Midday News Bulletin 25 October 2025

Nauru receives the first group of deportees from Australia under a deal that is expected to last 30 years; a court ruling overturns the Queensland government's ban on puberty blockers for transgender adolescents; and in basketball, Australian Josh Giddey plays a starring role in Chicago's win over Atlanta.

An investigation underway into a mine blast that has killed two workers; Western Australia to apologise for the 1834 Pinjarra massacre; and in sport, speculation that Australian coach Ange Postecoglou could return to Celtic.

A category 5 hurricane hits Jamaica; calls for a senate inquiry after September's Triple Zero outage; Macarthur F-C brush off illness to rise from the bottom of the table.

In this bulletin, the Prime Minister raises concerns over a recent military incident, in a meeting with China's premier, the government rules out giving tech companies free reign to mine content for AI models. And in golf, Australia beats the US to take out the international crown teams' event in South Korea.

In this bulletin, negotiations in parliament over a bill to reform Australia's environment laws, Microsoft is sued by Australia’s competition regulator. And in Formula One, Lando Norris reclaims leadership of the world championship from Oscar Piastri.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends the 47th ASEAN summit; RSF forces claim they've captured the Sudanese army's El-Fashir headquarters; Samoa books their spot in rugby league's Pacific Cup final.

US President Donald Trump says Cambodia-Thailand peace deal could save millions of lives, Government proposes first National Environment Protection Agency to keep businesses accountable, Liverpool lose 3-2 at Brentford, making it four league losses in a row.

Anthony Albanese will push for free trade at the upcoming ASEAN and APEC talks in Asia; two Australian women's cricket players allege assault, as a man is arrested in India; the Matildas beat Wales in a 2-1 victory in Cardiff, in star player Sam Kerr's long-awaited return to the team.

Anthony Albanese joins Donald Trump and other leaders for the annual ASEAN summit; Israel launches air strikes in central Gaza, in defiance of the US brokered ceasefire; Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma lead India to a nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third one-day international.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies aged 93; Venezuela's President claims Trump administration is seeking to start an eternal war; And in swimming, Mollie O'Callaghan sets new world record in the at the swimming World Cup.