Canada Indefinitely Shelves Assisted Dying for Mental Illness Alone
Canada will not extend medical assistance in dying (MAID) to people whose only condition is a mental illness. Justice Minister
October 2026
Greens Think Tank Pitches $25 Billion Public Supermarket Chain
The Green Institute, the Australian Greens’ think tank, has put forward a $25.1 billion plan for a publicly owned supermarket
Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula Into Brazil’s Presidential Run-Off
Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, held on Sunday 4 October. He finished
South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Rejected Again in Hobart
A proposal to turn the South Atlantic into a whale sanctuary has been defeated again at the International Whaling Commission,
Former Liberal MP Bruce Baird Dies Aged 84
Bruce Baird, who sat for the Liberal Party in both the New South Wales and federal parliaments, has died aged
Alleged WA Drug Kingpin ‘The Kid’ Arrested in Colombia
Arash Ebrahimi Far, the Australian-Iranian dual national wanted by Australia over an alleged drug network, has been detained in Colombia,