Mosaic News
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Monday, 12 October 2026
Australia & Oceania
One child dead, others critical after Blue Mountains stabbing in Australia22dAustralia courts big tech support for online safety laws and AI regulation22dOne Nation rolls out controversial candidates ahead of Victorian state election23dThree teenagers charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting of Sydney student25dOne dead, more than 30 missing after ferry sinks off Vanuatu coast in rough seas29dAustralia's deepening military integration with the US raises fears of being drawn into a war with China30dNSW police seize 36 illegal ebikes on Sydney's northern beaches30dAlleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney30dAustralia's aged care algorithm cuts support for dementia patients, raising fears of preventable deaths30dAustralian high court hears challenge to ban on neo-Nazi White Australia party34dAustralian opposition accuses Labor of housing policy failures amid broader political tensions34dUS military gains access to over 100 Australian defence facilities, sparking fears of war entanglement35dQantas plane engine catches fire shortly after takeoff from New Zealand36dAustralian housing prices fall as interest rates bite, with Sydney leading the decline37dAustralian ski resorts close up to a month early as heat and El Niño devastate snow season37d'Supersized' El Niño set to be strongest in decades, UN warns, as impacts already felt worldwide38dKākāpō population reaches record 325 as 90 chicks join the flock for first time in 75 years41dChina warns of 'consequences' over Taiwan's presence at Pacific Islands Forum41dFive Eyes nations unite to combat cross-border fraud networks43dAustralia bans AI-generated tracks from its official music charts47d