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Parts of Queensland and New South Wales are on alert for severe storms that could bring more flooding, hail and damaging winds.  Federal parliament will sit for the first time today since independent MP Helen Haines was attacked outside her electorate office, and she remains in a serious but stable condition. Foodbank Australia is calling on the federal government to establish a nationalised school breakfast program as the high cost of living hits hard. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.

A large crowd in Tel Aviv has held a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, ahead of what has been described as the most consequential election in the country's history.

The rift between Meghan Markle and her estranged father is back in the spotlight - after it was revealed that she was told of disturbing allegations relating to him back in 2018. And, recently, it's been alleged thousands of child sexual abuse images were found at the former home of Thomas Markle Senior in the Philippines. He's denied the allegations, describing them as 'sick lies'.

Western Sydney International Airport is preparing for its first passengers, with a second Sydney airport finally a reality after more than half a century of concept discussion, protests and delays. Its check-in counters are digital and open to any airline, and its air traffic controllers will work from Eastern Creek, 20 kilometres away, watching a live view from about 25 cameras. The airport is not yet connected to Sydney's train network, so how will travellers get there until the Metro line opens?

A personalised mRNA vaccine plus an immunotherapy drug cut the risk of death or melanoma returning by 42 per cent compared with the drug alone, a trial led by Professor Georgina Long has found. Each vaccine is designed from the patient's own tumour to help their immune system recognise it, and was given to patients who had melanoma surgically removed but were at risk of it returning. Experts caution the treatment is intended for advanced stage melanoma patients.

The cost of building the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme has doubled again, with a new report finding it could reach $25 billion and not come online until 2029. Announced in 2017, Snowy 2.0 is Australia's biggest renewable energy project and was expected to cost $2 billion and be operating by 2021. Snowy Hydro and the Albanese Government say work must continue, while the Coalition wants Energy Minister Chris Bowen sacked, so what happens now?

Guests will find leaving an Airbnb rental is soon more like checking out of a hotel. The company is moving to ban hosts from asking to them to do check out chores, like stripping the beds or washing dishes. The changes will come into effect from November 20. Hosts are not happy, they're warning it could mean higher cleaning fees, higher prices - or even having listings pulled from the site.

You may have heard about the artificial intelligence bubble. In finance, a bubble is when the hype around something far outstrips its actual value and at some point it can pop in a big way. Then, as the famous American investor Warren Buffett, puts it: "'only when the tide goes out you find out who's been swimming naked". But are we all exposed? What happens to our hard earned superannuation, invested here and overseas, if the AI boom goes bust, and triggers a stock market crash?

Snowy 2.0's budget may have blown out again, with a new cost reassessment putting the price tag at 22 billion dollars, up from an original estimate of just 2 billion when the project was announced in 2017. There are big questions now about whether a full cost-benefit analysis will be made public, and what the latest figure means for Australian taxpayers and energy consumers.

Midterm elections are coming up in the United States, and they could seriously shake up Donald Trump's second term. Republicans currently control both the House and the Senate, but polling is telling an interesting story about whether that's about to change. What do the experts think is likely to happen, and what would it mean for the rest of Trump's presidency?

The Australian Federal Police has told a parliamentary inquiry that AI is speeding up the radicalisation of children. Police say children as young as 11 are being radicalised, in some cases within days, and that they come from any background. Experts say families should watch for children withdrawing from friends and keep conversations going, so what does that look like at home?

The  Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released the first national data on hospitalisations linked to electronic bikes and scooters and it shows e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.

Vodafone analysed millions of scam calls on its network during a one-year period, finding 98 per cent came from internet phone company Symbio. Symbio is owned by Aussie Broadband who says stopping the scammers is very difficult. Aussie Broadband has committed to working with Vodafone's owner TPG to reduce the volume of scam calls while Australia's Scams Prevention Framework is due to be introduced next year.

Over the past few months we've been hearing house prices are going down. The latest figures from real estate platform Domain confirm that trend.

Youth deradicalisation experts, the AFP and ASIO are calling for a societal approach to tackling rising threats, as the AFP warned of a 'tsunami' of youth crime hitting the country, due to rapid online radicalisation.