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Melbourne Cup Carnival Opens Today with Victoria Derby Day; More Than 280,000 Expected Across Four Race Days

Melbourne Cup Carnival Opens Today with Victoria Derby Day; More Than 280,000 Expected Across Four Race Days

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · World

Australia: Updated Critical Minerals Strategy Showcases 94 Investment-Ready Projects

Australia Publishes Full Conditions for Pacific Engagement Visa: Ballot First for Citizens of 12 Countries, Job Offer Required

Australia's Inflation Rises to 4.3% in September: Housing Up 5.2% and Fuel Up 9.4% in the Month Lead the Increase

NSW Man Charged Over Alleged Online Threat to a Federal Parliamentarian, AFP Seizes Phone and Suspected Drug

Australian Human Rights Commission: Racism Severely Undercounted, Urges National Anti-Racism Data Plan in 16 Recommendations

Sydney Man Charged Over Alleged $123 Million Money-Laundering Network, AFP Seizes About $750,000 in Cash

Australia Foreign Home-Buying Approvals Hit A$4.7 Billion in 2025-26, Chinese Buyers Lead With A$900 Million Across 785 Deals

Australia: S&P/ASX 200 Index Closes Up 0.2% at 8,809.90 Points on October 26

Australia: First International Flight Arrives at Western Sydney International Airport as Air New Zealand Auckland Route Launches on October 26

Kangaroos Survive Fiji Scare 36-22 in World Cup Pool Match as Trbojevic Bags Hat-Trick

New South Wales Passes Great Koala National Park Legislation, Protecting 475,000 Hectares and About 12,000 Koalas

Subcontractor on Sydney's Western Sydney Airport Metro Accused of Underpaying Chinese Workers and Demanding Cash Kickbacks; Company Denies Claims as Independent Audit Proceeds

Australia's New Visa Character Direction Takes Effect October 31: Less Weight for Ties, Tougher Line on Family Violence and Hate Conduct

Melbourne Police Shut Down Two Illegal Casinos, Arrest 29 in Drug Investigation; Three Chinese Nationals in Custody

Mother and Five-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead Outside Melbourne Apartments in Chinese-Australian Hub of Box Hill; Police Not Seeking Anyone Else

Second Australian Politician Targeted Days After MP Lost Legs in Vehicle Attack

Australia Announces More Than A$60 Million in Security and Regional Cooperation Support for Timor-Leste Over Five Years

Australia's APA Group Approves A$700 Million Bulloo Interlink Pipeline Investment

Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Has Both Legs Amputated After Alleged Deliberate Car Attack, Husband Says: She Is Alive and Stable

Australian Miner Fortescue Fires Senior Executive After Harassment and Bullying Probe

Accused in Vehicle Attack on Australian MP Haines Appears in Court and Does Not Seek Bail: Lawmaker in Critical but Stable Condition After Amputation Surgery

Chinese Australians to Hold a Civics and Media Literacy Workshop at NSW Parliament House in Sydney on Oct. 21

2026-10-20 · Event 2026-10-21

Follow-Up: Australian MP Helen Haines Loses a Leg After Car Attack, Doctors Fighting to Save the Other; Still Critical

Lawmaker Haines Remains Critical After Overnight Surgery; PM Says Attacker's Car Made a U-Turn

Australian Independent MP Helen Haines Critically Injured in Vehicle Attack Outside Her Electorate Office; Man Arrested as Counter-Terrorism Team Investigates

Most Chinese-Heritage Academics in Australia Say Security Concerns Are Affecting Research, Survey Finds

Australia's Federal Police Urge Vigilance on Foreign Interference After Second Conviction

RBA's Kent: Labour Market Loosening Somewhat Faster Than Expected as Jobless Rate Hits Five-Year High of 4.7%

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-19

Japan's Daiichi Life Unit Bids A$7.94 Billion for Australia's Challenger

2026-10-18 · Event 2026-10-18

Australia-EU Trade Deal Faces Parliament Fight as Nationals Leader Moves to Block It

Chinese-Australian Mother Charged With Criminal Neglect After Baby Found Dead in Adelaide Motel; SA Health Holds No Records of Mother or Child

2026-10-17 · Event 2026-10-17

Australia Proposes A$109.2 Million Penalties for Unsafe Digital Platforms

Greenpeace Activists Occupy Woodside Scarborough Gas Unit off Western Australia

Australia Confirms First H5N1 Bird Flu Case on Sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island

Australia Names Offshore Site for Inpex-Led Bonaparte Carbon Storage Project

Australia's Austal Shares Jump as Hanwha Gets More Time to Bid for US Unit

New ASX Boss Attia Wants to Accelerate Move to One-Day Settlement in Australia

Australian Court Dismisses Cosette Appeal to Drop Mayne Pharma Takeover

Hanwha Extends Due Diligence on Austal's US Business; Shares Jump

Australia Close In on First Test Victory as South Africa Resist in Durban

Treasury Wine Sells Rosemount Brand Back to Founding Oatley Family

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