Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Katrina Beavan23 Aug 2026
In short: The Bajool Explosives Reserve, one of four state government-owned facilities of its kind in Queensland, will increase operations.
ABC News Australiaby Soofia Tariq and Patrick Reincke23 Aug 2026
In short: Mundi Mundi Bash ticketholders say the event, held 38 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill, was worth travelling for despite wet weather and high fuel prices.
ABC News Australiaby Tamsyn Buckle23 Aug 2026
In short: The NSW government has allocated a fresh round of grants to 33 struggling live music venues across the state.
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Letts23 Aug 2026
live Markets live updates: ASX set to lift as Wall Street slump arrested Wall Street made a solid gain on on Friday after a jittery week which saw shares sold off sharply as traders worried about...
ABC News Australiaby Miriah Davis23 Aug 2026
In short: City of Sydney Deputy Mayor Jess Miller says councils have limited enforcement capabilities as council weighs up a ban on short-term rentals.
ABC News Australiaby Melinda Hayter23 Aug 2026
In short: Elevated levels of PFAS have been detected in bores that provide Wagga Wagga's drinking water.
ABC News Australia23 Aug 2026
In short: About 1,000 little penguins on Phillip Island have now received a dose of the H5N1 bird flu vaccine. Authorities are planning to vaccinate 5,000 of the island's 40,000-bird population.
The Conversation Australiaby Rebekah Brammer, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Arts and social Sciences, University of New England23 Aug 2026
In April, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced Brand Tasmania, Screen Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery would be folded into the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor...
The Conversation Australiaby T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University23 Aug 2026
“Pics or it didn’t happen” was a thing people used to say online when they wanted to verify a claim. Technology has changed this. We now regularly see a mix of the surreal and the fantastic.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW23 Aug 2026
As young people progress through high school, they start making plans for what they will do when they leave. What factors influence their plans?
The Conversation Australiaby Paul Crosby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University23 Aug 2026
It’s AFL finals time – and in a season on track for record attendance, the league’s decision to freeze the price of entry-level finals tickets for an 11th straight year is smart economics.
The Conversation Australiaby Hugh White, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University23 Aug 2026
America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then.
The Conversation Australiaby Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University23 Aug 2026
Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater...
ABC News Australiaby Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd23 Aug 2026
Parents of children with disability more likely to experience psychological distress, survey finds A major Australian study has found parents caring for young children with disability are twice as...
The Conversation Australiaby James Wood, Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW23 Aug 2026
If you’re aged over 70, or over 50 with underlying health conditions, and have tested positive for COVID, you might have been offered free or subsidised antivirals.
top 94%plop score, higher is betterThe Conversation Australiaby Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University23 Aug 2026
When news broke over the weekend that Australia’s first mainland bird flu case in a mammal – the death of a long-nosed fur seal – had been detected, I felt deep sadness and dread for what’s likely...
ABC News Australia23 Aug 2026
In short: Last month, a dozen convenience stores in the Adelaide CBD were ordered to close, but some continue to reopen when orders expire after 28 days.
ABC News Australiaby Josh Dye23 Aug 2026
In short: Residents in a waterfront pocket on the Sunshine Coast are living on edge after a spate of vandalism and trespassing incidents at vacant houses.
ABC News Australiaby Alex Brewster23 Aug 2026
In short: Queensland's corruption watchdog is challenging three disciplinary decisions from the Queensland Police Service (QPS), after taking issue with its interpretation of a recent court ruling.
ABC News Australiaby Sandy Powell23 Aug 2026
In short: David Mason almost drowned off Tasmania's north-west coast in January. A passer-by called Triple Zero when they saw Mr Mason in trouble, and another man made three calls, but two hours...