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Thursday 22 October 2026 · daily · 162 stories

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Aussies crumbled to South Africa

Australia's batting line up crumbles in Gqeberha as South Africa takes control of the second Test match.

22 Oct 06:50

Australia · ABC

Vanuatu minister contradicts own government on Chinese police drawdown

The Pacific nation's internal affairs minister says it has not yet made any decision to reduce China's police presence.

22 Oct 06:49

Australia · ABC

How do we actually turn down the temperature in political debate?

Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.

22 Oct 06:47

Australia · ABC

Quick hits: Sore Smith doesn't return as Marnus throws it away on horror day

Steve Smith reaches a major milestone but doesn't return and Marnus Labuschagne makes a mockery of an enormous reprieve on a disastrous fourth day for the Aussies in Gqeberha. Here are the quick hits from South Africa.

22 Oct 06:43

Australia · ABC

NSW reveals opening date of long-awaited Southwest Metro line

Commuters will be able to cut down on travel time, with the service connecting the south-western suburbs to the Sydney CBD, north-Sydney and the north-western suburbs.

22 Oct 06:34

Australia · ABC

'We're unbreakable': Ex-Israeli hostage's message to Bondi attack survivors

Former Israeli hostage Daniella Gilboa wants those affected by the Bondi Beach terror attack to know "we're unbreakable", ahead of the shooting's first anniversary.

22 Oct 06:34

Australia · ABC

Military vehicle model involved in fatal rollover had previously flipped

Defence has since confirmed one of the six-wheeled vehicles had tipped over in a previous training exercise, after the ABC revealed it had photographic evidence of the incident.

22 Oct 06:31

World · BBC

Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

22 Oct 06:30

World · BBC

Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

22 Oct 06:29

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Vigil held for injured MP Helen Haines

Hundreds have gathered at a community vigil for Independent MP Helen Haines who was seriously injured during an alleged attack.

22 Oct 06:23

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Queensland bracing for more wet weather

South-east Queensland residents are bracing for more wet weather today as heavy rain continues to soak the region.

22 Oct 06:22

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney housing price drop

Sydney house prices have suffered their biggest quarterly drop in four years, as high interest rates price buyers out of the market.

22 Oct 06:22

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line

The ribbon cutting will be a relief for tens of thousands of commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses each day for more than two years.

22 Oct 06:20

Australia · ABC

Working mum who lived in car left wondering how she would survive

Adelaide mother Amira hosted parties and had just been promoted, but following a relationship breakdown, she lived in her car for 10 months.

22 Oct 06:18

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Man stabbed during Sydney home invasion

Four suspects are on the run after a man was allegedly stabbed during a home invasion in north-west Sydney.

22 Oct 06:15

Australia · ABC

Live: Helen Haines still critical, more than two days after car attack

Independent MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital, more than two days after she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow updates in our live blog.

22 Oct 06:02

Australia · ABC

Could software cloning change the way we use the internet?

Software developers say they can use AI to "take back the internet" in what some are calling the dawn of a new era in online piracy. Here's why.

22 Oct 06:00

World · SBS World

A lost shark that became a viral star — and the mission to rescue it

A huge grey shark named Bukhangi has become an honorary mascot in South Korea’s biggest port city.

22 Oct 05:43