Saturday 24 October 2026

The Archive

The Archive

Australia

Hanson wants power to shut extremist mosques: ‘Bondi should have ended the excuses’

Hanson wants federal power to shut extremist mosques. She asked on 28 September after the SMH reported preacher Abu Ahmad urged followers to take up arms.

Christian

Metz closed Pope Leo's France trip

Pope Leo XIV ended his France trip in Metz on Monday 28 September. He hailed EU founding father Robert Schuman and Europe's Christian roots, and said Mass.

Hacking

NetScaler got hit before the fix

Hackers are already using two new flaws to break into Citrix NetScaler boxes. US federal agencies have until Wednesday 30 September to fix them.

Australia

Rinehart allegedly asked Henry Pike about One Nation. He says he'll always be a Liberal

Gina Rinehart asked Queensland LNP MP Henry Pike about joining One Nation at a January lunch, Four Corners reports. Pike says he'll always be a Liberal.

Breaking

Trump rejected the Hormuz roadmap

Trump rejected Iran's seven-day Strait of Hormuz roadmap on Saturday. Tehran says it still wants diplomacy through Qatar.

Tesla

Tesla Semi deliveries start now in Sparks

Tesla has started high-volume production of its Semi electric truck in Sparks, Nevada, and says deliveries start now. The goal is 50,000 a year.

Upcoming

Black Doves Season 2 trailer lands ahead of 5 November return

Netflix put out the Black Doves Season 2 trailer on 24 September. Keira Knightley's back as spy Helen Webb, and the new season lands on 5 November.

Australia

Victorian Premier Carroll: 'One Nation terrifies me'

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says "One Nation terrifies me" before the 28 November election. A poll has the Coalition on 29, One Nation 25 and Labor 24.

Reviews

Ray Gunn still pounds the asphalt

Brad Bird's animated neo-noir Ray Gunn, starring Sam Rockwell, has its first trailer. It's in select theaters 4 December and on Netflix on the 18th.

Australia

Hanson is No. 4 on AFR Magazine's Power list

Pauline Hanson is No. 4 on AFR Magazine's 2026 Power list, behind Albanese, Chalmers and Butler. Roy Morgan has One Nation leading Labor on 25.5%.

Tech

Qualcomm unveils two 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips

Qualcomm unveiled two 2nm flagship chips on Maui, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and 8 Elite Gen 6. Xiaomi and Motorola phones are among the first.