Teenager missing for a month; Story Bridge footpath to reopen this month; Man in skateboard crash in critical condition
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Vauban (left) will compete in the race for the third time today and try to win the Cup.Credit: Getty Images
The Melbourne Cup will be held at Flemington Racecourse today. Despite a rainy day forecast for Melbourne, the schedule will start with the first race at 9.45am (Queensland time) and the Melbourne Cup at 2pm. Follow live coverage of race day here.
energy companies will have to offer three hours of free electricity in the middle of the day The new regulations, which will come into force from next July, aim to provide all Australian households with the opportunity to tap into the country’s abundant supply of daytime solar power, helping to stabilize the grid and offering potential savings of hundreds of dollars to customers who choose to do so.
Opposition Leader Susan Ley We face growing pressure to reduce Liberal Party pledge to net zero As he fights to keep the coalition together and combat looming threats to his leadership. Senior Conservative members of Ley’s leadership team, led by Angus Taylor, Michaelia Cash and James Paterson, have changed their stance on the 2050 pledge after a dramatic few days. Nationals set the target aside and Ley was hit with record low voting.
While federal police raided the company’s headquarters as part of an investigation into allegations of insider trading, WiseTech Global co-founder Richard White was selling shares worth $20 million.
A medieval tower in Rome Partially collapsed during renovations on Mondaytrapped one worker under rubble for hours and seriously injured another. While three workers were rescued unharmed after the first collapse at noon, Italian media reported that another worker, a 64-year-old worker, was hospitalized in critical condition, but there was no immediate update on his condition.


