Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Celine Dion returns to stage in Paris after stiff person syndrome diagnosis
ABC News Australiaby Georgie Hewson·12 Sept 2026
Celine Dion will return to the stage this weekend for her first full concert in six years with a sellout Paris residency following her struggles with a rare neurological disorder which sidelined...
'Worst possible news': Hundreds gather to remember fatal crash victims
ABC News Australiaby Niki Burnside and James Vyver·12 Sept 2026
In short: A crowd of Canberra cyclists has gathered to remember Bridie Lee and Ryan Riethmuller, who were killed after they were struck by a car on August 27 in Palmerston.
OpenAI agents attacked software service months before Hugging Face hack
ABC News Australia·12 Sept 2026
AI agents being tested by OpenAI attacked software service RubyGems two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, researchers say.
The Southern Hemisphere's biggest necropolis is bursting at the seams
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring·12 Sept 2026
Robyn Hawes was trying to save the memory of thousands of graves at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery when she stumbled unknowingly on the names of her own relatives.
Bendigo, Geelong urged to join light rail revolution
ABC News Australiaby Tyrone Dalton and Jonathon Kendall·12 Sept 2026
In short: Bendigo Heritage is calling for a light rail connection to link the city's retail, arts, sport and hospital precincts.
Forgotten referral led to patient's death, Victorian shadow minister says
ABC News Australiaby Sarah Buchecker, Tamara Clark, and Grace Marshall·12 Sept 2026
In short: Victoria's shadow health minister says a Mildura hospital patient whose paper referral was left in a box at the hospital for over a year has died.
84yo nan drives 2,000km to donate clothes to communities
ABC News Australiaby Jon Daly·12 Sept 2026
Barbara Carroll loads her van with boxes of donated clothes each month and heads north to the red dirt of Western Australia's remote Pilbara.
'Obnoxious' weed woven into massive mullet sculpture
ABC News Australiaby Mark Rigby·12 Sept 2026
In short: Gold Coast artists Ged McCormick and Rusty Linnane created a 5-metre mullet sculpture entirely from invasive plants and plastic litter.
Bikie charged over Melton blaze that set man alight
ABC News Australiaby Larissa Ham·12 Sept 2026
An outlaw motorcycle gang member has been charged as part of an investigation into several suspicious fires, including a blaze in Melbourne's west that left a man with life-threatening injuries...
Zverev powers into US Open final ahead of all-American semi
ABC News Australia·11 Sept 2026
In short: Alexander Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (8-6) to reach the US Open final. The number one seed Zverev is aiming to add to his 2026 French Open title. What's next?
Saudi Arabia closes oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
ABC News Australia·11 Sept 2026
In short: Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut down a major oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, which is home to Iranian-backed militias.
Optus under fire as emergency calls fail in fresh outage
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·11 Sept 2026
Optus outage hits Triple Zero calls across Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory Dozens of Triple Zero calls are believed to have been impacted by an Optus network outage...
The tactics at 'Trump-a-palooza' reveal risks for Republicans
ABC News Australiaby Brad Ryan·11 Sept 2026
The first thing I saw when I walked into "Trump-a-palooza" was Joe Biden. The stadium screens were projecting his headshot, his eyes shooting red laser beams like a killer robot.
Growing pains in Rockingham before AUKUS subs even arrive
ABC News Australiaby Nadia Mitsopoulos and Emma Wynne·11 Sept 2026
In short: The first Submarine Rotational Force will not arrive for more than a year, but Rockingham, south of Perth, is already experiencing population pressure.
Rio Tinto's exit from remote NT town looms large over by-election
ABC News Australiaby Jack Hislop·11 Sept 2026
In short: Labor and an independent candidate are contesting today's Mulka by-election, triggered by the resignation of Yiŋiya Guyula last month.
After nearly 50 years, this master craftsman is hanging up his tools
ABC News Australiaby Kelsey Reid·11 Sept 2026
The craftsmen of Tasmania's heritage construction trade have had a busy month inside a 146-year-old church in Campbell Town.
Darwin soccer club helps migrants find community and a place to call home
ABC News Australiaby Anzaya Karim·11 Sept 2026
In short: A family who fled Myanmar after a military coup says joining soccer club Darwin Olympic is helping them settle into life in the Northern Territory.
'Pretty awesome': canola fields burst into colour
PerthNowby Aaron Bunch·11 Sept 2026
'Pretty awesome': canola fields burst into colour Paddocks across Australia have burst into colour, with brilliant fields of golden canola stretching as far as the eye can see.
Aussie athletics star shocked at massive pay packet for coming second
ABC News Australia·11 Sept 2026
In short: Nicola Olyslagers took home the biggest pay packet of her high jump career with a second place at the Ultimate Championship.
Diesel price 'deja vu' for grain farmers nearing harvest
ABC News Australiaby Justine Longmore, Petra Oates, and Warwick Long·11 Sept 2026
In short: Diesel prices are going up again, on the eve of the fuel-intensive grain harvest across Australia.
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