Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Sexual harassment prompts Queensland runner to tackle safety concerns herself
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford·14d ago
In short: Queensland woman Kate was harassed and stalked while on a run, but ultimately withdrew her complaint. Police say they investigate all incidents with the evidence available to them.
What is and isn't changing today as Thriving Kids begins
ABC News Australiaby Nas Campanella and Evan Young·14d ago
The first phase of the $4 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) alternative for kids under nine with developmental delay or autism who have "low to moderate" support needs begins...
Slower au pair visa approvals hit Australian families
ABC News Australiaby Natasya Salim·14d ago
Johanna Paulina Gorek postponed university for a year and turned down a job at home in Germany to become an au pair in Australia.
'Friends won't be there': Fighting to save Pasifika youth from lives of crime
ABC News Australiaby Fiona Willan·14d ago
Sydney's gangland war has become a political issue, after a string of mistaken identity attacks against innocent people — allegedly committed by young, inexperienced criminals.
Calls from mortgage-stressed home owners double as pressures pile up
ABC News Australia·14d ago
A free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books as the number of calls for assistance doubles.
'Whistling past the graveyard': warning on Aussie data
PerthNowby Kaaren Morrissey·14d ago
'Whistling past the graveyard': warning on Aussie data Australian businesses have fallen behind their global peers in the race to secure enterprise data lying beyond their home country's borders...
Push for big tech to pay for Australian-made AI
ABC News Australiaby Holly Tregenza·14d ago
In short: Big tech companies wanting to build data centres in Australia would pay a levy to fund the local AI industry under a plan from researchers and unions.
Auroras, penguins: life at an Antarctic outpost
PerthNowby Ethan James·14d ago
Auroras, penguins: life at an Antarctic outpost Walking to work under the majestic southern lights is among the many highlights for Bureau of Meteorology technical officer Nelson Clegg.
US court halts woman's execution one hour before
PerthNowby Staff Writers·14d ago
US court halts woman's execution one hour before A US appeals court has halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in the state of Tennessee, about an hour before she was scheduled to...
'US-style medicine model' as big pharma dispensing of GLP-1s condemned
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Dalzell and Paige Cockburn·14d ago
In short: Eli Lilly's new online platform LillyDirect will dispense certain medicines, starting with Mounjaro, directly to a patient's door.
More cost-of-living relief risks making Labor's long-term challenge harder
ABC News Australiaby David Speers·14d ago
On the morning after last year's landslide Labor election win, Jim Chalmers declared a shift in priorities for the government's second term.
Shoebridge to woo same angry voters as One Nation — but from the left
ABC News Australiaby Patricia Karvelas·14d ago
The elevation of NSW Senator David Shoebridge to the Greens top job is the clearest indication the party is prepared to swing further to the populist left and fight harder to demolish Labor...
Tom Cruise goes full clown in Digger. It might be his best work yet
ABC News Australiaby Silvi Vann-Wall·14d ago
Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. His beloved cat Maggie is sick with one or two paws already over death's threshold.
Credit card surcharges end today but customers will pay in other ways
ABC News Australiaby Amy Sheehan·14d ago
From October 1, those small surcharges we pay on debit, prepaid and credit cards will be scrapped under reforms by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), saving customers about $1.6 billion each...
UK PM links Iran to RAF Fairford air base 'plot'
PerthNowby Staff Writers·14d ago
UK PM links Iran to RAF Fairford air base 'plot' The United Kingdom has "strong indications" that Iran was involved in a suspected plot against an air base used by US forces to strike Iran, Prime...
Written as a single sentence, Adam Ouston’s Mine is a novel under the influence
The Conversation Australiaby Emmett Stinson, Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English, Edith Cowan University·14d ago
Literature has always been a complex game of repetition and influence. Edward Young’s Conjectures on Original Composition (1759) may have announced the modern preference for original style over...
DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island is a joyous, painful love letter to the Filipino diaspora
The Conversation Australiaby Kristine Aquino, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney·14d ago
It is fitting that DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island carries a title that evokes memory and loss. The film, released globally in September, is on the surface a coming-of-age adventure about friendship.
How do I know my child is ready to leave the house on their own?
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Andrews Luke, Lecturer in Educational Psychology, The University of Melbourne·14d ago
By the time children are around 12 years old, many will begin to ask if they can go out to the local park, playground or shops to spend time with their friends without adult supervision.
We love TV reno shows. Could they help us build more sustainable homes?
The Conversation Australiaby Danie Nilsson, Behavioural Scientist, CSIRO·14d ago
Australians love a good reno. Whether they revolve around a modest fixer-upper or a mansion makeover, renovation shows are among the most widely watched TV genres in Australia.
Why do so many of us sign up to loyalty programs and then never use them?
The Conversation Australiaby Saalem Sadeque, Lecturer, Marketing, Edith Cowan University·14d ago
Take out your wallet and count the number of loyalty cards you have. Then, add to this number any others you might have sitting on your phone, in digital wallets or membership apps.
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