The Age photos of the week, October 3, 2026

The Airport Authority will reposition the 11 Skies commercial project after taking it over next April, with the government expecting it to become a high-end tourism landmark with minimal public investment, the transport chief has said. Speaking for the first time since developer New World Development (NWD) announced on Wednesday that it would return the 11 Skies project to the authority next April, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that the two sides had reached...

Multiple people have been injured, and a driver has been arrested, after a car crashed into a crowd of fans farewelling the Newcastle Knights team bus. Follow our rolling coverage.

Geoscience Australia reported the quake just after 2am with an epicentre near the south Gippsland town of Korumburra.

MAAP’s new store features an organic-shaped lounge suite, coffee table stacked with books and magazines, espresso machine and a screen showing cycling races the world over.

Two people are critical after a p-plater allegedly ploughed into Knights fans in Newcastle, NSW

A wave of account takeover attacks involving artificial intelligence (AI) against major banks is testing their defenses and putting personal cybersecurity in the spotlight. Shinhan Bank disclosed Thursday that the information of about 25,000 people had been leaked. A day later, KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank confirmed breaches affecting 119 and 89 people, respectively. Woori Bank and NH NongHyup Bank also reported suspected hacking attempts. The incidents have raised suspicions that AI was used to automate the attacks. Consumers have little control over breaches within companies. But the steps they take afterward can go a long way toward preventing exposed login details from putting their other financial and shopping accounts at risk. Security experts say two measures can substantially reduce the risk of account compromise — using a unique password for each service and enabling multifactor authentication. A key danger following a leak is credential stuffing. This involves using automated software to test usernames and passwords stolen from one platform across numerous others, from banki

For the first time in a decade, China has returned to the top 100 out of 145 economies in an annual global report assessing gender equality. China closed 69.9 per cent of its gender gap in 2025, rising to 96th place from 103rd the previous year and increasing 1.3 percentage points, according to the 2026 Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international non-profit organisation based in Switzerland. It marks the first time China has been ranked in the top 100...

Hong Kong authorities plan to relax restrictions on indirect advertising for broadcasters amid fierce competition from online and streaming media, the commerce minister has told the South China Morning Post. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said many broadcast operators had requested to review the Generic Codes of Practice for Television to improve the business environment, and the government had responded. “They’re...

Multiple people were injured after a car drove into a group of spectators attending the Grand Final parade in Newcastle.

Three children, including a five-year-old in critical condition, are among the injured when a car crashed into a crowd of fans who had come out to farewell the Knights team bus.

A new study has revealed that daily viruses and bacteria drive 2.3 million cancers every year — and can be vaccinated against.