Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Week with no passengers as Spirit of Tasmania tests new ferries
ABC News Australiaby Kelsey Reid·7 Sept 2026
In short: Two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels are set to launch in October, replacing Spirit I and II, which were launched nearly 25 years ago.
Animal welfare claim launched against Tasmanian salmon industry
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Moran·7 Sept 2026
In short: Animals Australia is calling for an investigation into whether Tasmania's salmon farm operators have breached the state's animal welfare laws.
The outreach program building trust in a bid to reduce crime
ABC News Australiaby Suburbs Reporter Margaret Paul·7 Sept 2026
In short: A program connecting vulnerable people with outreach workers at train stations is being credited with reducing antisocial behaviour in Melbourne's outer south-east.
Everything you need to know ahead of NFL Melbourne
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·7 Sept 2026
American Football will roll into the MCG for a regular-season NFL match for the first time on Friday.
Teaching a hexapedal robot to walk like a stick insect
New Atlasby Malcolm Azania·7 Sept 2026
One day in the near future you could be lying incapacitated in the middle of an earthquake-ravaged landscape where wheeled vehicles can’t reach you.
Labor's broken promise on plastic recycling
ABC News Australiaby Shalailah Medhora·7 Sept 2026
In short: The federal government promised to introduce a mandatory scheme that would see minimum rates of recycled plastics being used in packaging back in 2023.
'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·7 Sept 2026
'Difficult' test looming in neo-Nazi High Court case A neo-Nazi leader and his fledgling political party have a reasonable chance of winning a High Court dispute, a leading legal expert has said.
Debt crisis threatens New Caledonia two years on from riots
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Costigan·7 Sept 2026
Gaetan Babout moved to New Caledonia 14 years ago, seeking a quieter life in the south Pacific territory that shares his mother tongue.
'Serious pork-barrelling': Fears Labor may have misused millions last election
ABC News Australiaby Jake Evans·7 Sept 2026
An "invite-only" grants program was overwhelmingly directed into safe Labor seats and marginal seats the party wanted to win at the 2025 federal election, a Centre for Public Integrity...
The war happening while the world watches Iran
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie March·7 Sept 2026
An unmanned Israeli drone sounds like an obnoxious lawnmower. They menace the sky above the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, 11 kilometres from the Israeli border, a sound more common than...
Bond market rout puts global economy on financial crisis 'trajectory'
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor·7 Sept 2026
Inflation in Australia and across the globe is not falling as hoped and it's raising serious concerns for the economy and asset prices.
AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay – and workers will accept
The Conversation Australiaby Hanoku Bathula, Professional Teaching Fellow in Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau·7 Sept 2026
US regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay.
A year after $32m government investment, Aussie startup pivots to US
ABC News Australiaby Cam Wilson·7 Sept 2026
In short: A federal government-backed health AI startup has laid off Australian staff while launching a US venture hiring American clinicians who will be paid money to use its tools.
Why you need more than trust when lending family money
ABC News Australiaby Kellie Scott·7 Sept 2026
With the Australian dream of owning a home becoming increasingly out of reach for young Australians, the bank of mum and dad is an option many turn to.
Australian choristers swap their day jobs for the international stage
ABC News Australiaby Ria Andriani·7 Sept 2026
Do you have to be a professional musician to perform on some of the world's most iconic stages? Not necessarily.
Telethon 2026 turns up star power as tickets go on sale
PerthNowby Caitlin Vinci·7 Sept 2026
Telethon 2026: Tickets to see Jessica Mauboy, Morgan Evans and Rogue Traders at Telethon officially on sale With just 39 days until Telethon 2026 some of Australia’s biggest music, television and...
Iran warns US over 'vulnerable' Gulf energy assets
PerthNowby Nayera Abdallah and Eman Abouhassira·7 Sept 2026
Iran warns US over 'vulnerable' Gulf energy assets Iran has threatened to retaliate against any new US attacks on its assets, warning that energy infrastructure across the Gulf remains vulnerable.
Wild origami camper cube seizes command of your van to make it livable
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·7 Sept 2026
When we first spotted the Italian brand "Cubivan" at the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon this past weekend, we assumed it was another in the burgeoning market of complete in-van camper pods, or maybe a...
'Not going without her': husband's Nepal flood search
PerthNowby Nick Wilson·7 Sept 2026
'Not going without her': husband's Nepal flood search An Australian father is demanding answers as the search for his wife, who vanished in flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, nears its...
Concession card call for all Aussie uni students
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou·7 Sept 2026
Concession card call for all Aussie uni students Concession cards should be expanded to all Australian university students as cost-of-living pressures bite, the peak body representing the higher...
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