How Israel has redrawn the map since the October 7 terrorist attack
By Matthew Doran, Emily Clark, Maryanne Taouk, Sami Sockol, Mark Doman, Cherine Yazbeck, Katia Shatoba, Thomas Brettell, Josh Nicholas, Jack Fisher, Hamish Harty, Bhat Burhan, and Clare Blumer

ABC analysis reveals the extent of Israel's expansion on four fronts: Lebanon, the West Bank, Gaza and Syria.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/israel-redraws-the-map-in-gaza-lebanon-syria-and-the-west-bank/107180346

#MilitaryOccupation #UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #War #MatthewDoran #EmilyClark #MaryanneTaouk #SamiSockol #MarkDoman #CherineYazbeck #KatiaShatoba #ThomasBrettell #JoshNicholas #JackFisher #HamishHarty #BhatBurhan #ClareBlumer

Australia at 'crossroads' as police warn of 'tsunami' of radicalisation
By Holly Tregenza

Law enforcement agencies have told a parliamentary inquiry about an increasingly dangerous security environment where children and young adults are being targeted with increasing speed and intensity online.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/youth-radicalisation-crime-police-warning-ideological-violence/107292752

#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #HollyTregenza

Tech giant shares plunge 40pc after delays to Melbourne data centre
By Leanne Wong

Community opposition to one of Victoria's largest data centres has seen the value of shares in NextDC plummet.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/west-footscray-data-centre-delays-nextdc-value-asx-vic/107291744

#DataCentres #AI #LeanneWong

Weekend of West Bank violence embodies Israel's defensiveness over scrutiny
By Matthew Doran

Violence against foreigners in the occupied West Bank almost always garners greater attention than attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians. The recent events are more sorry examples of this phenomenon.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/west-bank-attacks-put-israel-settler-violence-in-headlines-again/107287078

#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #MatthewDoran

Troops deployed and curfews enforced to quell France riots

A massive security operation will be in place ahead of planned protests this weekend, ministers have said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/troops-deployed-and-curfews-implemented-to-quell-france-riots/107290576

#ProtestsandDemonstrations #CivilUnrest #Riots

Alberta voters reject move to separate from Canada

A group of separatists in Alberta say they will pursue a second referendum despite most people voting to remain part of Canada.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/alberta-votes-to-remain-part-of-canada/107289816

#WorldPolitics

Giant tuna puts coastal town in global spotlight after 230kg catch
By Jack Colantuono and Zaida Glibanovic

Anglers are travelling from across Australia to Victoria's east aiming to reel in tuna weighing more than 200 kilograms.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/giant-tuna-fishing-lakes-entrance/107281986

#RecreationalFishing #Fish #JackColantuono #ZaidaGlibanovic

Con man who fleeced millions of dollars dies in self-declared 'kingdom'
By Liam Fox

Con man Noah Musingku fleeced millions of dollars from people through his Ponzi scheme before fleeing to his hometown where he declared himself king.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/con-man-noah-musingku-dies-bougainville-ponzi-scheme/107283884

#ScamsandFraud #DeathandDying #LiamFox

Ethical practices in Australian fashion industry stalling, report finds
By Liana Walker

The Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report finds there has been minimal improvement in sustainability and ethical practice in the industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/ethical-fashion-report-australian-industry-stalling/107274548

#Fashion #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Industry #LianaWalker

How an old song forced jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater to confront past regrets
By Ria Andriani

As she tours Australia, jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater reflects on working with Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie, the songs she treasures, and why jazz still inspires her.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/dee-dee-bridgewater-on-jazz-love-and-leftover-dreams/107264376

#Jazz #RiaAndriani

'Long decline': Billionaire's company refuses to take blame for Whyalla failure
By Angelique Donnellan

Whyalla workers say critical safety equipment like heat suits contained "massive holes" when the plant was run by Sanjeev Gupta, whose company GFG Alliance is not taking responsibility for the broken blast furnace.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/whyalla-blast-furnace-fail-gupta-to-blame-safety-issues/107282744

#Steel #Manufacturing #Unions #Industry #CompanyNews #AngeliqueDonnellan

Sex discrimination laws are failing mothers, commissioner says
By Avani Dias, Kirsten Robb, and Inga Ting

Australia's sex discrimination laws must be overhauled to stop workplaces "penalising" pregnant women and mothers, a new report urges.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/sex-discrimination-report-urges-laws-to-protect-pregnant-workers/107269648

#GenderDiscrimination #Discrimination #WomensRights #Work #FederalGovernment #PregnancyandChildbirth #AvaniDias #KirstenRobb #IngaTing

Israeli company weaponised online advertising to track millions of devices
By Cam Wilson

Australia's nuclear science agency and other highly sensitive government organisations have been targeted by a sophisticated, foreign bad actor that secretly weaponise online ads to install spyware.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/nuclear-agency-targeted-in-cyber-attack-infecting-devices/107283804

#CyberSecurity #CamWilson

Councils unite to make Yarra River swimmable by 2050
By Keira Proust

Melbourne councils are looking to Europe for inspiration to clean up the Yarra River, in the hope of bringing swimmers back to the city's main fresh waterway.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/melbourne-city-yarra-river-swim-water-access-2050/107282890

#Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #Environment #Swimming #KeiraProust

Feeling 'burnt out'? Research suggests your surroundings might be to blame
By Anna Chisholm

More than one in three Australian workers are experiencing burnout, according to a survey, and for those whose workplaces have "high levels of system friction" it is far more likely.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/environmental-and-workplace-factors-make-burnout-more-likely/107273764

#MentalHealth #Work #AnnaChisholm

Teenage boy rescued from Brisbane stormwater drain

Firefighting crews deployed an inflatable boat in a tunnel under Brisbane's Kangaroo Point to rescue the boy.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-18/teenager-rescued-from-brisbane-stormwater-drain/107280766

#EmergencyServices

Yagera woman Jayda Allen Bonner remembered at Melbourne vigil
By Alex Sinnott and Samantha Jonscher

Hundreds have gathered in Melbourne to pay tribute to a young Indigenous woman killed at an inner-suburban apartment complex last weekend.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/jayda-allen-bonner-remembered-with-melbourne-vigil/107279066

#IndigenousAustralians #AlexSinnott #SamanthaJonscher

Family of man who died waiting for ambulance learnt of death through the media
By Alex Brewster

Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the 53-year-old's family learnt of his death through the media on Thursday.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/brisbane-man-died-waiting-for-ambulance-family-learn-media/107274906

#Health #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlexBrewster

How the joy of Pride is 'a form of resistance' against queer discrimination
By Marnie Vinall

GWS player Tilly Lucas-Rodd said the conversations around AFLW Pride Round are important to keep platforming, as the joy is a counter to the discrimination queer people still face in sport.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/tilly-lucas-rodd-ahead-of-pride-and-100th-game/107264008

#Sport #AFL #AFLWomens #MarnieVinall

Spirit of Tasmania crew hit by severe gastro on voyage from Scotland
By Jano Gibson

A severe gastro outbreak on the Spirit of Tasmania V during its delivery voyage earlier this year has become the focus of a pay dispute in the Fair Work Commission.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/spirit-of-tasmania-crew-gastro-outbreak-on-voyage/107264692

#MarineTransportIndustry #InfectiousDiseases #DiseaseOutbreak #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #JanoGibson