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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. 

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).

UNITED STATES. — A new warning about artificial intelligence from Anthropic caused a stir in cybersecurity circles on Tuesday (US time), a ​day after the company warned that AI models could be months away from self-replicating across the internet.

BUNDOORA, VIC. — Bundoora Beats is back for 2026, with a free twilight concert set to bring live music, great food and community connection to beautiful Norris Bank Parklands on Saturday, November 14.

MITCHELL SHIRE, VIC. — Mitchell Shire Council has finished installing new and upgraded CCTV cameras at 17 sites across the shire. Work at another 13 locations is scheduled during the 2026/27 financial year.

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.

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 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.

GEELONG, VIC. — A former cop who revealed he lied when he claimed under oath that the reason he choked an 11-year-old neurodivergent schoolboy was that he had “snapped” now stands accused of corruption.

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.

MELBOURNE, VIC. — Come along to Margaret Court Arena as the 2026 Special Olympics Australia National Games officially begin with a spectacular Opening Ceremony celebrating 50 years of changing lives through sport.

BUNDOORA, VIC. — Bundoora Beats is back for 2026, with a free twilight concert set to bring live music, great food and community connection to beautiful Norris Bank Parklands on Saturday, November 14.

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.