Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Australia wants to regulate AI like banks and airlines
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·21h ago
In short: The federal government wants AI developers to demonstrate their safety systems are effective under proposed laws drawing on banking and aviation regulation.
US sanctions Fijian businessman over alleged corruption tied with China
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Dziedzic, Lice Movono, and Libby Hogan·21h ago
In short: The US has sanctioned Chinese Fijian businessman Zhao Fugang over alleged corruption with ties to the Chinese government.
Sally 'couldn't run to the mailbox'. Now she tackles ultramarathons
ABC News Australiaby Shiloh Payne·21h ago
Sally Beggs has been running for 10 hours. Traversing tough terrain since 6am, it's now late afternoon, and the downhill course allows her to pick up speed.
Indonesian government faces wildfires lawsuit as haze blankets region
ABC News Australiaby Erwin Renaldi and Natasya Salim·21h ago
Read the story in Bahasa Indonesia A group of civil society organisations in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province has filed a class action lawsuit against the national government over its handling...
Emails between Alan Jones and 17yo schoolboy read to court
ABC News Australiaby Ethan Rix·21h ago
In short: Complainant A is giving evidence in the Alan Jones trial in the New South Wales Local Court on Thursday.
Australian shares slump as miners tumble, Maas crumbles
PerthNowby Adrian Black·21h ago
Australian shares slump as miners tumble, Maas crumbles Australia's share market is on the back foot after Wall Street's record-breaking rally ran out of steam, with miners weighing heavily on the...
Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice
The Conversation Australiaby Suzanne Varrall, Research Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability, The University of Melbourne·21h ago
Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and...
‘Not random’: Man shot in leg at home
PerthNowby William Elliott·21h ago
Man airlifted to hospital after NSW shooting after shooting rattles beach town A man has been shot in the leg at a home on the NSW Central Coast, in what police have described as a “targeted...
New comedy horror series Gnomes understands just how delightfully daggy good Aussie TV should be
The Conversation Australiaby Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia·21h ago
There’s a rich tradition of daggy humour in Australian film and television, running from Alvin Purple (1973) to Muriel’s Wedding (1994) to the inimitable ABC series Dog’s Head Bay (1999).
Fitness influencer caught cheating during Berlin marathon
PerthNowby Zach Margolius·21h ago
Fitness influencer caught cheating at Berlin Marathon after hitching ride on bike during race A Chinese fitness influencer who boasted about her Berlin Marathon finish time has been disqualified...
The rise and fall of Catholic Labor • Paul Rodan
Inside Storyby Administrator·21h ago
For the modern reader, the suggestion that a special sympathy exists between Catholic religious teaching and Labor’s values and outlook might seem implausible, observes Irish Studies professor Jeff...
‘Morally repugnant’: Greens slammed on Ukraine
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer·22h ago
Greens would let Vladimir Putin calls shots on Ukraine, Paterson says Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson has accused new Greens leader David Shoebridge of seeking to “outsource”...
Public-private partnership mooted for west Melbourne train stations
ABC News Australiaby Margaret Paul·22h ago
In short: Melton City Council has voted to explore a potential partnership with the state government to deliver two train stations in Melbourne's booming outer west.
What cops found in search for couple’s bodies
PerthNowby Clareese Packer·22h ago
Photos reveal Bungonia farm search scene in Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial Photographs of items found at a farm where police believe the bodies of a Sydney couple allegedly murdered by...
Wild plane near miss shocks beachgoers
PerthNowby David Hannant·22h ago
Wild footage captures moment light aircraft pilot narrowly avoids catastrophe at K’gari Beach This is the heart-stopping moment a light aircraft pilot narrowly avoided catastrophe in a near miss...
Thinking of taking melatonin to help you sleep? Here’s what you need to know
The Conversation Australiaby Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan, Pharmacist and Lecturer, UNSW ; University of Sydney·22h ago
Whether you’re struggling with jet lag, are a shift worker who sleeps during the day, or someone with more severe insomnia, you might have wondered if melatonin can help you get a better sleep.
Mental health capacity restored in November after fire, government says
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Heard·22h ago
In short: The Tasmanian government has released details of its plan to replace mental health capacity in the state's north-west, after an alleged arson attack damaged the region's only public...
Man charged after plate of nachos hurled at Lions supporters
PerthNowby Chloe Maher·22h ago
MCG assault: Man charged after nachos thrown at two spectators at AFL Brisbane-Hawthorn preliminary final Victoria Police have charged a man after nachos were hurled at a family attending a...
Jurors shown graphic images of slain men's remains
PerthNowby Tom Wark·22h ago
Jurors shown graphic images of slain men's remains The decomposed bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have been shown to 15 jurors tasked with deciding whether the two men were murdered.
Greens vow New York-style state-owned supermarket trial
PerthNowby Nick Wilson·23h ago
Greens vow New York-style state-owned supermarket trial Essential grocery items would be 30 per cent cheaper under a vision for publicly-owned supermarkets in one state.
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