- 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.
United States President Donald Trump says the signing of a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand could save millions of lives.
Mr Trump is in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur for the annual ASEAN summit where he has overseen the Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Thailand signing a peace deal.
In his opening speech, the U-S President thanked Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and says the country will deploy observers as part of the deal.
"Both countries are agreeing to cease all hostilities and work to build good relationships which have already started. 18 Cambodian prisoners of war will be released and under this agreement observers from ASEAN countries including Malaysia will be deployed to make sure that the Peace prevails and endures. I have no doubt that it will."
The agreement builds on a truce signed three months ago after both sides blamed each other for starting a five-day exchange of rockets and heavy artillery, which killed at least 48 people and temporarily displaced an estimated 300,000.
The Albanese Government has proposed Australia’s first National Environment Protection Agency to act as an independent regulator of businesses' adherance to climate laws.
The NEPA will guide compliance and enforcement of laws, with powers independent of the Environment Minister to audit project assessments and approvals.
The Environment Minister's decisions - and conditions to be attached to approvals - will be based on assessments and advice from the NEPA, but the Minister would retain final decision making authority.
Environment Minister Murray Watt says the proposed reforms will help business and the environment, by improving efficiency and transparency in approvals.
"What we want to be able to do through these reforms is ensure that all industries are able to demonstrate their environmental credentials and get their approvals much more quickly than they are at the moment. You will have seen that there are projects that have been tied up in these processes, between state government processes and federal government processes, for many many years."
The NEPA forms part of an overhaul of federal nature protection laws that Labor is hoping to pass in the next fortnight.
A cold front stretching across eastern Australia is bringing widespread rain across parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, with severe thunderstorms forecast to lash some areas.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Miriam Bradbury says conditions are set to improve in southeastern states today [[Mon 27 Oct]] but Queensland residents are warned heavy rain could bring flash flooding, large hailstorms and dangerous driving conditions.
"The cold front is going to move away from the southeast coast leaving much more settled conditions for our southeastern states further north however a low pressure trough is likely to deepen across Northern and eastern parts of Queensland drawing in moisture and producing scattered showers and thunderstorms across many Eastern parts of the state we may once again see severe storms developing severe storms May once again bring damaging winds large hail or possibly heavy falls"
The window through which thieves entered the Louvre Museum to steal priceless jewels has become an unexpected tourist attraction.
Since last Sunday’s daring daylight heist, visitors have gathered outside the museum to photograph the now-famous balcony window that robbers used to break into the Apollo Gallery.
The heist was worth an estimated 88 million euros a valuation that doesn’t include historical worth.
French investigators are continuing their efforts to identify and locate the four suspects behind what authorities have described as one of the most audacious museum thefts in recent French history.
In football,
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says opponents have identified a winning strategy against his Premier League champions and he needs to find a solution after a 3-2 defeat at Brentford makes it four league losses in a row.
Their title defence had begun well but defeats to Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Manchester United and now Brentford have knocked the Dutchman's side off the rails.
Slot concedes the loss at Brentford is one of their worst of the season, saying opposition teams have found a good strategy to capitalise on their vulnerabilities.
"Teams have a certain playing style against us, which is a very good strategy to play, and we haven't found an answer yet. Also going 1-0 down doesn't really help as well after five minutes. But even today, when we don't play well, we're able to score two goals and create more chances from open play. But we simply concede too many goals."
