Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells 30. September 2026 (07:27) Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through briberyFive Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly used by inmates at a prison near Jakarta.“We found strong indications that certain prisoners had access to special facilities unavailable to ordinary prisoners,” said Syafrida Rachmawati Rasahan, a member of Indonesia’s ombudsman, on Tuesday. “We encountered prisoners inside the residential compound and discovered facilities resembling home stays, apartments and villas rather than prison housing.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later 30. September 2026 (07:20) Police allege Nicholas Scott killed 79-year-old then ‘set upon’ 59-year-old relative who arrived at Gurranang to sort out estateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same property a fortnight apart has faced court.The body of a 59-year-old man was found by police on Monday afternoon in a shed on a property at Gurranang, about 25km north of Grafton in northern New South Wales. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert 30. September 2026 (07:00) Relatives of Hollywood legend say her doppelganger could now be used for more glamorous rolesShe shimmered in Hollywood’s silent movie era and lit up the first talkies – now Greta Garbo may be about to star in cinema’s new AI age.More than a century after her screen debut and decades after her ashes were laid to rest in a Swedish woodland cemetery, the Hollywood superstar’s descendants are ready to consider an AI version of her taking a 21st-century film role. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas 30. September 2026 (06:40) Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, from 3.5%, as Jim Chalmers was again forced to defend Labor’s economic management amid fears the Reserve Bank will need to hike interest rates again before Christmas.The increasingly embattled treasurer was accused of “gaslighting” Australians by insisting that government spending was not responsible for high inflation, blaming instead higher fuel costs associated with the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
