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Global
Stories with no mappable country. They belong to no region page, so they are listed here once, never forced into a geography they do not have.
Australia's A$422bn resource peak: gold overtakes LNG as iron ore's reign ebbs
Canberra forecasts a record A$422 billion from resource exports this year — built on war-inflated energy prices and US$4,600 gold — just as iron ore begins its long slide.
Australia vice-captain Gardner calls cricket her ‘escape’ after a year of personal turmoil
Speaking at the Sydney Sixers’ season launch, Ashleigh Gardner thanked her teammates and the game itself for carrying her through the breakdown of her marriage — a year in which Cricket Australia backed her leadership and her performances kept answering for her.
Phillip Island Bows Out: MotoGP Bids a Bitter-Sweet Farewell to Its Most Beloved Circuit
After nearly three decades on the championship calendar, the seaside track that carried Australian motorcycling's greatest moments hosts its final grand prix on Sunday — before MotoGP moves to a street circuit in Adelaide in 2027, with the title fight still hanging on two points.
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle attack outside her Wangaratta office
The 65-year-old independent MP for Indi was struck by a four-wheel drive outside her Murphy Street office in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon. A 43-year-old man is in custody, a knife was recovered from the vehicle, and a joint investigation involving the AFP and ASIO is now under way.
Helen Haines now 'serious but stable' as Australia confronts its political-violence question
Five days after a driver allegedly rammed her outside her Wangaratta electorate office, the independent MP's condition has improved from critical — the first encouraging news in a case that has forced Australia to reckon with rising threats against its elected officials.
The U-turn that made it an attack: Albanese says Haines driver turned back deliberately
Australia's prime minister says the car that critically injured independent MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta office performed a U-turn before striking her — 'a deliberate act,' he told ABC News — as counter-terrorism investigators join the case and the 43-year-old suspect faces a mental-health assessment before any police interview.
Patch Wednesday: EU Agency Says Websites May Have to Go Offline as PHP Races to Fix Two Critical Flaws
On October 20, 2026, PHP's security team pre-announced emergency patches for two critical vulnerabilities rated 9.2 under CVSS v4.0, due Wednesday at 14:00 UTC — after details leaked early. The EU's CERT-EU warned organisations unable to patch in time to consider taking affected websites offline.
The High Seas Treaty hits 100 ratifications
Germany, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Brunei and Samoa pushed the BBNJ treaty past 100 parties at the UN General Assembly — and set up a January 2027 conference where only ratified states get a vote.
Stock markets: how equity markets price the future
Shares are not a scoreboard for yesterday. They are a daily auction on tomorrow's cash flows — and that is why they so often seem to move for the "wrong" reasons.
Lithium's comeback trade: MinRes prices double in a quarter as guidance goes up
Spodumene fetched US$2,105 a tonne — up 92% in three months. The miner raised output guidance across iron ore, lithium and mining services, and the ASX battery boom is back.
Rare tornado whips through small Australian town, caught on camera
A rare tornado struck the NSW coastal town of Ulladulla on Saturday afternoon, stripping roofs, hurling boats from the harbour and downing powerlines as severe storms swept toward Sydney.
The RBA joins the hawks: a fourth 2026 hike takes Australia to 4.60%
Australia's central bank lifted its cash rate to 4.60% on Tuesday — the highest since 2011 — citing a broadening Middle East conflict and rising energy costs. Unanimous, unsentimental, and very possibly not done.
The second brain in your gut: how the microbiome is rewriting medicine — and what it still can't prove
Trillions of microbes live in and on you. They digest your food, train your immune system, and send chemical messages to your brain. The science is thrilling. The supplement industry is ahead of the evidence — and your gut deserves better than hype.
223 Catches: Steve Smith Rewrites Test Cricket's Fielding Record as Australia Dominate South Africa
Steve Smith took four catches on day three at Kingsmead to reach 223 career Test catches — a record for a non-wicketkeeper — as Australia bowled South Africa out for 284 and seized command of the first Test.
Helen Haines Loses Both Legs in Targeted Wangaratta Car Attack as Suspect Appears in Court
The independent MP for Indi, 65, underwent a second amputation on Wednesday after Monday's ramming outside her electorate office, which police describe as deliberate; 43-year-old Brendan Nugent faced three charges in a Wangaratta courtroom as police weigh attempted-murder charges — and Australia confronts political violence.
Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, doubling down on the open-chip bet against Nvidia
The Santa Clara AI chip startup closed a $1.5 billion Series E led by Trace Capital and Innovation X, valuing Jim Keller's RISC-V challenger at $6.2 billion — more than double its December 2024 mark — as crossover capital, a memory giant and crypto money all pile into open AI compute.
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Australia · Federated States of Micronesia · Fiji · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Nauru · New Zealand · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
These countries are in the Bureau's table but assigned to no region section yet, pending the Oceania decision. They are listed here, not filed under a seventh region that was never ordered.