Meet the Telethon Star ready to shine on the biggest stage
PerthNowby Caitlin Vinci31 Aug 2026
Little Telethon Stars 2026: Meet Aiden Narsico who lives with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Meet Aiden Narsico — the life of the party.
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top 80%WA teenager hospitalised in Bali restaurant blaze
PerthNowby Caitlin Vinci31 Aug 2026
Teenager from Mount Barker in hospital after Bali restaurant Chez Gado Gado erupts in flames A teenager from WA’s Great Southern is being treated in a Bali hospital for burns to his face and arms...
Perth mum’s terrifying escape from Bali restaurant inferno
PerthNowby Fraser Williams31 Aug 2026
Chez Gado Gado Seminyak fire: Perth mum’s horror as fire erupts in front of her eyes A Perth woman has recounted the terrifying moment she watched a Bali restaurant become “engulfed in flames”...
‘Get out’: Mum sends thieves scrambling
PerthNowby Emma Kirk31 Aug 2026
‘Get out of my house’: Perth Mum startles alleged would-be-thieves attempting to steal a motorbike A mum has been captured on CCTV startling three alleged would-be-thieves from stealing a valuable...
Misconduct investigation underway into two Powerhouse Museum executives
ABC News Australiaby Nabil Al-Nashar31 Aug 2026
In short: The NSW arts minister has confirmed at a budget estimates hearing that two Powerhouse Museum senior executives are under investigation.
Research challenges previously held ideas about thylacine
ABC News Australiaby Scout Wallen31 Aug 2026
In short: Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Melbourne have analysed thylacine skull structure They found their long, deep jaw would have been able to subdue small prey with...
3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
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.
Staff at major uni strike over AI fears
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...
The big spring weather warning for Aussies
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...
Ex-AFL star sues for $1.2m over on-air nudity
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...
One Nation commits to coal-fired power and lifting nuclear ban in Victoria
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.
North Korea vows to strengthen nuclear force
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...
Family hopes for answers in new inquest into schoolgirl's disappearance
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.
Government not planning import ban for smart glasses, attorney-general says
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.
Former massage therapist jailed for assaulting clients
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.
'Hubris': premier attacks One Nation's state poll claim
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.
Major aged care agency has licence suspended amid fears elderly at risk
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.
3.5m saltwater crocodile captured off Cable Beach
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.
SA man who wore Nazi uniform to McDonald's outlet avoids jail
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.
Mum Club is a necessarily confronting play and a tribute to Blak motherhood
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.