Radio National Breakfast

In Michigan, a shock last-minute endorsement may have tightened the midterm race. Sitting Democrat congresswoman Haley Stevens has publicly backing Republican candidate Mike Rogers over her party's own nominee, Abdul El-Sayed. We also turn to the race in Texas, where a Democrat is threatening the Republican's hold on the state. Then over in the Carribean, Prime minister Anthony Albanese is going to raise Australia's recent changes to visa rules for backpackers with the British Prime Minister.

Bogong Moth numbers were dwindling, but their 2026 migratory journey is getting conservationists excited.

If you've recently been in touch with your superannuation fund with a complaint — and been dissatisfied with the response — you're not alone.

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to increase interest rates for the fifth time this year later today, in an effort to pull inflation down.

Another hike would likely take the cash rate to 4.85 per cent — the highest level in 18 years.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set to meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with a change in backpacker rules on the table.

On the streets of Antigua, protesters continue their call for reparations for historical slavery which some have called the biggest crossroads for the Commonwealth since its creation.

Texas is another key battleground state in the US midterm elections on the verge of an historic shift.

Hopes are rising among Democrats that they can win a majority in both houses of Congress — with polling leads in almost all of the battleground states.

Some license holders in New South Wales will be able to surrender their guns from today. It's part of the state government's response to the Bondi Beach massacre last year, including limiting the number of guns a person can own and the introduction of stronger background checks. Then, the Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has been a vocal opponent of the caps on the number of guns people can own - she shares her response to the scheme. And overseas, Caribbean activists want the United Kingdom to confront its role in transatlantic enslavement, which saw more than 10 million Africans stolen from their homes from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Could dads be the secret weapon in making families healthier?

The federal government says they are making 'serious attempts' to ensure spending isn't contributing to rising inflation figures.

Opposition urges New South Wales gun owners: 'don't rush' to hand in firearms.

A national gun buy-back has launched — at least in New South Wales, which is the first state to stand up the scheme.

Australia's major banks are all predicting a Melbourne Cup day rate rise tomorrow after consumer price index data for September showed stubbornly high inflation.

Halloween might have provided some retailers with a temporary sugar hit to sales, but broader consumer sentiment has some in the sector spooked.

On the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, protectors are demanding the UK confront role in transatlantic enslavement.

A power struggle between the government and the courts has broken out.

A moment at the United Nations has reminded the world of the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. We hear from the country's Ambassador who was brought to tears with a plea, stopping dignitaries in their tracks. Then, outrage, anger and questions mount in Spain following the country's second deadly high speed rail disaster this year.

The peak body for the state's 79 councils is calling for a pause on approvals for data centres until a "comprehensive" planning and environmental framework is established.