15 October 2026
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15 October 2026
Fridges, extra weight and drunk passengers are among the issues unions say council has yet to address when turning public transport ferries into floating bars, with a warning more strikes could follow.
15 October 2026
Australia should engage in the Pacific on its own terms, not because it has been lulled into a contest with China. In June 2024 Foreign Minister Penny Wong told the [... ] ...
15 October 2026
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has been called everything from a “censorship commissar” by the world’s richest man Elon Musk to a “Karen” by Pauline Hanson, leader of the ...
15 October 2026
Timekeepers add a leap second occasionally to keep our clocks and the Earth's rotation in tune. That could now change.
15 October 2026
Political and religious critics accuse India's Modi government of curbing Kashmir's freedom of religion and expression.
15 October 2026
The Victorian government has been accused of making a politically charged move with women's healthcare.
15 October 2026
The 48-year-old is accused of spraying petrol at three other patients and setting one of them on fire.
