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Alo's first store in Australia: a 315 m² 'sanctuary' at Chatswood Chase on Sydney's Lower North Shore, opposite Lululemon.

Meeting at the US Embassy in Singapore during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Richard Marles, Pete Hegseth and John Healey said the submarine pillar was on track, backed a plan for Australia to buy three in-service Virginia-class boats, and launched a joint uncrewed-undersea-vehicle payload project.

Renault Australia confirmed Symbioz pricing in June 2026: the Techno mild-hybrid with a 104 kW 1.3-litre turbo petrol and 563-litre boot from A$36,990 plus on-road costs, with deliveries from July.

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored on the counterattack and goalkeeper Patrick Beach made eight saves as Australia stunned Türkiye in Vancouver.

An early Cameron Burgess own goal and Alex Freeman's first World Cup goal gave the USA a 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle and a place in the knockout rounds.

Microsoft’s June 2026 notice confirms ongoing operations and customer service loads at Cawley Road during scheduled power maintenance on June 24–25. This milestone is not an opening date.

Paraguay and Australia played out a cagey 0-0 draw in Santa Clara that put Australia into the knockouts as Group D runners-up.

Egypt won their first World Cup knockout match, scoring all four shootout penalties after Emam Ashour's header and an Australia equalizer from an own goal.

August 2026: Microsoft reports approximately 60% of the Woods Road campus operational. Remaining areas are still being fitted out; this is a partially operating campus.

August 2026: Microsoft reports approximately 60% of the Garden Drive campus operational. The remaining areas continue fit-out and construction.

Microsoft’s proposed SYD01 facility at 6 Honeman Close is undergoing environmental and planning assessments. Preliminary documents were submitted August 13, 2026; this is not a construction start.

Nestlé's Allen's has put Block Party, Sherbet Fizz and Strawberries & Cream chocolate blocks (170g, RRP A$7.50) on shelves at Coles, Woolworths and independents from 31 August 2026.

Victorian gelateria Oh My Gelato! took the inaugural Australian Gelato Cup at Fine Food Australia in Melbourne with "The Melbourne Marvel", a pistachio, espresso and honeycomb flavour.

Water Corporation announced in early September 2026 that the two boring machines at Perth's A$2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant had completed the 2.5 km intake and 4 km outfall tunnels, the longest of their kind in Australia, leaving fit-out of the plant for the 2028 start-up.

Peters turned its 1958 Barney Banana flavour into a Maxibon, with banana ice cream between choc biscuits and one end dipped in choc with vanilla crumb, at RRP $11.50 for a multi-pack.

Funday's limited-edition Mr Whippy gummies are strawberry and vanilla ice cream cones with a foamy texture, 50 g for $4.50 at Woolworths from late September 2026.

Funday's Fruity Pigs are a berry cherry gummy topped with a foam layer, sold in 50 g bags for $4.50 at Woolworths from late September 2026.

Canopy Foods' Salted Walnut Ice Cream took 2026 Champion Ice Cream at the Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards, while Stirling's Hokey Pokey won Best in Class Gelato.

Peters' Drumstick Anzac Biscuit cone has butter, caramel and toffee flavours with Anzac biscuit pieces, in a four-pack at RRP $9.90, with single cones at convenience stores from 19 October.

Peters' Frosty Fruits Mango Sorbet stick blends mango puree with passionfruit sorbet swirls at 56 calories a serve, RRP $9 for six or $3.50 for a single.

Cider Australia's 15th awards announce their winners at a dinner at Rydges World Square on 15 October, after judging by Max Allen's panel in Melbourne.

Agriculture Victoria extended for 28 days from 19 September the requirement that owners of 50 or more poultry in southern Victoria, including metropolitan Melbourne, confine birds away from wild birds, in place until at least 16 October 2026 and under review. H5 bird flu, first found in Australia in June, has not been detected in poultry.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation cancelled Sunday’s on-track activities on October 25 after poor visibility grounded the medical helicopter. It announced full Sunday and partial multi-day ticket refunds; this does not imply the whole weekend was cancelled.

The Lexus Melbourne Cup, the 3,200-metre Group 1 handicap that stops Australia, is run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday 3 November 2026, with Robbie Williams performing on the day.

Melbourne Royal hands out the 2026 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy and other wine trophies at a Victoria Pavilion luncheon on Friday 13 November 2026, after judging on 19-23 October.

Harry Styles plays the first of four nights at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on his first tour since Love On Tour ended in 2023, before two nights at Sydney's Accor Stadium close his 2026 dates in December.

Alo Yoga plans a 700 m², two-level store at Westfield Bondi Junction, with no opening date published yet; the end-of-2026 date is an estimate. It would follow the Galeries store, which opened on 11 September 2026.

Zeekr showed the 007 GT, sold overseas as the Zeekr 7GT, at the Sydney EV show and said it will launch it in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2026 after rolling it out in 16 European countries.

Australia's largest airshow returns to Avalon Airport near Geelong: three trade days, then a public weekend of aerobatics and jet displays.

The 2026 VMware Explore on Tour season closes in Sydney on 3-4 March 2027 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on Phillip Street.

The SKA's low-frequency telescope in Western Australia reaches its AA2 array assembly in 2027, the stage at which science verification observations begin.

Informa's new Sydney show opens in July 2027 at Darling Harbour, with indoor exhibition space at ICC Sydney and an on-water display.

Genex's 250 MW, 2,000 MWh Kidston pumped hydro project in north Queensland, the first built in Australia in more than 40 years, is now due for completion in July 2027, a year later than the first half of 2026 Genex targeted in May 2025, because the civil works took longer than expected.

The 11th Rugby World Cup opens at Perth Stadium and runs to the final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 13 November. It is the first tournament branded the Men's Rugby World Cup and the first contested by 24 teams, with South Africa defending the title and Hong Kong making their debut.