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Australia has raised interest rates to a 15-year high, with the Reserve Bank of Australia lifting its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6 per cent amid persistent inflation. The increase is expected to push up mortgage payments for millions of Australian households and adds to pressure from three previous rises this year. Australia raises interest rates as inflation remains above target The central bank said inflation remained elevated and that previously identified “upside risks” had emerged. It pointed to higher energy prices linked to the United States-Israel war on Iran, as well as rising technology costs. Annual inflation…

Ava Ganz has accused Netflix editors of presenting her as a dependent “little brat” during her appearance on Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, saying the programme failed to reflect her work and independence. Ganz, who competed alongside her father Jeff, was eliminated in the sixth episode during the “WonkaVator” challenge. After the episode aired, she posted an emotional video on TikTok criticising the way she had been portrayed. The reality competition brings 12 Golden Ticket winners and their partners into a recreation of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, where they face physical, mental and moral challenges. The eventual winner is promised $3…

Liverpool are monitoring Brentford winger Kevin Schade after his strong start to the Premier League season heightened interest in the 24-year-old. Schade has scored three goals in five league appearances for Keith Andrews’ side, who sit fourth after an unbeaten opening to the campaign. His form has also earned him a nomination for the Premier League’s September Player of the Month award. Liverpool tracking Brentford winger Kevin Schade Liverpool scouts have watched Schade in recent matches and the club could consider a move in January as they assess their options in wide areas. Former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown…

A four-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a freak buggy accident while attending a football match on the Gold Coast. The circumstances of the incident have not been disclosed, but the accident has been described as a “freak” event.

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Two US Navy aviators ejected from a two-seat aircraft during landing operations on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia, while four sailors aboard the carrier were injured. The incident took place on Monday evening as the aircraft was being recovered. The aviators, who are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, were rescued promptly by search and rescue personnel, the Navy said. Both were returned to the nuclear-powered carrier and assessed by medical staff. The four injured sailors were also treated, with one taken to a hospital in the Norfolk area for non-life-threatening injuries. The Navy has…

Argentina has threatened to take Britain to an international maritime tribunal unless work stops on an offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands. President Javier Milei’s government has given the UK two weeks to halt development of the Sea Lion field, which is being pursued by Israel’s Navitas Petroleum and England’s Rockhopper Exploration. If the deadline passes, Argentina says it will ask the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg to impose an emergency order suspending the project. A statement from Mr Milei’s office accused Britain of causing “irreversible and irreparable” damage, adding: “Argentina will not stand…

Ben Shelton has said finding time with his girlfriend, Trinity Rodman, is proving difficult as both athletes pursue demanding sporting careers. The American tennis player, who was runner-up in the US Open men’s final over the summer, said that even their days off were often consumed by exhaustion. “It is really difficult,” Shelton said. “I think what a lot of people don’t see is when we actually do have time or a couple of days off, we’re so exhausted that it’s tough to do anything. It is tough to make time.” Rodman is a forward for Washington Spirit in the…

Family and friends have gathered to remember Jacinta Resendiz Reyes, a 31-year-old mother of two who was struck and killed while riding her bicycle in East San Jose. Resendiz Reyes died after the collision at the intersection of East Capitol Expressway and Ocala Avenue at about 6.15am on Friday, September 25. She was pronounced dead at the scene. San Jose police said she had been travelling east on Ocala Avenue when she was hit by a white 2017 Ford F-350 pickup travelling north on Capitol Expressway. The truck driver was travelling through the junction on a green light, according to…

Australian mango growers have warned that proposed working holiday visa changes could leave the Northern Territory short of almost 1,000 harvest workers, with much of its premium fruit at risk of remaining on the trees. The Northern Territory Government says up to 70% of the Top End crop could be left to rot if growers cannot recruit enough pickers and packers. It estimates that close to one million trays could go unharvested. The territory’s mango industry is worth $128 million and requires about 3,500 workers during the harvest season, which runs from September to December. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke…