission must hold public hearings if it wants to build trust with the public.
"If people are doing the wrong things, anybody else in a normal court system has to go through that system and if that means being out in the public arena, that's what happens," she said.
"If they [the Commissioners on the National Anti Corruption Commission] want to build trust in the Australian public... there is going to have to be public hearings out there, there's is no doubt about it."
When asked if she's prepared to vote against the Anti Corruption Commission if they don't change their stance on public hearings, Lambie said: "What I'm going to do is hope to Christ we have some really good Commissioners on that, that are picked based on merit"
By Tom Williams
UN says Yemen truce hasn't been extended
The UN says negotiations between Yemen’s warring sides have failed to extend a nationwide ceasefire, after an agreement wasn't reached before today's deadline.
The UN's envoy to Yemen has called on all sides to refrain from acts of provocation as the talks continue.
The development dampens hopes that the six-month-old ceasefire could turn into a longer peace arrangement.
The truce is the longest lull of fighting in Yemen’s civil war, now in its eighth year.
By Tom Williams
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has liberated more settlements
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's forces have liberated the small settlements of Arkhanhelske and Myrolyubivka in the Kherson region.
The claim is yet to be verified.
It comes after Ukraine claimed full control of the eastern city of Lyman, in Kyiv's most significant battlefield gain in weeks.
Mr Zelenskyy mentioned the two reclaimed settlements in his latest nightly address.
He also said the abduction of the director-general of Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was an "act of Russian terror".
A Russian patrol detained Ihor Murashov on Friday, the state-owned company in charge of the plant said.
"This is another instance of clear act of Russian terror, for which the terrorist state must bear an ever-increasing punishment," Mr Zelenskyy said.
By Jessica Riga
Here's the latest on Hurricane Ian
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will see the devastation left by Hurricane Ian in Florida, when they visit the state later this week.
At least 53 storm-related deaths have been confirmed since Ian hit Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force last week.
The death toll is expected to rise as floodwaters recede and search teams push into areas initially cut off.
Ian has diminished into an ever-weakening post-tropical cyclone as it drifts through Virginia.
By Tom Williams
NASA and SpaceX complete rehearsal of this week's Crew-5 flight
NASA and SpaceX have completed a full rehearsal of launch day for its upcoming Crew-5 flight to the International Space Station.
The mission will carry two NASA astronauts — Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada — along with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, to the space station for a science expedition.
SpaceX also completed a static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket, which will be used for the mission.
The crew's very real launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for noon local time this Wednesday, October 5 — which is 3:00am AEDT on Thursday, October 6.
By Jessica Riga
King Charles won't attend next month's climate summit
King Charles III will not attend the international climate change summit in Egypt next month, fuelling speculation that the new monarch will have to rein in his environmental activism now that he has ascended the throne.
The Sunday Times newspaper reported that the decision came after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss objected to King Charles attending the conference, known as COP27, when she met with the King last month at Buckingham Palace.
But a member of Ms Truss's cabinet said the government and palace were in agreement about the decision.
"That is a decision that has been made amicably, as far as I am aware, between the palace and the government," Simon Clarke told Times Radio. "The suggestions this morning that he was ordered to stay away are simply not true."
Under the rules that govern the constitutional monarchy, the King is barred from interfering in politics. By convention, all official overseas visits by members of the royal family are undertaken in accordance with advice from the government.
The King spoke at the opening ceremony of the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, which he described as a "last-chance saloon" to save the world from climate change, after the Queen pulled out on doctors' advice.
By Tom Williams
One thing from overnight: Penrith Panthers have claimed another NRL premiership
Penrith Panthers have claimed back-to-back premierships after a 28-12 victory over the Parramatta Eels in the NRL grand final in Sydney last night.
Penrith led 18-0 at half-time thanks to tries from Stephen Crichton, Brian To'o and Scott Sorensen.
The Eels faced being held scoreless in a grand final for the second time in their history, but were saved by tries from Clint Gutherson and Jake Arthur.
Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards won the Clive Churchill Medal, having ran for 281 metres, provided two try assists and pulled off a try-saving tackle on Bailey Simonsson.
By Tom Williams
News while you snoozed
- The president of football's governing body, FIFA, says the sport "is in a state of shock" after a riot and stampede left at least 125 people dead and over 300 injured following a soccer match in Indonesia. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said, "This is a dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension."
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Last night the Australian government announced it was preparing to bring dozens of Australian women and children from detention camps in north-east Syria to Australia. Preparations are underway to assist more than 20 women and more than 40 children who have been in the camps since the fall of the so-called Islamic State in 2019
- Australia's Daniel Ricciardo has produced his best race of the Formula 1 season, as Sergio Perez won a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix. Perez led from the first lap to take the fourth win of his career, while Ricciardo finished fifth after starting 16th. "We needed that," he wrote on social media
By Tom Williams
Here's what Australia is searching for online
- Brazil election. Polls have closed in Brazil's presidential election — one of the most tense the country has seen in decades, with leftist (and former president) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. There were reports of long lines across the country as many turned out to vote, punctuated by episodes of violence and fears over a sharp uptick in gun ownership under Mr Bolsonaro
- India vs. South Africa. India beat South Africa by 16 runs in a high-scoring Twenty20 international in Guwahati to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing an imposing 237, the visitors fell short as India's imperious batting performance helped them clinch victory as well as their first home T20 series win over South Africa
By Tom Williams
One more thing: It's a public holiday in a few states and territories today
A few lucky states and territories have public holidays today:
- In Queensland it's the Queen's Birthday holiday, even though the late Queen Elizabeth II's birthday was on April 21
- In the ACT, New South Wales and South Australia it's Labour Day, which celebrates the achievements of workers
Shout out to anyone in those states and territories who is working on the public holiday!
It's not a public holiday for those who live in Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania or the Northern Territory, sadly.
Want to learn more about the public holidays? Keep reading here:
