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Sun 4 Oct 2026

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Flydubai plane
Flydubai plane incident
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
NSW police say 10 people were injured in the incident, prompting a major response from emergency services with four helicopters and 15 ambulances on scene.
NSW
Five-year-old girl in a coma and P-plater charged after car hits crowd of NRL fans in Newcastle
Jim Chalmers
Economy
Chalmers says global economic turmoil will drive budget cuts, but Australia should avoid recession
The fluke of a female humpback whale first seen in Hervey Bay in 2004 as a subadult. In 2026 her calf was photographed in Hervey Bay with propeller injuries
Exclusive
Whales are suffering ‘incredibly painful’ injuries off Australia. Experts say the problem is getting worse
The Virginia-class submarine surfaces at sea, periscopes raised, under a setting sun
Royal Australian Navy
Hegseth calls US-built nuclear submarines the ‘apex predator’ of the seas. But are they right for Australia?
 
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In focus

Richmond public housing resident Pauline was relocated from her home of more than 30 years after the block was scheduled to be demolished by the state government.
Victoria state election
Labor may be on the nose in inner Melbourne over public housing – but it’s taking the fight to the Greens
Loneliness
‘There’s a lot of silence’: have we created a new ‘Lonely Generation’?
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Sport

McLaren’s Lando Norris races at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula One
Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix to go ahead despite Middle East conflict, says F1 chief
Football
Kane and Saka double up as England school Croatia in historic Nations League rout
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Culture & lifestyle

Image of a striped outdoor chair in a leafy backyard garden area
Gardens
From urban rooftops to working cattle farms: Australia’s best home gardens – in pictures
 
10 Chaotic Questions
Ella Hooper: ‘Most embarrassing celebrity encounter? I said the classic thing you don’t ever say to Billy Bragg’
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: As a reality TV contestant, I was allowed one 15-minute call a week. Even at 3am, Chris would always pick up
Australian theatre
Eliza review – an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI
★★★☆☆
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Opinion

Fuel prices are seen on a sign at a petrol station in Melbourne
quote  Australia’s interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi
Yanis Varoufakis
quote  Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level
Arwa Mahdawi
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