Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
Instagram chief tells children's addiction trial few teenagers knew of safety feature In short: Instagram's top executive admitted few teenagers used a key safety feature to limit their use, before...
ABC News Australiaby Kristian Silva26 Aug 2026
In short: A 16-year-old girl who held up a taxi driver at knife point before stealing the vehicle has been spared jail by a Melbourne court.
PerthNowby Andrew Brown26 Aug 2026
How AFL is being used to boost Indonesian relations The federal government want more children to be like Collingwood captain Darcy Moore, but not for their football skills.
ABC News Australiaby Ciara Jones26 Aug 2026
In short: A former CFMEU administrator has been questioned about why the union entered an agreement with a Victorian company associated with organised crime last month.
PerthNowby William Ton26 Aug 2026
Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed A criminal taskmaster who directed arson attacks on rivals on behalf of an underworld tobacco kingpin has cut ties with the organisation and turned...
ABC News Australiaby Laura Lavelle26 Aug 2026
In short: Police say the alleged sexual assault occurred at residence west of Brisbane and was reported to police a day later, on August 21.
ABC News Australiaby Hellena Souisa26 Aug 2026
Read the story in bahasa Indonesia Several of Jakarta's main roads were closed and hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets as Indonesia celebrated its 81st Independence Day.
PerthNowby Tara Cosoleto26 Aug 2026
Teen girl spared prison in first 'adult time' sentence The first child to be sentenced under Victoria's "adult time for violent crime" laws has been spared jail for a brazen and violent aggravated...
PerthNowby Eleanor Wilson26 Aug 2026
Coach's alleged words to Test cricketer before head hit A private school football coach allegedly directed students to "go in hard" against each other during a training drill a Test cricketer...
PerthNowby Emma Kirk26 Aug 2026
Major childcare provider Edge Early Learning in voluntary administration, separate centre in Melbourne shut Thousands of Aussie kids and their parents have been left in the lurch after a major...
PerthNowby Andrew Stafford26 Aug 2026
Ex-CFMEU administrator grilled over union's Youth Crew Former CFMEU administrator Mark Irving has been grilled about the union's youth wing, including its alleged involvement in a pro-Palestine...
ABC News Australiaby Jane Norman26 Aug 2026
In short: Favourable treatment under a 2023 fair trade deal has led to a steep increase in the number of UK backpackers in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Malcolm Sutton26 Aug 2026
Bali's poverty-stricken families often sit quietly in the shadows of an Instagram-driven tourism boom that has seen the south explode with development in recent years.
ABC News Australiaby Joanna Prendergast and Chris Lewis26 Aug 2026
In short: Demersal fishers in WA are still waiting for compensation, nine months after the government shut down their industry along a 900-kilometre stretch of coast.
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Smith26 Aug 2026
A Perth butcher says he has seen a decline in his otherwise stable chicken sales in recent weeks which he attributed to unfounded public anxiety about the threat of bird flu.
PerthNowby Sophie Gannon26 Aug 2026
REVEALED: Iconic location revealed as home for 7m tall graffiti covered Spaceman to touch down in 2027 The 7m-tall Boonji Spaceman sculpture will touch down permanently at Elizabeth Quay when the...
ABC News Australiaby Kate Ainsworth26 Aug 2026
In short: Headline inflation rose to 3.5 per cent in the year to July, making it lower than before the Iran War in February.
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby26 Aug 2026
How Prime Minister Albanese saved Dolly Parton’s Down Under tour - and earned a cuddle in the process As the world grieves one of the best country music stars to ever grace the stage, Prime...
The Conversation Australiaby John Hawkins, Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra26 Aug 2026
Easing inflation may give mortgage holders a reprieve on further repayment increases for now – but maybe not for long.
The Conversation Australiaby Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University26 Aug 2026
When the trailer for SBS’s new drama The Airport Chaplain was released, it looked too good to be true: national treasure Hugo Weaving, rising star Shabana Azeez, and an endearing conceptual...
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