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Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised

Hamam al-Hammami spent 175 days in New Zealand until May 2019, as Australian Jewish group calls for full investigation into his time in Melbourne New Zealand authorities have launched their own investigation into the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane, after police confirmed he underwent flight training there about a year after he abandoned a degree in Australia. Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, 29, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard. Continue reading...

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Is Australia ready for a datacentre boom? – podcast

As technology companies push to expand AI infrastructure across Australia, residents from suburban Melbourne to regional Queensland are raising concerns over noise, power demands and local impacts. Could growing community opposition slow down plans for a nationwide infrastructure boom? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack why Australians are becoming so uneasy about datacentres – and whether government regulation can address their fears Read more: Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’ ‘These guys are just coming from nothing’: questions over multibillion-dollar Firmus float amid datacentre backlash Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations Continue reading...

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Oct 6, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Flydubai FZ1073 updates

FZ1073: RMIT confirms co-pilot’s university enrolment Melbourne’s RMIT University confirmed on 5 October that the co-pilot involved in the FZ1073 incident had been enrolled there but had not completed an engineering qualification, Reuters reports. The university did not disclose his name or attendance dates. This provides institutional confirmation of an Australian connection previously attributed to […]

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Oct 5, 2026 · byAviation24.be

Finnair's Record-Breaking 24-Hour Direct Flights Launch Soon: See Route Now

On October 25, the Finnish flag carrier and oneworld member will fly daily from its main hub at Helsinki to Melbourne in Australia via Bangkok. As direct flights the service retains the same plane and flight number before and after the Bangkok stopover, with Finnair also having fifth-freedom rights between Thailand and Australia.

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Oct 5, 2026 · bySimple Flying

Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says

RMIT confirms co-pilot was a student as Australian authorities examine his time in country between 2015 and 2017 An Australian university has confirmed a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack an Israel-bound flight studied at its Melbourne campus, but left before completing his qualification. Disaster was narrowly averted on 30 September when passengers and crew intervened to stop the alleged attempt of the co-pilot, identified by media outlets as Hammam al-Hammami, to take control of a flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard. Continue reading...

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian

The moment I knew: As a reality TV contestant, I was allowed one 15-minute call a week. Even at 3am, Chris would always pick up

Conor Curran ’s first date with Chris lasted nine hours but their relationship remained casual. Then, when Conor was at his most vulnerable, Chris was there for him Find more stories from the moment I knew series At 29 I had lost my career in hospitality because of Covid and decided to throw my hat in the ring as a contestant on MasterChef Australia. By the time I was eliminated in 2021, restaurants still weren’t open and I didn’t know what to do with my life. My lease was coming to an end in Melbourne and I wasn’t doing well with the lockdowns and people recognising me from TV. So I decided to retreat to my father’s place in Adelaide for a while. By early 2022 I was dating a guy but, after a few months, he ghosted me suddenly. Continue reading...

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Oct 3, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne

The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Victoria in the early hours of Saturday morning, shaking Melbourne and waking people across the whole region. Geoscience Australia said it detected an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 at 2.01am near Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with the tremors felt across the city’s eastern suburbs. Continue reading...

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Oct 2, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Embraer considers Melbourne for future US KC-390 assembly line

Executive points to land beside company's existing Florida facility, where Embraer already assembles business jets, as possible site for US$500 million factory

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Oct 2, 2026 · byAir Data News

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Maldivian Schedules Melbourne Flight in 1Q27

Published at 1300PDT / 2000GMT 01OCT26 Maldivian in the first quarter of 2027 once again schedules service to Australia, as the weekly Male – Melbourne flight scheduled from 10JAN27 to 22MAR27. Airbus A330-200 aircraft operates this route. Q2956 MLE2040 – 1230+1MEL 332 7 Q2957 MEL2320 – 0555+1MLE 332 1 Based on schedule filing, the airline lists 1 weekly service for entire Northern summer 2027 season from 04APR27.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byAeroRoutes

Underlying causes of recurrent bacterial vaginosis identified by Australian scientists

Melbourne researchers behind previous BV transmission breakthrough turn attention to understanding why some cases are harder to cure Australian scientists have identified two contributors to recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections, a common sexual health condition that affects about one in four women globally. The condition, commonly called BV, is characterised by an imbalance of naturally occurring bacteria in the vagina, in which there is a reduction of “good” bacteria and an overgrowth of other mixed bacteria. Continue reading...

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Oct 1, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Parts of Victoria could see three months’ worth of rain as storms forecast for Australia’s south-east

BoM expects 30 to 50mm of rain to fall in Melbourne over coming days, with showers and storms also likely for Canberra and Sydney on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast to drench south-eastern Australia from Thursday, with the heaviest falls expected across Victoria. A trough moving east across South Australia was expected to combine with a low pressure system moving through the Great Australian Bight on Thursday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...

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Oct 1, 2026 · byThe Guardian

VietJet Registers First Aircraft in Australia as Domestic Expansion Plans Take Shape

VietJet has signalled plans to establish an Australian domestic operation with the registration of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 in Australia. The aircraft, registered as VH-T8A, appeared on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) register on Sept. 23. VietJet Registers First Aircraft in Australia The aircraft is registered to Melbourne-based Cherrie Aviation, which is listed […] The post VietJet Registers First Aircraft in Australia as Domestic Expansion Plans Take Shape appeared first on Travel Radar - Aviation News .

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Sep 30, 2026 · byTravel Radar

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After Almost Five Decades, Mushroom Group’s Melbourne HQ Is On The Market

“If the walls could talk, they’d have one hell of a story.”

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Sep 30, 2026 · byBillboard

Australia news live: Home Affairs orders ‘rapid’ stocktake of government cyber-systems after OpenAI hack

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Early works are beginning on the second stage of the long-awaited train line to Melbourne Airport – a 7.6km stretch of the train line from Albion, in Sunshine West, to Keilor East, where a new station will be built. Anthony Albanese will be in Melbourne today with Victorian premier, Ben Carroll , to announce that site investigations, procurement and development work will begin in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Julia Jacklin on Her New Album ‘The Gem,’ Early 2000s Pop-Rock, and the Boots That Changed Her Life

While making her fourth album with friends in her home city of Melbourne, Jacklin realized: “You can feel freedom in love.”

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Sep 29, 2026 · byVogue

Imams’ council condemns Melbourne Islamic preacher’s call to ‘take up arms’ against enemies

Independent MP Allegra Spender says the comments reinforce the need for stronger protection against hate speech Australia’s peak body for imams says it is “deeply concerned” about reports a Melbourne-based Islamic preacher called for followers to “take up arms against his enemies” and not take “Jews and the Christians for friends.” The Australian National Imams’ Council (ANIC) released a statement on Tuesday after Nine Newspapers revealed the preacher who goes by the name Abu Ahmad made the comments during a sermon in July. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help

Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese anti-human trafficking campaigner, not heard from since 18 September The wife of an Australian activist missing in Cambodia has implored the federal government to find him and bring him home. Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese democracy campaigner, was due to return to Bangkok, Thailand, to reunite with his wife Chloe Dang after a short trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to meet with human rights defenders. Continue reading...

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Melbourne man’s mysterious disappearance on popular Peru hiking trail prompts widespread search

Loved ones describe Jordan Yap, 30, as an experienced hiker who set out for a 10-day solo trek Peru before falling silent Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Loved ones of a missing Australian trekker who was last seen nearly two weeks ago on a remote South American hiking trail are urging local authorities to help with the search. A wide-scale sweep by a private rescue crew has so far failed to find any trace of 30-year-old Jordan Yap, who last made contact with friends and family on 14 September ahead of a planned 10-day solo trek along Peru’s Huayhuash mountain range, 400km north-east of Lima. Continue reading...

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Sep 27, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Fremantle Dockers v Brisbane Lions: AFL grand final 2026 – live

Updates from the premiership decider at the MCG First bounce in Melbourne is 2.30pm AEST Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email How did Fremantle and Brisbane take the last step to the grandest stage? Only with a victory in one of the more remarkable weekends of football in memory. The Lions’ nail-biting win over the Hawks has strong claims to be the best game of Australian rules football ever played – and Jonathan Horn presents the case for both the prosecution and the defence. Continue reading...

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Sep 26, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot

A council ban on drinking on the median strip in Canning Street, Carlton, sparks a peaceful protest featuring punch bowls, chips and laughter Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne’s Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers gathered on the grassy median strip on Friday, with drinks in hand. People in one group who’d come with a full al fresco setting chattered as they ladled punch out of a glass bowl on a wooden table, set with a tablecloth and yellow flowers in a vase. Others sat on picnic blankets, passing around bags of chips. Continue reading...

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Sep 26, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Aussie rules and rugby league aim to convert India and UK

‘Aussie rules’ targets India ahead of Saturday’s AFL grand final in Melbourne as rugby league eyes UK expansion

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Sep 24, 2026 · byFinancial Times

Julia Jacklin: The Gem review – tender, emotional storytelling of hope and hopelessness

(4AD/Remote Control Records) The Australian musician’s fourth album blends mystery and intimacy with luscious pop-rock, bright, upbeat jangle and stripped-back acoustics Julia Jacklin is an artist of dualities. Over her decade-plus career, the Melbourne singer-songwriter has examined the question of how to be both vulnerable but protected, spiritual but grounded. Her second studio album and commercial breakthrough, 2019’s Crushing , introduced her to an international audience as an introspective storyteller. Rich in detail, Crushing delivered tales of heartbreak and betrayal with a kind of quiet impassivity, setting the scene for her own duality as an artist – at once open and reserved. Continue reading...

Melbourne

Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Angry Anderson dies aged 79: Rose Tattoo frontman was a ferocious rock ’n’ roll singer and youth advocate

The singer, songwriter, actor and advocate, who has died following a cardiac arrest while touring in Europe, kept his band’s flame burning until the end Angry Anderson has died aged 79, after he was hospitalised following a cardiac arrest while on tour in Germany with the band Rose Tattoo. Gary Anderson was not a nice boy growing up. As one of the founding members of Melbourne motorcycle club the Vigilanties, he initially earned the sobriquet Mouse, on account of his diminutive stature. Determined to prove himself a man, he developed a penchant for taking on blokes twice his size. It earned him a new nickname: the Angry Ant. Continue reading...

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: the 95-year-old who has turned her romance with Ted Hughes into a play

The Yorkshire poet had a ‘magic touch’, Liz Hicklin recalls, felt by many women: ‘It was like I was blossoming’ Liz Hicklin had missed the ferry that could change her life. Pelting rain had made the drive to the Sorrento terminal perilous. Sitting in the car park, watching the boat glide off, she chastised herself. Go home. Don’t be ridiculous. You’re 92. She got on the next ferry. This decision would prove to be a sliding doors moment. As Hicklin, now 95, says: “I really should be knitting” – but instead she debuts her first play at Melbourne fringe festival this October: Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend , about her romantic relationship with a young Ted Hughes. Continue reading...

Melbourne

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian