13 October 2026
Tszyu will challenge Lara in Australia after beating Errol Spence Jr, chasing a championship in a second division.
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13 October 2026
South Australia police say infant was aged between six and seven months old and had been ‘deceased for a period of time’ Benjamin Nicholas Houghton, 40, and Yue Ning Lieu, 42, are in custody after police discovered the child during a welfare check at a Glen Osmond motel in Adelaide’s south on Saturday.
13 October 2026
Healthcare company Bupa has partnered with Invictus Australia for the inaugural Invictus Australia Sports Festival 2026, which will take place in Perth. The partnership includes a symposium on veteran ...
13 October 2026
A Pakistani man, 37, has been charged over his alleged attempt to traffick a woman and her two young children - who are known to him - out of Australia.
13 October 2026
On 12 October 2026, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 9 October 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of sugar confectionary as well as chocolate and cocoa confectionary.
13 October 2026
Queensland coronial inquest into death of eight-year-old girl continues after 14 members of religious sect were convicted of her manslaughter Child safety staff decided in 2019 that it would be “more detrimental” to not return Elizabeth, aged six at the time, to her Toowoomba home upon her discharge from hospital after suffering a coma due to diabetic ketoacidosis, a Queensland coroner heard.
13 October 2026
Swedish authorities have cleared an EU-sanctioned product tanker to leave the country after nearly seven months at anchor following an investigation into its registration and seaworthiness. The Swedish Transport Agency has lifted an operating ban on the 2007-built, 75,000 dwt Sea Owl I, after confirming that the vessel is now legitimately registered in Equatorial Guinea. …
13 October 2026
New York-listed containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has secured a $1bn syndicated loan facility to finance its expanding newbuilding programme. The George Youroukos-led company said the seven-year facility carries an interest margin of just 1. 5% over SOFR and will be drawn in stages as its first 15 contracted newbuildings are completed between late 2028 …
