Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Man killed after being run over by garbage truck in suburban Perth
ABC News Australiaby Nicolas Perpitch and Lucy Murray·7 Sept 2026
In short: A 70-year-old man has been killed after being run over by a reversing garbage truck in the Perth suburb of Queens Park.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears
ABC News Australiaby Meg Whitfield·7 Sept 2026
In short: TT-Line, which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferries, is expected to remain in debt until 2052, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Radiohead announce 16 Australian shows for 2027
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·7 Sept 2026
British art rock titans Radiohead, one of modern music's most influential acts, will return to Australia in 2027 to play their first concerts in the country in 15 years.
University regulator finds ANU breached national standards
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey·7 Sept 2026
In short A compliance assessment of the Australian National University has found it breached the national tertiary education standards.
View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra·7 Sept 2026
Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad...
Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·7 Sept 2026
Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care Australians relying on computer-generated decisions for critical aged care and disability funding could be granted greater protections as...
Fugitive developer's daughter convicted over $150m loan
PerthNowby Adelaide Lang·7 Sept 2026
Fugitive developer's daughter convicted over $150m loan The daughter of a fugitive property developer has been spared jail for falsifying documents to obtain a $150 million construction loan to...
Man with broken hip waits for hours at RFDS base before hospital admission
ABC News Australiaby Jordanna Schriever and James Wakelin·7 Sept 2026
In short: A Mount Gambier man spent hours waiting at the Royal Flying Doctor Service base and ramped outside Flinders Medical Centre last month while awaiting surgery for a broken hip.
Mum of five repeatedly begged for medication in custody, inquest hears
ABC News Australiaby Kirstie Wellauer·7 Sept 2026
In short: A First Nations mother of five repeatedly begged for her medications in custody and was discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt without a mental health review, a coronial inquest...
Asteroid the size of a washing machine impacts Earth off WA
PerthNowby Ben O'Shea·7 Sept 2026
Asteroid impacts Earth between WA and Bali as NASA celebrates test of ‘our planetary defense capabilities’ Dinosaurs didn’t see the asteroid coming that ended their 180-million year reign on the...
$58m Aboriginal cultural centre opens at Darwin Waterfront
ABC News Australiaby George Nicoll·7 Sept 2026
In short: The Larrakia Cultural Centre on the Darwin Waterfront has opened its doors to the public, more than two decades since the idea was first developed.
Farmer kills his neighbours, jailed for life
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman·7 Sept 2026
Darryl Valroy Young sentenced to life in prison for murdering three neighbours, attempted murder of fourth Triple-murderer Darryl Valroy Young has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting dead...
Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home
ABC News Australiaby Kristy Sexton-McGrath·7 Sept 2026
In short: The eruption of Indonesian volcano Mount Anak Krakatau has seen flights in and out of Jakarta cancelled.
Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report
ABC News Australiaby Max Tillman·7 Sept 2026
In short: Landholders have launched legal action hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
Breaking: Bogie triple killer gets 40 years without parole for executing neighbours
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Chomicki·7 Sept 2026
In short: Triple murderer Darryl Young, who gunned down his neighbours at Bogie in 2022, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Could the White Australia Party succeed in challenging its ban?
The Conversation Australiaby Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney·7 Sept 2026
Should the federal government be constitutionally able to ban a group, resulting in stiff criminal penalties for its continuing members, even though the group has not committed any crime?
Child-abusing teacher's aide shown 'mercy' by judge
PerthNowby Tom Wark·7 Sept 2026
Child-abusing teacher's aide shown 'mercy' by judge A teacher's aide who sexually abused a dozen young boys online has been spared more prison time by a merciful judge.
Father to stand trial for murder of 10-week-old baby girl
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Jarrett·7 Sept 2026
In short: Tyron Peter Donald Grealy has been charged with murder for the death of Hazley Ellen Shanks.
Health warning as WA child fights off deadly infection
PerthNowby Caitlin Vinci·7 Sept 2026
Health warning as WA child recovers in hospital from meningococcal serogroup B disease A WA child is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with a rare and potentially deadly infection.
Palmer claims 'politics' led to $12 million ASIC case
PerthNowby Rex Martinich·7 Sept 2026
Palmer claims 'politics' led to $12 million ASIC case Clive Palmer has claimed that his political power led to criminal charges as he sought to adjourn a long-running case alleging he used company...
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