26 October 2026
Lidia Thorpe rebukes defiant Hanson over bus attack cartoon The Age
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26 October 2026
Two people were taken to hospital in a serious condition. One of them died on Monday morning, police say.
26 October 2026
Hanson doesn’t do scrutiny, and Albo loves it Crikey
26 October 2026
Angus Taylor and Barnaby Joyce reject calls for change in parliamentary practice to cool political debate Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has led tributes to Helen Haines a week after the Indi MP was allegedly the target of an attack outside her electorate office, praising the independent as “a fighter” with a deep love of her community. Federal parliament paused on Monday for speeches about Haines, her husband, Phil, and her staff as she remained in a serious but stable condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here
26 October 2026
Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji's first and only prime minister of Indian descent, has warned that the island nation is "worse off today than we were at independence".
26 October 2026
Canterbury and Northland face off in the NPC rugby grand final at One NZ Stadium at 2. 10pm.
26 October 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has denied he sought to update its principal bilateral agreement with Samoa, despite his Samoan counterpart reportedly claiming the opposite.
26 October 2026
Children pose for a photo in lion dance costumes during an event to celebrate Children's Week 2026 in New South Wales, Australia, on Oct. 24, 2026. Hundreds of children and their families gathered at ...
