Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief
PerthNowby Joseph Campbell·9 Sept 2026
Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood disaster relief With roads and bridges destroyed and helicopters busy with search and rescue operations after devastating floods, Nepal's army is turning to...
Cops raid accounting firm in fraud probe
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman·9 Sept 2026
Bankstown accounting firm staff accused of helping syndicate secure millions in fraudulent loans A raid on a Sydney accounting firm has become the latest development in a major fraud investigation...
Former VicRoads staff blame privatisation for state's crumbling roads
ABC News Australiaby Coco Veldkamp and Debbie Rybicki·9 Sept 2026
In short: Victoria's roads are notoriously bad, with the Victorian Auditor-General's Office labelling almost half of the state's roads as "poor or very poor".
Officer in Dezi Freeman search given job back after on-duty drink driving
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Jenkins·9 Sept 2026
A specialist police officer involved in the hunt for Dezi Freeman who was sacked for crashing a police car while drunk-driving on duty has been handed back his job.
Bid to use cheap tobacco prices as proof of criminality
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·9 Sept 2026
Bid to use cheap tobacco prices as proof of criminality Business owners who sell illegal tobacco products will be easier to prosecute under a fresh push to smash the trade, which includes using...
‘Glass-jawed’ Pauline Hanson ‘not up to the job’: Hastie
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer·9 Sept 2026
Traitor biff proves Pauline Hanson ‘not up to’ being PM, Hastie says One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has proved she is “not up to the job of leading this nation” by failing to either “own” or...
‘We’ll slaughter the bastards’ – how Bob Jones and the New Zealand Party changed politics in 1984
The Conversation Australiaby Paul Moon, Professor of History, Auckland University of Technology·9 Sept 2026
With New Zealand’s 11th election under the MMP proportional system due in November, it’s easy to take the influence of minor parties for granted.
Price booms for little-known critical mineral needed for solar panels
ABC News Australiaby Brigitte Murphy·9 Sept 2026
In short: Antimony production has resumed at a Northern Tablelands mine site after more than a decade of the facility sitting idle.
'Callous act': boxing coach killed in targeted attack
PerthNowby Allanah Sciberras, Sarah Spina-Matthews and Scott Bailey·9 Sept 2026
'Callous act': boxing coach killed in targeted attack A prominent boxing coach has been killed following an ambush outside a gym, in the latest suspected attack linked to organised crime.
Farage's Reform UK party under criminal investigation
PerthNowby Margaret Davis and Nina Lloyd·9 Sept 2026
Farage's Reform UK party under criminal investigation Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding.
'Weak and glass-jawed': Liberal fires attack on Hanson
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·9 Sept 2026
'Weak and glass-jawed': Liberal fires attack on Hanson Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has doubled down on his attacks on Pauline Hanson after a social media post from the One Nation leader...
‘Loud boom’: Birthday horror as explosion kills mum and son
PerthNowby Chloe Maher·9 Sept 2026
Vermont: Mother and son, Sarah and Liam O’Sullivan, perish as home explodes during birthday party celebration A mother and son have been killed and three others seriously injured after a house...
'Ghost stores' and AI scams scare unsuspecting artist
ABC News Australiaby Jean Bell and Alice Walker·9 Sept 2026
In short: A Port Fairy glass artist says he has been contacted by shoppers tricked into buying artwork by a fake artist.
Victoria's largest amateur football league denies 'gender bias' accusations
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·9 Sept 2026
Fri, 28 Aug, 7:40 pm, Final score, Bulldogs 96, Magpies 93 Multiple Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) clubs have expressed disappointment with how women's competitions are being handled...
Aging Australia's parallels with fallen Test giant too close for comfort
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva·9 Sept 2026
For the best part of the last three decades, the West Indies have been cricket's cautionary tale. If you are a team that is at the peak of its powers, they are the symbol of exactly what not to do.
The NFL's trip to Melbourne is only the beginning
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·9 Sept 2026
As Melbourne hosts an NFL regular-season match for the first time, the real scale of the league's global ambitions has been laid bare.
Youth network helps budding ag workers find connection
ABC News Australiaby Jessica D'Souza·9 Sept 2026
In short: Three central Queenslanders working in agriculture have started a networking group for young people in the industry.
Apple's first foldable iPhone comes with its biggest price tag yet
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: Apple has unveiled its first foldable iPhone, the $2,770 iPhone Duo, making it the company's most expensive phone yet.
'It won't work': WA opposition blasts 'State of Energy' ad campaign
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke·9 Sept 2026
In short: A $30 million campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy has come under fire from the opposition.
Push to save teacher-librarians as student reading levels decline
ABC News Australiaby Malcolm Sutton·9 Sept 2026
In short: A petition to mandate teacher-librarian roles in schools is attracting strong support. It comes after national studies show an ongoing decline in student reading performance. What's next?
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