Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
PerthNowby Emma Kirk28 Aug 2026
Backpacker Celine Cremer’s death in Tasmanian wilderness ruled an accident The death of a backpacker whose body was found more than two years after she disappeared while on a bushwalk has been...
ABC News Australia28 Aug 2026
King Harald V of Norway has died, according to the European country's royal court. His son is now King Haakon VIII.
The Conversation Australiaby Prashidha Khatiwada, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology28 Aug 2026
A flash flood can transform a river within minutes. This is what communities near the Nepal-Tibet border witnessed on Wednesday.
PerthNowby Brooke Rolfe28 Aug 2026
St James: Perth man charged with murder after woman found dead in Taree St home A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 28-year-old woman was found in a home in Perth’s south-east.
PerthNowby Noah Secomb28 Aug 2026
Tobacco tax call up in smoke as politicians squabble Increases to taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products should be immediately paused and ultimately reduced to throttle the illicit trade, a...
PerthNowby Elwely Elwelly and Enas Alashray28 Aug 2026
Iran war diplomacy turns to reopening Strait of Hormuz Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to...
PerthNowby Lloyd Jones28 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...
PerthNowby Ethan James28 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.
The Conversation Australiaby Nirajan Shiwakoti, Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University28 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.
ABC News Australiaby Ahmed Yussuf28 Aug 2026
In short: More than 460 people have been killed and thousands are still missing after flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
ABC News Australia28 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...
ABC News Australiaby Tara Cassidy28 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.
The Conversation Australiaby Olivera Simic, Professor in Law, Griffith University28 Aug 2026
I was a 19-year-old living in Banja Luka, the second-largest city in Bosnia, when Yugoslavia began falling apart.
PerthNowby Robyn Wuth28 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...
PerthNowby Callum Godde28 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...
PerthNowby Abe Maddison28 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...
ABC News Australiaby Amy Sheehan28 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.
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby28 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...
ABC News Australiaby Chantelle Al-Khouri28 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.
PerthNowby Catherine Bouris28 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.
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