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David Jones will close 19 stores across Australia, representing half of its locations, following its entry into voluntary administration. The closures will occur after the Christmas trading period, with seven stores in New South Wales affected, including Macquarie Centre, Macarthur Square, Parramatta, Wollongong Central, Hornsby, Green Hills and Warringah Mall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians gathered at ceremonies across the country to mark Remembrance Day, commemorating 108 years since the end of World War I. Major services were held at the Martin Place Cenotaph in Sydney, with the Opera House sails illuminated with poppies at dawn and again from 8pm. The day held particular significance for the family of Lieutenant John Lyons of the 17th Battalion, whose body was formally identified earlier this year after being buried in an unmarked grave in Belgium since 1917.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 62-year-old Narre Warren father, Joe Klarika, was killed when a motorcyclist travelling at high speed collided with his vehicle as he turned right at the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road intersection. The impact flipped the car onto its roof, killing both the father of one and the 31-year-old motorcyclist at the scene. Local residents have reported multiple crashes at this intersection and have been petitioning for safety changes for several years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hatchback has crashed into a cafe at Balmain, ploughing through outdoor tables and trapping a woman in her 60s. Firefighters freed the woman, who was transported to hospital in a serious condition with hip and leg injuries. The driver sustained minor injuries in the incident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Usman Khawaja has defended himself on social media amid controversy over his book's claims about Sandpapergate, rejecting reports his book tour was cancelled while pulling out of media interviews. The former Australian test cricketer alleges in his book that the 2018 sandpaper ball tampering plot in South Africa was known by every player on the squad, though he refused to provide specific details in an ABC interview. The fallout has reignited global debate about the incident, with David Warner and English cricket figures weighing in on social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Royal Commission into Victoria's Big Build has heard evidence that the CFMEU installed bikies on government construction projects and helped prisoners, including convicted killer and former Bandidos bikie Jonny Walker, secure parole by finding them work on construction sites. Former CFMEU organiser Paul Tzimas testified about union members with bikie gang links, with 11 of 12 current or former bikies being installed as health and safety representatives, and also revealed receiving a gold bracelet gift from gangland figure Mick Gatto. The union has expelled former leader John Setka amid allegations of millions in a slush fund.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police have announced a million-dollar reward for information about the suspected murder of Mahmoud Sleiman, a 24-year-old father who disappeared 23 years ago from his Greystanes home. The young man was a key player in Sydney's Middle Eastern crime network, dealing ice and cannabis, and detectives believe he was murdered over a power struggle between major crime figures. His body has never been found, and his partner Jody Swift and son Billy are pleading with the public to help find the truth about what happened when Mahmoud got into a white Jeep and vanished.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Usman Khawaja's book has prompted calls to reopen an inquiry into Sandpapergate, despite Cricket Australia's resistance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. House Republicans have voted to block impeachment proceedings against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who faced allegations of abusing his power in the war with Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Duchess of Sussex made her first public appearance since her father Thomas Markle's arrest for child sexual offences, joining Prince Harry in Belgium for the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial at European Parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.