Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Midwest gets first four-wheel-drive ambulance van following emergencies
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Henville·16d ago
In short: Geraldton is set to receive the Midwest's first off-road ambulance van in October. It follows a year of advocacy from the family of a teenager who was paralysed after an accident on sand...
Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status
PerthNowby Stephanie Gardiner·16d ago
Highway pay phone rings in national treasure status Under furious orange skies and plumes of bushfire smoke, locals and tourists lined up at a pay phone to talk to family and friends or check-in on...
Dutch 'reformed hacker' arrested in ShinyHunters probe
PerthNowby Raphael Satter, Anthony Deutsch and Andrew Goudsward·16d ago
Dutch 'reformed hacker' arrested in ShinyHunters probe A Dutch man whose journey from cybercriminal to reformed security professional was widely covered in the international media has been arrested...
Young constable, slain Victorian officers memorialised
PerthNowby Eleanor Wilson·16d ago
Young constable, slain Victorian officers memorialised A 20-year-old constable killed during a pursuit will be honoured alongside Victorian officers murdered at a rural property, as part of annual...
Part of London's Oxford Street to be pedestrianised
PerthNowby Ellie Ng·17d ago
Part of London's Oxford Street to be pedestrianised A stretch of Oxford Street will be pedestrianised from next month, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says.
Vietnamese authorities abducted activists in Cambodia, coworkers say
ABC News Australiaby Victoria Pengilley·17d ago
In short: An Australian man reported missing in Cambodia has been abducted by Vietnamese authorities, colleagues say.
NZ election poll watch: minor parties gain as Labour and National slide
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne·17d ago
Six weeks out from the November 7 election, the latest 1News Verian poll (conducted September 23–27 from a sample of 1,004 voters) recorded a fall for the major parties and gains for most minors: -...
TikTok tourists blamed for visitor damage at Victoria's Pink Cliffs
ABC News Australiaby Molly Paynter·17d ago
In short: Visitors to a fragile central Victorian landscape are heading off designated paths and damaging the site.
Cornell University gang-rape allegations to be reinvestigated
ABC News Australia·17d ago
In short: A prosecutor's investigation has been relaunched into allegations a woman gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024.
Live: Canavan says rate hike could be 'straw that breaks the camel's back'
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini·17d ago
live Federal politics live: Canavan says rate hike could be 'straw that breaks the camel's back' Matt Canavan says a further interest rate hike could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for...
Shock shift in Australian phone cycles
PerthNowby Paige Fryer·17d ago
Number of Australians keeping old smartphones doubles amid rising device costs Australians are keeping their phones for longer as the price of new devices continues to climb, with some of the...
This $2K electric dirt bike looks like a toy – it isn't
New Atlasby Utkarsh Sood·17d ago
There’s a particular category of motorcycle that exists somewhere between a proper dirt bike and something you’d expect to find leaning against a teenager’s garage wall.
Regional women share postpartum journeys to create change
ABC News Australiaby Josh Brine and Becc Bird·17d ago
In short: Women in SA's south-east have gathered at a forum to discuss the gaps in perinatal care in the region.
Recalling the news no-one saw as South Australia plunged into darkness
ABC News Australiaby Leah MacLennan·17d ago
On September 28, 2016, no-one knew the entire state of South Australia would be plunged into darkness, but everyone knew a massive storm was on the way.
Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·17d ago
Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts Emissions from coal, oil and gas projects will be translated into extreme heat, rising seas, poverty, and coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef...
Mass drownings spike ahead of summer's 'perfect storm'
PerthNowby Stephanie Gardiner·17d ago
Mass drownings spike ahead of summer's 'perfect storm' A family sets out on a country drive, a group of mates embark on a boat trip, or a couple go on a quiet coastal walk.
Russia has launched fresh mobilisation drive: Zelenskiy
PerthNowby Staff Writers·17d ago
Russia has launched fresh mobilisation drive: Zelenskiy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia has begun a new mobilisation drive.
Foster care reunification model broken, experts say
ABC News Australiaby Coco Veldkamp and Eden Hynninen·17d ago
In short: Families reuniting with their biological children need better support, foster care experts say.
The exhibition Rome: Empire, Power, People is a tour through our history of looking at ancient Rome
The Conversation Australiaby Alina Kozlovski, Senior Lecturer in Digital Innovation (Ancient History and Archaeology), University of New England·17d ago
Ancient Rome is very used to being looked at. We see versions of it everywhere: in films and TV series, in school syllabi, and in contemporary politics.
Can we predict genocide by listening to what leaders say? Research finds common threads
The Conversation Australiaby Sascha Nanlohy, Honorary Associate, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney; Australian National University·17d ago
On the eve of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech. Several things stood out.
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