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Australia has never driven migration into reverse by design. Would slamming on the brakes be calamitous?
Oct 11, 2026 - World 
Australia does have a migration challenge – but it’s not what One Nation and the Coalition think it isGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is flirting with the idea of something it has never done: deliberately driving net overseas migration into reverse.In the history of our immigrant nation, extended periods of more people leaving our shores than arriving have only happened during convulsive moments: economic collapses, wars and pandemics.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
Wildlife park confirms tiger will not be euthanised after man mauled to death
Oct 11, 2026 - World 
Ed Miliband, whose constituency includes the park, offers ‘deepest condolences’ to family of visitor who entered enclosure on SaturdayA wildlife park in Yorkshire has confirmed the tiger that mauled to death a man who entered its enclosure will not be euthanised.A man, who has not yet been named, was seen entering a tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, located near Doncaster, before police were called at 1.35pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
Thousands without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north
Oct 11, 2026 - World 
At least four deaths linked to storm amid warnings of flash flooding that could stretch into AppalachiansAs what was left of Hurricane Isaias moved north on Sunday, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall across the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region, nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power.Heavy rainfall associated with the storm could bring isolated flash flooding and strong wind gusts and remain a threat across the south-eastern US, especially near the southern Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). That could bring scattered power outages and downed trees and power lines. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and south-eastern Atlantic coasts. Continue reading...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Calls For 'Emergency Brake' On Advanced AI
Oct 11, 2026 - World 
Satya Nadella said that those deploying advanced AI should not simply rely on assurances from AI model makers.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts southern Peru coast and residents report light to moderate shaking
Oct 11, 2026 - World 
The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck a coastal area of southern Peru
