Good morning. Annabel Bowles and Maddie Nixon here with today's AM newsletter.

A plan to lay the world's longest subsea electrical cable between Australia and Singapore hopes to tap into a green dream. But what does Singapore think about the project?

Plus, fury around the Catholic Church's handling of a jailed outback bishop and Christa Pike's first words after her failed execution.

Sun Cable: Australia and Singapore are neighbours, but not exactly close.

As the crow flies, the distance from Darwin to the South-East Asian island nation is 3,400km. 

It is this distance over which Sun Cable is vying to lay the world's longest subsea electrical cable.

"I'm not aware of too many other projects on this scale," said James Bowen, an energy and geopolitical analyst.

"I think we could safely call it a mega-project."

Amid persistent questions about the feasibility of the Australian company's grandiose plans, the ABC travelled to Singapore to speak to potential customers.

Shark attack survivor: Speaking for the first time since his miraculous survival last month, Mel Ismail recalls the moment he looked the shark that attacked him in the eye.

Jailed bishop: Fury is growing around the Catholic Church's handling of jailed outback bishop Christopher Saunders, who remains a senior cleric despite being convicted of sexually assaulting young Aboriginal men.

Christa Pike: Tennessee authorities have been ordered to preserve evidence related to the botched execution of Christa Pike, as her attorney shares the convicted killer's first words after waking up.

Dunya Al-Ghazaleh's childhood home in northern Gaza was destroyed almost three years ago.

Dunya was not home when an Israeli strike hit the building on October 13, 2023, but when she heard the news, she called her mother repeatedly and could not get through.

Three years after the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, much of Gaza lies in ruins.

The Bathurst 1000 will be held this Sunday on the famous Mount Panorama circuit, where 54 drivers across 27 cars will compete in the 1,000km Great Race.

Sports reporter Michael Doyle breaks down everything you need to know, including when the race begins and how you can follow the action.

It has unrivalled ambition and is backed by a tech billionaire, but Sun Cable's plans to export solar power to Singapore are floundering. 

Convicted killer Christa Pike awoke "angry and confused" in a hospital this week, with her first words being: "Where am I?"

Another interest rate hike this year is "plausible", but not necessarily likely, according to economist Ian Harper, who only left the RBA Monetary Policy Board in August. 

Speaking for the first time since he survived the attack last month, Mel Ismail recalls the moment he looked the apex predator in the eye.