Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Beyond Harry Potter: five books you can enjoy together as a whole family
The Conversation Australiaby Helen Joanne Adam, Associate Professor, School of Education, Edith Cowan University·26 Aug 2026
Most adults are well aware of the benefits that come with reading with children. Storytime with kids can improve their literacy and develop their communication skills.
Here’s what to keep in mind before and after an aged care assessment
The Conversation Australiaby Dan Wadsworth, Senior Lecturer in Applied Science, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast·26 Aug 2026
Pressure has been building on the federal government in recent weeks to scrap the algorithm currently being used in aged care assessment decisions.
Having heard mountains of evidence, the antisemitism royal commission now faces a huge challenge
The Conversation Australiaby Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University·26 Aug 2026
Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has ended its public hearings after months of evidence about antisemitism, extremism and the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Most people don't survive brain cancer. Researchers hope to change that
ABC News Australiaby Natarsha Kallios·26 Aug 2026
In short: An Adelaide research project is investigating ways to treat brain cancer while having minimal impact on healthy tissue and the human immune system.
Home buyers in 'driver's seat' but owners holding fire
PerthNowby Nick Wilson·26 Aug 2026
Home buyers in 'driver's seat' but owners holding fire Australia's spring property season is shaping up to be unusually sluggish, as sellers retreat from a weak market and unsold homes pile up.
'Bohemian' Melbourne schoolteacher Faye Berryman suspended
ABC News Australiaby Josie Taylor and Coco Veldkamp·26 Aug 2026
Order of Australia recipient, author and co-founder of 'bohemian' school suspended by teaching watchdog In short: The Victorian Institute of Teaching has suspended 82-year-old Order of Australia...
Beneath the Bondi royal commission's calm surface lies a deep tension
ABC News Australiaby Barbara Miller·26 Aug 2026
The antisemitism royal commission has been about as far from a Judge Judy-style reality show as you could possibly imagine. There has been very little grandstanding.
The 'super-agers' city you've never heard of teaches us how to live longer
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·26 Aug 2026
Clusters of towns and cities around the world have become curious case studies for scientists looking into just how residents there appear to defy natural aging, living healthier for much longer...
Proposed cuts to SRL not counted towards total cost
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie and Richard Willingham·26 Aug 2026
In short: The Suburban Rail Loop Authority says proposed cuts to the SRL had not been counted towards the total cost because the government never agreed to building them.
Why young people didn't just like Dolly — they loved her
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·26 Aug 2026
Any 80-year-old would envy the respect Dolly Parton commanded with younger generations. The country icon and philanthropist, who died this week, released her first single in 1959, but the...
War memorial not the place to 'dwell on' frontier wars
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou·26 Aug 2026
War memorial not the place to 'dwell on' frontier wars The Australian War Memorial isn't the place to dwell on frontier conflict between Indigenous people and settlers, Tony Abbott says, while...
Behind the energy brawl everyone wants the data centre boom
ABC News Australiaby David Speers·26 Aug 2026
As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy. Should the data centre boom be powered by renewables or fossil fuels?
Working with nature can help NZ adapt to climate change. Where is the plan to do it?
The Conversation Australiaby Bradley Case, Professor in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology·26 Aug 2026
Two major reports released in recent weeks help illustrate the scale of New Zealand’s climate adaptation challenge – and some of the biggest barriers to tackling it.
How Rosie Fordham leads the way in a race 'everybody comes out for'
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·26 Aug 2026
Even at the other end of a phone, Rosie Fordham gives the impression of someone containing an enormous amount of energy.
Para swimming champion matched by her dog in gold medal winning feats
ABC News Australiaby Daniela Intili·26 Aug 2026
It is not often a dog is as accomplished as its owner on the sporting stage, but Para swimmer Jenna Jones's Australian shepherd, Luna, is the exception. "She's my best friend.
How could facial recognition technology differ from CCTV?
ABC News Australiaby Dannielle Maguire and Daniela Pizzirani·26 Aug 2026
While security cameras are a regular feature in many supermarkets, new technology could change the face of how businesses monitor customers.
Workin' 9 to 5: The legacy of Dolly Parton's big-screen debut
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant·26 Aug 2026
In an early scene in the 1980 film 9 to 5, Dolly Parton has her sleazy boss pinned to his office chair.
ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor·26 Aug 2026
Australia's corporate and financial watchdog has warned that private credit is facing its "first real test", amid the collapse of several large borrowers and the limiting of redemptions at several...
Before she was Shania Twain, Eileen sang for the family grocery money
ABC News Australiaby Zan Rowe·26 Aug 2026
"I don't really feel connected to the accolades," Shania Twain says. "Not because I don't feel good about earning them, and the reward of conquering some of the challenges or reaching the top of so...
'They have huge TVs': New generations are moving into communes
ABC News Australiaby Shiloh Payne·26 Aug 2026
Hannah Pearl was born and raised in one of Australia's first and oldest intentional communities. It's a place where people share values and land, and support one another.
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