9 October 2026
Tasnim Oishi, 22, died after a BMW carrying four Bangladeshi students crashed into a tree in Western Australia.
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9 October 2026
Making its southern hemisphere debut, Dance Reflections will feature collaborators of Rosalía, Madonna and Beyoncé – and a high-wire takeover of the Cutaway Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email A “once-in-a-lifetime” program of dance works of scale will be coming to Sydney in January, including 11 international works from France, Belgium, South Africa and beyond making their Australian premiere. The program, which triples the scale of the dance offering at the last Sydney festival, will bring 174 performers and crew to Sydney, with the crowning jewel being the acclaimed French choreographer Rachid Ouramdane’s Outsider. The 2024 work features 21 dancers from the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and four elite athletes, navigating a “cat’s cradle” of high wires and slack lines, to the mesmerising, minimalist music of the avant garde composer Julius Eastman.
9 October 2026
Australia’s first lunar rover has been revealed – and the $54m project is set to also transform how we mine, grow food and purify water here on Earth.
9 October 2026
To mark the launch, AllTrails has revealed its top backpacking routes in Australia, based on navigation data from its users. From alpine adventures and volcanic landscapes to coastal hiking, here are ...
9 October 2026
When Karl Andrews' son was first diagnosed with eczema as an baby, he thought it would be an easy fix. Caring for him has been a constant struggle.
9 October 2026
时评：中右选民会怎么选？随着国家党的支持率在多个民调中都显示在30%以下，加上可能"出线"的机遇党有可能配合中左翼阵营组成政府，过去几个星期里，有关策略性投票的话题正在被频繁提及。
9 October 2026
The Fiji Football Association is taking a hard line on illicit substance use as more players test positive during national tournaments.
9 October 2026
Some property managers are concerned at the prospect of a Labour government removing their ability to issue no-cause eviction notices.
