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Today in Power & Policy 1 Russell Brand's rape trial begins October 12 PerthNow · 3h ago 2 Newcastle council lights clock tower in Tibetan colours as flag proposal fails Newcastle Herald · 3h ago 3 One Nation's Victorian tax cuts blow $4 billion hole in funding plan The Sydney Morning Herald · 5h ago
Russell Brand's rape trial begins October 12
Russell Brand goes to trial Monday on three rape and three sexual assault charges brought by six women.
Newcastle council lights clock tower in Tibetan colours as flag proposal fails
Newcastle council voted to light the clock tower in Tibetan colours on March 10. This supports the city's Tibetan community.
One Nation's Victorian tax cuts blow $4 billion hole in funding plan
One Nation's Victorian election platform would scrap $6 billion in savings through one tax cut alone, leaving policies unfunded.
Army Chief Coyle flags China military build-up as growing worry
Australia's new Army Chief Susan Coyle is worried about China's rapid military expansion. She says the country is not in immediate danger.
Corporal Brendan Hannam killed in Northern Territory training accident
Corporal Brendan Hannam, 28, died in an accident on Monday. A troop carrier overturned during an exercise in the Northern Territory.
Israeli ambassador seeks reset with Australia after three years of tension
Israel's ambassador Hillel Newman says ties with Australia can return to 'traditional friendship'. This is despite strained relations since 2023.
Man admits carjacking car with two toddlers inside
Ryan Meuleman, 28, pleaded guilty to stealing a car with two three-year-old children inside during a May incident at a Pakenham laundromat.
Coalition announces biggest migration cut in Australian history
Coalition leader Angus Taylor pledged to slash temporary visa holders by 650,000 over four years. He also pledged to halve humanitarian visas.
NSW approves coal mine extension keeping 1500 jobs alive until 2045
NSW approved a Hunter Valley mine extension. The north pit will keep running until 2045. This protects about 1500 jobs.
Woman sentenced for dragging police with stolen ute in Alfredton
Sophie Hattam-Green, 20, was sentenced to a good behaviour undertaking after dragging two police officers with a stolen ute in Alfredton.
Three migration visions: One Nation wants negative numbers, Coalition targets
The Coalition has pledged to halve migration to 100,000 for two years; One Nation wants negative migration; Labor targets 225,000.
One Nation draws about 700 to 1000 supporters to Victoria campaign launch
One Nation Victoria launched its election campaign on October 3. It released a 63-page policy document. A major rally took place.
US Supreme Court term opens with major religion funding case
Supreme Court hears case on whether states must fund religious schools that bar LGBTQ students.
Homicide investigators probe death of man in Woodridge unit
A man in his 60s was found dead with an apparent injury in a Woodridge unit on Tuesday morning.
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial hears of fake flowers plot to deceive Jesse Baird
Lamarre-Condon bought flowers and staged a photo to cover a lie to Baird.
Oliver Schulz plans superior orders defence in SAS war crimes trial
Oliver Schulz will use a superior orders defence in Australia's first soldier war crimes trial.
Separatist party wins Quebec election with just 28% of vote
Parti Quebecois won Quebec's election with 59 of 127 seats and 28% of the vote.
Great-grandmother granted bail in $2.66M Hunter meth lab case
Michele Annette Wilder was granted bail on charges of sourcing chemicals for a Hunter meth lab worth $2.66 million.
Woman stabbed in neck on South Melbourne tram at midday; man arrested
A 51-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck on a moving South Melbourne tram on Tuesday; a 37-year-old man was arrested.
Fire destroys about 60 percent of Bay Waters Hotel in Batemans Bay
About 60 percent of the former Bay Waters Hotel in Batemans Bay was destroyed in an overnight fire on October 5.
Getaway car torched after ram raid on Wodonga tobacco shop
Robbers rammed a car into an illegal tobacco shop early Tuesday. They stole goods from inside. Hours later, they set fire to the apparent getaway vehicle.
Adamstown railway gates block traffic three times in 25 minutes, spurring
Councillors want the state to fund the Lower Hunter Freight Bypass to stop trains blocking Adamstown's crossing.
Mother cleared of murder convicted of defrauding disability care and carer
Maree Mavis Crabtree, 59, was cleared of murder. She pleaded guilty to fraud of at least $140,000.
NSW shoplifting surges 10.6% in two years as cost of living bites
Shoplifting reports in NSW have jumped 10.6% over two years to up to 90 incidents per day, while other crime has fallen.
Anthropic backs AI breach disclosure laws for Australia
Anthropic said it would accept Australian laws requiring AI companies to report data breaches.
Methodist Ladies' College teacher charged with sexual assault
Kam Kenny-Jones, a Methodist Ladies' College teacher, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child under 17.
Body found in remote NSW farm stockyard
A body was found partially submerged in a stockyard on a remote farm near Terragon, NSW on Monday morning.
ACT man sentenced to seven years for abusing two girls over decade
A 74-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old about a decade apart.
Craig Novak missing three weeks in Canberra
Craig Novak, 42, last spotted on traffic cameras 16 September, family and police concerned for his welfare.
Burglary sparks dawn pursuit ending in Monash Freeway arrests
Six suspects arrested on the Monash Freeway after a pursuit that began from a Brighton East home invasion at dawn.
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