Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The Conversation Australiaby Glenda Wardle, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Sydney1 Sept 2026
For three years before the Black Summer megafires of 2019–20, cool season rainfall in southeastern Australia was only half that of normal.
The Conversation Australiaby Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University1 Sept 2026
The ABC’s Indigenous department has given Australia some of its best television. Not simply its best “Indigenous television”, but some of the sharpest, funniest and most ambitious programs made in...
The Conversation Australiaby Mark Crosby, Professor of Economics, Monash University1 Sept 2026
Mortgage holders know interest rates have risen over the past year, as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate to fight inflation.
The Conversation Australiaby Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University1 Sept 2026
The most striking example of performance politics in Joshua Black’s entertaining book comes when an audience member at a 2010 taping of the now-defunct ABC show Q&A throws a shoe at former prime...
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Mercer1 Sept 2026
Western Australia's economic watchdog has put the owners of the state's big batteries on notice amid "unusual" behaviour that appears to have been driving up prices in the market.
The Conversation Australiaby Sarah Wayland, Professor of Social Work, CQUniversity Australia1 Sept 2026
The surging death count from the devastating flash floods that hit Nepal and Tibet on August 26 has reached 1,050. Four more Australians were confirmed safe on Wednesday morning.
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
Headline announcements have a habit of overshadowing, if not totally obscuring finer details, and the future of the Australian MotoGP has been no exception.
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young1 Sept 2026
Women leaving management roles due to home demands Australian women are less likely than men to stay in high-paid roles because of domestic expectations, despite entering them at the same rate.
ABC News Australiaby Fiona Broom1 Sept 2026
In short: Spring is off to a warmer than average start across Victoria. It comes after a wet and mild winter, which was among the state's 10 warmest on record. What's next?
ABC News Australiaby Sarah Richards1 Sept 2026
In short: A new study has found First Nations people with disability are spending extended periods in custody, and some fail to receive appropriate healthcare.
PerthNowby Staff Writers1 Sept 2026
Nepal death toll rises to 1050 as rescues continue The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods surpassed 1000 as rescuers deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach thousands...
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Dziedzic1 Sept 2026
In short: Australia is expected to spend $600 million on a new scheme to tackle drug smuggling in the Pacific.
ABC News Australiaby Ewa Staszewska1 Sept 2026
In short: Australia is falling short of the workers required to power both the nation's AI boom and housing targets.
ABC News Australiaby Gareth Hutchens1 Sept 2026
"Billionaires have become radicalised against democracy," the American independent journalist Gil Durán tells the ABC.
ABC News Australiaby Natalie Whiting, Hamish Harty, and Som Patidar1 Sept 2026
A seven-hour drive through winding mountain passages was the latest stretch of a six-day search for answers for these four friends.
ABC News Australiaby Emily Baker and Miriah Davis1 Sept 2026
In short: The family of missing Sydney couple Chitra Venkatraman and Venkatraman Balakrishnan are pleading with authorities to intensify search efforts.
ABC News Australiaby Paddy Manning1 Sept 2026
In short: A former executive at the University of Tasmania has complained to the state's integrity commission, raising concerns about governance, conduct and accountability within the university's...
ABC News Australiaby Alexander Lewis1 Sept 2026
In short: From October, a pill testing service will be made available at up to 15 music festivals per year in NSW.
ABC News Australiaby Conor Duffy and Rhiannon Hobbins1 Sept 2026
Rescue package for in-home childcare to ensure vulnerable families can access support In short: The federal government has announced a $11 million rescue package to shore up the in-home childcare...
ABC News Australiaby Emilia Terzon and Jasper Wells1 Sept 2026
It is a movement of the hands barely visible on the grainy CCTV. A man standing in front of a rack of colourful gift cards reaches into his pockets, and in several reaching motions, places cards...
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