The 2024 Koori Knockout rugby event will take place from October 4th to 7th at the Hereford Street Rugby Complex in Bathurst, marking the first time Bathurst has hosted the event in 13 years. Walgett Aboriginal Connection earned the hosting rights after their victory over Wiradjuri Aboriginal Rivers. The event is expected to draw over 140 teams and 30,000 spectators, celebrating football, family, and culture. George Rose highlighted the significance of bringing the event back to the bush, emphasizing the home ground advantage for teams from Western New South Wales.

The 60th anniversary of the assassination of American President John F Kennedy is observed this week. Kennedy's assassination was the second in US history and his premature death has had a lasting impact on US politics.

Australians are increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change, as evidenced by recent bushfires in the Northern Territory, a record warm winter, and smoke over Sydney. A survey by The Australia Institute indicates that the public is worried about the effects on food prices and insurance premiums, with a majority supporting taxes on polluters, a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry, and a levy on fossil fuel exports to fund climate adaptation.

A new study in Australia indicates that misogynist hate speech is escalating, with concerns that a minority identifying as incel, or involuntarily celibate, could represent a national security risk. There are calls for violent incel misogyny to be acknowledged as a type of ideological extremism.

A coalition of 30 countries has committed to providing billions in aid for the reconstruction of Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelenskyy acknowledges the slower than expected progress in the counteroffensive against Russian forces, attributing part of the delay to the extensive mining of Ukrainian territory. The EU Commission, represented by President Ursula Von Der Leyen, is involved in the aid efforts, while Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Retired Major General Mick Ryan are also mentioned in the context.