22 September 2026
Anthony Albanese has hinted on where Canberra could land on talk of Australia becoming an “associate member” of the EU.
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22 September 2026
One academic says prediction for 2066 ‘is negligent in ignoring the economic damage’ on the horizon Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The government’s seventh intergenerational report, which projects out to 2066, finds the effects of global heating four decades from now are “highly uncertain”, pointing to the pace of the global energy transition as a key source of unpredictability.
22 September 2026
Executive tells court he was groped on bottom at Sydney event after ex-broadcaster pleads not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching charges Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The fourth alleged victim gave evidence on Tuesday in the trial of the retired broadcaster who has pleaded not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. One charge was withdrawn on Monday.
22 September 2026
Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David Elliott Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Shane de Kauwe told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Tuesday he had installed a static camera on a building to record a person connected with the former NSW Liberal MP David Elliott.
22 September 2026
Storm triggers landslides and travel chaos while cutting off almost 50,000 homes from electricity Typhoon Dujuan has killed at least two people in Japan, while tens of thousands of houses near Tokyo remained without power after the storm swept through the region, authorities said on Tuesday. Dujuan – which brought violent winds of 144km/h (89mph) – was moving away from Japan on Tuesday morning, allowing authorities to downgrade most heavy rain and landslide warnings.
22 September 2026
Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI in California, saying a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law enforcement that the shooter had used ChatGPT to plan the massacre. The lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence.
22 September 2026
Councillors say there is no intention at the moment to sell stakes in the airport, but they want to get a full suite of information about all options.
22 September 2026
The driver testing officer has been prohibited from testing drivers amid a major investigation by the transport agency.
