Wednesday 11 November 2026 | five Australian stories first, then the main headlines from around the world.
Featured image: Photo: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative image of a parliament building.
Australia
1. Australians mark Remembrance Day as 11 WWI soldiers are identified
Australians paused at the eleventh hour to mark Remembrance Day. The government formally identified 11 Australian soldiers who died in the First World War, including Lieutenant Andrew Anderson, the great-uncle of Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles, who was killed near Ypres in 1917. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid a wreath in Singapore on his way to COP31 in Turkey, and RSL National President Peter Tinley recited the oath at the Canberra service, the ABC and SBS News reported.
2. Ministers respond to Qantas job cuts
Transport Minister Catherine King described Qantas’s plan to cut about 850 jobs as extremely disappointing and said outsourcing had damaged the airline’s reputation in the past. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles also called the decision disappointing and urged Qantas to redeploy affected workers. Nationals leader Matt Canavan said the cuts were un-Australian, the ABC reported.
3. Home loan commitments record largest quarterly fall
Australian Bureau of Statistics data for the September quarter showed the largest quarterly fall in home loans on record, with investors affected most. SBS News reported that the number of new home loans fell 15.0% over the quarter, investor loans fell 30.6%, and the value of new housing loans fell 15.5%, the biggest quarterly fall since records began in 2002. Shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg and Master Builders chief executive Denita Wawn attributed the fall to the budget tax changes, while the government said its reforms were working.
4. Family confirms Australian volunteer killed in Ukraine
The family of a 22-year-old former Army reserve soldier and trained paramedic confirmed he was killed in late August while serving with Ukraine’s International Legion. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is working to confirm details with Ukrainian officials and is providing consular support. SBS News reported that at least 15 Australians are believed to have died after volunteering in Ukraine.
5. AFP says minors are 40% of active counter-terrorism cases
Australian Federal Police Counterterrorism Commander Paula Hudson told the ABC that minors account for 40% of all active joint counter-terrorism cases this year. Since 2020 the AFP has prosecuted 37 young people for counter-terrorism offences, 32 of them in the past two years.
Around the World
6. Israel’s new parliament is sworn in; Eisenkot outlines priorities
Israel’s new Knesset was sworn in on 10 November Israel time. Gadi Eisenkot, who has been asked to form a government, unveiled bills to roll back limits on judicial powers and proposed a government-led inquiry into the 7 October Hamas attack. He said Arab-party members of parliament would be part of coalition talks, though no agreements have been reached. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still seeking to remain in office.
7. KPMG report: US received more than $12 billion in Venezuelan resource revenue
A confidential KPMG report reviewed by The New York Times found that the US government received more than US$12 billion from Venezuelan natural resource exports in the first nine months of 2026. Most of the money was reportedly returned to Venezuela soon after arriving, but its final destination is unclear. Questions remain about whether the oil was sold at fair market value.
Stories are included only where the reporting could be confirmed. Figures and details may be updated as events develop.
Sources
This report is a summary written in our own words from the following reporting: ABC News: federal politics live blog, 11 November; SBS News bulletin, 11 November (midday); SBS News bulletin, 11 November (evening); SBS News bulletin, 12 November (morning); Just Security Early Edition, 11 November; Foreign Exchanges world roundup, 12 November.
