Home and Away confirms Roo Stewart's fate as David makes a big decision...

 Answers at last…

Home and Away has confirmed Roo Stewart's fate – just as David Langham makes a risky move to crack the missing person's case.

The show recently raised the possibility that Roo could be dead after she went missing while driving home to Summer Bay.

The situation appeared bleak when a body was found in the boot of Roo's burnt-out car. However, this week's episodes in Australia reveal that Roo is very much alive – but she's certainly not out of the woods yet…

TV Week reports that Roo is alone in the bush, hungry and fighting for survival.

She tries to keep herself warm next to a makeshift fire, but is living in fear as she worries that the person who attacked her could be nearby.

Back in the Bay, Alf refuses to accept that his beloved daughter is gone until he receives cast-iron proof. Sadly, his optimism isn't shared by the local police force, who have called off the search for Roo due to the lack of leads.

Police sergeant David is blocked from any further active investigation. However, sympathising with Alf's plight, he decides to search on his own in the hope of finding a new clue.

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, who plays David, told the magazine: "Alf and David have a mutual respect and a genuine friendship.

"Both are stoic men, hard on the outside but, when it comes to their daughters, they are gentle and loving and devoted.

"As Alf's fears and frustrations grow, so does his temper towards David and his inability to find his daughter. David understands and sympathises. He feels the pressure of letting down a mate."

He added: "[David] prides himself on being a great cop. His personality won’t allow this feeling to remain for long."

Could David be the one who tracks down Roo and brings her home? Or could he be too late?

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Huge Home and Away spoilers for next week 16 to 19 November 2026

 What's next in Summer Bay?

Next week on Home and Away, Eden prepares to say goodbye but receives a last-minute lifeline.

Elsewhere, David makes a grisly discovery in the search for Roo, while Mackenzie is shocked to learn that Tane has decided to move away.

Here are 14 big moments to watch out for..

Eden sticks to her decision

Levi treats Eden after she suffers a nosebleed, but she rejects his suggestion that she return to the hospital. Eden makes it clear that she doesn't intend to die in hospital and won't spend her final days arguing about it.

Levi agrees to accept Eden's wishes. As Deb and Jimmy arrive, the whole Fowler family come together to spend precious time with Eden.

 Eden says goodbye to her family

After some support from Jimmy, Abigail admits to Eden that she's been avoiding her as she's not ready to say goodbye. Eden tells Abigail how proud she is of her. Together with Deb, they fondly remember their childhood.

Meanwhile, Levi is boosted by Jimmy when he explains that he's feeling powerless to help.

Later, Eden says an emotional goodbye to her parents, Abigail and Levi as they leave her to spend her final moments with Cash.

Levi proposes to Mackenzie

After leaving Eden, Levi admits to Deb that he's finally coming to terms with the fact that Eden is going to die.

The family attempt to lighten the mood by meeting up at Salt and recall funny family stories, but the mood takes a turn when they realise they may not all be together again until Eden's funeral.

After a reminder from Deb to make every moment count, Levi stages a romantic proposal on the beach. Will Mackenzie say yes?

 Eden receives unexpected news

Eden shares her end-of-life wishes with Cash, but their conversation is brought to a halt when Eden suffers another bleed. While Cash goes to chop wood, Eden picks up her guitar and sings about wanting time to stand still.

Afterwards, Eden finally breaks down in tears and admits that she's scared to die.

The next morning, Eden is stunned to see multiple missed calls and voicemails informing her that they've found a donor. Is there still hope for Eden?

 Alf reports Roo's disappearance

Alf grows increasingly fearful for Roo's welfare when two days pass without hearing from her and he decides to report Roo's disappearance to the police. At the station, David tries to reassure Alf that there's likely to be a reasonable explanation.

Later, John provides email evidence to David to prove that Roo intended to be back in Summer Bay and points out that going AWOL is out of character for her.

Alf receives a worrying update

Alf is alarmed when David informs him that Roo's credit card was last used an hour away from Summer Bay on the day she was due to return but there's been no activity since.

Due to the new information, David tells Alf that they need to file an official missing person's report.

Meanwhile, Marilyn is feeling guilty and blames herself for encouraging Roo to visit Alf.

David makes a grisly discovery

Alf contacts Roo's friends in the hope that someone has heard from her, but his calls are all in vain.

David continues to investigate and takes the patrol car out to retrace Roo's steps. On a lonely stretch of road, David discovers Roo's burnt-out car.

As David inspects the scene, he's horrified to discover a body in the boot of the car. Has Roo been killed?

Tane's departure upsets Mackenzie

Having decided to move closer to Archie, Tane prepares to leave Summer Bay.

Mali encourages Tane to update Mackenzie on his plans, but Tane believes it's better to leave without telling her.

Mali is unconvinced by Tane's suggestion and decides to break the news to Mackenzie. Stunned, Mackenzie confronts Tane about his departure.

 Tane leaves Summer Bay

Mackenzie tries to convince Tane to stay but reluctantly accepts his decision to move closer to his son.

While Mackenzie is disappointed, a conversation with Mali helps her realise the strain Tane has been under travelling back and forth.

Mackenzie and Mali surprise Tane with beer and pizza to help him finish packing. Tane shares an emotional goodbye with Mackenzie, and the next day, departs Summer Bay.

 Lacey and Dylan's date ends abruptly

Lacey is delighted when Dylan makes the next move and asks her out to dinner. When Dylan arrives to pick Lacey up, he has an awkward encounter with David, who jokingly adopts an overprotective father persona.

On the date, Lacey puts Dylan at ease by pointing out that David was trying to be funny.

At the end of the night, Lacey is confused when Dylan gives her a quick kiss before hurrying off.

 Lacey confronts Dylan

Dylan tells Sonny about his date with Lacey and points out that he is taking things slowly with her.

Lacey decides to tackle Dylan's behaviour head-on and arrives at the door to question him on his quick exit.

When Lacey insists he's holding back too much in his attempts to go slowly, Dylan kisses her and the couple sleep together.

 Lacey thinks Dylan has lost interest

Lacey and Dylan's happiness ends abruptly when a light-hearted comment from Lacey leaves Dylan feeling insecure.

Afterwards, Dylan downplays Lacey's suggestion of spending more time together and leaves Lacey questioning if he has lost interest. After confiding in Jo and Amelia, Lacey confronts Dylan.

Dylan is embarrassed and confesses his fears that Lacey is out of his league. Lacey forgives him and puts his mind at ease.

 Justin reaches out to Richie

After Richie tells John of his concern for Abigail, John decides to check in with Justin about Richie's own wellbeing.

It dawns on Justin that he hadn't considered the effect the situation could have on Richie, and invites him to hang out. Justin talks about his history with Eden and the loss of his brother. Richie is touched when Justin offers a supportive ear if he ever wants to talk.

 Remi is struggling

After saying his goodbyes to Eden, the reality of the situation weighs heavily on Remi.

Sonny's attempts to help by suggesting they contact Eden's old friends causes Remi to lash out and accuse Sonny of jumping the gun before Eden has died.

Later, Remi cools down and admits that he can't wrap his head around the fact that he's never going to see Eden again.

Home and Away star Courtney Miller shares heartfelt announcement as she gets engaged

 "I'm sweating post this."

Courtney Miller received a warm reception from her former Home and Away castmates when she broke the news of her engagement on Instagram.

Miller played Bella Nixon on the soap from 2018 to 2023; the younger half-sister of Colby Thorne, Bella was taken away by her abusive father, Ross Nixon, and treated practically as his property. Colby had spent years in search of her without success.

Posting a photo of herself being proposed to by musician Jake Finnane against a scenic backdrop, Miller wrote: "Always be ready, except when you're wearing wellies. If you're wearing wellies, youre already done for."

We became life long friends, sharing our beautiful @john.e888 and @corinneell together. Laughed together, talked through life together... hated eachother for awhile.

"I then suddenly told him I was in love with him after coming back from London. He was dumbfounded. For awhile. And then, well, he fell MADLY IN LOVE WITH ME!! #girlsaresmarterthanboys.

"To the rest of life with you my love. F*** that's a long time. Ps. The kitchen needs cleaning."

Her comments were flooded with congratulations from fellow Home and Away alumni, including Emily Symons, Georgie Parker, Lynne McGranger, and Lukas Radovich.

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How wonderful, congratulations darling," wrote Symons, who plays Marilyn Chambers.

Georgie Parker, who plays Roo Stewart, added: "Sweetheart, so SO happy for you darling. CONGRATULATIONS."

"Beautiful Court! My Covid (sneaky) walking buddy," wrote Lynne McGranger, who played Irene Roberts from 1991 to 2025. "So very happy for you. Wishing you a looonnggg lifetime together laughing, loving, being goofy and working on his dance moves. Love you so much!"

Channel 5 will be showing classic Home and Away episodes on its brand-new channel, 5Drama.

The soap's first two seasons, including its very first episode, will be showing on 5Drama in double bills from Monday to Friday from 12pm – starting on 16 November – followed by a catch-up stack over the weekend.

30 episodes will also be available to stream on 5Streaming from launch, followed by weekly drops of 10 episodes over the coming weeks.

Home and Away in Australia, Jo tries to find out if she was responsible for her patient’s death, but Amelia catches her in the act!

 This week on Home and Away in Australia...

As last week’s Home and Away came to an end, Jo (Maddison Brown) was surprised to see a former patient of hers being rushed into Northern Districts Hospital, just as she was preparing to finish her shift.

As Jo complained to Amelia that she was struggling with the cardiothoracic unit’s new surgeon, and wished that Levi (Tristan Gorey) was still her boss, a former patient of hers arrived on the ward, in a bad way.

The patient was Yasmine Barnes (Adriana Carlino), who’d undergone mitral valve repair surgery two weeks ago, and arrived complaining of worsening headache, nausea, fever and breathlessness.

Amelia (Nicole da Silva) quickly jumped into action, ordering scans and asking Jo for details of the surgery that Yasmine had undergone a few weeks back, as early pathology results shows that she was showing signs of sepsis.

Jo only recalled a textbook surgery, but it wasn’t long before a chest CT scan revealed a foreign body in Yasmine’s abdomen – which Amelia believed was a surgical sponge left behind during the operation.

When Amelia clarified which scrub nurses were assisting during the procedure, Jo quickly named fellow nurse Kellie Davies, before realising that she too had been present during the surgery.

Amelia made it clear that one of the nurses should have noticed that the sponge was missing before the surgery was wrapped up. She sent Yasmine for another operation to remove the foreign body, and was relieved to have caught the mistake before it was too late.

However, later that night, Amelia found Jo intensely examining the patient’s x-ray, keen to figure out how either she or Kellie could have made such a mistake.

Jo explained that the significant amount of bleeding could have contributed, but adding that she didn’t think that she or Kellie would have missed the sponge.

Unfortunately, Amelia was tasked with breaking the news that Yasmine had died – she’d arrested on the operating table and the surgeons were unable to revive her.

In a promo for this week’s episodes, we see the aftermath of Jo’s mistake, as the promo’s voiceover tells us that “one mistake could change her life forever.”

At Northern Districts Hospital, Jo sits down with Amelia and asks her what happens next.

“There’ll be a full investigation,” Amelia explains, with Jo well aware that the team will pour over every decision made during the surgery to work out who was at fault.

Meeting up with Lacey (Sophea Pennington) at the diner, Jo reveals to her sister that the patient died and it was her fault, before we see her break down in her arms downstairs in the surf club.

As the pair catch up with Amelia on the beach, Lacey asks her just how bad the mistake is.

It’s negligence,” Amelia explains. “Someone died, so they’re gonna want to hold someone responsible.”

TV Week has now revealed that Jo and Lacey will go rogue as Jo tries to figure out exactly went wrong on that fateful day, and whether she was to blame.

Lacey answers her sister’s call to join her at Northern Districts, where they break the rules by opening Yasmine’s patient file, trying to determine whether Jo was really at fault.

Not only do the files reveal more evidence proving that Jo was negligible, but Amelia catches the pair in the act! Will she tell her superiors what she’s seen, or will she turn a blind eye to Jo and Lacey’s snooping?

While Jo may be worried about the consequences of her medical negligence, it seems that it’s not the punishment that she’s fearing – it’s the effects of her actions on Yasmine’s life and that of her family.

Next week, on Tuesday 17th November, teaser spoilers tell us that “Jo is overwhelmed with guilt after getting off lightly,” suggesting that she won’t be held responsible for Yasmine’s death. However, the revelation doesn’t relieve her of her guilt, and she “starts to spiral” the following day.

Someone’s family is going through hell because of me,” she tells Lacey.

With Jo set to struggle under the weight of her mistake, just how far will she spiral, and will there be any further consequences?

Here’s the full spoilers this week’s Home and Away episodes in Australia:

Monday 9th November (Episode 8838)

Richie’s lie snowballs. Jo leans on Lacey. The boys make a bet.

Tuesday 10th November (Episode 8839)

Eden braces for another transfusion. Dylan faces the music. Justin has bad news for Alf.

Wednesday 11th November (Episode 8840)

Mackenzie and Levi share their engagement. Lacey’s been ghosted. David calls off the search.

Thursday 12th November (Episodes 8841-8843)

Jo’s conduct hearing approaches. Alf’s efforts to find Roo hit a roadblock. David’s heroism pays off but what is Roo hiding?

Roo is struggling to deal with her trauma. Amelia delivers a confronting diagnosis. Courtney and Mali navigate new waters.

Richie’s lies are getting harder to sustain. Mali is looking at Courtney through new eyes. Remi uncovers a secret.