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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100
It’s a New Zealand election with a twist. What’s at stake?
“Millennial centrist” Qiulae Wong answered a job ad to lead her party last year. Now she wants to channel Australia’s teal movement and redraw a Kiwi electoral landscape dominated by “the two Chrises”.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Another suspect named as wiretap scandal rocks Indonesia
Thousands of police and military personnel are on standby as tensions run high in Jakarta over allegations that top officers ran operations to intercept President Prabowo Subianto’s telephone conversations.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:59:03 +1100
News Corp boss says Republicans lost midterms by ignoring Hispanic America
Australian-born Robert Thomson’s analysis differs from narratives offered by prominent Republicans, such as Vice President JD Vance, who blamed the war in Iran.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +1100
‘Use the nuclear option’: What happens next after the Democrats’ blue tsunami?
With Democrats to take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a wounded Donald Trump will have to plan his next move wisely as the fight for the future of MAGA begins.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:27:05 +1100
Russell Brand questioned by police
London’s Metropolitan Police has released footage from interviews with the comedian and actor in 2023, 2024 and 2025

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:51:25 +1100
The superstar who could be the next US president, and his ‘brilliant and unstoppable’ Australian mum
Jon Ossoff is young, handsome and has an eloquence that has drawn comparisons to Barack Obama. Could we soon see a politician with Australian heritage in the White House?

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:44:25 +1100
Rupert Murdoch makes a rare public appearance
The 95-year-old media mogul has dispelled rumours of poor health as he attended the American Australian Association 2026 New York Benefit Dinner.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:01 +1100
‘If the plane crashes, so be it’: New wave of bomb hoaxes hits dozens of flights
The highly unusual spate of bomb threats affected nearly 30 flights across Europe in one day, in a dramatic escalation after an initial wave during the week.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:57:19 +1100
Trump criticises Clinton home as he declares Oval Office a landmark
Donald Trump has declared the Oval Office a landmark in an effort to stop his renovations being changed by a subsequent president.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:52:03 +1100
California governor to spare lives of all 548 death row prisoners in state
Gavin Newsom’s move – which would reduce the total US death row population by nearly 30 per cent – has sparked angry reactions from families of murder victims and the state’s district attorneys.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:34:34 +1100
Meghan’s half-brother named ‘person of interest’ in child abuse investigation
A Philippine government minister has described the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father as “a possible sex offender of the grossest kind” – and says the police inquiry has now been widened to include his son.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +1100
How five people survived a three-month, 4800km odyssey lost at sea
A boat in Micronesia went missing in July. This week, five of its passengers landed, unclothed and emaciated, on an island in Kiribati – thousands of kilometres away.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:36:36 +1100
Police thank victims for their bravery after Russell Brand conviction
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault charges involving four women on allegations dating back more than 20 years.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:21:18 +1100
Blame game continues after US midterms
Republicans are blaming the war on Iran for the party's heavy defeat in the US midterm elections.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:18:11 +1100
Russell Brand found guilty in UK court
British actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:17:39 +1100
New wave of bomb hoaxes diverts planes
Multiple flights across Europe have been hit by bomb threats for the second time this week.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +1100
Trump crashed on his own shores of discontent, but the blue wave doesn’t deliver certainty
The trouble with talk of waves and tsunamis is that they assume something steady lies beneath.

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:29:09 +1100
Brand faces ‘significant’ jail term after guilty verdicts for rape, sexual assaults
Russell Brand’s defence lawyer reportedly took aim at the journalist who investigated the allegations against the British comedian and actor, who was refused bail after he was convicted by a London jury.

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:39:24 +1100
A mega-church pastor, a Paralympian, a Muslim professor: Meet the midterm giant-killers
A year ago, the idea that Democrats might seize control of the US Senate was laughable. When it came, the win was not only emphatic; it was historic.

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:16:10 +1100
A sigh of relief for the world, but the biggest risk remains in the White House
The historic nature of the US midterm election win for the Democrats also has all the hallmarks of a country walking back from a cliff edge.

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