Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
84 cents for every $1: why Indigenous workers earn less in Australia – and what to do about it
The Conversation Australiaby Joshua Gilbert, Researcher (Indigenous Policy) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology Sydney·13d ago
Indigenous workers in Australia earn an average of 15.9% less per hour than all workers on average – or 84 cents for every $1 earned by non-Indigenous people – our research has found.
Australia 'in denial' after king's criminal case fails
PerthNowby Duncan Murray·13d ago
Australia 'in denial' after king's criminal case fails An Indigenous elder attempting to charge King Charles III with genocide says Australia is in denial over its crimes and their ongoing impacts.
Matthews claims world championship silver after life-threatening crash
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·13d ago
Michael Matthews felt that his career was probably over at the start of the season. Having missed a large portion of the 2025 season after a pulmonary embolism was discovered in his lung, a...
Paedophile sentenced after trading vapes for child abuse material
ABC News Australiaby Bec Symons·13d ago
In short: Dean Jason Milley has been jailed after he was caught messaging teenage boys online to procure child sex abuse material.
The joy of song: where songbirds came from and why we should listen to them
The Conversation Australiaby Hollis Taylor, Research Affiliate, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney·13d ago
In 2001, I had an epiphany while making my first trip to Australia. Walking across a remote sheep station in the dusty west, my ears were suddenly filled with the rich, spirited song of three pied...
Anti-consorting laws rejected by ACT amid fears it's a bikie 'safe haven'
ABC News Australiaby Adam Shirley and Madeleine Rojahn·13d ago
In short: The ACT government says it will not consider joining the rest of the nation in implementing anti-consorting laws, despite calls from the territory's chief police officer.
'Not all good news' amid whale conservation anniversary
PerthNowby Nick Wilson·13d ago
'Not all good news' amid whale conservation anniversary Forty years on from an international moratorium on commercial whaling, the global community is meeting to consider new, unforeseen threats.
Treasurer defends inflation record as 15-year interest rate high looms
ABC News Australiaby Holly Tregenza·13d ago
In short: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the government's track record on inflation on the eve of an anticipated rate hike.
Budget figures put some pep in the treasurer's step
PerthNowby Will Nicholas·13d ago
Budget figures put some pep in the treasurer's step WHY IS THE TREASURER HAPPY? * The underlying federal deficit was $22.3 billion in the 12 months to June 30 - $6 billion better than the...
Police hunt driver who fatally reversed into 73yo man after argument
ABC News Australiaby Adriane Reardon·13d ago
In short: Trevor Fleet, 73, died earlier this month, following a hit-and-run in Bega in southern NSW. It has been four weeks since the incident, but police are yet to find the driver. What's next?
‘At sea’: Treasurer lashes ON amid pleas
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt·13d ago
‘At sea’: Treasurer Jim Chalmers lashes One Nation amid farmers’ pleas about workers Treasurer Jim Chalmers claims Barnaby Joyce is “all at sea” on questions on migration after the One Nation MP...
Woman handed suspended sentence over terminally ill husband's death
ABC News Australiaby Talissa Siganto·13d ago
In short: A woman who gave her terminally ill husband a lethal dose of painkillers in 2023 has been handed a suspended two-year sentence.
Bizarre way Aussie discovered $1.2m win
PerthNowby David Hannant·13d ago
‘Completely numb’: Victorian learns of $1.2m Tattslotto win on way home from dentist Whether they are first thing in the morning or at tooth-hurty in the afternoon, trips to the dentists are rarely...
Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV awards showdown
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon and Mawunyo Gbogbo·13d ago
A battle between a 68-year-old pop icon and the most powerful woman in entertainment has ended in favour of the veteran at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Monday morning Australian time.
Hauser wins thrilling World Triathlon sprint, Parker breaks record
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·13d ago
In short: Matt Hauser claimed victory at the World Triathlon Championship Finals by just 0.08 seconds from series champion Vasco Vilaça.
Studies in contrast • Inside Story
Inside Storyby Administrator·13d ago
Earle Christmas Page, surgeon and rural-conservative politician, and Paul Hasluck, historian and Liberal politician, are the latest of twenty-seventh subjects in publisher Connor Court’s extensive...
Magda’s huge Heath Ledger confession in new memoir
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby·13d ago
Magda Szubanski reveals how Heath Ledger was almost cast in Kath and Kim in new memoir He made a name for himself in Hollywood blockbusters such as Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight — but...
48-hour deluge flattens crops as farmers prepare for harvest
ABC News Australiaby Andrew Chounding·13d ago
In short: A weather system making its way across Western Australia's south, brought a torrent of rain with some areas recording almost 100 millimetres over the weekend.
Court hears of Lamarre-Condon body in bushland conversation with friend
ABC News Australiaby Jamie McKinnell·13d ago
In short: A friend of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told his double murder trial he once asked her if she would help hide a body.
Woman cheered after admitting helping ill husband die
PerthNowby Rex Martinich·13d ago
Woman cheered after admitting helping ill husband die A woman facing a potential life sentence after she gave her terminally ill husband a lethal cocktail of drugs has walked out of court to the...
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