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1. Xavier College's new Kostka building Nine · 27 Oct 2026

   Xavier College's new Kostka building for years 7 and 8 was carefully designed to include "learning neighbourhoods" to support informal learning, from small groups and individuals to classes and year levels. It has won multiple architecture awards. Vision: Supplied

2. Israel votes in first election since October 7 attack as Netanyahu faces crucial test France 24 · 27 Oct 2026

   Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, in a closely contested election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The vote follows three years of regional wars, with Netanyahu running neck and neck with centrist rival Gadi…

3. HSBC Announces $1 Billion Buyback After Profit Growth Misses Bloomberg · 27 Oct 2026

   HSBC Holdings Plc said it would buy back shares worth $1 billion as it reported third-quarter earnings that fell short of estimates.

4. Fake hospital calls, bogus investments and loan scams: Police arrest 36 in Perak Malay Mail · 27 Oct 2026

   IPOH, Oct 27 — Perak police have busted three scam syndicates targeting Malaysian, Chinese and Japanese victims in separate raids in Ipoh and Kampar, arresting 36 people. Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said five Japanese men, aged 21 to 27, were arrested at a two-storey house in…

5. Nikkei Asia wins gold at WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards Nikkei · 27 Oct 2026
6. Coles worker sacked after restraining suspected thief to receive $6500 The Sydney Morning Herald · 27 Oct 2026

   The fair work umpire has ordered Coles to pay a man $6500 after he was sacked for breaching workplace policy by trying to stop two suspected thieves at a neighbouring Liquorland store.

7. Dog involved in park attack dies from gunshot wound The Sydney Morning Herald · 27 Oct 2026

   Destruction orders for the two dogs were withdrawn last week, and dangerous dog declarations proposed.

8. Augustus restarts drilling at high-grade WA Eastern Goldfields target The Sydney Morning Herald · 27 Oct 2026

   Augustus Minerals has restarted RC drilling at its Music Well gold project near Leonora to test its St Patrick’s Well prospect, where rock chip sampling gave up grades up to 30.4g/t gold.

9. Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness? Premium Times · 27 Oct 2026

   Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities. The post Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness? appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

10. Chinese scientists create powerful catalyst to turn air on Mars into rocket fuel South China Morning Post · 27 Oct 2026

    Chinese space scientists are working out how future astronauts on Mars could make their own fuel out of thin air, a sign that Beijing is serious about one day sending people to the red planet. A team at the state-funded Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei has developed a catalyst that turns…