23 October 2026
Scotland fail to hang on to a half-time lead against Australia in Canberra as they slump to a ninth straight Test defeat.
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23 October 2026
Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching Listen to the podcast Alan Jones on Trial The mother of the youngest alleged victim of Alan Jones continued to seek advice from the broadcaster after the teenager was allegedly indecently assaulted at Jones’s Fitzroy Falls farm, a Sydney court has heard. The divorced mother told the Downing Centre court she had developed a pattern of not trusting herself and she continued her correspondence with Jones because: “I knew he knew about everything; he had an opinion about everything.
23 October 2026
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was intentionally hit by a car in an apparent political attack, has lost both of her legs, her husband said.
23 October 2026
Zoo staffers don’t know whether the bright green eggs are viable and will ultimately hatch into chicks. However, the eggs themselves are a major win, because breeding the birds in captivity is tricky ...
23 October 2026
Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D. C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback. (Image credit: Saul Loeb)
23 October 2026
President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.
23 October 2026
Australian Rugby League has vowed to keep using the name of the PNG Chiefs franchise in the NRL despite NZ Rugby's legal challenge.
23 October 2026
Tonga recorded its second win at the Rugby League World Cup on Friday night, beating Lebanon 36-0 in Sydney.
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