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How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil
WorldHow elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil

Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK
WorldBritish healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unit

Sarah Johnson
Australia has an especially bad inflation problem. So why are we only middle-of-the pack on the misery index?
EconomyAustralia has an especially bad inflation problem. So why are we only middle-of-the pack on the misery index?

Comparing Australia to other countries may not be much comfort but does offer some perspective on the economy

Patrick Commins
BMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts
EconomyBMW warns on profits as it counts cost of plan for 8,000 job cuts

German carmaker slashes profit margin to between -0.5% and 0.5% this year in face of competition from China

Lisa O’Carroll
First 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging
CultureFirst 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging

Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first songs to be honoured on new list that will grow every year

Emma Joyce
ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
WorldANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cuts

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Uber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules
TechnologyUber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules

Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW law

Australian Associated Press
One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
WorldOne dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada

The incident took place in the same province where a grizzly attacked a group of schoolchildren last November

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Two Australians confirmed dead in Spain’s high-speed train crash
WorldTwo Australians confirmed dead in Spain’s high-speed train crash

Legal body handling identification says three latest victims include two Australians and a Japanese citizen

Agence France-Presse
Trump’s troubles with Iran could open the door to China
WorldTrump’s troubles with Iran could open the door to China

Beijing launches diplomatic salvo to woo Gulf leaders and bolster its influence in the region

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
Brazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels
ClimateBrazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels

Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to implementing

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
Denmark pushes for EU ban on ‘turbo chickens’ as secret footage causes outrage
WorldDenmark pushes for EU ban on ‘turbo chickens’ as secret footage causes outrage

Minister says government will work towards banning fast-growing breed across country and throughout EU

Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
Peacock found in couple’s Brisbane bathroom leads to creative bid to reunite bird with tattoo artist
ClimatePeacock found in couple’s Brisbane bathroom leads to creative bid to reunite bird with tattoo artist

Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne went out for an evening coffee. When they returned they found Hex admiring himself in the mirror

Tracey Ferrier
Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
ScienceFossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists

Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin in blood to carry oxygen around body

Ian Sample Science editor
UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda
WorldUK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agenda

Natricia Duncan in St John's, Antigua
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