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Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Cage and Banderas Team Up for True Detective Season 5, Filming Starts 2027

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Antonio Banderas joins Nicolas Cage in HBO’s True Detective Season 5, with showrunner Issa López returning and filming slated for 2027.

Politics · 17 October 2026

Cormann warns copying One Nation will make Australia poorer, blames two decades of political sleep

Rex Blister, Sydney desk

Morrison-era minister Mathias Cormann says copying the One Nation party would leave Australians poorer. He adds that both major parties have spent the last 20 years sleeping on the job, failing to adopt the changes neede…

Politics · 17 October 2026

Economic aches leave Albanese and Chalmers nursing a frosty rapport

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

Labor MPs are questioning whether the relationship between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has soured due to economic pain.

Finance · 17 October 2026

Budget Bites Back: $2 Trillion Deficit Gives Trump’s Wallet a Sore Spot

Helen Pell, Washington desk

The U.S. deficit is edging toward $2 trillion as higher interest rates raise borrowing costs, while spending on the Iran war and tariff refunds undercut the Trump administration’s cost‑cutting claims.

Entertainment · 17 October 2026

Chase Infiniti’s ‘The Julia Set’ Gets a Sony Upgrade After Its TIFF Debut – Math Meets Movie Magic

Clyde Rook, Washington desk

Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up U.S. and key international rights to Niki Byrne’s debut feature ‘The Julia Set,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Chase Infiniti as a…

Politics · 17 October 2026

Katie Zacharia’s 5‑Day Legal Lie Triggers Trump’s ‘Reconsider’ Order

Candy Voss, Washington desk

Press secretary Katie Zacharia lasted only five days after her first briefing exposed false lawyer claims and President Trump urged her to ‘reconsider’ her role, leading to her dismissal.

Business · 17 October 2026

Trump’s Drug‑Price Promises Remain Theoretical as Voters See Bills Inflate

Noor Hale, World desk

President Trump continues to tout efforts to lower drug prices, yet many Americans report no relief from soaring prescription and insurance costs.

Business · 17 October 2026

Airbus chief warns UK may be left on the launch‑pad if it hands Skynet to Lockheed

Iris Quay, London desk

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury wrote to Transport Secretary Andy Burnham warning that selecting Lockheed Martin for the Skynet military satellite programme could see Britain lose its foothold in the European space sector.

Business · 17 October 2026

Robust Earnings, Robust Fed, and a Briefing So Robust It Echoes Four Times

Helen Pell, Washington desk

A dry‑market parody where corporate earnings, the Federal Reserve and a press briefing all over‑use the word “robust,” leaving investors wondering if anyone ever said anything else.