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Friday 23 October 2026 · daily · 534 stories

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Anika Wells’ Brisbane office closed over security incident

23 Oct 13:47

Police were called to the office after a woman allegedly behaved in a threatening manner towards staff.

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Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Grieving mum delivers final message to son's killers

The grieving mother of a 14-year-old boy murdered in a senseless machete attack at St Albans in Melbourne's north-west has delivered his killers a final message.

23 Oct 18:26

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Outpouring of public support for MP Helen Haines

The outpouring of public support for MP Helen Haines continues to grow with an Australia-wide candlelight vigil planned.

23 Oct 18:26

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Sam Wood’s legal move to restrict access to case information

The former Bachelor turned fitness guru faces charges of strangulation and assault occasioning bodily harm after he allegedly attacked his wife Snezana in at Noosa.

23 Oct 18:25

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

A doctor was found guilty of sexually assaulting patients. But he can still work as a GP

A police officer went in for a pap smear and left profoundly disturbed. Her pursuit of justice exposed alarming flaws in how authorities handle dangerous doctors.

23 Oct 18:25

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Senior police officer charged with stalking, installing tracking devices

Police said the 40-year-old senior constable was also charged with accessing police information without authorisation.

23 Oct 18:24

Australia · ABC

Australia at the heart of 'transformational' cancer vaccine breakthrough

A world-first cancer vaccine has been shown to radically reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence and death.

23 Oct 18:08

Australia · ABC

'Safe air' bill passes NT parliament following Inpex, Santos scandals

A scheme to monitor and publicly report toxic air pollutants around Darwin Harbour can now be set up.

23 Oct 18:00

Australia · ABC

Australians to light candles for critically injured Helen Haines

Ms Haines remains in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital, four days after the 65-year-old was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Victoria's north-east.

23 Oct 17:59