Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres
ABC News Australiaby Em Jensen and Bill Ormonde9 Sept 2026
In short: Ten of 13 childcare centres in Broken Hill have returned results for high lead levels in the soil.
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top 92%Greyhound trainer handed lifetime ban for 'egregious' actions
ABC News Australiaby Evelyn Leckie and George Yankovich9 Sept 2026
In short: SA greyhound trainer Jack Trengove has been given a lifetime ban and $5,000 fine for dishonestly transferring the ownership an injured greyhound to an interstate trainer.
‘We can have beautiful things!’ Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains
The Conversation Australiaby Salene Schloffel-Armstrong, Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Environment, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau9 Sept 2026
After nearly a decade and with a budget of NZ$5.493 billion, expectations for Auckland’s City Rail Link are high ahead of its September 13 opening.
Gondwana really was a supercontinent. And it helped kick-start life on Earth
The Conversation Australiaby Bill Collins, Adjunct Professor, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University9 Sept 2026
Some 550 million years ago, the Earth looked very different to what it does today. The Southern Hemisphere was dominated by an enormous, single continent known as Gondwana.
Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world’s 4th most common addictive drug
The Conversation Australiaby Roger Papke, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Florida9 Sept 2026
Humans everywhere use mind-altering substances, from stimulants and narcotics to hallucinogens. Yet surprisingly little is known about how some psychoactive drugs were first discovered and...
Democracy meatballs: why IKEA is the place for Swedes abroad to vote
The Conversation Australiaby Nina Hillenberg, Senior Lecturer, Design, Torrens University Australia9 Sept 2026
For most Australians and New Zealanders, IKEA is where you go for a BILLY bookcase, Swedish meatballs and a trolley full of purchases you never intended to make.
Moving houses can be especially stressful for kids. Here’s how to support them during a relocation
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Gossner, Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia9 Sept 2026
As cost-of-living pressures increase and the rental crisis worsens, many families are moving houses more often.
Worried your pet might catch bird flu? Here’s what you can do
The Conversation Australiaby Sally Coggins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Diseases and Treatment of Cats), University of Sydney9 Sept 2026
As a veterinarian who studies infectious diseases in cats, I’ve been repeatedly asked whether Australia’s outbreak of the H5 bird flu poses a risk to pets. The short answer is yes.
Receipts, memes and supermarket shelves: how Iranians are documenting the economic cost of war online
The Conversation Australiaby Ali Abbasi, Sessional Academic and Researcher in Media and Communications, University of Sydney9 Sept 2026
What does economic pressure on Iran look like? On social media, people are documenting it one receipt at a time. A washing machine. A bag of groceries. A packet of chips.
5 great 9/11 novels grapple with grief, trauma and the ‘American dream’
The Conversation Australiaby Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland9 Sept 2026
For 25 years, stories told about the 9/11 terror attacks have grappled with questions of truth, reality and bearing witness to trauma. 9/11 was a highly visual event.
Why health insurance cuts for the over-65s won’t swamp public hospitals after all
The Conversation Australiaby Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne9 Sept 2026
The controversy surrounding the federal government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues.
Apple unveils passport-shaped foldable phone called Duo
PerthNowby Staff Writers9 Sept 2026
Apple unveils passport-shaped foldable phone called Duo Apple has unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product.
Will AI kill entry-level jobs? Depends on the role
PerthNowby Jacob Shteyman9 Sept 2026
Will AI kill entry-level jobs? Depends on the role The artificial intelligence boom has led to predictions of an entry-level jobs apocalypse, but in some sectors the technology is more likely to...
Meet the iPhone Duo, Apple’s foldable phone that costs $3500
PerthNowby Kalley Huang9 Sept 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Apple unveils the iPhone Duo, a foldable phone that costs $3500 in Australia Apple introduced a foldable iPhone overnight on Wednesday, making the most significant change in 19...
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.
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...