5 October 2026
Rinehart splashes $8m on One Nation’s ‘striking’ new Brisbane HQ The Courier Mail
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5 October 2026
Love Island Australia 2026 is returning this October, with a new cast and villa takeover promising "butterflies" and chaos.
5 October 2026
An independent review by the Professional Standards Command will be conducted after a man was fatally shot by NSW police near Yass on Sunday.
5 October 2026
A 19-year-old driver who allegedly rammed a rideshare vehicle carrying two passengers has been arrested in Adelaide's north, with SA Police also responding to several other crashes, including one in which a 53-year-old man was killed.
5 October 2026
Fitness influencer, 46, faces court on Monday after his arrest in Noosa at the weekend The fitness influencer and reality TV star Sam Wood has been charged in Queensland with domestic violence offences. The personal trainer and star of the third season of reality TV show The Bachelor was charged on Sunday and spent the weekend in police custody after an alleged incident on Saturday night.
5 October 2026
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro will now face leftwing president in runoff vote Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff. With more than 99% of votes counted, the 45-year-old son of the disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had won 47. 1%, meaning he will now face a 25 October showdown with his 80-year-old rival. Lula received 45%.
5 October 2026
Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely. (Image credit: Mauro Pimentel, Sergio Lima)
5 October 2026
Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round, and the race appeared very close.
