Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Victoria considers 'emergency extractions' of wildlife as bird flu spreads
ABC News Australiaby Annie Brown·14d ago
In short: The Victorian government is considering "emergency extractions" of threatened bird species from the wild, as H5 avian influenza spreads.
Last year Draper wondered if he would play again. Now he's a premiership winner
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·14d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 There were moments last year when Sam Draper wondered if he would ever play again.
NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Longbottom·14d ago
In short: Liquidators say a company which raised millions to build housing for people with disabilities went under after $5 million in cash was withdrawn from company accounts.
Fremantle's recovery from inexplicable collapse begins by sitting in grief
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva·14d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 Fremantle's devastated players had not even left the field of play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the recovery from what is one of the...
What young people want to know about the law
ABC News Australiaby Joseph Baronio·14d ago
Young people sometimes make decisions that can get them in trouble with the law; maybe you have experienced that yourself.
Gazan children are returning to school but war is still front of mind
ABC News Australiaby Caitlin Kelly·14d ago
Wurud Mughrabi opened her new pink mermaid bag proudly. She had been saving it for her first day at school, pairing it with a matching denim outfit.
Scientists develop tech to measure eucalypt flammability from space
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Milton·14d ago
In short: A proposed OzFuel satellite mission would provide detailed, real-time data on the flammability of eucalypt forests from low-Earth orbit.
'When fear takes over': Responding to the DRC's largest Ebola outbreak
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant·14d ago
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak is now the largest recorded in the region's history. For healthcare workers and officials on the ground, the days are long.
How Australia's defence force is turning AI into a 'silicon commander'
ABC News Australiaby Tom Lowrey·14d ago
In the weeks before Christmas last year, high over the remote desert of South Australia, a small slice of aviation and AI history was made.
'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
ABC News Australiaby Steve Cannane, Alex McDonald, and Lara Sonnenschein·14d ago
Jennifer Game considered herself a "true believer" in One Nation. Not anymore. "They use people," she said. "It's not a democratic party in the way that other parties are.
Despite the doom and gloom, Australia can't afford to write off AI
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·14d ago
Rogue AI hacking a government database, a looming rate hike, a "super" El Niño summer and a no-end-in-sight war sending petrol prices sky high.
'I was relieved, I felt validated': How coercive control laws change lives
ABC News Australiaby Hayley Gleeson·14d ago
NSW's coercive control law put Samantha Bouffler's abuser in jail. But two years in, it's unclear whether the contentious new legislation is the success story many have been hoping for.
James Reyne has never been Australian Crawl's biggest fan
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·14d ago
The forthcoming "reunion" of legendary rock band Australian Crawl has been anything but smooth sailing.
Win or lose, why the Dockers’ grand final matters
PerthNowby Adrian Barich·15d ago
Adrian Barich: Premiership hangover or broken heart, this is why footy is never really just footy Before I begin, perhaps a small apology to my STM readers.
China pushes back against US on Iran, Cuba in UN speech
PerthNowby Staff Writers·15d ago
China pushes back against US on Iran, Cuba in UN speech China has pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should...
Government's AI hack reveal all in the timing
PerthNowby John Kidman and Andrew Brown·15d ago
Government's AI hack reveal all in the timing There have been dozens of cases of artificial intelligence agents wrongfully accessing classified information beyond Australia's Medicare hack, Anthony...
Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz, end fighting
PerthNowby Staff Writers·15d ago
Trump rejects Iran plan to open Hormuz, end fighting US President Donald Trump says he has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.
3D-printed Martian mud homes look critical for life beyond Earth
New Atlasby Etiido Uko·15d ago
The future where humans colonize Mars is fast approaching. A future with self-sustaining biospheres, autonomous rovers, helicopters with rotors that break the sound barrier, and – perhaps – mud...
China and US agree to set up a new AI safety channel
PerthNowby Huizhong Wu·15d ago
China and US agree to set up a new AI safety channel China and the US have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications...
Bird-inspired drone relies on sense of touch to firmly grasp branches
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova·15d ago
Countless fields, from military operations to environmental research, rely heavily on drones. Executing a safe landing is still one of the biggest challenges, especially when conditions are far...
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