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1. Age pensioners who want to keep working say system punishes them ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   Peter Gibney says he doesn't want to stop working and nor can he afford to. He says he's being punished for that by the age pension system.

2. Australia news LIVE: Plibersek asked to reassure young women public life is still safe after Haines attack; Coalition vows to dismantle climate policies in bid to fight inflation Nine · 26 Oct 2026

   Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

3. Three decades on, stigma remains 'huge barrier' to care for drug users ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   Despite being the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise some drug use, advocates say people are still dying from preventable overdoses, in part due to a narrative that "others" them.

4. Labuschagne must beat mental block to overcome the 30s in third Test ABC News · 26 Oct 2026

   Australia are set to favour Marnus Labuschagne's ability to soak up pressure against the new ball and help the batters around him, and to give him one more chance for the third Test in South Africa.

5. Six Flags to install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider’s death Global News · 26 Oct 2026

   Six Flags announced the extra safeguard less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta died after being ejected from his seat on the Goliath coaster.

6. Lula’s Win Isn’t as Bad as Markets Think Bloomberg · 26 Oct 2026

   Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s shock win in Brazil against Flávio Bolsonaro triggered an investor reaction for the ages. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Juan Pablo Spinetto explains why he thinks markets are overacting. (Source: Bloomberg)

7. Pope fit enough to make Latin America trip next month, Vatican says Express Tribune · 26 Oct 2026

   Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru will go ahead, the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that Leo's recovery from lung cancer surgery was on track and that he was fit enough to make the November 6-17 ​journey. The 71-year-old pontiff is recovering from an October 13 surgery in which…

8. Where have Karachi’s Olive Ridley turtles gone? Express Tribune · 26 Oct 2026

   Once familiar visitors to Pakistan’s sandy shores, Olive Ridley sea turtles have all but vanished from the country’s recorded nesting grounds. Now, the discovery of a dead turtle on Clifton Beach has brought an old ecological mystery into focus: if these turtles still inhabit the Arabian Sea, where…

9. Israel holds first election since October 7 attacks The Sydney Morning Herald · 26 Oct 2026

   Jewish Australians are among the tens of thousands of people flying into Israel for the first election since the October 7 attacks.

10. One-Day Wipeout Tops 60% For the Hardest-Hit Brazilian Stocks Bloomberg · 26 Oct 2026

    The wipeout Monday in Brazilian markets dragged down nearly every stock in the benchmark Ibovespa index. More than half of them plunged at least 10%.