Farage defiant as Reform aides step down over foreign donations sting
ABC News Australia4 Sept 2026
In short: Two senior aides in Nigel Farage's populist party Reform UK have stepped down over a foreign donations sting.
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top 83%Xiaomi’s new mid-rangers pack batteries up to 10,000-mAh
New Atlasby Monica J. White4 Sept 2026
Xiaomi’s REDMI Note 17 lineup just landed last week, with four models: the Note 17, Note 17 5G, Note 17 Pro 5G, and the first-ever Note 17 Pro Max 5G.
Queenslanders brace for hot, dry spring but hope for wet summer
ABC News Australiaby Lachlan Ford and Kallee Buchanan4 Sept 2026
In short: Forecasting shows warmer-than-average temperatures through winter will lead to dry conditions for much of Queensland in the first months of spring.
Investors undervaluing the life-changing power of AI
PerthNowby Derek Rose4 Sept 2026
Investors undervaluing the life-changing power of AI Australians underestimate just how transformative artificial intelligence will be, says a high-profile futurist who's bringing her investing...
Australian families hire helicopters to search cut-off Nepal villages
ABC News Australiaby Meghna Bali, Natalie Whiting, and Bhat Burhan4 Sept 2026
Desperate Australians are flying to Nepal to search for their loved ones, still missing in the disaster.
Weekend to bring unseasonable heat, gusty thunderstorms, flooding and snow
ABC News Australiaby Tom Saunders4 Sept 2026
A powerful front will generate a smorgasbord of wild weather across eastern Australia this weekend.
Israel seizes control of strategic Lebanon ridge
PerthNowby Maya Gebeily and Rami Ayyub4 Sept 2026
Israel seizes control of strategic Lebanon ridge Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon have been removed, according to Israeli Defence...
Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight
PerthNowby Sarah Spina-Matthews4 Sept 2026
Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight Australians must be allowed to opt-in to social media algorithms rather than opt-out, as tech companies will hide the option, a consent...
Why did the wheels of justice turn so slowly for rapper Tupac Shakur?
ABC News Australiaby Mawunyo Gbogbo4 Sept 2026
Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996. He was seated in a black BMW alongside Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight, who was injured.
Adelaide returns to scene of finals flop to face biggest test of growth
ABC News Australiaby Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson4 Sept 2026
Every week it seems like there is history being written in the AFL. Some of this is welcomed, memorable and celebrated, such as when Scott Pendlebury broke the games record earlier this year, or...
Why political optimism has become scarce in Australia
ABC News Australiaby Jacob Greber4 Sept 2026
What a despairing mob we've become. This week's national accounts confirmed how stuck we are in a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours … to steal from English literature's greatest melancholy...
Everyone but Australia reconsiders relationship with America
ABC News Australiaby Laura Tingle4 Sept 2026
If there has been an underlying theme in global politics in the past 18 months it has surrounded the lack of reliability of the United States as an alliance partner, or more recently, the cost of...
US judge declares mistrial over Clancy killing of kids
PerthNowby Staff Writers4 Sept 2026
US judge declares mistrial over Clancy killing of kids A US judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy for the killing of her three young children at her home in 2023, a...
Fred Hollows built something remarkable but its future is under threat
ABC News Australiaby Catherine James and Rachel Kelly4 Sept 2026
It is almost 60 years since ophthalmologist Fred Hollows first ventured into the Australian outback to restore sight to the blind.
Loretta had a quiet retirement until Elon Musk built a data centre next door
ABC News Australiaby Kamin Gock and Bradley McLennan4 Sept 2026
American war veteran Loretta Thornton was so confident she had found a peaceful place to retire, she named her house 'Serenity'.
Life can be hard. These Australians share their ingredients for happiness
ABC News Australiaby Fiona Blackwood4 Sept 2026
As part of the ABC's Your Say project, we've heard from thousands of people telling us that life is hard and it's getting harder.
Fremantle park projects pushed back for $600k skate park
PerthNowby Eliana Hullett4 Sept 2026
Locals left in the lurch as Fremantle bumps back Boo Park projects in new financial plan Fremantle locals have slammed the latest delay to long-awaited works at Booyeembara Park, with some projects...
'Come forward': ADF sexual violence inquiry plea
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou4 Sept 2026
'Come forward': ADF sexual violence inquiry plea Veterans and defence force personnel are being urged to come forward with their experiences of military sexual violence, as an inquiry prepares to...
US sanctions Turkish bank in bid to pressure Iran
PerthNowby Staff Writers4 Sept 2026
US sanctions Turkish bank in bid to pressure Iran The US Treasury Department says it has imposed new Iran-related sanctions on a small Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries as part of the...
Will your next robotaxi ride be in a Tesla Cybercab?
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal4 Sept 2026
Tesla quietly rolled out its Cybercabs in Austin, Texas yesterday. That's the company finally making good on its plan bring these vehicles on to public roads about two years after they were first...