Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The split screen format helped sneak sex into Hollywood. Now it’s a storytelling staple
The Conversation Australiaby Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University·9 Sept 2026
One of Prime’s greatest hits this year has been the teen romance series Off Campus. The show follows hockey player Garrett and musician Hannah as they try to reconcile sex, adulthood, college life...
Budget-friendly tiny house doubles down on simple small living
New Atlasby Adam Williams·9 Sept 2026
With the tiny house scene slowly evolving from cheap and cheerful to large and high-budget in recent years, Dragon Tiny Homes is an outlier, mostly focusing on affordable and compact designs.
Motorbike riders make up more than half of Townsville road deaths
ABC News Australiaby Emily Anderson·9 Sept 2026
In short: Motorcycle riders account for more than half of the Townsville region's road fatalities this year.
Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·9 Sept 2026
Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise The prime minister is leaving the door open to cutting Australia's tobacco excise, as his government faces increasing pressure to curb the sale...
Tears flow as tennis star lets two-set lead slip in first major quarterfinal
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: Eleventh seed Frances Tiafoe has come back from a set and a break down to beat 22-year-old Alex Michelsen in their US Open quarterfinal.
Breaking: Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin·9 Sept 2026
Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82, her family says.
Made for $1500, this Australian film takes a swipe at greedy landlords
ABC News Australiaby Stephen A Russell·9 Sept 2026
If you had told Connor van Helsing when he was homeless that one day he would star in a movie about his experience he wouldn't have believed you.
Sydney's busiest emergency departments revealed in new health data
ABC News Australiaby Isabella Ross·9 Sept 2026
In short: The latest quarterly report from the Bureau of Health Information has shone a light on the state of NSW's public health system.
‘Catastrophic’: Young Aussie nurse killed on trip to Italy
PerthNowby Chloe Maher·9 Sept 2026
Chani Knopf: Young Australian nurse hit and killed by car in Italy during holiday to attend wedding A young Australian nurse is being remembered as a “beautiful” woman whose death “has left a hole...
US to ban Canadian motorcycle, dairy, alcohol imports
PerthNowby Promit Mukherjee and Gram Slattery and Ryan Patrick Jones·9 Sept 2026
US to ban Canadian motorcycle, dairy, alcohol imports The United States has banned a broad swathe of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products, sharply escalating an already...
How Ned overcame a decade of pain to return to running
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·9 Sept 2026
The doubts that occasionally flit across Ned Buckell's mind are likely to be familiar to runners whatever standard they're at. Buckell's story is different to most, though.
Albo set for UN tech policy pitch despite US warnings
PerthNowby Caitlyn Rintoul·9 Sept 2026
Anthony Albanese won’t be deterred from UN tech policy pitch in New York despite Trump administration warnings Just two weeks before Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to New York to promote...
Suspect images released as police offer $1million reward over cold case murders
ABC News Australiaby Dominic Cansdale·8 Sept 2026
In short: Police have offered a $1 million reward for information about a 24-year-old cold case double murder.
Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts
The Conversation Australiaby Le Wen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau·8 Sept 2026
Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland’s air quality over recent years.
Australians sleep at Heathrow after UK air traffic control failure
ABC News Australiaby Kristy Sexton-McGrath·8 Sept 2026
In short: Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and the plans of tens of thousands of passengers disrupted after an air traffic control failure across the UK.
From AUKUS to AI: Why Australians are demanding a greater say in policy
ABC News Australiaby Gareth Hutchens·8 Sept 2026
Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
LIV Golf players used to 'turbulence' as league files for bankruptcy
ABC News Australia·8 Sept 2026
LIV Golf has filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey, saying it intends to restructure its business with a $US49.6 million ($68.7 million) bankruptcy loan provided by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of...
Labor makes 'no apologies' after pork-barrelling claims
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·8 Sept 2026
Labor makes 'no apologies' after pork-barrelling claims The prime minister has defended an invitation-only, $560 million grant program that a report found disproportionately favoured Labor seats...
New map could reshape the way you see the world
ABC News Australiaby Luke Cooper·8 Sept 2026
For centuries, human understanding of the size, shape and bearing of nations has been laid out by one map based on a single projection of the way the world looks.
Chilling detail as accused Perth brothers killers face trial
PerthNowby Brooke Rolfe·8 Sept 2026
Callum and Jake Robinson: Chilling details emerge in Mexico trial for men accused of killing Perth brothers A Mexican courtroom has heard chilling witness details in the trial of the three men...
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