EV Desk
NHTSA proposes cyan lights for driverless cars
NHTSA wants optional cyan lamps to show when a self-driving system is in control, and new rules for cars with no steering wheel. Comments close 25 Nov.
Australia correspondent
Bel McRae
Australia desk
Bel McRae covers the Australia and Roads desks, with 48 stories so far, 37 of them for the Australia desk. A big share follows One Nation, from its polling and its Victorian launch to Pauline Hanson's policy calls, alongside Canberra and the power grid. On Roads, McRae reports on highways, rail and freight, from the Strzelecki Track sealing to Melbourne Airport Rail.
Australia
Coroner finds NCA bomber Domenic Perre refused care
SA State Coroner Naomi Kereru found NCA bomber Domenic Perre refused food and medication before he died in custody in 2023. She made no recommendations.
EV Desk
GM leads US$108m round for sodium-ion maker Peak Energy
GM Ventures led a US$108 million Series B for Peak Energy, announced on 21 October. The sodium-ion storage maker says it has over US$1 billion in orders.
Australia
NACC chief 'piqued' by Labor grants that gave golf club $6m
Acting NACC chief Kylie Kilgour says Labor's $570.5m invite-only grants scheme, which gave $6m to a golf club in the PM's seat, has piqued her interest.
Borderline Desk
UK care worker visa applications fall to 7,500 a year
Health and Care Worker visa applications to the UK fell to 7,500 in the year to September 2026, down 63% on a year earlier, Home Office data show.
Borderline Desk
US holds 2027 refugee ceiling at 17,500, Afrikaners first
A presidential determination caps US refugee admissions at 17,500 for 2027, primarily for Afrikaners. Arrivals in 2026 totalled 16,292.
Borderline Desk
UK MPs back narrower Article 8 test as backlog hits 155,798
A Commons committee voted 11 to 1 for a narrower UK definition of family life in Article 8 claims. Open immigration appeals hit 155,798 in June.
Australia
Pauline Hanson warns France-style riots will hit Australia
Pauline Hanson says France-style riots will reach Australian cities unless mass migration stops. She shared weekend violence videos on Sunday.
Borderline Desk
26,437 legacy boat arrivals now hold permanent visas
Home Affairs says 26,437 people in the boat arrival legacy caseload hold permanent visas. Those refused, cancelled or expired onshore fell to 1,371.
Video · Australia
North Adelaide Golf Course $55,000 contracts under fire
SA's Auditor-General found 14 North Adelaide Golf Course consultants, Greg Norman's firm included, started on contracts of exactly $55,000.
Borderline Desk
Migration fact-file: Australia's net overseas migration
Net overseas migration added 292,100 people in a year, about three quarters of Australia's growth, and Treasury's forecasts have been revised up.