Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Pensioners to shoulder huge portion of private health insurance 'cash grab'
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Dalzell·13 Sept 2026
In short: Parliamentary analysis shows pensioners will lose out on about $1.6 billion when new private health insurance rebate changes come into effect.
Private money is coming to NZ netball. Other sports should be paying close attention
The Conversation Australiaby Tom Kavanagh, Lecturer in Sport Sociology, Lincoln University, New Zealand·13 Sept 2026
New Zealand’s netball establishment is about to try a very different game plan. Netball New Zealand has agreed in principle to hand the running of its domestic league to entrepreneur Anna Mowbray...
After Adelaide's crushing AFL semi-final loss, where to from here?
ABC News Australiaby Aaron Bryans·13 Sept 2026
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 Adelaide suffered a devastating case of deja vu on Saturday night.
Putin, Modi and Xi meet at BRICS 2026. Here's what you need to know
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Clayton·13 Sept 2026
Xi Jingping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi squeezing each other's hands and beaming at one another at this year's BRICS Summit is a powerful image.
The mortgage wars have returned as lenders compete for borrowers
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor·13 Sept 2026
In short: Competition in the mortgage market is heating up as banks compete for fewer customers by cutting home loan rates.
Drone hits Ukraine train after dignitaries pass through
PerthNowby Staff Writers·13 Sept 2026
Drone hits Ukraine train after dignitaries pass through A Russian drone has struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials - including the former prime...
From tight races to broken records, here's what you need to know about Emmys 2026
ABC News Australiaby Velvet Winter·13 Sept 2026
We might be getting just the first whiffs of the 2027 Oscars race but US TV's biggest night of the year, the Emmys, is almost here!
How a career pivot made me feel better about the world
ABC News Australiaby Bruce Cherry·13 Sept 2026
As a kid, I had a pretty clear idea of what was in store for us in 2026: world peace, flying cars, a fully restored Amazon rainforest and teleportation.
Road to key Yemeni city reopens after Houthis advance
PerthNowby Staff Writers·13 Sept 2026
Road to key Yemeni city reopens after Houthis advance A main access road to the city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen has been reopened following an advance by Houthi rebels along the country's...
Major parties clash on tech laws, unite against Hanson
PerthNowby Tess Ikonomou·13 Sept 2026
Major parties clash on tech laws, unite against Hanson Labor has left the door open to negotiating its planned digital duty-of-care laws with the coalition as the parties find rare unity in...
No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·13 Sept 2026
No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero All coal-fired power stations should close and new petrol and diesel car sales end within a decade if Australia is to meet its climate...
Towable A-frame is about as small and simple as a tiny house gets
New Atlasby Adam Williams·13 Sept 2026
Personally, if I was living in a tiny house, I'd want to get the largest and most luxurious model I could afford, but a lot of people neither want nor need all that extra space.
Strike on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz 'kills one'
PerthNowby Staff Writers·13 Sept 2026
Strike on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz 'kills one' An Iranian cargo vessel has been struck off Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media say, a day before Iran plans to brief...
Piastri hit twice on first lap, Antonelli wins thanks to safety car luck
ABC News Australiaby Michael Doyle·13 Sept 2026
In short: Oscar Piastri has finished eighth at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, racing with a damaged front wing after being hit twice on the first lap.
Trump urges Ukraine army to stop hitting Russian diesel
PerthNowby Staff Writers·13 Sept 2026
Trump urges Ukraine army to stop hitting Russian diesel US President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's military to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure...
Modern miracle? Plastic waste transformed into effective fertilizer
New Atlasby Malcolm Azania·13 Sept 2026
Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful, flexible, and inexpensive inventions. Inexpensive, that is, until you remember the massive environmental and health costs of plastic production and waste.
Miraculous Perth girl, 9, holds key to stamping out dementia
PerthNowby Brooke Rolfe·13 Sept 2026
Nine-year-old Perth girl Tilly holds key to stamping out dementia after a miraculous world first trial success Nine-year-old Perth girl Tilly is like any other child her age — with an interest in...
Drugs stamped with Gaddafi's face seized in Libya
PerthNowby Hani Amara·13 Sept 2026
Drugs stamped with Gaddafi's face seized in Libya Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, each marked with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi and...
Russian strike on Ukraine-Poland border shows war at Europe's 'doorstep'
ABC News Australia·13 Sept 2026
In short: A truck near Ukraine's border with Poland has been hit during Russian drone strikes on the region.
Wild moment 3yo allegedly drives car
PerthNowby Alexandra Feiam·13 Sept 2026
‘Deeply concerning’: Man charged after wild video allegedly shows 3yo driving down Perth street A man has been charged after a video was posted online of a three-year-old allegedly behind the wheel...
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