9 To 5 Aussie

Updated: 29 October 2026, 12:58 a.m. AEDT (Sydney) Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green shared a 126-run partnership for Australia before Marco Jansen dismissed both shortly before tea on the second day of the third Test at Newlands on Wednesday, 28 October. Renshaw made 74 and Green 65 in Cape Town. Their third-wicket stand repaired the innings after Simon Harmer removed Travis Head for 41 and Marnus Labuschagne without scoring, Reuters reported . Jansen then had Renshaw caught behind by Ryan Rickelton and Green caught by Harmer at slip. Australia reached tea at 191 for four, 138 behind South Africa’s first-innings 329. That was the interval score, rather than a final innings total. BBC Sport’s live reporting independently confirmed the partnership and dismissals, with play continuing into the evening session. Josh Inglis and Alex Carey took over the rebuilding task. The series is level at 1–1. Australia won the opening Test in Durban before South Africa levelled in Gqeberha. Wednesday’s b...

Updated: 28 October 2026, 12:25 p.m. AEDT Australia’s annual inflation rate increased to 4.3 per cent in September, up from 4.0 per cent in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.8 per cent during the month, twice the August increase. Housing made the largest contribution to the annual rise, with prices up 5.2 per cent. The ABS release identified higher new dwelling and electricity costs as contributors. New dwelling prices were 4.7 per cent higher than a year earlier. Transport prices rose 8.7 per cent over the year. Automotive fuel increased 9.4 per cent in September alone, which the bureau attributed to higher world oil prices. The annual trimmed mean measure of underlying inflation reached 3.6 per cent. August’s figure was revised down from 3.6 to 3.5 per cent following changes to seasonal factors. For the September quarter, the overall CPI rose 1.3 per cent, while the quarterly trimmed mean on its pre-October 2025 basis increased...

Updated: 28 October 2026, 8:18 a.m. AEDT Mitchell Starc took six wickets as Australia recovered from a difficult start to bowl South Africa out for 329 on the opening day of the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday, 27 October. Starc claimed the final six wickets of the innings, including the last four in six balls, Cricket Australia’s match report confirmed . The burst ended South Africa’s innings before stumps, leaving Australia yet to begin their reply. Pat Cummins had elected to field, but Marques Ackerman and Aiden Markram put on 158 for the first wicket. Ackerman made 95 and Markram 78 before Australia worked their way back into the contest. South Africa were eventually dismissed in 82.3 overs, according to BBC Sport’s day-one coverage . Cooper Connolly also reached a personal milestone, taking his first Test wicket when Matthew Breetzke was given lbw after an Australian review. Nathan Lyon dismissed Ackerman and captain Temba Bavuma as spin helped break the hosts’...

Updated: 28 October 2026, 3:18 a.m. AEDT Hailstones up to seven centimetres across struck parts of south-east Queensland on Tuesday, 27 October, while a lightning strike damaged Brisbane Airport’s western runway and disrupted flights. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed hail measuring three to seven centimetres at Yamanto, Flinders View, Ripley and Mudgeeraba between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Queensland time, ABC News reported . The bureau classifies hail larger than five centimetres as giant hail. The afternoon storms swept across the Gold Coast and Ipswich. Nine reported that hail covered yards and streets in Augustine Heights and Redbank Plains, while more than 1,000 homes lost power. At Brisbane Airport, lightning struck the western runway shortly before 3 p.m. The runway remained closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday while engineers assessed the damage, according to Nine. An airport spokesperson said repairs were expected overnight, with the runway expected to be operational by Wednesday mo...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 9:20 p.m. AEDT Australian musician G Flip and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause have announced their separation after more than four years together. The pair shared the news in separate social media statements on Monday, 26 October, in the United States. In a statement on their verified Instagram account , G Flip confirmed that the relationship had ended. The Melbourne-born singer and drummer said they would continue to love Stause, valued their shared memories and asked for privacy. Stause also confirmed the separation in a video, saying they had agreed to approach it with love and respect, Rolling Stone Australia reported on Tuesday . She spoke positively about their time together while describing the split as painful. The couple made their relationship public in May 2022, when Stause discussed it during a Selling Sunset reunion. She had appeared in the music video for G Flip’s song Get Me Outta Here . They held a wedding celebration in Las Vegas in May...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 11:22 a.m. AEDT Harry Kane won the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in London on Monday night, 26 October, becoming the first English recipient since Michael Owen in 2001. The award was announced on Tuesday morning in Australia. The Bayern Munich and England striker finished ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, Sky Sports reported . Kane scored 73 goals for club and country during the season recognised by the award. The award organiser’s account put his Bayern total at 61 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions, alongside 12 goals for England. His 36 Bundesliga goals earned a second European Golden Shoe, while Bayern won a domestic treble. Kane’s club campaign included 14 Champions League goals and 10 in the German Cup. The organiser highlighted hat-tricks in his final Bundesliga appearance of the season and the cup final as part of the scoring run behind his success. Sky Sports said Kane also received the men’s strik...

Updated: 27 October 2026, 6:24 a.m. AEDT Reserve Bank assistant governor Brad Jones warned on Monday, 26 October, that rising retirement withdrawals and growing liquidity demands would make it harder for Australia’s superannuation sector to cushion future financial shocks. Speaking at the AFR Super and Wealth Summit in Melbourne, Jones said the sector had historically helped stabilise markets, including by buying Australian shares during the 2008 and 2020 crises. Recent stress testing by the RBA and APRA suggested funds were generally well placed to withstand substantial stress, according to the RBA’s published transcript . However, he said weekly net inflows of $1 billion to $2 billion had provided an important buffer. As more members draw down retirement savings, more funds will face net cash outflows, while foreign-exchange hedging will require more liquidity. Jones also highlighted concentrated service providers and the risk of an operational disruption occurring alongside financia...