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Convicted killer Susan Neill-Fraser has spoken publicly in detail for the first time since a parole condition preventing her from speaking to the media was lifted, insisting her campaign to clear her name is continuing. The 72-year-old was released on parole in 2022 after serving 13 years in prison for the 2009 murder of her partner, Bob Chappell, aboard their yacht on Hobart’s River Derwent. Mr Chappell’s body has never been found, nor has the alleged murder weapon. Neill-Fraser has consistently maintained her innocence, although multiple legal challenges to her conviction have failed. Speaking in an interview broadcast on Sunday…

China’s new home prices fell again in September, underlining how elusive a recovery remains in the country’s property market. The latest decline suggests that efforts to revive the housing sector have yet to deliver a sustained improvement, with prices continuing to weaken rather than stabilise.

Megan Thee Stallion performed two songs at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Culver City, California, bringing a group of dancers on to the runway during the event at Sony Pictures Studios on Sunday. The 31-year-old rapper opened her set with “Her” before performing “Body” during the show’s Winter Reprise segment. Speaking on the pink carpet earlier in the evening, Megan said appearing at the fashion show felt “so unreal” and “so full circle”. “I feel like everybody has seen that I’ve been tweeting about this since I was like 14,” she told Scott Evans. “Honestly, I was like,…

A vigil has been held in Detroit for an 11-year-old boy who was struck by two vehicles and killed on Saturday. The boy was hit while crossing near the junction of Puritan Avenue and Coyle Street on the city’s west side at about 3.18pm, police said. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Both drivers remained at the location and co-operated with officers from the Detroit Police Department’s Fatal Squad Unit. Family members and members of the local community gathered for the vigil, lighting candles and paying tribute to the child. The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.…

Great Southern Mining has reported high-grade gold results from maiden reverse circulation drilling at the Amy Clarke prospect, part of its Duketon gold project near Laverton in Western Australia. The 18-hole, 2,248-metre programme tested zones identified by earlier aircore drilling along a 4.7-kilometre mineralised corridor. The company said the results had extended mineralisation down-dip by up to 50 metres and confirmed higher-grade areas both along strike and at depth. The strongest intercept was five metres at 6.71 grams of gold per tonne from 51 metres, including three metres at 10.4 grams per tonne. Another hole returned 11 metres at 1.86…

Ilhan Omar could lose her American citizenship and face deportation if investigators uncover immigration fraud, White House border czar Tom Homan has said. Speaking to Fox News, Mr Homan said officials had been told they had a “strong case” against the Somali-born Democratic congresswoman, whose Washington DC home was searched by federal agents last week. Asked whether the investigation could lead to Ms Omar being denaturalised and deported, he replied: “Of course.” Mr Homan said citizenship could be revoked if someone had lied during the naturalisation process, although he acknowledged that denaturalisation was a lengthy legal procedure. “We’ve done it…

China’s economic growth picked up in the third quarter, beating expectations and marking a stronger performance for the period. The development points to increased momentum in the Chinese economy during the three months to the end of the quarter.

Brittany Hockley has revealed she hesitated to share her pregnancy announcement photos because she felt she did not look pregnant enough. The Australian reality television star and her husband, professional footballer Ben Siegrist, announced earlier this month that they are expecting their first child. Hockley, 38, had initially been concerned that the photos from the couple’s announcement shoot did not show a noticeable bump. She said she had even tried eating foods that made her feel bloated in the hope of creating “some movement down there”. “And for that reason I didn’t feel I could post them… like weirdly I…

A former Georgia State University football player has been charged after allegedly attacking a dining hall worker with a metal chair in Atlanta, while his family says years of serious mental health problems and suspected brain trauma may have contributed to his behaviour. Carnell Earnest Hopson was arrested shortly after the incident at Piedmont Central Dining Hall, where police say he had been mistakenly allowed inside through an employee entrance at about 3am on Wednesday, 14 October. Staff and students reportedly realised Hopson was not authorised to be there after he prepared a plate of food. When a worker asked…

The Moore Park rapist has told his victims he did not surrender to police because he was “a coward and afraid of the ramifications” for himself and his family, as he gave evidence during his sentencing hearing in Sydney. Glenn Gary Cameron, 62, was arrested in February 2024, more than 30 years after he stalked and attacked eight women in Sydney during the 1990s. Appearing by videolink in the NSW District Court on Monday, Cameron said he had become a Buddhist and was trying to make peace with his crimes. He also spoke about his childhood, drug use and the…