Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Another full-day strike possible as teachers say ACT public system is in 'crisis'
ABC News Australiaby Monte Bovill·18d ago
In short: ACT public school teachers have taken industrial action for the third time this year, with schools opening two hours later on Thursday.
Jones met athlete with 'a slap on the bottom': butler
PerthNowby Adelaide Lang·18d ago
Jones met athlete with 'a slap on the bottom': butler Alan Jones's longtime butler has testified seeing the talkback titan greet a prominent athlete with a hug and "a slap on the bottom" when he...
'Researcher of the Year' to be sacked as part of cost cutting
ABC News Australiaby Josh Duggan·18d ago
In short: An award-winning, internationally acclaimed lichen scientist is set to lose his job managing the Tasmanian Herbarium, as the state government's job cuts hit the science sector.
CCTV shows murder accused buying bag to allegedly dispose of body with
ABC News Australiaby Jamie McKinnell·18d ago
In short: A jury has been shown CCTV of Beau Lamarre-Condon buying a surfboard bag days before he allegedly shot Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Another setback for beleaguered Cape du Couedic wave buoy
ABC News Australiaby Malcolm Sutton·18d ago
In short: The Cape du Couedic wave buoy was due to be redeployed last week but had satellite communication issues.
'We can meet this challenge': PM pushes climate action
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·18d ago
'We can meet this challenge': PM pushes climate action Countries need to make the economic case for lowering emissions, rather than just environmental ones, the prime minister has urged.
Why the PM shared a stage with movie stars, sports boss
PerthNowby Andrew Brown·18d ago
Why the PM shared a stage with movie stars, sports boss The Finnish prime minister, the head of Formula One, an Oscar-nominated actress and Anthony Albanese walk into a New York hotel.
Aussie shares sink back into red as bond yields spike
PerthNowby Derek Rose·18d ago
Aussie shares sink back into red as bond yields spike The Australian share market has dropped sharply, falling back into the red once again for the year as bond yields spiked to their highest...
How a Gaga fan page broke the Internet with one tweet
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby·18d ago
Lady Gaga fan goes hugely viral after revealing internet hiatus was caused by two-year stint in RUSSIAN PRISON For two years, nobody knew where one of Lady Gaga’s biggest fans had gone — until he...
An emotional PM, AI alarm, Venezuela's 'rebirth' and other UN moments
ABC News Australiaby Brad Ryan·18d ago
Key players in some of the world's biggest conflicts were among speakers at the UN on the second day of its annual New York summit.
New booking system for some Tasmanian national park campgrounds
ABC News Australiaby Loretta Lohberger·18d ago
In short: Campsites at 10 Tasmanian national parks and conservation areas will soon require booking.
An OpenAI agent hacked Medicare. Will anyone be held responsible?
The Conversation Australiaby Andrew Cullen, Guest Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne·18d ago
Australia’s Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news it was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June.
Sydney Airport's warning for passengers amid two separate staff strikes
ABC News Australiaby Tamsyn Buckle·18d ago
In short: The Transport Workers Union says about 400 security staff and hundreds of ground service employees of two Qantas freight subsidiary companies have walked off the job this morning.
Government fined after girl, 9, burnt at Questacon
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·18d ago
Government fined after girl, 9, burnt at Questacon The federal government has been fined after a primary school-aged child endured second-degree burns at the nation's largest science education...
Using your phone while pregnant may not be as safe as we thought
New Atlasby Mike McRae·18d ago
Decades of studies on the health impacts of cell phones have consistently found little cause for concern for most of us.
Murder charge laid in case of mistaken identity killing
PerthNowby Emily Williams·18d ago
Merrylands, NSW: Third person charged over mistaken-identity shooting of Joshua Macdonald A third person has been charged over a mistaken identity killing of Joshua Macdonald.
Coal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to state
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Jarrett·18d ago
A central Queensland mine has been abandoned and will now be managed by the state government. Owners of the Bluff coal mine, Bowen Coking Coal (BCC), went into voluntary administration in July last...
Ipswich mayor says new council media policy aimed at gagging her
ABC News Australiaby Kenji Sato·18d ago
In short: Ipswich City Council has amended its media policy so all councillors can use the communications team.
Farmers cut deal with government over backpacker visa delays
ABC News Australiaby Angus Verley and Justine Longmore·18d ago
In short: The National Farmers Federation and the federal government have reached a short-term agreement to fast-track urgent visa requests for backpacker workers.
Are older Australians really safer from crime? The evidence says the harms are just harder to see
The Conversation Australiaby Elizabeth Boardman, Associate Lecturer, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia·18d ago
Australians are once again mourning after the alleged murders of three women in New South Wales over the weekend.
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