MI5 Chief Says State Threats Have Quadrupled in a Decade
Threats from foreign adversaries have quadrupled in the last decade, and MI5 now devotes more resource to state threats than
Toyota Agrees to $750 Million DPF Class Action Settlement
Toyota Australia has agreed to a $750 million settlement covering two class actions over defective diesel particulate filters, or DPFs,
Leap Second Faces Its End as Timekeepers Meet at Versailles
The world’s timekeepers are meeting in France this week, and ABC News reports they are expected to vote on abandoning
Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer After Surgery
Updated 14 October 2026: The Vatican said surgery on Tuesday 13 October found lung cancer and removed the lower lobe
Three Men Found Guilty of Murdering Australian Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico
A judge in Ensenada, Baja California, has found three men guilty of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and
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Nikon Strips Microscopy Video Prize After Ruling the Winner Broke Its AI Rules
Nikon has disqualified the winning entry in its Small World in Motion competition, a contest for video recorded through the
Kenya Confirms Its First Ebola Case After Man Dies in Nairobi
Kenya has recorded the first Ebola case in its history, after a Kenyan man who had travelled from the Democratic
Kmart’s $89 Camera Glasses Vanish Online as Privacy Watchdog Probes App Maker
Kmart’s $89 Anko camera glasses no longer appear on the retailer’s website. On the same day, Wednesday 7 October, Privacy
North Melbourne Names Jaymie Graham Senior Coach
North Melbourne has named Fremantle assistant coach Jaymie Graham as its new senior coach, choosing him to succeed four-time premiership
Optogenetics Pioneers Win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for