Cost of living ranked as one of the top five issues government should focus on, while only 15% of voters included Indigenous voice to parliament. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSemi-professional firefighters being considered: WattWatt is asked about whether Australia can continue to rely on a volunteer firefighting force to…

US agrees to supply Ukraine with long-range army tactical missile systems; Ukraine reports advances in Zaporizhzhia areaSee all our Ukraine coverageThe United States has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS), an important boost to Kyiv’s capacity to target Russian military logistics at long range distances as the country prepares for a second winter at…

House in West Milford collapsed due to ‘unknown cause’ and explosion under investigation by detectives and fire marshalsFive people were hospitalized after an explosion at a New Jersey home on Friday night, police said.The house in West Milford was heavily damaged by the explosion about 9 pm, the local police department said in a statement. Continue reading...

At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris KabaDozens of Metropolitan police firearms officers are refusing to go out on armed patrols after one of their colleagues was charged with murder.More than 70 police marksmen said they want time to consider whether or not they wish to still carry a gun given their colleague is…

County sheriff’s office euthanize animal after removing it from the water, but identity of the dead person yet to be establishedAuthorities euthanized a 13ft alligator with human remains in its mouth after the animal turned up on Friday afternoon in a canal in Largo, Florida.The Pinellas county sheriff’s office said in a news release that the male alligator measured 13ft 8.5in and was “humanely”…

Darryl George, 17, of Texas has been serving an in-school suspension since 31 August for refusing to cut his dreadlocksThe family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.Darryl…

Celebrities lend their voices to ‘kick the Tories out’ as the party gathers in Bournemouth for the first time in three yearsThe Liberal Democrats have kicked off their annual conference with a call for people to vote tactically in the general election to remove Conservative MPs, until proportional representation makes this unnecessary.Gathering in Bournemouth for their first autumn get-together…