Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
ABC News Australiaby Jane Norman27 Aug 2026
In short: The Home Affairs minister's office has said refugee places will be cut by a third next financial year, falling from 20,000 places to Morrison-era numbers of 13,750.
ABC News Australiaby Ashleigh Barraclough27 Aug 2026
In short: Community members are now able to make submissions on a proposed AI data centre in north-west Tasmania.
PerthNowby Madeline Cove27 Aug 2026
Nepal floods: How did the floods happen? What triggered the disaster that left 34 Australians missing With at least 34 Australians missing after catastrophic flash floods tore through Nepal and...
ABC News Australia27 Aug 2026
In short: A witness says doors were "closed" at hospital in Pakistan where a deadly fire broke out in a maternity ward on Wednesday. Funerals are underway for 14 babies killed in the blaze.
Inside Storyby Administrator27 Aug 2026
For about a century and a half, parties have been integral to Australian democracy. When citizens voted at elections, they usually did so through the lens of party.
PerthNowby Robyn Wuth27 Aug 2026
'Stalked my kids': ex-public servant's teary claims A former top public servant has wept as she told an inquiry the CFMEU stalked her family, tracking her children to bus stops and netball games...
ABC News Australiaby Lin Lin and Gareth Hutchens27 Aug 2026
In short: Administrators of Bathla Group are seeking about $20 million to keep the developer operating and construction moving for the next five weeks.
PerthNowby Sarah Spina-Matthews27 Aug 2026
'I'll hurt you', developer allegedly told building boss "Don't you hurt my project or I'll hurt you," a fugitive developer reportedly told a state's building commissioner when he halted sales in...
The Conversation Australiaby Frederik von Briel, Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, The University of Queensland27 Aug 2026
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a race for technological and ideological supremacy.
ABC News Australiaby Janelle Miles27 Aug 2026
In short: A Queensland woman has given birth to biologically unrelated twins. The surrogate gave birth to a boy and girl last November and DNA testing showed the boy was biologically her and her...
The Conversation Australiaby Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University27 Aug 2026
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal.
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke27 Aug 2026
In short: Greens MP Sophie McNeill is threatening to sue Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter over claims of antisemitism following a row over a Gaza art display.
PerthNowby Adrian Black27 Aug 2026
Australian shares dip as banks ramp up rate-hike bets Australian shares are heading lower, after economists from major banks tipped sticky inflation would force the Reserve Bank to deliver higher...
The Conversation Australiaby Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University27 Aug 2026
In the history of the National Gallery of Victoria, their most successful ticketed exhibition did not feature the work of Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso.
ABC News Australiaby Ciara Jones27 Aug 2026
In short: A high-ranking public servant says the Queensland CFMEU tracked the whereabouts and movements of her children, as part of a "creepy" and "disturbing" intimidation campaign.
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt27 Aug 2026
Conservationists slam Albanese government’s $145m bird flu spend as deadly virus spreads The Albanese government is seeking to bolster its response to H5N1 bird flu with an almost $150m funding...
ABC News Australia27 Aug 2026
In short: Nikita Tszyu's promoters have defended the integrity of their company, No Limit Boxing, after a controversial Gold Coast draw against Ben Mahoney.
The Conversation Australiaby Marcus Harmes, Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland27 Aug 2026
Actor and singer Tim Curry has died aged 80, following years of health struggles brought on by a stroke.
ABC News Australiaby Ange Lavoipierre27 Aug 2026
In short: Smart glasses and other wearable recording devices would be subject to a 12-month import ban under a bill to be introduced to the Senate.
ABC News Australiaby Stephen A Russell27 Aug 2026
At several stages during Ridley Scott's latest movie about the downfall of humanity and the core of what keeps us strong, The Dog Stars, characters stare up at the night's glimmering star-scape.
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