Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Taxpayers paid $4,500 for dead man's chair amid aged care delays
ABC News Australiaby Emily Anderson·24d ago
In short: Older Australians are continuing to die while waiting for aged care at home funding. There were 107,000 people on the federal government's Support at Home waiting list in June.
Netflix is remaking the Stanford Prison Experiment as a reality series. Let’s hope it’s more ethical than the original
The Conversation Australiaby Noah D. Cohen, Associate Lecturer, Associate Degree in Applied Policing, Western Sydney University·24d ago
Philip Zimbardo’s legendary 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most well-known, and notorious, research experiments in recent history.
‘Rohan called me an idiot!’ How can parents handle squabbles between kids?
The Conversation Australiaby Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University·24d ago
School holidays inevitably mean more squabbles. Longer days together, less structure, and more sharing (of toys, screens, space and parental attention) all lead to children demanding you referee...
Waleed Aly believes liberalism is in trouble, but his argument leaves us in a bind
The Conversation Australiaby Russell Blackford, Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle·24d ago
Liberalism is in trouble. Its underlying ideas still have some popular resonance, but they attract little support in mainstream politics or public discussion.
Sister of Snowtown murder victim says she would never forgive killers
ABC News Australiaby Briana Fiore·24d ago
In short: Karen Davies’s brother Ray was murdered in the Snowtown serial killings. She says she is still having panic attacks about his death decades later.
‘I want a visa, so I have to do farm work’: how new visa rules will hit regional Australia
The Conversation Australiaby Donna James, Lecturer in Heritage and Tourism, Western Sydney University·24d ago
Farmers and other industry groups have warned a new crackdown on backpacker visas will make it harder to fill jobs in regional Australia, from fruit picking to aged care.
No, you’re not imagining it. Flu season is late and cases are up
The Conversation Australiaby Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University·24d ago
The weather is warming up and the hay fever season has begun, but more people are experiencing cases of influenza than expected for spring.
Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like?
The Conversation Australiaby Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland·24d ago
Australian Prime minister Anthony Albanese appears to be listening to artificial intelligence (AI) firms’ warnings to the world about the dangers of the technology they are developing.
Salesman's 'superhero' branding triggers DC Comics trademark dispute
ABC News Australiaby Zaarkacha Marlan and Lucy Thackray·24d ago
In short: Dubbo businessman Matthew McKay is in a trademark dispute with DC Comics over the "Fanman" character he created to promote his lighting and fan business.
‘Rivals’ claim in alleged killer cop’s trial
PerthNowby Clareese Packer·24d ago
Beau Lamarre-Condon accused of monitoring ex-boyfriend’s texts with ‘romantic rivals’ before allegedly killing him Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told friends he would delete...
Review: 2026 Volvo EX30 gives big pimple on a first date energy
New Atlasby Aaron Turpen·24d ago
The 2026 Volvo EX30 is a small electric SUV with a big personality, to cover for a cabin designed by people who apparently looked at gauges and buttons and decided these are unnecessary...
Apples and oranges: watchdog's comparison site warning
PerthNowby Adrian Black·24d ago
Apples and oranges: watchdog's comparison site warning Australians hunting bargains on comparison websites risk being duped by sites that only offer a selection of preferred providers.
More than one in four Brisbane council parking spots now pay by app only
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Clarke·24d ago
In short: Brisbane City Council data shows more than one in four paid parking spaces now require a driver to use a mobile app to pay.
Wet winter increases risk of active hayfever season in Victoria
ABC News Australiaby Melissa Brown·24d ago
In short: More extreme grass pollen days are expected in Victoria this spring It follows Victoria's wettest winter in a decade and the warmest on record in Melbourne. What's next?
Bushfire strategy must change, expert says, after Tasmanian scare
ABC News Australiaby Lucy Shannon·24d ago
In short: Amid criticism of the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) over no fire ban being imposed on a windy, warm and dry day which resulted in prescribed burns going ahead, one fire expert says the...
Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
ABC News Australiaby Holly Richardson·24d ago
In short: Two new species of stick insect have been identified in Far North Queensland during research conducted by the University of Sydney.
Brownlow simply latest chapter as Daicos continues rewriting AFL history
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva·24d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 When Nathan Buckley's decade-long tenure as Collingwood coach came to an end midway through 2021, there was a silver lining for the club amid...
Victoria unveils data centre strategy with renewables requirements
ABC News Australiaby Richard Willingham and Leanne Wong·24d ago
In short: Victoria will require new data centres to source their own renewable energy under a strategy unveiled by Premier Ben Carroll on Tuesday.
Thirteen-year-old surfer breaking records as first Indigenous world champ
ABC News Australiaby Daniela Intili and Johanna McDiarmid·24d ago
Leihani Zoric almost didn't compete in El Salvador, but now the 13-year-old is the youngest International Surfing Association (ISA) Under 18 World Junior Champion in history.
Teen suffers memory loss after Indonesian school-meal poisoning
ABC News Australiaby Hellena Souisa and Tim Swanston·24d ago
Read the story in Bahasa Indonesia A new spate of mass food poisonings linked to Indonesia's nationwide free meals program has renewed calls to suspend or cancel the program, as police investigate...
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