Queensland campaign | Liberal National party leader David Crisafulli (above) has promised to introduce “mandatory isolation periods” for children who assault workers in youth detention.

Teal triumph | Teal independent Jacqui Scruby, the likely winner of the NSW byelection in Pittwater, says the contest in the blue-ribbon seat has shown how strong candidates can encourage a “race to the top” in politics.

Housing crisis | David Pocock has called parts of Peter Dutton’s new $5bn housing policy “seriously regressive” as housing experts questioned whether it would saddle families on the fringes of cities with invisible costs.

Build bigger | The Business Council of Australia has called for a $10bn housing reform fund that will pay out to states that fix regulation and planning bottlenecks contributing to the supply crisis.

Relaxed royals | King Charles III did not linger long at a luncheon put on in his honour in Sydney, telling lawmakers the “sands of time” would encourage “brevity” and leaving before the first course.

Escalation threat | The US government is investigating an unauthorised release of top secret documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran.

Elonwatch | Elon Musk says his Trump-supporting political action committee will give $1m every day until election day to someone who signs a petition that encourages Republicans in key states to register to vote. Meanwhile, Trump backers are defending his vulgar rhetoric at a Saturday rally where he called Harris a “shit president” and talked about a golfer’s penis.

War talk | Moscow’s ambassador to London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia while predicting the “end of Ukraine” as Russian invading forces make deeper advances into the country.

Extreme methods | UK regulators have reprimanded a Scientology-linked addiction charity accused of putting vulnerable people through psychological drills that left them “traumatised” and in “trance-like states”.

Soft play | A children’s play centre in the UK has apologised after putting up Halloween decorations that resembled corpses wrapped in black plastic “body bags”.

Team effort | New Zealand’s team of self-styled cricket “grandmas” have won their country’s first global cricket trophy since 2000 (above), beating South Africa by 32 runs in a surprise T20 World Cup win.

Scalp damage | Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has suffered a shock defeat in his heavily hyped IBF super welterweight title in Florida, demolished inside three rounds by undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Top dog | Australian surf star Laura Enever, has been crowned female Surfer of the Year at the 2024 SURFER Big Wave Challenge awards in Nazaré, Portugal after slaying a record-breaking 13-metre wave.

Buzz off | Spain’s Marc Márquez has recovered from a nightmare start in which a mosquito infiltrated his visor to claim a sensational fifth Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix victory.

Royals | An anti-monarchy protest is scheduled in Canberra this morning as the royals visit for the day.

Pushback | The first person from Gaza to challenge a cancelled visa will appear in federal court in Melbourne.

Payouts | A decision is due on compensation for 1,700 former Qantas workers illegally sacked during the pandemic.

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