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Filed from the Sydney desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.

Sports · 17 October 2026

From Checkered Trousers to Checkered Flags: Kate Waterhouse’s Race‑Day Couture Guide

Nell Hartley, Melbourne desk

Fashion correspondent Kate Waterhouse shares her go‑to advice for looking stylish and staying comfortable at one of Australia’s biggest racing events, turning the grandstand into a catwalk.

Politics · 17 October 2026

WA MPs demand Greens' own audit after decade-long Steele-John dossier surfaces

Mabel Crowe, Sydney desk

Western Australian MPs are urging a probe that not only looks at Jordon Steele-John’s alleged missteps but also shines a light on the Greens’ own internal processes, after a secret dossier spanning ten years was reve…

Sports · 17 October 2026

The Quantum Leap to the Future: Who's Grasping the Space Ribbon?

Sam Orbit, World desk

NASA and EuroSkyZone have entered a weird contest to see who among them can send a fake satellite into orbit first, giving us a cosmic battle between these two agencies.

Sports · 17 October 2026

Breaking: Wallabies Return from Bledisloe Drought or Is it Just in Their Minds? (If Wallabies Win the World Cup),

Sam Orbit, World desk

Australia's rugby team, the Wallabies, might just be about to break a miraculous streak of 24 years since they carried the Bledisloe Cup. The Kiwi invaders had better watch out, because the enemy just might be sitting in…

World · 17 October 2026

Elon Musk Allegedly Asked Donald Trump to Slow Starlink in Ukraine

Rex Blister, Sydney desk

According to reports, Elon Musk approached former President Donald Trump with a request to slow down Starlink service in Ukraine, adding to previous accusations that Musk has limited the satellite network’s use to the…

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 · 16 October 2026

Haranga's Mother Lode Masterclass Turns ASX into Gold Rush

Vera Chen, Sydney desk

Haranga Resources' drill intercept in California's historic Mother Lode Gold Belt has breathed new life into the belt, sparking a frenzy of market participants who are suddenly acting like prospectors and turning the ASX…

Sports · 16 October 2026

Quadruple Rugby Blitz at Accor: Four Matches, One Stadium

Frank Bollard, Melbourne desk

All of Australia's senior rugby sides, including men's and women's sevens and 15s, are set to play in an unprecedented four-game schedule at Accor Stadium.