26 October 2026
Climate and environment editor Adam Morton speaks to Reged Ahmad about the long, expensive wait for Snowy Hydro 2. 0 ...
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The ferocity of political debate and the language used by politicians in Australia has been in the spotlight ever since the shocking attack on Helen Haines last week. The independent member for Indi ...
26 October 2026
The former Australia batter Usman Khawaja has revealed that he fought a secret battle with rheumatoid arthritis throughout his international career. Khawaja concluded his time in an Australia shirt at ...
26 October 2026
Leaders and governments worldwide congratulate Lula on dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to rest of Latin America Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the Brazilian president, has vowed that dictatorship and fascism will never return to Brazil after winning a historic fourth term in power by defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro . “This is God’s work – and it’s thanks to all of you,” Lula told tens of thousands of supporters who had gathered in central São Paulo in the early hours of Monday to celebrate his dramatic election comeback.
26 October 2026
Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze Senior Sudanese commanders implicated in a “campaign of rape” have been targeted by the UK on the first anniversary of a mass atrocity that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed over several days. A year after the fall of El Fasher , the British government said it had sanctioned military leaders from both sides in the country’s ongoing conflict whom it suspected of sexual violence during the siege of the city.
26 October 2026
For over a century, Indian Kiwis have called New Zealand home. So why today do they still face calls to 'go back to where they came from'?
26 October 2026
The signage was posted by the Sensible Sentencing Trust, and features Greens co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson, as well as Labour leader Chris Hipkins.
