News Today: 3 November 2026 | Australia and World Headlines
Tuesday 3 November 2026: Point of Law wins the Melbourne Cup, the RBA lifts rates to 4.85%, and world headlines from Spain, Iran, Ukraine and Israel.
Tuesday 3 November 2026: Point of Law wins the Melbourne Cup, the RBA lifts rates to 4.85%, and world headlines from Spain, Iran, Ukraine and Israel.
Monday 2 November 2026: Gold Coast council and beach lighting, NSW gun buyback opens, and world headlines on Iran, Ukraine and Gaza.
Sunday 1 November 2026: a Gold Coast festival stand collapse, Albanese at CHOGM, and the main world headlines including Gaza, Iran, France and Russia.
Melbourne, Victoria — October 3, 2026: Thousands of Victorians were jolted awake early Saturday morning after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck South Gippsland, with shaking reported across Melbourne and a wide area of regional Victoria. The earthquake occurred shortly after 2am local time, with Geoscience Australia reporting the epicentre near Leongatha in South Gippsland, approximately…