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1. The wildcard NRL option that has suddenly emerged for Nathan Cleary Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   The champion halfback is expected to stay at Penrith – but clubs are circling as the game’s No.1 target goes on the open market on Sunday.

2. Hamish Blake is useless. And he’d like you to hire him for your next job Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   He’s made a fortune from being a regular guy, but Hamish Blake has decided it’s time to get some real skills.

3. ‘At the crossroads’: Offenders are getting younger and younger – and the crimes are more violent Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   Most youth crime rates are dropping but murder is up and the AFP are warning about a new surge of online risks.

4. ‘They wanted our WhatsApps’: Staff claim culture of fear at Florey Nine · 31 Oct 2026

   Allegations of secret surveillance and intimidation have surfaced amid a flurry of court cases entangling the famous research institute.

5. Absence of department heads complicates PAC meetings Express Tribune · 31 Oct 2026

   A summons from the Public Accounts Committee is meant to bring those responsible for public spending to the table. But when senior bureaucrats are called to explain billions of rupees in audit objections, it is often their subordinates who turn up instead. The practice has raised an uncomfortable…

6. Iranian strikes cause billions of dollars in damage to US bases: report Express Tribune · 31 Oct 2026

   Iranian strikes on more than two dozen United States military bases and other sites in the Middle East have caused billions of dollars in equipment damage, with attacks initially targeting early-warning systems before expanding to aircraft, warehouses and troop accommodation, an Associated Press…

7. Gen Z protests reach Germany as thousands join Halloween rallies Express Tribune · 31 Oct 2026

   Tens of thousands of people across Germany joined demonstrations on Saturday, as a youth-led movement inspired by protests elsewhere in Europe ‌took to the streets to demand better education and lower living costs. The protests follow a wave of Gen Z-led demonstrations across Europe this year. In…

8. ‘Don’t equate me with God, election is over, ‘ Nigerian governor warns supporters, political associates Premium Times · 31 Oct 2026

   “I think we have to put an end to all these appellations. Election is over, and from today, just address me as Mr Governor. I don’t want to hear all these appellations such as ‘Jinx Breaker’, ‘History Maker’ and all the rest..... I don’t want anybody to equate me with God or give me an appellation…

9. Morpho Borrow Rates Hit Roughly 40% as PT Market Liquidity Dries Up The Defiant · 31 Oct 2026

   Available liquidity in one reUSD-backed market vanished in two hours; rates across four tracked markets eased to roughly 9%–13% by Oct. 31.... Read the full story at The Defiant

10. Remembering the dead, in all their glory and their failings Nine · 31 Oct 2026

    This is the time of the year in which traditionally we remember the dead.