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ROXBURGH PARK, VIC. — A sixth Melbourne man has been charged by the AFP’s National Security Investigations (NSI) team as part of an ongoing investigation into a group of Australian men accessing and distributing ISIS propaganda online. 

KYIV, UKRAINE. — Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on battlefield use of the country’s U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said on Wednesday (Thursday morning Australian time), as Kyiv endured a second consecutive night of Russian missile attacks.

UNITED STATES. — US federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer and ‌charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company, the Justice Department said on Tuesday (Wednesday, October 14, Australian time).

BANYULE CITY COUNCIL, VIC. — Nicola Rooks has been elected Councillor for Beale Ward for the remainder of the current Council term and was formally announced at the Declaration of the Poll held on October 14, 2026, with 1700 (21.85 per cent) first-preference votes, by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

ASPENDALE, VIC. — Kingston Council has welcomed the announcement by Rossdale Golf Club that it has terminated its agreement with the developer who proposed redeveloping the site.

BANYULE CITY COUNCIL, VIC. — Nicola Rooks has been elected Councillor for Beale Ward for the remainder of the current Council term and was formally announced at the Declaration of the Poll held on October 14, 2026, with 1700 (21.85 per cent) first-preference votes, by the Victorian Electoral Commission.

MELBOURNE, VIC.— Herald Sun and News24 journalist and right-wing commentator has finally 'turned on his own type' in a blistering op-ed stating: "Lying blow-hard Trump has betrayed us all — and Australians should be afraid."

MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 41-year-old on-duty male Sergeant from the North West Metro region has been charged with intentionally causing serious injury, reckless assault causing injury, common law assault and two counts of unlawful assault in October 2025 following an internal investigation.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — A 57-year-old male Victoria Police public service employee from the Crime and Counter Terrorism Investigation Services has today been charged following a Professional Standards Command investigation into misconduct.

ASPENDALE, VIC. — Kingston Council has welcomed the announcement by Rossdale Golf Club that it has terminated its agreement with the developer who proposed redeveloping the site.

YEA, VIC. — Saturday saw 24 men take to the course for the Club Championships at Royal Yea, down from last year’s field of 32. Those who turned up were rewarded with superb weather and a course in excellent condition.

LALOR, VIC. — Meet the artists and help shape Lively Lalor at a free community pop-up on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Imagine a company that sells you equipment, invests money in your business, and then rents back what you build with it. It’s your supplier, your investor and your customer all at once.

MELBOURNE, VIC.— Herald Sun and News24 journalist and right-wing commentator has finally 'turned on his own type' in a blistering op-ed stating: "Lying blow-hard Trump has betrayed us all — and Australians should be afraid."

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Imagine a company that sells you equipment, invests money in your business, and then rents back what you build with it. It’s your supplier, your investor and your customer all at once.

CANBERRA, ACT. — The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board, in a unanimous decision, lifted the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, raising interest rates by 25 basis points to the highest level since 2011, as it wrapped up its two-day meeting this afternoon.

CANBERRA, ACT. — We look back at the now all-too-familiar modus operandi of Pauline Hanson on ABC Media Watch from 1998 to 2026. What Hanson presents to the media today, such as at a Saturday, October 3, 2026, Victorian election campaign launch at Crown in Melbourne, is similar to what Hanson was stating from 1998 onwards.

BRISBANE, QLD. — A furious Bruce Woodley, legendary member of Australian musical group The Seekers and co-writer of I Am Australian, took aim at Pauline Hanson's racist and grifting Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after the iconic song was used during its opening ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday without Mr Woodley's permission.