Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Electric vehicles surge ahead as petrol car sales stall
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·2d ago
Electric vehicles surge ahead as petrol car sales stall Rising fuel costs and changing attitudes are driving change in Australia's automotive market, with figures showing motorists bought more new...
Imported pork 'hiding in plain sight' on Guzman y Gomez menu
ABC News Australiaby Warwick Long and Justine Longmore·2d ago
In short: Mexican fast-food giant Guzman y Gomez is importing tonnes of pork to serve in its burritos and tacos across Australia.
Sarah Macdonald returns to presenting at 702 ABC Sydney
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring·2d ago
In short: Broadcaster Sarah Macdonald will return to presenting 702 ABC Sydney radio next year, taking on the Afternoons show.
Sydney bus lane proposal draws ire of lord mayor, transport advocates
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring·2d ago
In short: A proposal a morning peak bus lane has drawn criticism from Sydney's lord mayor and transport advocates.
Live: Taylor says 'vested interests' won't stop Coalition from cutting migration
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini·2d ago
live Federal politics live: Taylor says 'vested interests' won't stop Coalition from cutting migration Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has hit back at business sector criticism of the Coalition's...
Singles struggle to afford housing as cost of living rises
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford·2d ago
In short: Single-income households can struggle to meet housing costs, and older women are one group at risk of housing insecurity.
Former patients report assaults inside locked mental health wards
ABC News Australiaby Eden Gillespie·2d ago
Former patients say they have been physically attacked and experienced sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards across regional Queensland, as advocates call for frequent independent...
Millions of bogong moths have are descended on the suburbs. When will they leave?
ABC News Australiaby Miriah Davis·2d ago
If you're in New South Wales right now you may have noticed an unusual increase in bogong moths in and around the house.
Eating disorder support not keeping up with surge in regional cases
ABC News Australiaby Sage Davidson·2d ago
In short: A regional Victorian woman says stigma and limited services meant she felt unable to reach out for help for her eating disorder for more than eight years.
Some public transport trips are more expensive in Adelaide than anywhere else
ABC News Australiaby Matthew Ward Agius·2d ago
In short: Cost of living pressures and recent price increases to Adelaide's public transport fares poses a budget challenge to people living on low incomes.
Chinese company to face Australian privacy probe over 'pervert' glasses
ABC News Australiaby Ange Lavoipierre·2d ago
In short: Chinese software company Shenzhen Qingcheng is being investigated by the Australian privacy commissioner following an ABC investigation.
More than $1.2bn announced for NSW regional road upgrades
ABC News Australiaby Nick Dole·2d ago
In short: More than $1.2 billion in combined state and federal funding has been announced to upgrade regional roads in NSW.
Russia rails against online 'plague' claims, but few in Irkutsk trust authorities
ABC News Australia·2d ago
In short: People in Irkutsk have spoken to the ABC about their fears of an unverified pneumonic plague death in the city.
Salmon company to inject fish with antibiotics ahead of expected marine heat wave
ABC News Australiaby Sandy Powell·2d ago
In short: Seafood giant Tassal will begin injecting salmon in a Tasmanian pen with the antibiotic oxytetracycline.
Pain, anger and the search for answers on October 7 anniversary
ABC News Australiaby Matthew Doran·2d ago
On Danny Rahamim's forearm, a new tattoo provides a solemn reminder of what his community lost three years ago, and what he believed it needed to protect its future.
Folding multitool distinguishes itself with unique set of skills
New Atlasby Maryna Holovnova·2d ago
How many tools can you pack into a ruler without turning it into an overloaded multitool and losing its main purpose? Apparently, still quite a few.
UTAS debts mounting after CBD move 'turned sour', economist says
ABC News Australiaby Paddy Manning·2d ago
In short: The University of Tasmania's finances face twin problems of large debts and little revenue coming in, an economist who fronted a parliamentary inquiry says.
Why are new wind farms stuck in the doldrums in Australia?
The Conversation Australiaby Susan Stone, Credit Union SA Chair of Economics, Adelaide University·2d ago
Renewables now contribute more than 40% of the electricity generated in Australia’s main grid. Twenty years ago, that figure was under 10%.
Truth, evidence and controversy: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion at 20
The Conversation Australiaby Jamie Q. Roberts, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney·2d ago
In my youth, somewhere in the late 1990s, when I was a goth or a punk or something, I had a t-shirt proclaiming, “Ignorance should not reproduce”.
Counterfeit cash is at an 8-year high in Australia, new figures show. Here’s how to spot it
The Conversation Australiaby Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University·2d ago
Counterfeit banknotes are being detected in Australia this year at a rate not seen since June 2018, according to newly released data from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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