30 October 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 30 October 2020, Friday Public servants doing home renovations accused of joining in '$20 million taxpayer rort'31/10/2020 8:49 AM Labor tipped to retain government in Queensland: Newspoll | Sky News Australia31/10/2020 8:46 AM The 'shocking' visa problem facing women in Australia that the UN has said impacts human rights31/10/2020 8:40 AM Halloween mini blue moon a treat for skywatchers tonight31/10/2020 8:40 AM Tens of thousands rally across Asia and the Middle East in anti-France protests31/10/2020 8:38 AM 'Wake-up call': Should Australia's cricketers take the knee?31/10/2020 8:33 AM The Indian-born candidates hoping to make history in the Queensland election31/10/2020 8:24 AM 'Rates will have to rise': Council mergers in crisis as losses mount31/10/2020 8:15 AM Australia welcomes Qatar apology for invasive searches of women at Doha airport31/10/2020 8:05 AM 'AMP destroyed me': Former planners demand inquiry31/10/2020 8:00 AM No crowds, no Birdcage, no fizz but it's still the race that fascinates31/10/2020 8:00 AM Companies are telling older people not to bother applying in JobMaker job ads. Is that legal?31/10/2020 7:40 AM Make America Rich Again: How the presidency became a part of the Trump business31/10/2020 7:40 AM 'Taking their life into their hands': America braces for armed protesters on election night31/10/2020 7:40 AM 'The safest investment on Earth': Sydney man confesses he ran local arm of $50m cryptocurrency scam31/10/2020 7:40 AM 'People need to know they belong': How Chinese Australians are helping to increase the AFL's diversity31/10/2020 7:40 AM 'Wake-up call': Should Australia's cricketers take the knee?31/10/2020 7:30 AM Cashed-up Australians squirrel away $100 billion31/10/2020 7:15 AM Report handed down on 'horrific' abuse suffered by disabled Australians31/10/2020 7:02 AM Rates so low you that nearly profit from your home loan? We're almost there31/10/2020 6:28 AM Adele says she lost weight on the Sirtfood diet. But is it just another fad?31/10/2020 6:28 AM It's not just public servants feeling the ire of the Morrison Government31/10/2020 6:28 AM Qatar opens criminal probe over invasive search on Australian passengers31/10/2020 6:24 AM In a cemetery in Mexico City, the tombstones bear an unsettling pattern31/10/2020 6:10 AM Chris Smith, Team GB mountain runner, found dead in Scottish Highlands31/10/2020 6:03 AM After a summer of eased coronavirus restrictions, Europe braces for a winter of tragedy31/10/2020 5:40 AM Man who spent a decade behind bars acquitted due to Lawyer X betrayal31/10/2020 5:03 AM More than 100 dogs rescued from South Korean meat market31/10/2020 4:04 AM Natural disaster royal commission makes recommendations after deadly bushfire season31/10/2020 3:03 AM Second arrest over Nice attack, suspect's family under investigation31/10/2020 2:40 AM At least six dead and over 200 injured in Turkey after powerful earthquake31/10/2020 2:28 AM People injured, multiple buildings destroyed as earthquake shakes Turkey and Greece31/10/2020 1:40 AM At least six dead and over 200 injured in Turkey after powerful earthquake31/10/2020 1:30 AM Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey and Greece31/10/2020 1:24 AM $500m pledged by Federal Government to achieve 'full immunisation coverage' in South-East Asia, Pacific31/10/2020 1:10 AM Federal money ‘floating the Labor vote’ is a ‘tragic irony’ | Sky News Australia31/10/2020 1:08 AM Donald Trump is the ‘obvious choice’ for the future of western civilisation | Sky News Australia31/10/2020 12:35 AM China's five-year plan keeps US ties and talks up peace31/10/2020 12:35 AM Origin cuts back gas drilling as pandemic drain hits exports31/10/2020 12:34 AM Palaszczuk uses 'politics of fear' to make border decisions | Sky News Australia31/10/2020 12:15 AM Man killed in Carlton street fight, police appeal for witnesses31/10/2020 12:15 AM Second person arrested in France after fatal knife attack31/10/2020 12:02 AM Qatar opens criminal probe over invasive search on Australian passengers31/10/2020 12:00 AM Tourism and business leaders blast Qld decision to keep Sydney on outer30/10/2020 11:59 PM 'Better than a pen and paper': NSW wants 3 million to download QR app by March30/10/2020 11:45 PM Tourism operators slam Annastacia Palaszczuk's border decision30/10/2020 11:30 PM States expected to be ultra-cautious as they open up to Victorians30/10/2020 11:20 PM The ‘rank Left’ hate freedom: Hardgrave | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 11:11 PM Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 winner announced30/10/2020 11:01 PM Girl, 4, killed by chicken nugget30/10/2020 11:00 PM 'They deserve a dead rubber': Blues boss slams Queensland Premier30/10/2020 10:46 PM Trump is a successful ‘rogue president’ | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 10:45 PM Parents ‘freak out’ over tomatoes and grapes in lunch box30/10/2020 10:40 PM Qantas boss calls Queensland border announcement 'ridiculous'30/10/2020 10:30 PM Biden holds lead over Trump in final stretch30/10/2020 10:30 PM Bellamy is still barking – but you can't say it doesn't work30/10/2020 10:29 PM CNN is ‘utterly biased’ and has ‘cooked’ its ability to report news accurately | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 10:20 PM Powerful Midnight Oil track comes straight from the heart30/10/2020 10:09 PM Rescuers searching villages covered by landslides after deadly typhoon in Vietnam30/10/2020 10:09 PM Officials behind forced examinations of women at Qatar airport referred to prosecutors30/10/2020 10:09 PM Billie Eilish, Britney Spears targeted over Trump criticism amid US election30/10/2020 10:00 PM Pictures of the week: World on edge as pivotal conflict heats up30/10/2020 9:59 PM China's five-year plan keeps US ties and talks up peace30/10/2020 9:55 PM 'Families are hurting': Queensland Premier accused of playing politics with the border30/10/2020 9:40 PM After seven months apart, Sian will finally get to see her mum in two weeks30/10/2020 9:39 PM 'Finally in black and white': Black Summer recommendations spark calls for climate action30/10/2020 9:39 PM China's military rise poses greatest foreign policy challenge to next US President30/10/2020 9:28 PM Trump and China force Australia to secure its defence closer to home30/10/2020 9:24 PM Thousands of protesters gather worldwide after court further tightens Poland's abortion laws30/10/2020 9:20 PM Halloween special: the 13 scariest scenes in horror movies30/10/2020 9:07 PM After terror attacks, Muslims wonder about their place in France30/10/2020 9:02 PM Why losing motivation in your mid-50s isn't such a bad thing30/10/2020 8:49 PM 'Time for reform': The university lecture may not survive COVID-1930/10/2020 8:49 PM 'It could be facemasks': Train cleaning contactor denies making corrupt cash payments allegedly captured in covert recordings30/10/2020 8:39 PM 'There's no shame in surviving': Grace Tame named Tasmanian Australian of the Year30/10/2020 8:39 PM What are the rules on racehorses being slaughtered?30/10/2020 8:38 PM In the swing state of Florida, Donald Trump and Joe Biden host contrasting rallies30/10/2020 8:38 PM Electronic monitoring plan to allow home quarantine for arrivals30/10/2020 8:30 PM Williams aims for seventh Melbourne Cup triumph30/10/2020 8:26 PM Matt Kean added 202,000ha of national parks. Now he wants another 200,000ha30/10/2020 8:15 PM Why I don't want to travel north when I'm allowed30/10/2020 8:11 PM Five key moments in the final Queensland leaders' debate30/10/2020 8:09 PM Disability royal commission wants more time due to COVID and workload30/10/2020 8:00 PM COVID, civil unrest and warp speed: watch two months of the US election in 16 minutes30/10/2020 7:56 PM As it happened: WA border to reopen as Victoria records four new COVID-19 cases; Qld border to stay closed to Greater Sydney as Australian death toll stands at 90730/10/2020 7:55 PM 'It's a personal matter': An emotional Annastacia Palaszczuk defends euthanasia stance at Queensland leaders' debate30/10/2020 7:53 PM Western Australia to reopen its borders to all other states and territories30/10/2020 7:37 PM 'Ad hoc': Wyatt to review call for major overhaul on Indigenous funding30/10/2020 7:30 PM Labor backs new gas fields and pipelines in bid to end climate fight30/10/2020 7:27 PM Warnings return of mutual obligations is unfairly impacting 'vulnerable' welfare recipients30/10/2020 7:16 PM 'I’m still in shock': Why rugby is keeping Petaia afloat after dad's sudden death30/10/2020 7:15 PM Act like a dog! A fine appearance can't make you morally superior30/10/2020 7:10 PM Trump, Biden spruik competing COVID messages as cases hit new daily record30/10/2020 7:00 PM ‘Traumatised’ man rescued from rat-filled hole30/10/2020 7:00 PM Palaszczuk has 'effectively killed Christmas' for hundreds of thousands of families | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 6:53 PM NAB directs staff back to office after months of remote working30/10/2020 6:47 PM Langer wants Goodes to address Australian team on racial discrimination30/10/2020 6:42 PM Huge clue points at Donald Trump election victory30/10/2020 6:40 PM Mental health system needs NDIS-style reform to cope with this crisis, experts say30/10/2020 6:40 PM Walmart removes guns, ammunition on display at US stores30/10/2020 6:39 PM NASA probe OSIRIS-REx successfully stashes asteroid samples for long return to Earth30/10/2020 6:39 PM US election 2020: When is it, how does it work, and when will we know the results?30/10/2020 6:36 PM What are the rules on racehorses being slaughtered?30/10/2020 6:26 PM A small force to be reckoned with: how Baby Yoda upended Star Wars30/10/2020 6:25 PM Social media addict Madeline Scott jailed for drug dealing30/10/2020 6:20 PM Brain cancer patient Gary Ralph passes away30/10/2020 6:18 PM 'Hard yakka' as Atlassian's profit takes a hit30/10/2020 6:10 PM Hawthorn's three-time premiership player Isaac Smith joins Geelong30/10/2020 6:09 PM Strangulation, deprivation of liberty charges for man arrested after Darwin CBD stand-off30/10/2020 6:09 PM Queensland's border restrictions have changed, so who's in and who's out? Here's what you need to know30/10/2020 6:09 PM 'You just can’t understand what is happening to you': new support for those left behind by suicide30/10/2020 6:05 PM Security detail staffer gets hot and heavy with Governor's daughter30/10/2020 6:00 PM What you need to know about WA’s new border rules30/10/2020 5:56 PM Here, there, everywhere: The frantic last dash for the White House30/10/2020 5:55 PM Semi-nude ‘photo shoot’ at Anzac site panned30/10/2020 5:51 PM McGowan pulls down WA's 'hard border', sets timeline for reunification with eastern states30/10/2020 5:47 PM Western Australia to remove hard border from November 1430/10/2020 5:46 PM I will have 'no hesitation' to reintroduce the hard border: WA Premier | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 5:42 PM Central Qld woman found stabbed to death30/10/2020 5:40 PM Paedophile who impregnated girl in state care will spend longer in jail30/10/2020 5:39 PM NT detectives investigate death of 11-year-old child in remote community30/10/2020 5:39 PM McGowan pulls down WA's 'hard border', sets timeline for reunification with eastern states30/10/2020 5:39 PM Western Australia to relax border restrictions to all states | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 5:35 PM 'Time for reform': The university lecture may not survive COVID-1930/10/2020 5:30 PM What crisis? Red dirt billionaires still rule the rich list30/10/2020 5:22 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: WA border to reopen as Victoria records four new COVID-19 cases; Qld border to stay closed to Greater Sydney as Australian death toll stands at 90730/10/2020 5:14 PM Majority of economists believe Australia is already out of recession: Switzer | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 5:08 PM Qantas boss calls Queensland border announcement 'ridiculous'30/10/2020 5:04 PM NAB directs staff back to office after months of remote working30/10/2020 4:45 PM BP closes major oil refinery with 600 jobs expected to go30/10/2020 4:39 PM Adam Goodes might speak to Australia's cricketers on Black Lives Matter, says Langer30/10/2020 4:39 PM Melburnians flock to favourite CBD hotspots as city bounces back from lockdown30/10/2020 4:39 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: WA border to reopen as Victoria records four new COVID-19 cases; Qld border to stay closed to Greater Sydney as Australian death toll stands at 90730/10/2020 4:30 PM Confusion and uncertainty around Qld border reopening | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 4:26 PM New Zealand votes yes on euthanasia | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 4:25 PM Gun sales surge ahead of US election on back of riots, coronavirus fears30/10/2020 4:23 PM Department emails tried to discourage evidence from staffer who shredded documents30/10/2020 4:14 PM Outbreaks prompt alerts for banana disease lurking in backyards30/10/2020 4:09 PM After fronting the cameras for 120 straight days, Daniel Andrews is taking a day off30/10/2020 4:09 PM Disability Royal Commission interim report handed down, chair requests year-long extension30/10/2020 4:09 PM Three highly textured breast implants banned over cancer fears30/10/2020 4:07 PM Three highly textured breast implants banned over cancer fears30/10/2020 3:59 PM Writer Kate Cole-Adams learnt about herself and others in lockdown30/10/2020 3:50 PM Would you pass? The tough entry requirements for a job in the ADF30/10/2020 3:44 PM Surge in paedophile guilty pleas ahead of sentencing discount reduction30/10/2020 3:39 PM What crisis? Red dirt billionaires still rule the rich list30/10/2020 3:37 PM BP to shut Australian oil refinery, leaving just three in the country30/10/2020 3:35 PM BP to shut Australian oil refinery, leaving just three in the country30/10/2020 3:31 PM Toppling Trump: Grab 'em by the... selfie?30/10/2020 3:31 PM Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Aus Post boss Christine Holgate was stood aside30/10/2020 3:15 PM Hawks winger joins Geelong, Blues lodge papers for Williams30/10/2020 3:15 PM Legend fumes over latest Australian ODI squad30/10/2020 3:00 PM New Zealanders vote 'yes' to euthanasia, 'no' to legalising cannabis30/10/2020 2:59 PM NASA provides photos of rare metal asteroid worth more than entire world's economy30/10/2020 2:59 PM Langer wants Goodes to address Australian team on racial discrimination30/10/2020 2:41 PM First koala born at Canberra zoo named after fire-ravaged national park30/10/2020 2:39 PM Trump has the farmers' vote in the US election, despite a trade war with China that cost them billions30/10/2020 2:39 PM Search underway for three men missing in remote Arnhem Land for three days30/10/2020 2:39 PM No new local coronavirus cases in NSW yesterday, but one overnight30/10/2020 2:35 PM I chose my best friend as my 'life partner' over romantic love30/10/2020 2:22 PM New Zealand votes to allow euthanasia, rejects cannabis legislation30/10/2020 2:10 PM 7-Eleven owners pay back more than $176 million to employees30/10/2020 2:09 PM It took an overdose and a chat with a friend for former Wallabies prop Dan Palmer to reveal his homosexuality30/10/2020 2:09 PM Government 'committed' to responding to bushfire royal commission | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 2:00 PM 'Not a sprint, it's a marathon': Disability royal commission to request extension to September 202330/10/2020 1:58 PM Sydney stays locked out of Queensland as another case linked to trampoline centre30/10/2020 1:52 PM Palaszczuk accepted chief health officer's advice 'lock, stock and barrel' | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 1:51 PM Sydney's NorthConnex tunnel to open Saturday morning | Sky News Australia30/10/2020 1:51 PM AFL trade news, rumours, whispers 2020: Trade blog, live chat, October 30, free agency, latest news, offers, contracts, Jesse Hogan, Isaac Smith, Zac Williams, Rory Atkins, Oleg Markov, Jeremy Cameron, Jaidyn Stephenson, Aidan Corr, Joe Daniher30/10/2020 1:51 PM 7-Eleven has paid $173m in underpayments to staff30/10/2020 1:50 PM National aerial firefighting fleet among bushfire royal commission's 24 recommendations30/10/2020 1:39 PM Natural disaster royal commission makes recommendations after deadly bushfire season30/10/2020 1:30 PM Here, there, everywhere: The frantic last dash for the White House30/10/2020 1:23 PM Premier to take first day off after more than 100 days30/10/2020 1:20 PM More than 30,000 Allianz customers paid back millions in travel insurance30/10/2020 1:08 PM Embattled financial company AMP confirms takeover bid from US company30/10/2020 1:08 PM Ribbon finally cut for Sydney's $3 billion NorthConnex road tunnel30/10/2020 1:07 PM The bad news for the Wallabies is that the All Blacks respect them30/10/2020 1:01 PM Queensland border will re-open to regional NSW, but remain closed to Sydney and Victoria30/10/2020 12:55 PM Federal government should have a clear role in disaster response, Bushfire Royal Commission recommends30/10/2020 12:44 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records four new COVID-19 cases as US surpasses nine million cases; Qld border to stay closed to Greater Sydney as Australian death toll stands at 90730/10/2020 12:40 PM Queensland borders will open to NSW, except Greater Sydney, from November 330/10/2020 12:38 PM Bushfire royal commission releases final report30/10/2020 12:38 PM 'Substantial miscarriage of justice' sees gangland figure acquitted over Lawyer X scandal30/10/2020 12:38 PM Toppling Trump: Grab 'em by the... selfie?30/10/2020 12:36 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records four new COVID-19 cases as US surpasses nine million cases; Qld border to stay closed to Greater Sydney as Australian death toll stands at 90730/10/2020 12:29 PM Anticipating reactions to political attacks can be a tricky business30/10/2020 12:27 PM Trump's frantic late campaigning tells us a lot about what he thinks will happen30/10/2020 12:27 PM 7-Eleven forced to pay $173 million to underpaid workers30/10/2020 12:13 PM COVID-19 gap widens between Australia and the rest of the world30/10/2020 12:08 PM 7-Eleven forced to pay $173 million to underpaid workers30/10/2020 12:03 PM Go on, live a little: dress up as hand sanitiser this Halloween30/10/2020 11:59 AM Why Morrison needs to quickly fix the Liberal Party's gender imbalance30/10/2020 11:50 AM Gary Ablett turned on the TV one night and his life changed forever30/10/2020 11:40 AM Sweden hits record for new COVID-19 cases amid warning that herd immunity is not 'ethically justifiable'30/10/2020 11:38 AM Zverev breaks silence on explosive allegations30/10/2020 11:37 AM 'It's remarkable where he's at': Test dream still alive for Abbott30/10/2020 11:33 AM Beware 'backward steps': Premier warns Victorians to act responsibly30/10/2020 11:29 AM Firass Dirani slams Merrick Watts: ‘I’d have coffee with him if I had COVID’30/10/2020 11:20 AM Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook: Tech giants report higher profits30/10/2020 11:15 AM