Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Sophie Johnson and Brendan Mounter26 Aug 2026
In short: Studies have shown changes in farm management practices have improved water quality in catchments flowing into the Great Barrier Reef.
ABC News Australiaby Adam Holmes26 Aug 2026
In short: Tasmania Police awarded major accounting firm KPMG a contract in 2024 to upgrade its digital policing systems.
The Conversation Australiaby David Lindenmayer, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University26 Aug 2026
We share our planet with millions of plants and animals. This variety of life is known as biodiversity, a term encompassing everything from microscopic genes to entire ecosystems, such as deserts...
The Conversation Australiaby Margaret Haines, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University26 Aug 2026
Australia is a land of lizards and snakes. From common blue-tongues in suburban gardens to rare shovel-nosed snakes in the desert, reptiles are a defining part of the continent’s wildlife.
The Conversation Australiaby Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia26 Aug 2026
Since the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu was first confirmed in Australian wild birds in June, it has rapidly spread around the continent – and among different species.
The Conversation Australiaby Judith Ridge, PhD Candidate, Children's Literature, University of Newcastle; University of Tasmania26 Aug 2026
There is an image from Ethel Turner’s 1894 Australian children’s classic novel, Seven Little Australians, that has stayed with me for more than 50 years.
The Conversation Australiaby Helen Joanne Adam, Associate Professor, School of Education, Edith Cowan University26 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.
The Conversation Australiaby Dan Wadsworth, Senior Lecturer in Applied Science, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast26 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.
The Conversation Australiaby Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University26 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.
ABC News Australiaby Natarsha Kallios26 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.
PerthNowby Nick Wilson26 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.
ABC News Australiaby Josie Taylor and Coco Veldkamp26 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...
ABC News Australiaby Barbara Miller26 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.
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson26 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...
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie and Richard Willingham26 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.
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon26 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...
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou26 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...
ABC News Australiaby David Speers26 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?
The Conversation Australiaby Bradley Case, Professor in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology26 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.
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale26 Aug 2026
Even at the other end of a phone, Rosie Fordham gives the impression of someone containing an enormous amount of energy.
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