Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The Conversation Australiaby Douglass S Rovinsky, Associate Research Scientist, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University31 Aug 2026
Some 90 years after the death of the last documented thylacine – better known as the Tasmanian tiger – the species remains a global symbol of human-made extinction.
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman31 Aug 2026
University of Sydney staff to strike as union clash over AI and job security deepens Thousands of University of Sydney staff will walk off the job over stalled enterprise agreement talks covering...
PerthNowby Katherine Kraayvanger31 Aug 2026
Australia weather: El Nino, Tough bushfire season expected across Australia as spring arrives on Tuesday Australia is in for a tough bushfire season, as a combination of below-average winter...
PerthNowby David Hannant31 Aug 2026
Former Adelaide Crows star Ricky Henderson sues AFL, Fox Sports over on-air nudity incident in 2013 A former AFL player is seeking more than $1.2m in damages after an intimate part of his body was...
ABC News Australiaby Madeleine Stuchbery and Jarrod Whittaker31 Aug 2026
In short: One Nation has pledged to keep coal-fired power running in Victoria, along with lifting the ban on nuclear energy, if elected at the upcoming November state election.
PerthNowby Kyu-seok Shim31 Aug 2026
North Korea vows to strengthen nuclear force North Korea says the United States' hostile policy remained unchanged and vowed to continue strengthening its nuclear force, rejecting repeated US calls...
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Jesser and Bryn Wakefield31 Aug 2026
In short: A pre-inquest conference into the cold case disappearance of Mackay schoolgirl Marilyn Joy Wallman has been held in Mackay. The 14-year-old disappeared on her way to school in March 1972.
ABC News Australiaby Erin Handley31 Aug 2026
In short: The attorney-general says the government is not currently considering an import ban on smart glasses, which have the ability to record covertly.
ABC News Australiaby Wade Stephens31 Aug 2026
In short: A trainee massage therapist in north-west Victoria has been jailed for sexually touching two women during massages.
PerthNowby Aaron Bunch31 Aug 2026
'Hubris': premier attacks One Nation's state poll claim A victorious One Nation candidate has been accused of hubris after claiming the right-wing party could snatch power in a mining state.
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Longbottom31 Aug 2026
A staffing agency that has provided workers to aged care homes has had its licence suspended over findings it altered pay slips and deployed dozens of unqualified staff to care for the elderly.
ABC News Australiaby Ruby Littler31 Aug 2026
In short: Parks and Wildlife Kimberley and Yawaru Rangers have captured and relocated a large saltwater crocodile in WA's Kimberley.
ABC News Australiaby Bethanie Alderson31 Aug 2026
In short: A 20-year-old Adelaide man shared antisemitic material online and went to a McDonald's dressed in a Nazi uniform.
The Conversation Australiaby Charlotte Farrell, Lecturer, Theatre and Performance Studies, UNSW31 Aug 2026
Mum Club is a much-needed narrative for our stages. Contemporary motherhood is at once hyperconnected (so many WhatsApp groups!) and isolating.
PerthNowby Sarah Spina-Matthews31 Aug 2026
Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes Hundreds of staff at Australia's oldest university are set to walk off the job amid concerns over artificial intelligence.
PerthNowby Stephanie Gardiner31 Aug 2026
Irrigators defeated in case over lost Murray water Irrigators have lost a $750 million class action over misplaced water from the Murray-Darling Basin, which they argued would have made their...
ABC News Australiaby Nicolas Perpitch31 Aug 2026
In short: One Nation's first MP in Western Australia says the party is preparing to stop Labor from winning another term at the next state election.
PerthNowby Abe Maddison31 Aug 2026
'Maximum leniency' for young man who wore Nazi uniform A young autistic man who wore a Nazi-style uniform adorned with swastikas to his workplace and repeatedly posted videos online glorifying...
PerthNowby Morgan Reinwald31 Aug 2026
Controversial measures to prevent another shark mauling A woman who "fought like hell" to survive a shark's mauling has inspired her government, whose latest beach protection efforts include...
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman and Paige Fryer31 Aug 2026
Newborn baby found in garbage bin at Auburn as police urge mother to seek urgent care Police are urgently trying to find the mother of a newborn boy after the baby’s body was discovered in a...
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