Monday, 2 November 2026today, still filling

WA paceman Mahli Beardman has been named in Australia's 14-man ODI squad for three matches against England, beginning in Perth next Friday. The 21-year-old is likely to make his ODI debut in a pace attack without rested players Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood. Beardman is one of five West Australian players in the squad, alongside captain Mitch Marsh, Cam Green, Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly. He has also been named in the T20 squad for five matches that will follow.

Qantas and multiple other airlines including Japan Airlines, ANA, Cathay Pacific and Korean Air have been targeted in a cyber security breach at Spanish travel technology company Amadeus. An unauthorised agent potentially accessed data about passenger reservations and booking information. Amadeus contained the issue in September. Qantas said there was no impact to its own systems or databases, which remain secure, and that there was no evidence payment records or financial data had been accessed. Qantas has notified Australian cyber security authorities.

The News Media Association Chief Executive Theo Bamper writes that trusted journalism should not be taken for granted and calls for government action to protect it.

The government is launching a Journalism Matters campaign recognising journalism as part of national infrastructure. Local reporters hold power to account by covering council chambers, courts and planning meetings, and can unite communities during crises by challenging misinformation. However, access to good local journalism is becoming increasingly unequal, with the market alone unable to sustain it everywhere.