Australia’s biggest bank has hit Australian homeowners with an interest rate increase, the last of the Big Four to follow the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Melbourne Cup hike on Tuesday. Source
Ukrainian air defence forces have been responding to Russian drones over Khmelnytskyi Oblast on the night of 30-31 October. Source
According to sources directly connected to the manufacturers of the Taurus missile, the S-400 system cannot see the missile if it flies at an altitude of 50 km. Source
Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a Russian Tor air defense system using an FPV drone in the direction of Kupyansk. Serhii Sternenko reported this on Twitter. Source
The Russians have fired 16 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast over the past day, using mortars and artillery, and dropped five bombs. Source
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has marked out a spike in global oil prices as a key reason why Australian homeowners will fork out more money on their mortgages. Source
S-400 jointly with A-50 AEW&C shot down Su-27 & MiG-29 – this is what Russian sources claim, citing a statement by the Ministry of Defense of Russian Federation Source
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has assessed that Ukrainian troops made confirmed advances near Bakhmut and in the west of Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 30 October. Source
In October, the solitary squadron of Su-57 fifth-generation fighters of the Russian Air Force integrated a novel grade of cruise missile with range of 3500km. Source
Ukraine struck a Russian missile corvette 'parked' at the plant – this is proven by video recordings of the strike which have been confirmed by the Russian side Source
There were no casualties and no damage to civilian or critical infrastructure facilities as a result of a Russian nighttime missile strike on Myrhorod district (Poltava Oblast). Source
Wine producers have praised the government’s decision to walk away from a European Union free trade deal, arguing EU negotiators tried to “change the rules of the game midway through the game” to undercut the country’s multimillion-dollar industry. Source
The UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine caused by Russias full-scale invasion. Source
The USAF's newly introduced B61-13 tactical nuclear bomb has the capacity to obliterate over 310,000 residents of Moscow via a single strike from an F-35 jet. Source
Visitors who bring prohibited plant and meat products into Australia and fail to notify border force officers could have their visas cancelled under strict new biosecurity rules. Source
Russian occupiers have tried to storm Ukrainian positions in Ukraine’s east, regain their lost position near Klishchiivka and surround Avdiivka, but were unsuccessful, with a total of 36 combat clashes taking place on the front over the past day. Source
The chair of the Perth Mint says its dealings and trade of gold actually increased following a damning ABC report, showing investors weren’t scared off. Source
The Russian occupying forces launched two Shahed kamikaze drones and a Kh-59 guided missile towards Ukraine on the night of 30-31 October. Ukrainian air defence forces have brought down both UAVs. Source
An innovative ground assault robot, an unmanned ground vehicle Zubilo, is under development by Remdizel, business based in Tatarstan and will be tested in 2024. Source