Police descended on the construction union’s Brisbane offices and made three arrests in Victoria following allegations of a $25,000 bid to win over officials.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-raid-queensland-cfmeu-headquarters-in-cross-border-operation-20260909-p60vnq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Queen Sonja bids farewell to her husband of 57 years, King Harald, at a state funeral in Oslo on 9 September. The royal was supported by members of the Norwegian family - see photos.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/922414/queen-sonja-supported-by-norwegian-royals-at-king-harald-funeral/

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Stefany Shaheen, whose mother is retiring from the Senate, edged out veteran Maura Sullivan in a bruising primary, defying sparse polling that had her down in the competitive contest.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/us-news/sen-jeanne-shaheens-daughter-stefany-wins-nasty-primary-for-new-hampshire-house-seat/

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The owner of the neighbouring estates is downsizing to a smaller home, and the new owner could build their dream home on the block.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/property/news/downsizer-lists-two-beachfront-golden-mile-mansions-for-96-million-20260909-p60vrj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#brisbanetimes

A report in the Israeli press suggests the prime minister was warned of the planned Hamas attack by the president of the United Arab Emirates.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/netanyahu-s-rivals-call-him-unfit-for-office-after-report-he-was-warned-of-october-7-attack-20260909-p60vpq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#brisbanetimes

Spencer Leniu doesn’t like the media. His teammates love him. Against his old club, can Roosters get their firebrand to play on the edge without going too far again?

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/leniu-snapped-against-souths-he-s-keeping-a-low-profile-this-week-20260909-p60voi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

#brisbanetimes

Patriot Resources has secured a 5yr community deal in Peru to greenlight drilling at its Tassa silver project, host to a huge 559 to 774Moz silver-equivalent exploration target.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/companies/patriot-locks-up-five-year-access-for-massive-peruvian-silver-hunt-20260909-p60vxi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#brisbanetimes

Record copper prices, Canadian mining reforms and heavyweight neighbours have put Flagship Minerals’ billion-tonne-scale Whipsaw project in the spotlight.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/flagship-ups-copper-stakes-in-canada-as-red-metal-soars-20260909-p60vxo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#theage

Follow for live updates as the ICAC investigates links between Liberal Party operatives, fugitive property developer Jean Nassif and Catholic Schools NSW.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-operation-rosny-live-updates-jeremy-greenwood-to-resume-evidence-after-claiming-jean-nassif-promised-2-million-20260908-p60vjs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#theage

The owner of the Yallourn power station in Victoria and the Mt Piper plant in NSW says retiring coal sites are the perfect fit for new data centres.

https://www.watoday.com.au/business/companies/the-sites-are-ready-power-giant-wants-ai-data-centres-built-at-its-coal-plants-20260909-p60vsi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#watoday

District Ground Water Officer K. Pushpalatha links the fall to a 47.89% rainfall deficit, heavy borewell extraction and concrete cover that blocks recharge; 135 habitations, including 39 urban wards, are between six and 20 metres deep

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakhapatnams-groundwater-falls-386-metres-in-a-year-six-villages-past-20-metres-deep/article71442813.ece

This resulted in eligible Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students being left out, the report stated

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-dmk-governments-in-tn-gave-inadequate-publicity-to-scst-scholarship-schemes-cag-report/article71445951.ece

Liberal lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood was waiting for payments from disgraced Jean Nassif to pay for his luxury car, ICAC heard.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/really-disrespectful-liberal-apparatchik-wanted-payment-because-porsche-was-being-delivered-20260909-p60vrg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#theage

A proposal to tackle Sydney’s housing crisis has convinced some the eastern suburbs will become high-rise heaven.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/eastern-suburbs-high-rise-proposals-ignite-housing-density-fight-20260909-p60vps.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Around 150 students begin indefinite protest demanding release of complete casualty data; hundreds vacate PGs and leave Satya Niketan with their belongings as authorities move against unsafe and illegal structures.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/students-allege-death-toll-misreported-in-satya-niketan-building-collapse-leave-area-amid-demolition-drive/article71443797.ece

DMK legal wing deputy secretary I. Paranthaman has been fielded in Madurantakam, while S. Suganya is the candidate for Dharapuram

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-names-candidates-for-madurantakam-and-dharapuram-bypolls-who-are-they/article71446300.ece

The proceedings are the latest legal attempt to rein in Israel's military campaign by a country with historic ties to the Palestinian people

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/germany-violating-international-law-by-selling-weapons-to-israel-says-nicaragua-at-icj/article71446322.ece

Nicaragua’s case builds on the 2023 case filed in the ICJ by South Africa, accusing Israel of genocide

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/why-nicaragua-is-suing-germany-at-the-world-court-invoking-the-genocide-convention-explained/article71446231.ece

Authorities are seeking public assistance to identify a suspect involved in an August hit-and-run in Encinitas that seriously injured a 49-year-old man.

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/encinitas/encinitas-hit-run-suspect-sought/

#kusi

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news from Australia and around the world.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-right-wing-politicians-say-government-s-social-media-laws-are-politically-motivated-censorship-number-of-australians-missing-in-nepal-revised-down-to-35-says-dfat-20260909-p60vmh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Forrestania Resources has locked in a major ore purchase agreement and key supply deals for its Lake Johnston and Edna May gold hubs as it marches towards production in WA.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/forrestania-inks-gold-purchase-pacts-for-wa-production-hubs-20260909-p60vt4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

Blanche D'Alpuget and Bob Hawke spoke to Charles Wooley from 60 Minutes in 2017 about their love story.

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/blanche-dalpuget-and-bob-hawke-on-the-moment-they-fell-in-love-20260909-p60vt1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

#theage

Američka vojska pogodila je pet iranskih tankera, od kojih je jedan potopila, nakon što je Iran ispalio balističke projektile na američki ratni brod, čime je.

https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/svet/4393068-amerika-potopila-iranski-tanker-dramaticna-eskalacija-sukoba-teheran-uzvratio-kisom-raketa-snimak

#Telegraf

BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) and Poland-based KGHM Polska Miedz (OTCPL:KGHPF,WSE:KGH) have formed a global alliance to scout and develop new copper projects and pool resources.Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced on Tuesday (September 8), the world’s largest mining company and the EU's top producer of mined copper have created a framework through which they plan to exchange technical data, evaluate early stage assets and compare operating practices. The agreement expands on their existing joint operations in Chile and seeks to establish a structure to scout projects beyond...

https://investingnews.com/bhp-kghm-copper-exploration-pact/

#resourceinvestingnews

Auric Mining has snapped up its Union Jack gold project near Coolgardie, WA, in a cash-and-scrip deal to bolt on an extra 102,000 ounces of shovel-ready resources, just a stone’s throw from its Burbanks mill.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/companies/auric-adds-102koz-shovel-ready-gold-kicker-to-wa-coolgardie-ambitions-20260909-p60vue.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#brisbanetimes

The sour turn that Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ contract talks took in July has finally led to a happy place. The star QB, who felt ‘disrespected’ by the team’s lowball offer back then, has inked a historic contract – the largest one in Buccaneers history – just days before the first kickoff […]The post Baker Mayfield Signs Historic Buccaneers Contract Extension After Offseason Drama appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-baker-mayfield-signs-historic-buccaneers-contract-extension-after-offseason-drama/

Higher secondary students, undergraduates, researchers, and biotechnology aspirants will have an opportunity to engage with experts and gain insights into emerging technologies, research pathways, careers, and the challenges confronting the sector

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vit-chennai-the-hindu-to-hold-conclave-on-the-future-of-biotechnology-on-sept-11/article71443627.ece

A 34-year-old mother had just picked up children from school when her 4WD ran off the road and rolled at Melbourne’s western fringe on Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/two-children-die-six-injured-in-school-pick-up-tragedy-near-bacchus-marsh-20260909-p60vmm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Board chair Mike Hurley told Global News on Monday that the details would be released to the media on Tuesday; however, that did not happen.

https://globalnews.ca/news/12051763/no-details-jerry-dobrovolny-severance-package-metro-vancouver/

#globalnews

Broncos legend Darius Boyd defends the club for letting young halfback Coby Black head to the Raiders, where he put in a sensational NRL debut.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/boyd-defends-broncos-letting-young-gun-walk-20260909-p60vsb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Veteran officer and KidsPlay founder Kal Dosanjh is facing criminal charges following a more than two-year investigation led by the Vancouver Police Department.

https://globalnews.ca/news/12051791/questions-raised-vancouver-police-investigating-own-officer/

#globalsaskatoon

City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez has spent years backing policies that turned MacArthur Park into a squalid zombie-filled drug den.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/08/opinion/da-nathan-hochman-touts-progress-at-macarthur-park/

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She was an acclaimed author of biographies, novels and essays, and won the NSW Premier’s Award for her political biography about her late husband Bob Hawke.

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/blanche-d-alpuget-the-life-of-acclaimed-writer-and-bob-hawkes-widow-20260909-p60vsc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#watoday

This cyclist is nuts! A naked e-bike rider has been peddling in the nude on a New Jersey trail for years, police said.  Readington Township authorities said they’ve been on the lookout for the bare bicyclist after hearing repeated reports from residents – and only recently got a picture of the evasive explorer. A naked...

https://nypost.com/2026/09/08/us-news/naked-nj-e-bike-rider-spotted-riding-trails-after-years-of-sighting-cops/

Tully Smyth has revealed her secret strategy on The Traitors Australia that wasn’t shown on TV, and it’s actually kind of genius.   While she was quickly labelled “the most Faithful player” thanks to her vulnerability, team mentality and occasional tears at the Round Table, it turns out the Big Brother icon played a much […]The post The Traitors’ Tully Smyth Spills On Her Genius Strategy That Viewers Didn’t See On TV appeared first on PEDESTRIAN.TV .

https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/traitors-tully-smyth-strategy/

#pedestrian

Hurricane Lowell lashed the Hawaiian islands with up to 2 feet of rain in some parts, 90-mph winds and monster waves. Carter Evans reports and Rob Marciano hs the forecast.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hawaiian-homes-devastated-hurricane-lowell/

The Memoket Gem is a tiny wearable AI notetaker that can record meetings, identify speakers and deliver remarkably detailed transcripts. But at £199, is it worth wearing?

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/recommended/memoket-notetaker-wearable-transcription-meetings-8974446

#thornegazette

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his five co-accused remain behind bars after a lengthy bail hearing in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.Mkhwanazi, Cobus Janse van Rensburg, Adrian MacKenzie, Keisha-Leigh Stols, Bhekokwakhe Sibande and Juan-Maré Eksteen face charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and defeating or obstructing the administration of justice in connection with the April 2022 killing of businessman Emmanuel Mbense.READ: Witness K ‘was in romantic relationship with Julius Mkhwanazi’The...

https://sundayworld.co.za/news/mkhwanazi-and-co-accused-stay-behind-bars-while-court-decides-on-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mkhwanazi-and-co-accused-stay-behind-bars-while-court-decides-on-bail

#sundayworld

Although star Mike Trout hasn’t requested a trade, we’re nonetheless expecting the Los Angeles Angels' 2027 roster to look much different.

https://fansided.com/mlb/with-tragic-number-reached-these-angels-won-t-be-mike-trout-s-teammates-next-season-01m20hakt7m8?utm_source=RSS

#Fansided

The Iran-backed group has carried out weeks of strikes on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to expand the US-Iran war

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-houthi-yemen-rebels-us-saudi-arabia-b3046570.html

#Independent

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar unveiled sweeping counter-measures in response to British sanctions

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/israel-uk-mp-ban-sanctions-list-corbyn-b3046728.html

#Independent

The community pantry is seeking donations of food and drink as well as toys and gifts

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/hays-community-hub-launches-christmas-2026-appeal-to-help-support-craigmillar-families-8991817

#edinburghnews

The latest banished contestant talks secret jobs, castle dynamics and the unexpected pressures of playing The Traitors.

https://www.thejournal.ie/traitors-paraic-banished-interview-rte-7155971-Sep2026/

#TheJournal.ie

Fire-damaged nursery building set to be replaced by flats

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/former-edinburgh-nursery-closed-by-devastating-fire-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-flats-8993161

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