Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The Conversation Australiaby Timothy Piatkowski, Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland30 Aug 2026
If you’ve ever ventured into the fitness corners of social media, you may have come across influencers peddling the ideal of a “Greek god” physique.
The Conversation Australiaby Will Conabere, Researcher, Murdoch Children's Research Institute30 Aug 2026
Public debate surrounding transgender and gender diverse (trans) people often centres on one fundamental question: what makes someone trans?
The Conversation Australiaby Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney30 Aug 2026
Earlier this month, the federal government passed laws to encourage tech giants to pay Australian news businesses for journalism. This is known as the News Bargaining Incentive.
The Conversation Australiaby Samuel Garrett, Senior Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney30 Aug 2026
In 1951, Australia and the United States signed the ANZUS Treaty, declaring “publicly and formally their sense of unity, so that no potential aggressor could be under the illusion that any of them...
The Conversation Australiaby Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW30 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Palau’s capital Koror this week for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, and regional security is expected to top the agenda.
The Conversation Australiaby Michael Dezuanni, Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology30 Aug 2026
The way Australians consume news has been changing for the past 30 years, ever since internet use became widespread.
The Conversation Australiaby Damiano Spina, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University30 Aug 2026
For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access, but if you use their content you give credit by linking to the...
ABC News Australiaby Leah MacLennan30 Aug 2026
In short: The federal government plans to scrap rebates on health insurance for people over 65, and invest the projected savings into aged care.
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring30 Aug 2026
In short: A mob of more than 100 kangaroos faces a cull as Western Sydney University and developer Stockland look to turn the Werrington Campus into a mixed-use residential neighbourhood.
ABC News Australiaby Jacqui McLaren30 Aug 2026
In short: The Queensland Wattle Association has proposed an initiative to spread the native plant across the state before the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
ABC News Australiaby Sarah Richards30 Aug 2026
The first email was sent in 1971 as an experiment to see if two computers could exchange messages.
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Kutchel30 Aug 2026
In short: Parents of former students at a special school in Victoria's east say their children were subjected to alleged sexual abuse at the school.
The Conversation Australiaby Shane Cronin, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau30 Aug 2026
Whakaari/White Island’s sudden eruption in December 2019, which killed 22 people and severely injured 25 others, was New Zealand’s deadliest volcanic disaster in recent history.
ABC News Australiaby Natalie Whiting and Meghna Bali30 Aug 2026
In short: A tour group including 11 Australians has gone missing on China's side of the border amid the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods.
ABC News Australiaby Investigative Reporter Antonia O'Flaherty30 Aug 2026
In short: Former Melbourne gynaecologist Simon Gordon has been referred to VCAT by the Medical Board of Australia, alleging he engaged in professional misconduct.
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Dziedzic30 Aug 2026
Pacific leaders are descending on the stunning Micronesian nation of Palau for the region's most important political gathering.
PerthNowby Callum Godde30 Aug 2026
Labor pitches pothole website, inmate roads clean-up Victorians will be able to track pothole repairs and supervised prisoners will be put to work under a Labor election pledge to take back control...
PerthNowby Andrew Brown30 Aug 2026
'Needs to evolve': changes urged for critical US treaty A major security alliance between Australia, the US and New Zealand needs to evolve in order to better deal with a more unpredictable global...
PerthNowby Ria Pandey30 Aug 2026
One Nation’s latest electoral victory shows the major parties should be concerned, experts One Nation is celebrating that “there is no safe Labor seat” after its stunning by-election win in Western...
ABC News Australiaby Alan Kohler30 Aug 2026
There was a lot of talk at the Business Council of Australia's annual dinner last week about the need to improve Australia's poor productivity.
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