Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Former Gidarjil Development Corporation CEO convicted of sexual assault
ABC News Australiaby Johanna Marie·17d ago
In short: Kerry Blackman faced a trial in the Bundaberg District Court. He was found guilty of four charges of sexual assault dating back to 2017. What's next?
Live: ASX to fall as bond market turmoil deepens, oil jumps
ABC News Australiaby Adelaide Miller and Lin Lin·17d ago
live Markets live: ASX set to fall as global bond sell-off deepens, oil tops $US107 The ASX is set to fall as global bond markets come under renewed pressure.
Bush landscape transformed into 'once-in-a-lifetime' flower experience
ABC News Australiaby Shannon Pearce·17d ago
Belinda Hansen lives on a remote 1922 homestead by the River Murray, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria.
UN delegates walk out as Netanyahu attacks Israel's critics
ABC News Australiaby Brad Ryan·17d ago
Scores of UN delegates have once again walked out on Benjamin Netanyahu as he prepared to give a table-thumping speech in which he lavished praise on US President Donald Trump and attacked Israel's...
Sydney's '$78 million question': Why two wharves still have no ferry service
ABC News Australiaby Rhiannon Soliman-Marron·17d ago
It is something Kurnell resident Allison Casey has called the "$78 million question". Since early last year, two grand ferry wharves have sat on picturesque pieces of headland in Sydney's Kamay...
What keeps Fremantle's purple army going?
ABC News Australiaby Sam Tomlin, Ivo da Silva, Chris Lewis, Neve Brissenden, Natasha Clark, and Natasha Harradine·17d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 In the cold, hard light of day, supporting your favourite footy team is a deeply illogical exercise.
Fiji's HIV epidemic is surging and babies are paying the price
ABC News Australiaby Lice Movono and Kyle Evans·17d ago
Berenadeta* was 23 when she tested positive for HIV. She had lost weight and discovered boils that wouldn't go away.
Live: Albanese to urge world leaders to band together on AI
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini·17d ago
live Federal politics live: Albanese to urge world leaders to band together on AI Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a speech to the UN General Assembly to say the world can only confront the...
Zelenskiy, Wall St execs discuss Ukraine reconstruction
PerthNowby Staff Writers·17d ago
Zelenskiy, Wall St execs discuss Ukraine reconstruction Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met with senior Wall Street executives as he seeks to attract investments to help finance the...
Famous Maremma guardian dog penguin project under threat
ABC News Australiaby Violette Storm·17d ago
For 20 years, a penguin colony on a small island by the Victorian coastal city of Warrnambool has been protected from fox attacks by a team of guardian dogs.
Gorgeous retro rally concept reinvents a legendary piece of wizardry
New Atlasby Omar Kardoudi·17d ago
Renault just gave one of its most beloved nameplates a jolt of electricity. The Renault 8 Gordini Concept reimagines the 1964 rally icon as a two-seat electric coupe with 270 hp (201 kW), swapping...
$500m Adelaide University merger squeezed by international student cuts
ABC News Australiaby Thomas Kelsall·17d ago
In short: The new Adelaide University is not on track to meet its international student targets and is staring down tens of millions in lost revenue.
The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?
The Conversation Australiaby Matthew Firth, Research Fellow in Medieval History, Flinders University·17d ago
When King Æthelred II came to the English throne in 978 CE as a child of around ten, England had enjoyed decades without major Viking attacks. That respite was short-lived.
Are AFL grand finals really the hardest game of the year? We checked the data
The Conversation Australiaby Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University·17d ago
Every September, Australian Football League (AFL) fans are told the same thing: the grand final is the hardest game of the year – faster, fiercer and more brutal than the matches that came before...
Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use today
The Conversation Australiaby Jodie Grigg, Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University·17d ago
When many Australians think of heroin, they picture the steep increases in use and harms of the 1990s.
Card surcharges are banned from October 1. What’s changing at the checkout?
The Conversation Australiaby Vibhu Arya, PhD Researcher, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney·17d ago
From October 1 this year, businesses will be banned from adding a surcharge when customers pay with a debit, credit, EFTPOS or prepaid card.
Are Australians really overeducated? It depends what education is for
The Conversation Australiaby Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne·17d ago
The federal government is aiming for 80% of Australian adults to have a vocational or university qualification by 2050, up from the current rate of 60%.
Trump wants a diesel export ban. Australia would be uniquely exposed
The Conversation Australiaby Robert Monterosso, Research Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney·17d ago
United States President Donald Trump has called for a ban on US diesel exports as record-high domestic fuel prices drag down his popular support.
NSW Planning fails to consult key agencies over data centre gas plant
ABC News Australiaby Penny Burfitt·17d ago
In short: The NSW Department of Planning skipped consultation when issuing application rules for a proposed gas-fired power plant to run a data centre campus in the Southern Highlands.
Socceroos vs Brazil, everything you need to know
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·17d ago
The Socceroos will play their first internationals since the 2026 FIFA World Cup against five-time world champions Brazil in Queensland this week.
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