The Canadian province set to vote on becoming a breakaway country
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Day and Bradley McLennan·22 Aug 2026
As he walks around his cafe refilling coffee and delivering baskets of gravy-laden poutine, Christopher Scott wears his politics on his T-shirt. "Free Alberta!" the shirt declares.
'We're all gonna make it': What gymbros are getting wrong about Zyzz
ABC News Australiaby Myles Houlbrook-Walk·22 Aug 2026
For a certain generation of Australian men, the path to the gym began with a photograph of a shirtless young man from Sydney.
Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
ABC News Australiaby Anne Connolly·22 Aug 2026
"The idea of an Independent Assessment Tool didn't drop from the sky, we didn't come up with it." "It was a very important recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aged Care."
Dog, rabbit and fox fur found in toys and key rings sold in markets and online
ABC News Australiaby Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett·22 Aug 2026
In short: Animal welfare organisation Four Paws commissioned UK-based lab Microtex Analysis to analyse fur on fluffy toys and key rings sold at market stalls in NSW as well as online retailers.
Their job is to influence politicians. An MP warns they can be powerful enemies
ABC News Australiaby Mark Willacy, Lesley Robinson, and Dylan Welch·22 Aug 2026
A senior officer in Canberra's Parliament House has received an urgent message. An interloper is in one of the break rooms.
Sydney Swans fans grapple with scandal ahead of double header
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Riga·22 Aug 2026
In short: Sydney Swans fans are reckoning with their support for their team as the club is engulfed in scandal ahead of a historic double header.
'They thought this toerag would disappear': Why Joyce ditched the party that made him
ABC News Australiaby Leisa Scott and Robyn Powell·22 Aug 2026
The one thing to know about me, says Barnaby Joyce, "I won't be pushed around". "And if you're gonna push me around," he tells Australian Story, "I'll fight back."
Salt-N-Pepa say they weren't always respected in hip-hop
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·22 Aug 2026
Hip-hop fans love a feud. Decades before Kendrick Lamar took on Drake, even well before Biggie and Tupac's storied rivalry, the first hip-hop diss track came from a teenage girl from Queens, New...
How artist Khaled Sabsabi remains optimistic after weathering recent storms
ABC News Australiaby Jade Barker·22 Aug 2026
Khaled Sabsabi has one thing on his mind: coffee; specifically Lebanese coffee. And it's not because of the obvious reasons, although the bags under his eyes suggest it could be.
In comedy clubs, Chinese women are having the last laugh
ABC News Australiaby Cecily Huang·22 Aug 2026
From Beijing comedy clubs to New York stages, China's female comedians are using stand-up to tell new stories about modern China.
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US, prime minister says
ABC News Australia·22 Aug 2026
In short: Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced.
Ukraine strikes Russian retail warehouse in wave of drone attacks
ABC News Australia·22 Aug 2026
In short: Ukraine and Russia continue to trade strikes, with Ukrainian strikes hitting Russian oil and economic infrastructure.
Sydney childcare centre on brink of closure offered 12-months rent free
ABC News Australiaby Alexander Lewis and Miriah Davis·22 Aug 2026
In short: The City of Sydney has offered a childcare centre free rent for 12 months to prevent its closure.
Quick hits: Stunning Shoriful rivals Starc's staggering spell, Hazlewood fumes
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale and Henry Hanson·22 Aug 2026
Australia vs Bangladesh quick hits: Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam produce left-arm magic, Matt Renshaw disappoints on return, Josh Hazlewood fumes Two lethal left arm quicks combine for 12...
US, Canada fail to reach tariff deal, deepen trade war
ABC News Australia·22 Aug 2026
In short: The US has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on some Canadian goods, after the two longstanding allies failed to reach a trade deal. Each side has accused the other of derailing days of talks.
For years, one man spearheaded a Nigerian government agency that didn't exist
ABC News Australiaby Hanan Dervisevic·22 Aug 2026
On paper, the Nigerian Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) looked every bit like an official government agency.
Live: Sin bin leads to remarkable Manly blitzkrieg
ABC News Australiaby Nick Campton·22 Aug 2026
live NRL live updates: Knights vs Sea Eagles, Rabbitohs vs Warriors, Dragons vs Bulldogs Round 25 of the NRL season continues on Saturday with a triple-header.
Delhi's electric tuktuk boom gets a hacking shock
ABC News Australiaby Angus Mackintosh, Rachel Clayton, and Som Patidar·22 Aug 2026
Few sights and sounds are as familiar in Delhi as colourful auto rickshaws and the rhythmic beat of their engines.
Live: Blues dominate Freo, Dees host Dogs amid ex-Swans coach's culture call
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva and Andrew McGarry·22 Aug 2026
live AFL round 24 live updates: Carlton vs Fremantle, Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs, Geelong vs Richmond, Adelaide vs GWS — blog, scores and stats Melbourne hosts the Western Bulldogs in a crucial...
Wallaroos hammered in historic 100th Test by ruthless Black Ferns
ABC News Australiaby Michael Doyle·22 Aug 2026
The Wallaroos' 100th Test match, and the Test debut of Australia's all-time leading rugby 7s try-scorer, has been soured by a dominant New Zealand performance in Auckland.
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