Mosaic News
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Monday, 12 October 2026
Australia & Oceania
Australian teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead after eight-day search in New South Wales bush53dAustralia introduces opt-out gambling ad register but stops short of outright ban56dAustralian MP ejected from parliament for crude language during question time56dHurricane Lala brings life-threatening conditions to Hawaii in first direct hit in over a century[Updated]56dAustralia's disability insurance scheme faces funding crisis as costs more than double60dCook Islands election tests balance between New Zealand ties and China partnerships61dAustralian crew completes first-ever July rescue flight from Antarctica in total darkness66dNotorious feral cat caught after killing dozens of New Zealand's rarest mainland ducks68dRare snowfall brings delight to New Zealand as Antarctic cold snap grips the country68dNauru officially renames itself Naoero to reclaim pre-colonial identity73dAustralian Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assaulting Northern Territory administrator74dNew Zealand delays fisheries reform bill amid debate over bottom trawling77dNew Zealand city books out hotels two years ahead of first total solar eclipse in over 850 years81dAustralia's international student numbers lower than pre-pandemic levels despite policy crackdown82dSouth Korea and Australia pledge deeper military cooperation amid Indo-Pacific security concerns82dPerth teenager charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill his sister82dOrigin Energy investigates data breach potentially affecting millions of Australian customers82dAustralia's Supreme Court examines gas project threat to ancient Aboriginal rock art82dAustralia spends $9m per person on Nauru detention while asylum seekers go hungry, survey finds84dNew Zealand court case sheds light on Peter Falconio murder investigation86d