Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin24 Aug 2026
In short: City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece has told the antisemitism royal commission of an initiative to remove thousands of "menacing" graffiti at synagogues.
ABC News Australiaby Caitlyn Gribbin, Rachel Carbonell, and Andi Yu24 Aug 2026
Doctors fear possible contaminated counterfeit peptide batch after seventh case of acute liver damage In short: There are fears a "contaminated batch" of counterfeit peptides is causing...
The Conversation Australiaby Fei Huang, Associate professor, UNSW24 Aug 2026
How much does your insurer really know about you? It could be more than just what’s on your application form for the policy.
ABC News Australiaby Giselle Wakatama24 Aug 2026
In short: Ten people died and 25 others were injured when Brett Andrew Button crashed a wedding bus crash at Greta in 2023.
ABC News Australiaby Susan Oong24 Aug 2026
In short: X-rays of a taxidermied head advertised as a fox at auction have confirmed the specimen is an extinct thylacine, with the animal's near-perfect skull shown intact within.
PerthNowby Jacob Shteyman24 Aug 2026
Modular homes rollout to hasten build times, cut costs A modular home factory will receive $120 million in taxpayer backing to turbocharge the fledgling industry and solve Australia's housing...
The Conversation Australiaby Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University24 Aug 2026
We are now told by the same IDF [Israeli Defense Force] that there is no wrongdoing worth referring to a criminal investigation.
PerthNowby Steve Zemek24 Aug 2026
Jason Morrison denies seeing anything untoward at Alan Jones lunch A former radio presenter who was at a lunch at which a man alleges he was indecently assaulted by Alan Jones has told a court that...
PerthNowby Max Aldred24 Aug 2026
Hiker to be honoured as family suggests 'Lily's Law' A teenage hiker missing for more than a week before being found dead will receive a special honour from her state, as her father highlights the...
PerthNowby Melissa Meehan and Callum Godde24 Aug 2026
CFMEU headquarters raided, five arrested The headquarters of Victoria's CFMEU have been raided as detectives probe kickback allegations.
PerthNowby SAMYA KULLAB24 Aug 2026
Zelenskiy details rift with dismissed defence minister Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he believes actions taken by dismissed defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his...
PerthNowby Staff Writers24 Aug 2026
Suspect found dead after five bodies discovered in US A quintuple murder suspect has been found dead inside a vehicle in the US state of Washington, a day after the bodies of five people were...
PerthNowby Andrew Brown24 Aug 2026
Pacific worker reprieve in coalition migration target Pacific workers in Australia will not be reduced under proposed opposition changes to migration numbers.
The Conversation Australiaby Ry Holland, Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology, Monash University24 Aug 2026
Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils dotted around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive.
PerthNowby Sarah Spina-Matthews24 Aug 2026
Support builds for anti-Semitism hearing extension The royal commission called in the wake of an anti-Semitic massacre could yet be extended, with a state premier throwing his support behind the...
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou24 Aug 2026
'Denying problems exist': concerns on aged care package Support at Home aged care packages are a "public policy failure" as wait times remain unacceptable, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
PerthNowby Adrian Black24 Aug 2026
Miners push market higher as banking rout continues Australia's share market has begun the week on the front foot, with mining stocks providing support as banks continue to sell off.
The Conversation Australiaby Adam Culvenor, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow in Sport and Exercise Medicine, La Trobe University24 Aug 2026
For decades, people exercising have been told one simple rule: never let your knees go over your toes.
ABC News Australia24 Aug 2026
In short: Enes Kanter Freedom was kicked out of a WNBA game after an explosive confrontation with players.
PerthNowby Troy de Ruyter24 Aug 2026
James Ballantyne: Search for missing 87-year-old man with dementia in Wagin enters third day The search for the missing 87-year-old man who lives with dementia has entered its third day after crews...
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