Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
WTA Finals hoped to become 'Super Bowl of women's sports'
ABC News Australia·27d ago
In short: The WTA Finals will be held in Charlotte from 2027-29. The WTA wants the event to become the "Super Bowl of women's sports". This year's event will be staged in Indian Wells.
Live: Universities Australia boss 'deeply worried' about migration overhaul
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini·27d ago
live Federal politics live: Universities Australia boss 'deeply worried' about migration overhaul Universities Australia chief executive Luke Sheehy says any move to cut the number of international...
Flatpack camping pod explodes a tiny van into a big camper van
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·27d ago
Believe it or not, the Cubivan Camping System wasn't the only multi-component camper pod system at this year's Caravan Salon built to slide out and camp outside the van itself.
Geologist hopes to find evidence of underwater volcano
ABC News Australiaby Josh Brine and Narelle Graham·27d ago
In short: An SA hydrogeologist has suggested unusual reefs off the Limestone Coast could be due to underwater volcanic activity.
End of certainty: Governing in the ACT just became more chaotic
ABC News Australiaby Greg Jennett·27d ago
The task of running a government in the territory just got significantly harder, probably for everyone and likely forever.
Sleepless nights and depression for buyers after Bathla collapse
ABC News Australiaby Penny Burfitt·27d ago
In short: Bathla buyers in Wollongong say the developer's collapse has left them emotionally and financially distressed.
Daly Cherry-Evans has arrived at the end of forever
ABC News Australiaby Nick Campton·27d ago
Fri, 11 Sept, 7:50 pm, Final score, Rabbitohs 10, Knights 20 Years ago, when Daly Cherry-Evans was merely in his early 30s, he'd say that he was going to play forever and he was only ever...
'Fear and anger' after domestic violence offender's sentence slashed
ABC News Australiaby Lia Harris·27d ago
Two years into her relationship with Benjamin Morris, 19-year-old Lucy was running barefoot in the dark, hiding in bushes to escape him.
Behind China's 'fearmongering' claim is a fundamental fear about AI
ABC News Australiaby Allyson Horn·27d ago
When the leaders of major US tech groups all echoed calls to "slow the pace" of artificial intelligence development, the underlying message targeted a specific and, in their view, uncontained...
We could soon be able to track changes in Australia’s forests in near-real time – using satellites
The Conversation Australiaby Daniel Falster, ARC Future Fellow in Ecology, UNSW·27d ago
Forests and woodlands cover millions of hectares across Australia, from tropical rainforests and temperate eucalypt forests to the vast woodlands and shrublands of the arid interior.
Want to help Nepal recover from its deadly floods? Here’s what tourists need to know
The Conversation Australiaby Brent Ritchie, Professor of Tourism Management, The University of Queensland·27d ago
The catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and Tibet in late August caused widespread destruction and enormous loss of life, killing at least 1,386 people, with thousands more still missing.
Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it
The Conversation Australiaby Saniyat Islam, Associate Professor, Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University·27d ago
You forget a load in the machine overnight, and by the morning it smells worse than before you washed it. Most of us are familiar with that “wet dishcloth” smell.
Some of the most iconic movie sets aren’t sets at all – they’re paintings
The Conversation Australiaby Jim Picton, Head of Course Digital Media, CQUniversity Australia·27d ago
In the final moments of Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mystical Ark of the Covenant is stored in an enormous, box-filled warehouse.
Weeping whales: why one humpback whale mother stayed beside her dead newborn
The Conversation Australiaby Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University·27d ago
It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast.
Should you say ‘autistic person’ or ‘person with autism’? Here’s how language has changed
The Conversation Australiaby Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne·27d ago
How should we refer to people with mental ill health, disability, or neurodivergence? Terminology should be respectful, apt and avoid carrying stigma.
Are data centres actually noisy, and is this bad for our health?
The Conversation Australiaby John Davy, Adjunct Professor, School of Science, RMIT University·27d ago
In the United States, areas such as Michigan have been hotspots for residents pushing back against data centre construction in their neighbourhoods.
King says Diana's brother's memories coloured by grief
PerthNowby Staff Writers·27d ago
King says Diana's brother's memories coloured by grief Britain's King Charles has taken the unusual step of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first wife Diana, saying via a...
Woman's dying wish to see brother denied amid visa dispute
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Mason·27d ago
In short: Living with an excruciating bone disease, Anna Rochford's dying wish is to see her brother one last time.
Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time
PerthNowby Kaaren Morrissey·27d ago
Aussie wagyu producer raises the 'steaks' a third time Australians are pretty proud of the quality of their homegrown beef and a family-run producer has got the gong to prove it.
Beekeepers reeling after bees worth up to $20k stolen
ABC News Australiaby Sophie Johnson·27d ago
In short: Beekeepers have reported dozens of stolen hives, containing nearly 500,000 bees in total. The thefts took place across two sites on the Atherton Tablelands. What's next?
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