Sunday 25 October 2026

The Archive

The Archive

Australia

Adelaide shooting: shots fired at Kilkenny home, pair sought

Two people fired at a Kilkenny home about 2am on Sunday 11 October. An 18-year-old who lived there is charged over weapons, not over the shooting.

Australia

Brisbane rain: storms forecast to break the dry spell today

Brisbane's had just 16mm of rain in three months. On Sunday the Bureau of Meteorology forecast showers and a likely storm for the city on Tuesday.

Australia

Canberra crash: Weston massage business burgled after car hit it

A Weston massage business in Canberra says it was burgled the night a car crashed into its shopfront on Friday. ACT Policing is looking into it.

Australia

Tasmania crash: car hits two people outside Shearwater shop

Two people were seriously hurt when a car hit them and a shop at Shearwater, near Port Sorell in Tasmania's north-west, on Sunday 11 October.

Australia

Victoria machete bins: FOI shows 12,357 blades and butter knives

FOI documents show Victoria's machete amnesty bins took in 12,357 items, butter knives included, in a program once budgeted at $13 million.

Australia

NSW surcharge ban: Sydney cafes lift prices to cover card fees

The card surcharge ban started on 1 October. Some Sydney cafe owners have already lifted menu prices to cover bank fees, while others are holding off.

Roads

Kenny Habul buys HDT and says he'll probably build new cars

Bathurst 12 Hour winner Kenny Habul now owns Peter Brock's old HDT brand. He plans restorations, upgrade kits, a Bathurst factory and probably new cars.

Australia

Powderfinger reunion tour opens with four Brisbane nights

Powderfinger will play 18 shows in 2027, starting with four nights at the Brisbane Showgrounds from 3 September. Presales open Wednesday.

Australia

Adelaide card shops boost security after Pokémon card thefts

Adelaide trading card shops are adding bollards and fog alarms after Pokémon thefts. Police charged a man over a $20,000 Blair Athol break-in.

Australia

Darwin's YiSSA shelter shuts as residents are sent to Batchelor

Darwin's biggest short-stay shelter, YiSSA, shut on Sunday after the NT government turned down a federal offer. Residents face a move 100km to Batchelor.

Space

NASA puts Artemis II Moon flyby data online for anyone

NASA has released more than 800 GB of Artemis II Moon data, including 11,000 images and 8.5 hours of crew audio from the April flyby.