Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Is your office pushing you into 'survival mode'?
ABC News Australiaby Anna Chisholm, Rob Kelly, and Lisa Leong·9d ago
Relentless fluorescent lighting. Swivel chairs. Fingers tapping furiously away at keyboards. Not all workplaces are the same but if you work in an office, some of the common features could be...
Australia's fossil fuel expansion 'slap in the face' to Pacific nations
ABC News Australiaby Romy Stephens and Lice Movono·9d ago
As she sits crossed legged on the floor inside a large tent, 66-year-old Marica Malumuca describes the place she's called home for the past five years.
One state's illegal tobacco crackdown is producing striking results
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong and Holly Tregenza·9d ago
Legal cigarette sales jump 55 per cent in Queensland after black market crackdown In short: Legal tobacco sales rose 55 per cent in Queensland after the state legislated stronger powers to shut...
The Liberals and Greens appear to be heading in the same direction
ABC News Australiaby Patricia Karvelas·9d ago
After the 2025 federal election, when both the Liberals and the Greens had been smashed in the lower house, their new leaders declared they would listen to voters and pivot to the centre.
AI is evolving rapidly. Is it a new form of life?
ABC News Australiaby Alan Kohler·9d ago
Donald Trump is right. "Artificial Intelligence" is not the right term for it, although his objection — that it sounds fake — misses the point, and his solution — "Super Intelligence" — as decreed...
Veteran prescribed 'ghastly' amount of cannabis by for-profit health company
ABC News Australiaby Elise Worthington, Maddy King, and Amy Donaldson·9d ago
When doctors heard how much medicinal cannabis Steve Johnstone was being prescribed, they were shocked. "They were gobsmacked," he said. "They just couldn't understand how I was functioning."
Three oppositions are contesting Victoria's election. The premier leads one
ABC News Australiaby Richard Willingham·9d ago
Victoria is in the midst of a strange election campaign, with three oppositions vying to form government in eight weeks' time.
Best wishes from Brazil: oldest Aussie's birthday note
PerthNowby Sarah Spina-Matthews·9d ago
Best wishes from Brazil: oldest Aussie's birthday note Australia's oldest person has exchanged well-wishes with the oldest man in the world for their shared birthday.
The US ‘wants to fight their next war from Australia’: Shoebridge
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer·9d ago
US alliance ‘makes us a target’ for China, new Greens leader warns The US “wants to fight their next war from Australia”, new Greens leader David Shoebridge has warned, in remarks branding the...
AFL legend Kane Cornes’ epic marathon mission revealed
PerthNowby Bethany Hiatt·9d ago
Telethon: AFL legend Kane Cornes takes on two marathons in five days to raise funds for sick kids AFL legend and broadcaster Kane Cornes will put his body on the line for sick WA children by...
Study links anti-trans content to worse mental health
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Roberts·9d ago
In short: In a new study, trans and gender-diverse people described the stigma they encountered online and in traditional media as "relentless" and "inescapable".
Rebels withdraw from Ethiopian Tigray region's capital
PerthNowby Staff Writers·9d ago
Rebels withdraw from Ethiopian Tigray region's capital Pro-government forces have regained control of the capital of Tigray, they say, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance that rules...
How a high school student became Portrait Artist of the Year
ABC News Australiaby Katherine Smyrk·9d ago
Jasmine 'Jazz' Lancaster Merton was meant to be on Year 12 camp. But instead, the 17-year-old rolled up to a warehouse in Sydney, armed with boxes of coloured pencils and a growing sense of...
Australia to face heat on fossil fuels at climate talks
PerthNowby Duncan Murray and Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·9d ago
Australia to face heat on fossil fuels at climate talks Australia's climate credentials will face renewed scrutiny at an international summit in Fiji as the federal government considers approval...
Merz urges Russia halt 'barbaric attacks' on Kyiv visit
PerthNowby Staff Writers·9d ago
Merz urges Russia halt 'barbaric attacks' on Kyiv visit German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his forces' attacks on Ukraine and show willingness to...
Brazilians vote as Lula, Bolsonaro vie for presidency
PerthNowby Staff Writers·10d ago
Brazilians vote as Lula, Bolsonaro vie for presidency Brazilians are voting for a president, with progressive incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son...
Thousands pack Perth raceway for inaugural high-octane event
PerthNowby Caitlin Vinci·10d ago
Inaugural Supercar Sunday at Motormall Raceway draws huge crowd and raised over $50,000 for Telethon Thousands of Perth petrolheads swapped a quiet Sunday afternoon for the roaring scream of V8...
Yemeni leader announces major operation against Houthis
PerthNowby Staff Writers·10d ago
Yemeni leader announces major operation against Houthis The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government has announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Houthi rebels aimed at...
Chalmers warns struggling Aussies not to expect fresh relief
PerthNowby Charlton Hart·10d ago
Struggling households slammed by eye-watering fuel prices, punishing interest rate hikes, and tumbling property values have been told not to expect any fresh cost-of-living relief from Canberra.
Verstappen ends drought with win, Russell retires with five laps to go
ABC News Australia·10d ago
In short: Max Verstappen has secured his first win of the Formula 1 season, as Kimi Antonelli extended his drivers' championship advantage.
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