Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Rebecca Trigger24 Aug 2026
In short: Authorities in WA have issued a warning to a Perth property firm after it used a shell company to buy a home it had been hired to sell.
ABC News Australiaby Isabella Garrido24 Aug 2026
In short: A single mother of four children seeking shelter says she was turned away by services across the region, which told her there was nothing available.
ABC News Australiaby Tilda Colling24 Aug 2026
In short: Ranger-driven research into reefs off the Groote Eylandt coast has revealed the latest technology failed to predict a coral bleaching event in 2024.
PerthNowby Staff Writers24 Aug 2026
Gang attack on town near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead At least 30 people have been killed in a gang raid in the neighbourhood of Kenscoff near Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, Kenscoff mayor...
ABC News Australia24 Aug 2026
The trade rift between two of the world's greatest trading partners, the United States and Canada, is deepening.
ABC News Australiaby Lia Harris24 Aug 2026
When Amy joined the NSW Police Force in the 1990s, she wanted to stand up for those who were unable to stand up for themselves.
ABC News Australiaby Ethan Seiderman24 Aug 2026
Maya Tamang says she "ain't no fancy bird", but you wouldn't know if you met her. At Melbourne CBD gallery Jump Left, which is hosting her first solo show, she is resplendent in a frilly pink...
ABC News Australiaby Bill Teuma24 Aug 2026
In short: Data shows the number of active apprenticeships and traineeships fell last year, with half of all apprentices dropping out before completing their apprenticeships.
PerthNowby Staff Writers24 Aug 2026
Two UN peacekeepers killed in attack in South Sudan Two United Nations peacekeepers from Ethiopia have been killed and seven other people injured in an ambush in South Sudan's Jonglei State...
ABC News Australiaby Jack McKay24 Aug 2026
In short: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced more backlash over the GST carve up after recommitting to a lucrative deal with Western Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Aaron Bryans24 Aug 2026
It's been a tumultuous year for Port Adelaide. Its newly-appointed coach Josh Carr had to navigate a new system with an injury riddled list; using 39 of its 44-listed players and finishing the...
ABC News Australiaby Ian Verrender24 Aug 2026
Now for round two. Just as the global economy was adjusting to higher fuel prices, a new inflationary wave is about to hit.
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew Battisti, Research Fellow in Astrophysics at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, The University of Western Australia; Australian National University24 Aug 2026
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope revealed something strange: the distant reaches of the universe are filled with “little red dots” that astronomers still can’t quite explain.
The Conversation Australiaby Andreina Seijas, Lecturer, Urban School, Sciences Po24 Aug 2026
Summer in Europe is normally cause for celebration. Not this one, however, which will rank as one of the hottest on record.
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.
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