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An Australian MP has been attacked outside her office, a development confirmed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s remarks form the central update available in the material, though no further details accompany the report.

The Trump administration is offering states a stronger chance of securing part of a 50 billion-dollar rural healthcare fund if they weaken or abolish laws controlling the construction and expansion of hospitals. The five-year Rural Health Transformation Programme includes policy conditions that favour states prepared to revisit so-called certificate of need laws, under which healthcare providers must demonstrate a community need before opening new facilities or offering certain services. Six states – Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi and Tennessee – indicated in their applications that they would consider changing the rules. Tennessee has already taken the most substantial action, with…

Hezbollah’s financial support for families displaced by the war with Israel is intensifying pressure on Lebanon’s government as it tries to curb the group’s influence, analysts have said. The Lebanese Shia movement announced on October 13 that it would compensate families whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable. The initiative comes as the government faces international pressure to address Hezbollah’s military presence and financial networks. Ali Damoush, chairman of Hezbollah’s executive council, said the organisation would continue helping people affected by the conflict. “At Hezbollah, and out of our religious and moral responsibility, we will continue to serve our people…

Abdul El Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan, is campaigning in the state’s Republican stronghold, the Upper Peninsula. The region has not voted for a Democrat to represent it in Congress for more than a decade, making it the focus of Mr El Sayed’s campaign efforts.

Technology earnings are due this week as jitters surrounding artificial intelligence weigh on market sentiment, while oil prices have slipped. The combination of forthcoming results from the technology sector and weaker oil prices is shaping investor focus as markets assess the latest developments.

Alan Pardew has warned that Eberechi Eze may struggle to become a regular starter for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta, with the former manager suggesting the England international could instead be used as an impact substitute. Eze scored in Arsenal’s 3-0 Champions League victory over Lille, but his first Premier League start of the season against Nottingham Forest proved far more difficult. Arteta substituted him at half-time, with Noni Madueke later coming on to score the winning goal. Alan Pardew questions Eberechi Eze’s Arsenal role Pardew believes Eze’s suitability for the No.10 position is being complicated by the defensive demands Arteta…

Independent MP Helen Haines has been injured after being struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria. The 65-year-old federal member for Indi was reportedly unloading items from the boot of a car in a parking bay on Murphy Street when she was hit by a 4WD. Reports said Ms Haines suffered severe lower-body injuries in the incident, which occurred at about 4pm. Her family said she was receiving medical care and thanked bystanders, health workers and police who responded. “Our family, and Helen’s staff, will be making no further comment at this time, and ask…

Former NFL star Shawne Merriman has been included in a $4 million judgment arising from the wrongful death of Playboy employee Kimberly Fattorini, who died of an overdose in 2017. A Los Angeles judge entered the judgment on October 5 against Merriman, J.P. Castro, Monica Maass and Elias Wehbe, more than nine years after Fattorini’s death. The award follows a jury finding last year that Merriman and the other defendants were liable. The damages were awarded to Fattorini’s parents, DeAnn and Ferdinand Fattorini. Her parents filed a lawsuit against Merriman in 2019, alleging that their daughter had been drugged and…

Police are investigating the sudden death of a man whose body was found in bushland at Chermside, in north Brisbane. The circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation.

France faced another evening of rioting last night, as the interior minister admitted that police had “lost control” in some cities. The unrest marked a further night of disorder across the country, with authorities acknowledging that officers were unable to maintain control in parts of France.