Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Each rate rise locking aspiring homebuyers out for a decade, study finds
ABC News Australiaby Michael Janda·17d ago
In short: A rate rise is estimated to cause an immediate 5 per cent reduction in home purchases. Economic modelling suggests the home ownership rate would fall by 0.3 of a percentage point and take...
New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights
PerthNowby Staff Writers·17d ago
New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights Iranian airlines have been barred from neighbouring countries including the United Arab Emirates and Oman in response to new US sanctions, in the first...
Poland Starlink fire labelled 'sabotage' as Denmark warns of Russian threat
ABC News Australia·17d ago
Poland brands Starlink station fire sabotage as Denmark sounds alarm over Russian hybrid warfare In short: Poland's deputy prime minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, says a fire at a Starlink station was...
Number of days social homes sitting vacant in Queensland rises dramatically
ABC News Australiaby Laura Lavelle·17d ago
In short: State government data has revealed social homes were sitting vacant for an average of 42.7 days in the 12 months to June, up from 25.1 days in the same period last year.
After 200 years, a 'brutal' hanging is being marked
ABC News Australiaby Monty Jacka·17d ago
In short: The deaths of two Aboriginal men have been commemorated in Hobart on the 200th anniversary of their execution.
Trump hails ‘great friendship’ as Xi’s state visit begins
PerthNowby AAMER MADHANI·17d ago
Trump hails ‘truly great friendship’ with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader begins his state visit President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi...
As fuel costs escalate again, regional Australia is hurting
ABC News Australiaby Scout Wallen·17d ago
In short: Regional communities across Australia are feeling a "disproportionate impact" from high fuel prices, an expert says.
The AFL's gut feel to Neale's gut punch leaves fans dazed and confused
ABC News Australiaby Kyle Pollard·17d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 It was a gut-feel approach to a gut punch that has left AFL fans baffled by the entire circus that surrounded it.
Dozens of delegates walk out during Netanyahu UN speech
PerthNowby Staff Writers·17d ago
Dozens of delegates walk out during Netanyahu UN speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced as "moral cowards" a mass of delegates who walked out of the United Nations General...
Plug-in AI assistant watches your every move to take over your workday
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova·17d ago
For more and more people, it’s becoming hard to imagine a day without AI. Not to mention how much time it saves us at work: things that might take a few hours, AI can do in just a couple of...
Scientists probe connection between deadly frog disease and coal wastewater
ABC News Australiaby Peter de Kruijff·17d ago
In short: A study found higher amounts of chytrid fungus in a frog species exposed to coalmine wastewater compared to nearby unexposed sites.
Majority of AFP complaints dismissed without investigation, figures show
ABC News Australiaby Dana Morse·17d ago
In short: Figures show Australian Federal Police have used discretionary powers to dismiss hundreds of allegations against officers without investigating them.
Class action launched as another unaccredited degree revealed
ABC News Australiaby Conor Duffy and Miwa Blumer·17d ago
Fresh class action as top college accused of deceptive conduct for running unaccredited degree In short: The International College of Management Sydney is being sued by former students whose...
What 17,000 Australians have to say about money, housing and mental health
ABC News Australiaby Madi Chwasta, Simon Elvery, and Jarrod Fankhauser·17d ago
How stressed out are we about housing? Are we happy in our long-term relationships? And are we getting smarter?
Rogue agent hack vindicates Albanese's push for tough AI guardrails
ABC News Australiaby Michelle Grattan·17d ago
The revelation that an AI agent turned rogue and breached a firewall to get at Medicare statistics has strongly reinforced Anthony Albanese's case for tough guardrails on this transformative...
'Forced down our throats': Most of us never chose an AI world. Yet here we are
ABC News Australiaby Doug Dingwall, Steven Viney, and Jarrod Fankhauser·17d ago
Australians are the world's biggest sceptics of artificial intelligence, even as it becomes increasingly part of everyday life.
Australia vows AI guardrails after unprecedented OpenAI breach
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·17d ago
In short: OpenAI's handling of a rogue agent that accessed government data has strengthened Australia's push for strict rules around AI transparency and incident reporting.
Monochrome magic to the allure of aluminium: The art of portraiture
ABC News Australia·17d ago
From early Roman-Egyptian portraits to the modern-day selfie, people seem to have an enduring fascination with the human face.
Sun, sand and headphones: new show extols ocean's healing power
ABC News Australiaby Nicola Heath·17d ago
In the pre-dawn half-light, people sit in chairs and on picnic blankets on the sand of Dixon Park beach in the coastal city of Newcastle.
Palestinian president sends video to UN after 'unlawful' visa denial
ABC News Australiaby Brad Ryan·17d ago
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called on the US to stop blocking him from attending the UN, in a video-message beamed into the annual summit a day after Iran's president was allowed to...
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