Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
At least 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes
PerthNowby Staff Writers·13 Sept 2026
At least 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes At least six people have died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather...
Wind farm proponent wants to build 280 turbines on public land
ABC News Australiaby Sandy Powell·13 Sept 2026
In short: A wind farm proposed for Tasmania's west coast is being assessed by the federal environment department, but is being criticised by conservationists from the Bob Brown Foundation.
Will building three warships be worth Australia's $27 billion?
ABC News Australiaby Tom Lowrey·13 Sept 2026
In short: Budget documents reveal that close to $27 billion has been allocated to building the first three Hunter-class frigate warships.
The political pile-on that could be Pauline Hanson's best weapon
ABC News Australiaby Patricia Karvelas·13 Sept 2026
In both Liberal and Labor research on how to meet the growing electoral threat from One Nation, one piece of advice does not change. Do not go after Pauline Hanson personally.
In the kaleidoscope of Australia's system, who gets to define a migrant?
ABC News Australiaby Bang Xiao·13 Sept 2026
In the long-standing political debate on immigration in Australia, one overlooked question has remained unanswered: who exactly are we talking about?
Chorus of concern over AI is growing louder
ABC News Australiaby Alan Kohler·13 Sept 2026
Over the weekend the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, published an essay with the headline We Must Pace the Frontier.
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.
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