9 October 2026
Four out of every five EVs sold in Australia since the beginning of the war in Iran have been made in Chinese factories.
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9 October 2026
A Perth father has won a Royal Life Saving Bravery Award after saving his toddler from drowning in a backyard pool in Broome.
9 October 2026
A Sydney councillor has broken her silence after Mick Mundine was charged over alleged historical sexual assaults, revealing why she decided to speak out.
9 October 2026
The man allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices for disability services that were never provided over almost four years.
9 October 2026
Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect it A chance social media encounter has led to the race-against-time discovery of a new species of giant waterlily that has until now been hidden in the depths of Colombia’s jungle. But the plant, which is so huge it is visible from space, is already considered critically endangered.
9 October 2026
Matsadaash staff allege torture and forced confessions after being held on charges of working for Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian journalists are planning a new protest in Cairo this weekend after six colleagues were charged with terrorism offences amid allegations they had been tortured in police detention. Last week, Egyptian authorities arrested the journalists, from the independent factchecking and investigative platform Matsadaash, accusing them in a statement of being unlicensed and producing false news on behalf of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood .
9 October 2026
Meanwhile, NZ First is promising to ban fireworks and ACT wants agriculture back on the curriculum.
9 October 2026
It was "deeply troubling that further harm may have occurred in some instances after that first report was made", police say.
