Gone to the dogs: racing fans mourn closure of ‘Wenty’, Sydney’s historic greyhound track
By Australian Associated Press
Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parkland
#Sydney #Australiasport #Greyhoundracing #Australianews #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress
Trump in Georgia falsely claims election of Jon Ossoff was illegitimate
By George Chidi
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year run
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/trump-georgia-rally-jon-ossoff
#DonaldTrump #USnews #USpolitics #JonOssoff #Worldnews #Georgia #USSenate #USCongress #Democrats #USmidtermelections2026 #TheGuardian #GeorgeChidi
Hail, fallen trees and blackouts couldn't stop Alice Springs Masters Games
By Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick
The skies opened, trees fell and thousands were left without electricity. But as the Alice Springs Masters Games draw to a close, competitors say the spirit of the event has endured.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/alice-springs-masters-games-wild-weather/107276138
Darwin accountant trades tax for cane toad taxidermy
By Lillian Watkins
There are 531 dead cane toads in Darwin resident Mithram Selvaratnam's freezer. The accountant who traded numbers for taxidermy will have some of them wearing Santa hats by Christmas.
#InvasiveSpecies #SmallBusinesses #Reptiles #HumanInterest #LillianWatkins
Kindergarten owner and staff jailed for poisoning 200 children in China
The operator of a kindergarten and several staff have been jailed for serving tainted food that caused lead poisoning in more than 200 students in China.
Oregon shooting victims: three boys and female teacher killed at elementary school
By Maya Yang
Father of five-year-old Rhoam Summer says family ‘broken and lost’, while seven-year-old and 54-year-old in hospital
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/bend-oregon-shooting-victims
#Oregon #USnews #Worldnews #USschoolshootings #TheGuardian #MayaYang
Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP
By Ben Clifford
Christopher Mark Whitty has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten serious harm against Gosford MP Liesl Tesch.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/man-pleads-guilty-to-liesel-tesch-threats/107278796
#Courts #GovernmentandPolitics #RegionalCommunities #BenClifford
Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making racist remarks
By Sinéad Campbell
Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments
#ReformUK #Localpolitics #UKnews #Hatecrime #Birmingham #Localgovernment #Politics #Society #ITVNews #Media #TheGuardian #SinadCampbell
Restored cottage gives insight into life on Snowy Scheme
By Eddie Williams
Decades before modular homes and FIFO dongas, portable cottages were housing workers on the Snowy Scheme.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/snowy-scheme-cottages-adaminaby-museum/104405552
Hunt continues for man with shotgun who sparked lockdown in Sydney's inner west
Residents say they saw a man in a van, which had been stolen from the nearby area a couple of days earlier, who threatened them with a shotgun and set the vehicle alight before fleeing on foot.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/nsw-dulwich-hill-armed-man-lockdown-search-shotgun/107278846
Oregon elementary school shooting: what we know so far
By Guardian staff
The rural Oregon city of Bend was rocked by a mass shooting at an elementary school that killed three students and a teacher. Here’s what we know about the tragedy
#Oregon #USschoolshootings #Guncrime #UScrime #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff
Katie Zacharia’s five days as press secretary expose flaws in Trump’s TV-driven hiring
By David Smith in Washington
The president reportedly chose Zacharia after seeing her on television, but her first press briefing and disastrous interviews sealed her fate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/katie-zacharia-trump-tv-driven-hiring
#Trumpadministration #Television #Culture #USpolitics #DonaldTrump #TVnews #FoxNews #TheGuardian #DavidSmithinWashington
Five Great Reads: cocaine nation, a 28-year walk home, and Americans give their verdict on Trump
By Miles Herbert
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert
Clown doctors bring a smile to the sick, but not every joker can do it
By Iskhandar Razak
"OK, be gentle," Freddie says, as he leans in to see a patient that's asked to touch his big red nose.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/clown-doctors-australia-aged-care-hospitals/107264674
Tattoo artist brings queer joy to AFLW pride jumper
By Nykayla Dux
"Fruity" dolphins and carabiners might be unexpected designs on an elite sporting uniform, but the Gold Coast Suns will wear a Queensland artist's playful celebration of queer identity this AFLW Pride round.
#LGBTQIA #AFLWomens #Art #AustralianRulesFootball #Sport #NykaylaDux
End of an area as 'Wenty' dogs holds final race after 94 years
By Ursula Malone
A sell-out crowd turned out on Friday night to witness the end of a Sydney institution, the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack.
#Gambling #HumanInterest #Animals #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #UrsulaMalone
Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
By Heather Stewart in Bangkok
Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/16/healey-pro-growth-heathrow-third-runway-burnham
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Heathrowairport #Airlineindustry #Business #JohnHealey #AndyBurnham #Airtransport #UKnews #Transport #London #Transportpolicy #Environment #Politics #TheGuardian #HeatherStewartinBangkok
Farmers frustrated as locust control costs add up
By Petra Oates and Angus Verley
With harvesting about to start on record crops, farmers in Victoria's north-west are scrambling to control rising locust numbers and unhappy at what they say is a lack of state government support.
#AgriculturalPestControl #Farmers #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #PetraOates #AngusVerley
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars
By Associated Press and Agence France-Presse
Disgraced music mogul moved to Pennsylvania prison after reports of perks and fight injuries at New Jersey lockup
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/16/sean-diddy-combs-moved-new-prison
#SeanDiddyCombs #USprisons #Hiphop #UScrime #USjusticesystem #Pennsylvania #NewJersey #USnews #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress #AgenceFrancePresse
Battling Gloucester hold champions Bordeaux to kick off Champions Cup in style
By Robert Kitson at Kingsholm
Gloucester 36-36 Bordeaux Bègles
#ChampionsCup #Gloucester #BordeauxBgles #Rugbyunion #Sport #TheGuardian #RobertKitsonatKingsholm