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  • Debate over MPs' security as parliament resumes

    October 26, 2026 · 25 min

    Parliament returns to a day of well-wishing motions for injured MP Helen Haines after last week's alleged attack.

  • Flash flooding hits south-east Queensland

    October 23, 2026 · 25 min

    Review finds delayed Snowy 2.0 hydropower project could cost up to $25 billion, more than 12 times it's initial budget.

  • Haines remains in critical condition

    October 22, 2026 · 25 min

    Federal M-P Helen Haines remains in a critical condition, after losing both legs in an alleged car attack outside her electoral office in eastern Victoria earlier this week.

  • Brendan Nugent appears in court

    October 21, 2026 · 26 min

    Police say the attack on Helen Haines was deliberate but isolated, they refuse to rule out further charges, as the accused attacker appears in court and the MP herself fights for her life in hospital.

  • Helen Haines remains in critical condition

    October 20, 2026 · 25 min

    Police have named 43-year-old Tarrawingee man, Brendan Nugent as the driver arrested over the alleged attack on Indi MP, Helen Haines.

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  • France reels after violent protests

    October 19, 2026 · 25 min

    Paris is burning. French President Emmanuel Macron criticises 'unbridled violence' after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France.

  • Starshield incident raises defence sovereignty questions

    October 16, 2026 · 25 min

    Reports the US may have deliberately disrupted military communications in Ukraine have raised concerns here in Australia about our own defence sovereignty.

  • Government introduces online safety reforms

    October 15, 2026 · 25 min

    Labor has introduced its digital duty of care bill to parliament, designed to allow people to opt out of their algorithms.

  • Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer

    October 14, 2026 · 26 min

    Doctors have confirmed Pope Leo has lung cancer, after an operation in Rome which removed part of his right lung.

  • US death penalty debate deepens

    October 13, 2026 · 26 min

    As Australia considers whether the live stream of a US army execution could be blocked on Australian screens, the practice of capital punishment in the US has become even more controversial.

  • Oil prices rise as Houthi attacks escalate

    October 12, 2026 · 26 min

    Fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels are putting further pressure on global oil markets.

  • Firmus withdraws application to list on ASX

    October 9, 2026 · 26 min

    Data centre operator, Firmus has confirmed it's axing plans for an initial public offering on the ASX.

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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.