Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The Conversation Australiaby Radhika Raghav, Teaching Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Otago; Swinburne University of Technology24 Aug 2026
For much of the 20th century, the most admired wife in Marathi-speaking India was not a woman at all.
The Conversation Australiaby Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University24 Aug 2026
You’ve probably heard eating fish and other seafood is good for your health. One of the main reasons is that seafood is an excellent source of two important omega-3 fats called EPA and DHA.
The Conversation Australiaby Monique Rooney, Senior lecturer in literature, Australian National University24 Aug 2026
My copy of Ruth Park’s Playing Beatie Bow was given to me by my mother in 1982, when I was 14 – the same age as the novel’s protagonist, Abigail Kirk.
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Tye, Associate Professor and Program Head of Youth Suicide Prevention, the Black Dog Institute, UNSW24 Aug 2026
Scientists have long known suicide can be “contagious” in young people. This means knowing someone who has attempted suicide makes teens and young adults more likely to develop suicidal thoughts...
The Conversation Australiaby Jane Gilmore, PhD Candidate, Monash University24 Aug 2026
There have been multiple high-profile alleged incidents of sexual violence against women and girls in news headlines this month. Some of them involve teenage boys.
The Conversation Australiaby Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Senior Research Fellow in Commercial Determinants of Health, The University of Melbourne24 Aug 2026
The secret world of political lobbying has been thrown into the spotlight by ABC Four Corners this week.
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey24 Aug 2026
In short: Last year three police officers arrested an Aboriginal teenager at gunpoint, pulling him off a bus before realising he was not who they were looking for.
ABC News Australiaby Thomas Kelsall24 Aug 2026
In short: Liberal senator Leah Blyth is facing a battle to hold onto her senate spot as some delegates loyal to senator Alex Antic withdraw support.
ABC News Australiaby Nikki Sorbello24 Aug 2026
In short: Researchers hope new data will help landfill owners move to phytocapping technology, turning dumps into thriving green spaces.
PerthNowby Liam Beatty24 Aug 2026
Celebrity manager Ralph Carr set to learn fate for rape, bid to halt sentencing Celebrity agent Ralph Carr is set to learn his fate for the rape of a woman decades his junior.
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Mercer24 Aug 2026
When Chris Bowen got up on stage at the International Convention Centre in Sydney in mid 2023, he was determined to make a point.
New Atlasby Utkarsh Sood24 Aug 2026
It still surprises me just how many good, affordable cars fail to make their way to certain markets.
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale24 Aug 2026
Under an expansive blue sky and bathed in the type of sunshine that typifies Queensland's mocking parody of winter, the ocean at Surfers Paradise is made to look incredibly inviting, even on a...
ABC News Australiaby Sarah Richards24 Aug 2026
John Dinon has lived with motor neurone disease (MND) for almost a third of his life, making him one of the longest-surviving people with the progressive neurological condition in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Dziedzic24 Aug 2026
In short: Australian officials say they are dismayed by the Trump administration's ongoing assault on the International Criminal Court.
ABC News Australiaby Fiona Blackwood24 Aug 2026
In short: Tasmania's labour market has been described as the least financially attractive in the country, with full-time average weekly earnings about $12,000 a year less than the average of other...
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie24 Aug 2026
In short: Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is hoping to save $2 billion on the first leg of the Suburban Rail Loop.
ABC News Australiaby Elizabeth Byrne24 Aug 2026
In short: The grandson of Irma Palasics has told a sentencing hearing for the two men convicted of her manslaughter that her death began a "life sentence of grief".
ABC News Australiaby Cam Wilson24 Aug 2026
In short: Australia's main music charts have announced a ban on AI-generated music to start this week.
PerthNowby Callum Godde24 Aug 2026
Labor takes $2b scalpel to signature rail loop project A contentious mega rail project is getting a $2 billion haircut through scope changes and a technical review.
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