Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Search for sea-crash pilot and plane scaled back
PerthNowby Lloyd Jones·28 Aug 2026
Search for sea-crash pilot and plane scaled back The search for a pilot and his plane that crashed into the sea off the north Australian coast is being scaled back after a four-day multi-agency...
State gun ownership cap on the cards, if numbers align
PerthNowby Ethan James·28 Aug 2026
State gun ownership cap on the cards, if numbers align Tasmania could join a select few jurisdictions in enforcing a cap on gun ownership, despite the state's governing Liberals opposing the idea.
Nepal’s devastating floods: 10 seconds could save lives
The Conversation Australiaby Nirajan Shiwakoti, Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University·28 Aug 2026
At around 8:45am on August 26, Karbir Gaire, a customs and information officer at Nepal’s Rasuwa Customs Office, suddenly felt what seemed like an earthquake.
Survivors fear all is lost after Nepal-Tibet floods
ABC News Australiaby Ahmed Yussuf·28 Aug 2026
In short: More than 460 people have been killed and thousands are still missing after flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
Renovation tradie's fireplace bomb find sets off blasts from the past
ABC News Australia·28 Aug 2026
Unearthing a live mortar shell from a fireplace during renovations in Port Adelaide on Monday this week caught tradies by surprise, but such events would barely raise an eyebrow last century...
Qld Fire Department to plead guilty to safety breach in fatal blaze
ABC News Australiaby Tara Cassidy·28 Aug 2026
In short: The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) will plead guilty to safety failures during a warehouse blaze that killed 46-year-old firefighter Izabella Nash.
Ratko Mladić is still viewed as a hero by many Bosnian Serbs. It’s a reminder how divided my country remains today
The Conversation Australiaby Olivera Simic, Professor in Law, Griffith University·28 Aug 2026
I was a 19-year-old living in Banja Luka, the second-largest city in Bosnia, when Yugoslavia began falling apart.
Identity of high-profile Queensland man stays secret
PerthNowby Robyn Wuth·28 Aug 2026
Identity of high-profile Queensland man stays secret The identity of a high‑profile Queensland man linked to an alleged domestic violence extortion case will remain secret after the Supreme Court...
Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement
PerthNowby Callum Godde·28 Aug 2026
Australian legal action eyed after Meta's US settlement A mother, fuelled by the love of her late son and a landmark US settlement, has implored Australians to "stand together" in a potential legal...
Directors face court accused of industrial manslaughter
PerthNowby Abe Maddison·28 Aug 2026
Directors face court accused of industrial manslaughter Two directors of a manufacturing business have faced court over the death of a 28-year-old worker in a state's first industrial manslaughter...
Three easy spring-cleaning jobs you can quickly tick off the to-do list
ABC News Australiaby Amy Sheehan·28 Aug 2026
Spring is on the horizon, but you don’t need to commit to a gruelling, all-weekend ordeal of seasonal cleaning to make your home feel refreshed.
Aussie injured in Bali slams GoFundMe criticism
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby·28 Aug 2026
‘Not another idiot in Bali’: Aussie woman hits back at GoFundMe critics after Bali crash left her injured An Australian woman who was left seriously injured in a horror scooter accident in Bali has...
Consultant wife of ICAC figure asked to explain $660k paycheck
ABC News Australiaby Chantelle Al-Khouri·28 Aug 2026
In short: Anita Perrottet has fronted a NSW corruption watchdog inquiry, where she was asked about how she was paid more than $660,000 over a two-and-a-half-year period.
Minister defies premier on armed Jewish security group
PerthNowby Catherine Bouris·28 Aug 2026
Minister defies premier on armed Jewish security group A top state minister has defied her leader and thrown support behind police in a disagreement over arming Jewish security groups.
McKeown says she has 'a lot of work to do' to reclaim world records
ABC News Australiaby Kate O'Halloran and Daniela Intili·28 Aug 2026
Five-time Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown has opened up on the pain of watching her 50m world record get broken twice while she was sidelined with glandular fever and recovering from a broken wrist...
‘Overruled’: Labor in ‘disarray’ over migration
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer·28 Aug 2026
Labor ‘at odds’ on migration after PM overrules refugee intake Labor is denying it is in “disarray” on migration after Anthony Albanese “overruled” both his border chief and treasurer on a revised...
Scientists evacuated over bird flu threat
PerthNowby Emma Kirk·28 Aug 2026
Dozens of Aussie scientists will be evacuated from Macquarie Island over bird flu threat Dozens of Australians will be evacuated from Macquarie Island over a potential outbreak of the deadly H5...
Ex-2GB host denies covering for Jones
PerthNowby Steve Zemek·28 Aug 2026
‘Ramifications’: Ex-2GB host denies covering for Alan Jones A former 2GB presenter has denied covering for Alan Jones when he said he had not seen his friend and former colleague grab a man under...
Spanish bikemaker rebadges Chinese retro scrambler
New Atlasby Utkarsh Sood·28 Aug 2026
Right then … we’ve been here before, haven’t we? Spanish motorcycle company Rieju seems to have made rebadging Chinese-made bikes its primary business model.
Landmark case over workplace tragedy
PerthNowby David Hannant·28 Aug 2026
Nylastex Tooling bosses in court over worker’s death in landmark Adelaide case Manufacturing bosses have appeared in court over the death of one of their workers in the first case of its kind in...
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