The Age (unofficial)

📢 A victim of a shooting outside a boxing event in Logan, south of Brisbane, remains in a serious condition in hospital.

📢 New Zealand fullback Kalyn Ponga returns to training as he eyes a shock World Cup comeback in time for the final.

📢 The Australian Diamonds claim a dominant win in the final game of the Constellation Cup against the Silver Ferns but fall short of lifting the trophy.

📢 Marnus Labuschagne is dismissed for a five-ball duck on day two of the third Test against South Africa.

📢 Two high-speed trains have collided in Toledo, just south of Madrid, leaving multiple passengers feared dead.

📢 Weeks of haggling and horse-trading between various parties – as Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Gadi Eisenkot curry favour from allies and potential enemies – is on the cards. 👉[Ad] Websites that win enquiries: build/rebuild/move, forms, SSL, care. https://webservices.photonmark.com/websites

📢 The MP is being sued in the United States Federal Court for more than $1 million.

📢 A new father has been accused of leading police on a wild chase from Perth's south to its far north.

📢 Tom Dearden and Ethan Strange have unwittingly been dragged into the Sam Walker contract saga.

📢 The incident comes nine months after 45 people were killed in a rail accident in southern Spain.

📢 Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.

📢 They need to show more grit.

📢 Halloween is one of the rare nights when children take back the neighbourhood. Bicycle Queensland is urging people to leave their cars in the garage.

📢 A selection of new crime titles reflect the current worries of the world, from right-wing media to data centres.

📢 As the weather heats up and the silly season approaches, celebrations ramp up. What better way to enjoy the sun than heading outdoors for a pool party?

📢 Police have identified 55-year-old Elias Serevetas as the victim of a suspected targeted underworld hit in Reservoir.

📢 A south-east Queensland mayor has quit, alleging harassment and intimidation, and telling 9News the Helen Haines attack was a sobering reminder of what's important.

📢 Riverton MLA Jagadish Krishnan has vowed to defend the lawsuit, and has countersued the US businessman behind it with defamation proceedings in the WA Supreme Court.

📢 A damning new report reveals almost two-thirds of sector providers are rejecting clients as soaring rents and chronic shortages push frontline services to the brink of collapse.

📢 Six weeks from the end of the school year, principals and teachers say they have been blindsided by a government decision to reduce disability support funding. 👉[Ad] Business email on your domain: NZ$5/mo, 10GB, aliases, IMAP/SMTP, DNS help. https://webservices.photonmark.com/email

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📢 Readers react to the supply and demand needs of countries to the Earth’s resources.

📢 He’s known for playing men at the brink of collapse. Now Graham is tempering decades of raw energy as a manipulative, meticulous serial killer.

📢 A man has been charged after being accused of faking injuries from the Bondi terror attack to claim compensation.

📢 Uber could face a class action from women who have experienced sexual assault, misconduct or harassment while using its ridesharing services.

📢 A former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has described to a jury the moment he arrived at her house unannounced to clean blood from the back of his van.

📢 Israel's election result remains up in the air with exit polls predicting no party has received a majority.

📢 Australia's worst paedophile, Ashley Paul Griffith has been sent to Sydney to face 200 more charges.

📢 Australia’s batters head to the middle chasing 329 as day two of the third Test continues in Cape Town, South Africa. Follow along live.

📢 Of all things to repeatedly entangle yourself in, the saga of a $6 million grant to the Marrickville Golf Club must be the most ridiculous.

📢 Frailty has been linked to dementia risk, loneliness and negative attitudes about ageing.

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📢 Greens leader David Shoebridge has been embarrassed by the presence of the Russian ambassador at his inaugural address to the National Press Club.

📢 The release of Sarah J. Maas’ new romantasy novel A Court of Splintered Harmony has sent readers and bookshops into a fantastical tizzy.

📢 The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another interest rate increase when it meets next Tuesday.

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📢 A Perth man has been jailed for nine months after he was found to be running a 'cruel and inhumane' puppy farm out of his property.

📢 A Perth man has been sentenced to nine months jail after he was found running a cruel puppy farm at a home in Canning Vale.

📢 Right Resources achieved 89.9% gold recoveries in cyanide leach tests at its NSW pilot project, with low reagent consumption strengthening its processing outlook.

📢 Why has no one done this before? Because this light and bright Newstead spot, with its 12 flavours and 30 toppings, has queues out the door.

📢 Hong Kong is a favoured destination for the NRL’s proposed global round in 2028, but there is another reason for the powerbroker’s Asian jaunt.

📢 Council resolved to summarily dismiss Liz Ledger following an external misconduct inquiry, but she’s already quit.

📢 Female GPs see more patients with complex psychosocial and health needs, and spend longer consulting than their male colleagues, the survey found.

📢 Thomas Sewell has pleaded guilty to an attack on the Camp Sovereignty site in August last year, but claims he was not targeting Aboriginal people.

📢 Stable staff have started at 4am for more than a century. Some, including the former Melbourne Racing Club boss, say it is time for change.

📢 Sheza Alibi remained odds-on to win the $10 million Golden Eagle after drawing well in six in a field down from 18 to 16 on Wednesday. 👉[Ad] Websites that win enquiries: build/rebuild/move, forms, SSL, care. https://webservices.photonmark.com/websites

📢 Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé has apologised for remarks about a viral meme that likened him to Mao Zedong after a furious backlash in China cost him promotional deals and exposure.

📢 David Shoebridge declared all women should feel safe and called for an end to Russian “blood money” during his first National Press Club appearance.

📢 Kurtley Beale earns a shock Wallabies recall at the age of 37.

📢 Hastings Technology Metals has finalised a US$15 million deal for its Thai rare earths plant, with first production slated for the second quarter of next year.