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Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won re-election, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to accept the result and has called for it to be annulled.
The electoral court says Lula won 51-point-8 per cent of the vote, beating Bolsonaro by nearly 4.4 million votes.
The result followed confusion over a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.
Mr Bolsonaro has accused the Supreme Court of interfering in the election, describing the last-minute extension of voting as unacceptable. "This was not normal. What happened today was not normal. It was unacceptable. A Supreme Court justice for the first time in history, a former lawyer of Lula changes the rules of the game in the middle of the game. At 5:01pm, Justice Zanin, who is not a member of the specialised electoral judiciary makes a decision extending voting by two hours. This has never happened in Brazil's history."
Both candidates had requested the extension, citing transport problems and bad weather, but Mr Bolsonaro later called it unprecedented.
His father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after losing the 2022 election to Lula.
Brazil's incumbent president is breaking a number of records with his re-election, to serve a fourth term as leader.
He is among the longest-serving of Brazil's presidents - and will turn 80 tomorrow (27 Oct), just in time for his government to be sworn in.
Deborah Barros Leal Farias is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at UNSW
Speaking with SBS Portuguese, she explains why his triumph over right-wing candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro was so unexpected.
"Lula was able to hold back a global movement that has been actively pushing for full-out right-wing, very extremist candidates, especially when it comes from social media and Meta. It's not even conspiracy. There was an active interference. The Supreme Electoral Court took stances on that."
The Coalition says it is introducing a bill this week to expand protections for those who use cash.
From the start of this year, the federal government's bill created new requirements for grocery and fuel retailers to take cash for in‑person transactions of up to $500 from 7am and 9pm.
Opposition financial services spokesman. Kevin Hogan. says that bill does not go far enough - and he will be seeking to extend cash acceptance rules.
"Cash is legal tender and people have to have the option - whether in country towns, whether there is electricity failures or system breakdown - or for other reasons - have access; and have availability for any town they live in to have access to cash. So this bill will mean 80 per cent of face-to-face transactions in Australia will be covered by cash."
Cash use in Australia has declined in the last 20 years from just under 70 per cent in 2007 to 15 per cent of payments made in 2025.
The survey by the Reserve Bank also found that cash use is higher among older and poorer Australians, as well those living in regional areas and some First Nations communities.
From this afternoon, New South Wales gun license holders can book online to surrender their firearms and ammunition, as part of the National Gun Buyback Scheme.
The state will accept guns from next Monday (2nd November) and will be paid for their weapons and ammunition, according to a fixed price scheme.
Law reforms are designed to reduce the number of guns in circulation for safety and enhance restrictions on certain types of weapons.
The opening of the scheme is one of a number of recommendations to come in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack last December, in which 15 people were killed.
New South Wales Police Minister Yasmine Catley says initially, six sites will accept guns.
"Three in the metropolitan area; here at Penrith, Narellan and Sutherland . In regional Australia there are another three sites and they are Griffith, Dubbo and Graftan. So those six sites will remain open for appointments."
A Victorian prisoner serving a sentence for murder has failed to overturn a ban on Vegemite; after arguing it breached his right to enjoy his Australian culture.
Andrew McKechie took the Department of Justice and Community Safety Corrections to the Supreme Court after being refused the salty spread.
He told the court he felt disconnected from his family and community without it.
Vegemite has been banned in Victorian prisons since 2006 over concerns it would interfere with narcotic detection dogs.
To sport, Australia coach Kevin Walters has a selection headache ahead of the Kangaroos’ World Cup semi-final.
Captain James Tedesco starred at fullback in Australia’s 36-22 win over Fiji, setting up three tries as the Bati exposed weaknesses in the Kangaroos’ defence and dominated up front.
Those broader struggles were also evident in the match.
With Reece Walsh starring against New Zealand in the opening round, Walters must now decide who wears the number one jersey, and whether there’s room for both in the side.
