Will a cyborg cockroach paramedic save your life in the future?
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova9 Sept 2026
If you think that cockroaches are creepy and useless, we can prove you wrong. Well, at least the “useless” part.
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top 78%Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo
ABC News Australiaby Michael Condon and Cara Jeffery9 Sept 2026
In short: The NSW Greens are calling for an immediate embargo on floodplain harvesting after the water watchdog fails in court.
Zelenskiy jet 'almost hit,' Trump says Putin wants deal
PerthNowby Staff Writers9 Sept 2026
Zelenskiy jet 'almost hit,' Trump says Putin wants deal A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Oslo for the funeral of the king of Norway was "almost hit" by a drone when...
Parties divided over purple-lid glass bins ahead of Victorian election
ABC News Australiaby Ethan White9 Sept 2026
In short: Some councils are calling on the Victorian government to reconsider a mandate requiring purple-lid glass-recycling bins to be rolled out to all homes by July 2027.
Staggering price tag for states worst hit by rising seas revealed
ABC News Australiaby Romy Stephens9 Sept 2026
Climate change means Australia's love of the coast is facing a multi-billion-dollar reckoning, research suggests, as rising seas threaten to turn its prized coastal lifestyle into a question of who...
Company behind pulled sunscreens sued for 'misleading' conduct
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Carbonell, Pat McGrath, and Ninah Kopel9 Sept 2026
Wild Child Laboratories sued for 'deceptive' conduct over recalled sunscreens In short: Wild Child Laboratories, the manufacturer of 20 sunscreens recalled for not meeting their SPF claims, is...
You may be waiting until at least February for that Tassie caravan holiday
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Heard9 Sept 2026
In short: With less than two months until their inaugural sailings, bookings on the new, larger Spirit of Tasmania ferries are still restricted to the capacity of the old, smaller ships.
Patient told of year-long wait for colonoscopy after positive bowel cancer screen
ABC News Australiaby Clancy Balen9 Sept 2026
In short: A Tasmanian man has been told he could wait between six to 12 months for a colonoscopy despite being on an urgent wait list, following a positive bowel cancer screening result.
Winners and losers of Labor's $560m community grants
ABC News Australiaby Jake Evans9 Sept 2026
There were 45 electorates that missed out on any funding from Labor's $560 million grants program set up to pay the party's election commitments.
Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll
PerthNowby Emily Woods9 Sept 2026
Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll The federal government's response to "devastating" gender-based violence news in recent weeks has not been adequate, according to a poll.
New laws aim to make black market tobacco easier to prosecute
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong9 Sept 2026
In short: Labor is cracking down on the illicit tobacco trade with new offences targeting organised crime, distributors and retailers selling illegal cigarettes.
Cancer patients 'completely blindsided' by high out-of-pocket expenses
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Roberts9 Sept 2026
In short: A new report into the financial and legal impact of cancer, has found both patients and carers report lost income and significant out-of-pocket costs that compound emotional distress.
Australia Post's surprise delivery fees 'killing' some small businesses
ABC News Australiaby Adelaide Miller9 Sept 2026
Small businesses across the nation are being hit with extra fees from Australia Post, which they argue are unfair and eating into already shrinking profit margins.
Norway bids farewell to late King Harald V
PerthNowby Staff Writers9 Sept 2026
Norway bids farewell to late King Harald V Norway's King Harald V has been laid to rest after a state funeral rich in pomp and ceremony and attended by dozens of European royals and heads of state...
Twin brothers left behind still carry weight of September 11 attacks
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Sanders, Daniel Miles, and Sharon Gordon9 Sept 2026
Their worlds were punctuated by hate. They refused to bend to its power. On a cold September night 25 years ago, Paul and Yvonne Gyulavary were getting ready for bed.
Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery
ABC News Australiaby Shari Hams9 Sept 2026
The plastic surgery procedure promising a smaller waist is gaining popularity online through influencers who have documented their experience of having their ribs contoured.
Nuclear agency refers Iran to UN Security Council
PerthNowby Staff Writers9 Sept 2026
Nuclear agency refers Iran to UN Security Council The United Nations nuclear watchdog's 35-country board of governors has passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first...
David Byrne never planned to be a musician
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon9 Sept 2026
For someone who never intended on becoming a musician, David Byrne started strong. "I remember the first [song] I wrote, and I got help from some of the others, was Psycho Killer," he says on Take...
Practical Magic 2 is practically magic, with a few missing ingredients
ABC News Australiaby Silvi Vann-Wall9 Sept 2026
As a 30-something millennial with not-so distant memories of backyard potion brews, whimsigoth magazine spreads, and (unsuccessful) sleepover seances with my little sister, 1998's Practical Magic...
Betel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug use
ABC News Australiaby Ellen Phiddian9 Sept 2026
In short: Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.