Spate of domestic violence incidents in NSW | Midday News Bulletin 21 September 2026

Intergenerational report predicts growing burden for younger people; Australia's ongoing campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council; Socceroo Mohamed Toure in doubt for the friendly series against Brazil.

NSW police investigate a spate of alleged domestic violence incidents; Australia's record on Indigenous incarceration under scrutiny at the UN; the Australian Rollers win the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.

Anthony Albanese launches the campaign on Australia's pitch for a UN Security Council seat; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on, after election setbacks for his party in two states; Authorities search for fans who threw bottles at umpires over the weekend.

Child dies after suspected stabbing in the Blue Mountains; four people killed in a strike on what the US alleges was a drug trafficking boat; the Wallaroos lose to France in a heartbreaking Test match.

The Prime Minister meets with Apple's boss under tight security in Silicon Valley; After a week of controversy, musician Ed Sheeran reveals his position on the Israel-Gaza war; And in sport, The NBL season kicks off with a thriller.

Anger over the White House media ban; A catch-and-kill order for the shark that fatally attacked a swimmer; And in tennis, Alex de Minaur achieves a straight-sets victory in the Davis Cup.

Prime minister in the US to lobby for Australia to get a seat on the UN Security Council; Federal government intervention recommended to tackle the treatment of children in the youth justice system; Freemantle celebrate booking a spot in the AFL grand final.

Beaches set to open in Perth after a fatal shark attack; US President Donald Trump bans three media outlets from the White House; Australia trounces Zimbabwe to wrap up their one-day international series.

The Prime Minister on his way to the US to push Australia's AI agenda; Dozens killed in a bombing outside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan; And in sport, a major boost for the Roosters as Angus Crichton returns for tonight's semi-final.

In this bulletin, the Reserve Bank signals another interest rate rise could be on the way; a swimmer missing after a shark attack at a popular Perth beach; and in sport, the countdown is on to the Sharks' do-or-die semi-final against the Roosters.