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After the flood came buybacks and a search for safer housing. The first 19 East Lismore lots now have approval; sales and rebuilding remain ahead.

A proposed $125 million business-losses settlement reached its approval hearing. Judgment remained reserved, with individual payments still unconfirmed.

NIST’s September committee update outlined potential safety recommendations; work with building-code and industry specialists continued.

The casino opened in 2022 and was found suitable to retain its licence in 2024. Later casino and separate property-company fines show that regulatory scrutiny continued.

Rescued by Bain, Virgin returned to the sharemarket in 2025 and reported a profit in 2026. Survival came with losses for creditors and jobs.

The court case led to two separate funds. Most worker penalty payments were processed in September; compensation assessments continued.

Existing disc releases are unaffected by the announced cutoff, and reprints can continue. Sony still plans digital-only new releases from January 2028.

The first authorisation became a rollout and a licensed vaccine. Later studies, heart-inflammation warnings and narrower approved use changed the story; another formula followed in 2026.

The 2021 ban ended, but the funding dispute continued. Australia enacted new bargaining laws in August 2026; publisher agreements and payment outcomes remain a separate question.

Patterson is serving a life sentence. She appeared from prison during the August 2026 appeals, and decisions on the convictions and sentence are still awaited.

There were convictions and a US$27 million family settlement. Police reforms remain unfinished, while Chauvin has sought another review of his state conviction.

FTX’s wind-down distributed billions, including about US$900 million in July 2026. Allowed customer entitlement claims reached a scheduled 105% recovery in bankruptcy dollars; disputed claims and interest remain.