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Thursday 5 November 2026

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Entertainment
1st
Major survey of his work

Tim Burns receives first major survey exhibition

Daily Yarn newsroom 51 words · 15 sec read

Western Australian artist Tim Burns is being honoured with his first major survey exhibition. Burns drew national attention during the 1970s through anti-war actions and provocative performances. The show looks at the person behind those daring works, tracing a career that made headlines and brought him considerable notoriety across the country.

read more at The Conversation AU WA
National
<1%
Rentals affordable for key workers

Essential workers can afford almost no rentals, Anglicare finds

Daily Yarn newsroom 52 words · 16 sec read

Anglicare’s yearly Rental Affordability Snapshot says essential workers are being priced out of renting. According to the report, people in jobs such as retail, social work and cleaning can afford under 1 per cent of rental listings. The findings point to growing pressure on workers in roles the community relies on every day.

read more at ABC News
Politics
Nov
Victorian election this month

Muslim Votes Matter softens anti-Labor stance in Victoria

Daily Yarn newsroom 54 words · 16 sec read

Advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter says it will ease its opposition to Labor at this month’s Victorian election. Guardian Australia reports volunteers will be deployed in outer suburban seats the Labor government holds but could lose to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The change is aimed at stopping the minor party from winning those electorates.

read more at Guardian Australia VIC
World
17
health threats identified through to 2100

Report warns of 17 threats to human health by 2100

Daily Yarn newsroom 57 words · 17 sec read

A new report has found 17 threats to human health between now and the year 2100. Many of them can be prevented, according to the findings. Dealing with them, however, will require governments to plan for the long term. The report, discussed in an article by The Conversation, argues New Zealand’s next government should look past current health problems.

read more at The Conversation AU
World
~100 yrs
since Kansas last went blue

Trump says he will work with Democrats after midterm losses

Daily Yarn newsroom 53 words · 16 sec read

Donald Trump has committed to working with Democrats after Tuesday’s US midterm elections delivered what Australian coverage called a “blue tsunami”. Republicans lost their majorities in both the House and the Senate. Democrats also won in a number of states, with Kansas voting for them for the first time in almost a century.

read more at SBS News, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday

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National
1 in 3
suspected peanut allergies cleared in babies

Australian study clears a third of babies of peanut allergy

Daily Yarn newsroom 58 words · 17 sec read

Researchers in Australia have completed a world-first study that has overturned how peanut allergies in infants have long been diagnosed and managed. The work found that about a third of babies thought to have the allergy were cleared of it. The landmark findings mean many infants can now be taken off the list of suspected peanut allergy cases.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
Sport
PNG
Chiefs tour destination

Hudson Young lands in Port Moresby for Chiefs tour

Daily Yarn newsroom 52 words · 16 sec read

Hudson Young, the Canberra and New South Wales back-rower, has arrived in Port Moresby. He is there to tour the facilities of the PNG Chiefs. The visit takes the forward to Papua New Guinea, where he will be shown around the club’s base. Further details of the itinerary have not been released.

read more at Brisbane Times, WAtoday
World
100+
people at Sydney watch party

US expats in Australia gather at pubs for midterm results

Daily Yarn newsroom 60 words · 18 sec read

US voters living in Australia, their Australian partners and British spectators crowded around pub televisions to watch the American midterm election results roll in. On the second floor of one Sydney pub, the mood moved from nervous anxiety to champagne-popping within hours. The Conversation says Australians are keenly interested in the US midterms, even though no president is being chosen.

read more at Guardian Australia, The Conversation AU NSW
National
Trust
declining in regional Australia

Experts point to deeper pressures behind regional distrust

Daily Yarn newsroom 57 words · 17 sec read

Social division in regional Australia is being linked to migrants, according to a report from SBS News. Specialists who study the issue say the real causes lie elsewhere, pointing to deeper pressures that are fuelling declining trust. The coverage examines why one group has become the focus of blame while trust in regional communities continues to fall.

read more at SBS News
National
15 days
Time before councillor resigned

Kempsey councillor resigns over offensive online comment

Daily Yarn newsroom 51 words · 15 sec read

A Kempsey Shire councillor has stepped down, 15 days after his fellow councillors asked him to quit. He was found to have made an offensive comment to a woman online. The comment was about domestic violence. The resignation follows an inquiry into his remark, and it ends the matter for the council.

read more at ABC News NSW
National
5 years
Jail term handed down

Woman jailed for five years over partner’s death in WA

Daily Yarn newsroom 54 words · 16 sec read

A woman in Western Australia has been sent to prison for five years after she fatally stabbed her partner. The killing happened during an argument, and the matter was dealt with by a court in the state’s Midwest region. The sentence marks the outcome of the case, which involved the death of her partner.

read more at ABC News WA
Environment
Millions
moths in cities

Bogong moths blanket Australian cities as numbers stay precarious

Daily Yarn newsroom 53 words · 16 sec read

Millions of bogong moths are covering Australian cities, but the insects are still considered endangered. According to The Conversation, the moths are facing growing pressure from climate change. The species is small and easily overlooked, yet its situation remains serious even as large numbers appear in urban areas, and its future is uncertain.

read more at The Conversation AU
Sport
2
clubs in contention

Bradman Best weighs Newcastle future as Parramatta circles

Daily Yarn newsroom 54 words · 16 sec read

Knights player Bradman Best is deciding whether to stay at Newcastle or join another club, with free agency decisions approaching. Parramatta is reportedly chasing him hard. Best has spoken to 9News about the choice, as he considers whether to commit to a new deal with the Knights or look elsewhere for his next contract.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age NSW
National
Axed
Christmas event funding status

Adelaide council cuts funding for Christmas street event

Daily Yarn newsroom 60 words · 18 sec read

An Adelaide council has withdrawn its funding for a Christmas street celebration, and the decision has caused anger among local residents. Sources describe the event as beloved. The council’s move has drawn strong objections from people in the area. No further details about the amount of funding, the location or the council’s reasons were available at the time of writing.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday SA
Sport
Paused
Caulfield project status

Demons pause Caulfield project for permanent base

Daily Yarn newsroom 52 words · 16 sec read

Melbourne’s push to secure a permanent home base has suffered another setback. The Demons have paused work on their Caulfield project, which the club has prized. Reports describe a final hurdle as the reason for the delay. The pause adds to the AFL club’s long wait for a base of its own.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday VIC
National
Orange
Colour of Hobart tap water

Hobart woman’s washing comes out orange-stained

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

Hobart resident Emma Thornley was surprised on Tuesday morning when a load of whites came out of her washing machine marked with dark-orange stains. According to ABC News, she was later told the thick, orange water was safe to drink. The sources do not say what caused the discolouration or how many other households were affected.

read more at ABC News TAS
Politics
Judges
Senior judges attacking each other publicly

Senior judges criticise each other in public speeches

Daily Yarn newsroom 53 words · 16 sec read

Tensions between senior judges have broken into the open, with several now attacking one another in public speeches. The dispute is linked to a war of words involving Pauline Hanson and the High Court. The available material gives no detail on what was said, which judges were involved, or what prompted the exchanges.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
Sport
Pay war
Wallabies versus Rugby Australia dispute

Wallaby Robertson criticises Rugby Australia in pay dispute

Daily Yarn newsroom 52 words · 16 sec read

Wallaby Tom Robertson has publicly criticised Rugby Australia over the way it has handled the pay dispute. In response, chairman Dan Herbert accused the leadership team of the players’ union, RUPA, of making demands that he says threaten the future of Australian rugby. The exchange shows the dispute is becoming increasingly heated.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
Entertainment
10
Songs inducted in first round

First ten songs inducted into new National Songbook

Daily Yarn newsroom 59 words · 18 sec read

The first ten Australian songs have been inducted into the new National Songbook, following what Guardian Australia described as “very robust” judging. Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among them. The initiative honours songs and songwriters who helped form the nation’s cultural identity, and the list will grow every year.

read more at ABC News, Guardian Australia
National
~1 year
Time the review has stayed secret

Education research agency’s review kept under wraps for almost a year

Daily Yarn newsroom 54 words · 16 sec read

An evaluation of how the Australian Education Research Organisation is performing has not been made public for close to a year. Reporting from Nine’s metro mastheads describes the secret document as exposing a divide between academics and teachers. The sources do not detail the review’s findings, and the organisation’s response has not been reported.

read more at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
Business
188 yrs
David Jones, Australia's oldest department store

David Jones on the brink of collapse, behind on Westfield rent

Daily Yarn newsroom 61 words · 18 sec read

David Jones could enter administration within about a day as its three-person board prepares to meet. Westfield owner Scentre Group says the chain has paid no rent since September and rejected a rescue offer that would have kept it trading. Private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners bought the business from Woolworths Holdings in 2022. It runs 43 stores across Australia and New Zealand.

read more at ABC News
National
2
Youth detention centres closed to the UN visit

Queensland and NT block UN visits to youth detention centres

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

The Queensland and Northern Territory governments have refused to let UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous rights Albert Barume tour youth detention centres in Townsville and Darwin. The UN said both governments declined to engage with his mandate, so visits to Cleveland and Holtze were scrapped. Queensland gave no reason. Prisoner advocate Debbie Kilroy condemned the decision.

read more at ABC News NTQLD
Tech
22%
Share of Canva's global workforce affected

Canva restructure to hit about 1,270 jobs before Christmas

Daily Yarn newsroom 60 words · 18 sec read

Sydney design platform Canva will restructure about 1,270 roles, or 22% of its global staff, with some jobs cut and others changed or relocated. CEO Melanie Perkins told staff growth had slowed for the first time in a decade. Sydney becomes the main hub for product teams. Departing staff will get at least six months’ pay, plus US$10,000 grants to start businesses.

read more at ABC News NSW
Business
$81m
Payroll tax Uber owes New South Wales

High Court rules Uber must pay $81 million in NSW payroll tax

Daily Yarn newsroom 61 words · 18 sec read

The High Court has dismissed Uber’s appeal over an $81 million NSW payroll tax bill covering driver fares from 2015 to 2020. Uber argued it was only a payment collection agent, but a majority of the court found drivers worked under contracts with the company and their fares counted as wages. Uber must also pay the state’s legal costs, a ruling with gig-economy implications.

read more at ABC News NSW
National
$235m
Actual or potential fraud detected

Five charged over $235m fraud probe across NDIA and Centrelink

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

The AFP has charged five people after raids at 26 sites in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, the NSW Central Coast and rural Queensland. Investigators found $235 million in actual or potential fraud against the NDIA, Services Australia, Veterans’ Affairs and Education. Alleged schemes include billing for services never delivered, fake invoices and a phishing scam that redirected Centrelink payments.

read more at ABC News NSWQLDSAVIC
Tech
Major
Incident level declared by Cyber Security NSW

NSW Health cyber breach declared a ‘major incident’

Daily Yarn newsroom 59 words · 18 sec read

Cyber Security NSW has declared a breach of an isolated NSW Health server a major incident. The State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad is investigating under Strike Force Civic, after being alerted to the suspected breach on Friday afternoon. Officials say no patient data has been affected or is currently at risk. NSW Health has referred all questions to police.

read more at ABC News NSW
Business
$75m
Expired Covid-era credits Virgin kept, per Choice

Ticket giants, Virgin and Sony among Choice’s 2026 Shonky winners

Daily Yarn newsroom 59 words · 18 sec read

Consumer group Choice has handed its annual Shonky Awards to seven companies. Ticketek and Ticketmaster were called out for dynamic pricing, Virgin Australia for keeping $75 million in expired Covid-era flight credits, and Sony for digital-only PlayStation licences. A Hisense washer-dryer sold as super efficient takes 25 hours on eco settings. Petcover and a pricey protein chip also made the list.

read more at ABC News
Sport
39
Djokovic's age, oldest Paris Masters match winner

Djokovic makes Paris Masters history, sets up Hijikata clash

Daily Yarn newsroom 55 words · 17 sec read

Novak Djokovic, 39, became the oldest player to win a match at the Paris Masters, coming from a set down to beat Valentin Vacherot 6-7, 7-5, 6-1. He needed a medical timeout for his right shoulder. The Serbian will face Australia’s Rinky Hijikata in the second round, with a possible third-round meeting with Alex de Minaur.

read more at ABC News
Entertainment
2006
Year of Diana Ross's last Australian show

Diana Ross to play Sydney’s Centennial Park in March 2027

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

Motown great Diana Ross will play a one-off Sydney show at Centennial Park on 5 March 2027, during Mardi Gras weekend, her first Australian appearance since 2006. British dance act Groove Armada will support with a DJ set. The 82-year-old former Supremes lead is expected to mix group classics with solo hits. General tickets go on sale on 11 November.

read more at ABC News NSW
Business
4.85%
Cash rate, highest since late 2008

RBA lifts rates for the fifth time this year, to an 18-year high

Daily Yarn newsroom 56 words · 17 sec read

The Reserve Bank raised the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.85% on Melbourne Cup Day, its fifth increase of 2026. The board split six votes to three, with three members preferring to hold at 4.60%. Governor Michele Bullock pointed to stubborn inflation, the Middle East conflict and rising oil prices, and left the door open to further hikes.

read more at ABC News
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