Morning everyone. David Walliams, star of Little Britain and a top-selling children's author, has become the latest high-profile media figure to be accused of using his power and celebrity status to prey on young women and teenagers for sex. We have reports and the alleged victims' stories. Walliams denies the allegations.
Victorian Greens are furious with Labor over preferencing for this month's election, and hospital staff say the state's health system is "broken". In the US, Pete Hegseth says impeachment talk is just a "stunt", and a gilded statue mocks Donald Trump.
Australia
Night surfing | A plan to install floodlights to enable night surfing at the famed Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast has been embraced by the surf community. But there are concerns the plan could bring some unwelcome visitors to the waters.
'Broken' healthcare | Healthcare is a key issue in the upcoming Victorian election with thousands of staff taking part in industrial action in recent months over concerns about pay and long hours. Donna Lu talks to workers on the frontline, where one says the current situation is "unsafe" for patients. And the Victorian Greens say Labor's "frankly unforgivable" decision not to preference the minor party in a key inner-city seat could hand the upcoming election to a Liberal-One Nation coalition.
Cop31 | Turkey and Australia, the co-hosts of crucial climate talks, must urgently move from discussing the end of fossil fuels to delivering it, the UN chief, António Guterres, has said. Other countries should follow China's example as it leads the transition to renewables, former US secretary of state John Kerry tells the Guardian.
DJs alert | David Jones's administrators have revealed they reviewed the retailer's finances six months ago and discussed a restructure three months before the company entered into administration.
Mortgage pain | Mortgage holders are less optimistic about the economy than at any time in more than three decades amid a growing sense of "helplessness", even though markets are pointing to the chance of a rate cut by this time next year.
World
Hegseth defiant | Pete Hegseth has dismissed a bid to impeach him as a "political spectacle", accusing the Republican lawmaker who moved to force a vote of trying to stage a "show trial". Here's what you need to know about the coming fight. Follow US politics live here. Elsewhere in Washington, a gilded statue has been installed on the National Mall poking fun at Donald Trump and the bone spurs that allowed him to defer the Vietnam war draft.
Walliams accused | Two of the women who have made allegations against David Walliams said they first met the star when they were 15 years old, today's Guardian investigation reveals. Both women, now in their 30s, alleged they had been groomed by Walliams and that the experience had affected them for nearly two decades. "I hate him," says one. "My body reacts when I think about it. It's like a trauma response." Walliams denies the allegations. We also report on the legal battle to publish the story after Walliams said he might take his life if the allegations became public.
High and dry | Singapore has seized a US-operated cruise ship that offered retirees a "permanent" life at sea but instead offloaded them in Cambodia after it ran out of money.
Oil gauge | Oil prices have fallen to the lowest level since late August while stock markets climbed higher, as markets reacted with relief to Donald Trump saying that the war on Iran is "effectively over".
Taking flight | People could start taking trips in flying cars in China as soon as next summer, the manufacturer of a two-seater vehicle with autopilot model has said.
Full Story
Is progressive Victoria about to vote for One Nation?
Benita Kolovos speaks to Matilda Boseley about how One Nation could help end Labor's dominance in the upcoming Victorian election.
In-depth
Australians are streaming more music than ever before but the amount of home-grown content has fallen from 13.6% five years ago to 8.5% now, according to our data crunchers in their One Big Chart series.
Not the news
Luke Buckmaster gives three stars to a new four-part documentary, 2.6 Seconds: Death in the Outback, which tackles the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker by police officer Zachary Rolfe. Although it is "unquestionably a work of journalistic rigour", the series contains so much information the viewer is left "swirling".
Sport
Football | Manchester United's director of football, Jason Wilcox, and chief executive, Omar Berrada, are expected to recommend the sacking of Michael Carrick, with Mauricio Pochettino said to be interested in replacing him.
Cricket | Mitchell Starc has denied claims made in Usman Khawaja's new book that more than the three players suspended for ball tampering had knowledge of the sandpaper plan in South Africa.
Motor sport | Formula One bosses are pressing ahead with their plan to hold the season finale in the Middle East despite safety concerns.
Media roundup
Teal independent MPs are scrambling to raise millions before new donation caps take effect, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Deakin University has launched a voluntary redundancy program, the Geelong Advertiser reports, aiming to cut up to 150 jobs, while the Courier says Ballarat Grammar is making "a small number of staff" redundant. The family of apprentice jockey Izzy Neale has announced her death following a fall at a race in Warren in regional NSW, the Western Advocate reports.
What's happening today
Energy | Report due on the proposed domestic gas reservation bill.
Construction | Victoria's royal commission into the building industry starts public hearings in Melbourne while the chief executive of the Master Builders Association speaks to the National Press Club about "ending corruption".
Sydney | Judgment at federal court in Asic case against directors of collapsed funeral insurer Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund (Youpla).
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