Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m
ABC News Australiaby Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro and Toby Hemmings26 Aug 2026
In short: The owner of one of Australia's biggest ski resorts has written down its value by more than 50 per cent.
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top 88%Live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini26 Aug 2026
live Federal politics live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has welcomed an agreement to exempt his state from having to use...
Reduced fertiliser use linked to cleaner water flowing to Great Barrier Reef
ABC News Australiaby Sophie Johnson and Brendan Mounter26 Aug 2026
In short: Studies have shown changes in farm management practices have improved water quality in catchments flowing into the Great Barrier Reef.
Tasmania Police cancels $6m KPMG contract — but can't say why
ABC News Australiaby Adam Holmes26 Aug 2026
In short: Tasmania Police awarded major accounting firm KPMG a contract in 2024 to upgrade its digital policing systems.
Most people don't survive brain cancer. Researchers hope to change that
ABC News Australiaby Natarsha Kallios26 Aug 2026
In short: An Adelaide research project is investigating ways to treat brain cancer while having minimal impact on healthy tissue and the human immune system.
'Bohemian' Melbourne schoolteacher Faye Berryman suspended
ABC News Australiaby Josie Taylor and Coco Veldkamp26 Aug 2026
Order of Australia recipient, author and co-founder of 'bohemian' school suspended by teaching watchdog In short: The Victorian Institute of Teaching has suspended 82-year-old Order of Australia...
Beneath the Bondi royal commission's calm surface lies a deep tension
ABC News Australiaby Barbara Miller26 Aug 2026
The antisemitism royal commission has been about as far from a Judge Judy-style reality show as you could possibly imagine. There has been very little grandstanding.
Proposed cuts to SRL not counted towards total cost
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie and Richard Willingham26 Aug 2026
In short: The Suburban Rail Loop Authority says proposed cuts to the SRL had not been counted towards the total cost because the government never agreed to building them.
Why young people didn't just like Dolly — they loved her
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon26 Aug 2026
Any 80-year-old would envy the respect Dolly Parton commanded with younger generations. The country icon and philanthropist, who died this week, released her first single in 1959, but the...
Behind the energy brawl everyone wants the data centre boom
ABC News Australiaby David Speers26 Aug 2026
As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy. Should the data centre boom be powered by renewables or fossil fuels?
How Rosie Fordham leads the way in a race 'everybody comes out for'
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale26 Aug 2026
Even at the other end of a phone, Rosie Fordham gives the impression of someone containing an enormous amount of energy.
Para swimming champion matched by her dog in gold medal winning feats
ABC News Australiaby Daniela Intili26 Aug 2026
It is not often a dog is as accomplished as its owner on the sporting stage, but Para swimmer Jenna Jones's Australian shepherd, Luna, is the exception. "She's my best friend.
How could facial recognition technology differ from CCTV?
ABC News Australiaby Dannielle Maguire and Daniela Pizzirani26 Aug 2026
While security cameras are a regular feature in many supermarkets, new technology could change the face of how businesses monitor customers.
Workin' 9 to 5: The legacy of Dolly Parton's big-screen debut
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant26 Aug 2026
In an early scene in the 1980 film 9 to 5, Dolly Parton has her sleazy boss pinned to his office chair.
ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor26 Aug 2026
Australia's corporate and financial watchdog has warned that private credit is facing its "first real test", amid the collapse of several large borrowers and the limiting of redemptions at several...
Before she was Shania Twain, Eileen sang for the family grocery money
ABC News Australiaby Zan Rowe26 Aug 2026
"I don't really feel connected to the accolades," Shania Twain says. "Not because I don't feel good about earning them, and the reward of conquering some of the challenges or reaching the top of so...
'They have huge TVs': New generations are moving into communes
ABC News Australiaby Shiloh Payne26 Aug 2026
Hannah Pearl was born and raised in one of Australia's first and oldest intentional communities. It's a place where people share values and land, and support one another.
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
British actor Tim Curry, best known for his portrayal of Dr Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died aged 80.
Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
In short: An inquest has opened into the death of ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who faced allegations of plagiarism and fabrication.
Surge in families renting puts more children at risk of housing insecurity
ABC News Australiaby Michael Janda26 Aug 2026
In short: A new report by researchers at Adelaide University shows children who grow up in rental housing move every 2.3 years, on average.