Disgraced footballer Nicky Winmar jailed for assaulting woman
ABC News Australiaby Anna McGuinness28 Aug 2026
In short: Disgraced former AFL footballer Nicky Winmar has been sentenced to six months' jail for assaulting a woman in Cohuna last year.
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top 88%Water bottle, plastic bag 'poncho' may not have been Celine's, coroner finds
ABC News Australiaby Ashleigh Barraclough28 Aug 2026
In short: A coroner has ruled out the involvement of anyone else in the death of Belgian tourist Celine Cremer in the north-west Tasmanian wilderness, ruling she died by accident after becoming...
One Nation's state leader wants NSW to be more like Texas and Florida
ABC News Australiaby Ben Clifford28 Aug 2026
In short: One Nation's newly announced leader for NSW says he wants the state to be more like Texas and Florida.
'There's a lot at risk': Maree Edwards latest Bendigo Labor woman to quit
ABC News Australiaby Nate Woodall28 Aug 2026
In short: Victorian Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and regional MP Maree Edwards has announced she will not contest the state election in November.
Private credit stress deepens as CVS Lane suspends investor redemptions
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor28 Aug 2026
Stress in Australia's private credit sector is intensifying. A private lender with significant loans to collapsed developer Bathla called CVS Lane is the latest private credit firm to limit...
Marathon runner felt part of identity 'stolen' after losing national record
ABC News Australiaby Amanda Shalala28 Aug 2026
In short: Andy Buchanan and Ellie Pashley will lead the Australian charge at the Sydney Marathon. This is the second year the event will be part of the world majors. What's next?
Fears new Catholic owner will cut IVF, abortion services as hospital sale gets greenlight
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Moran28 Aug 2026
In short: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the sale of the Hobart Private Hospital to Calvary Healthcare, ending fears about its future.
Body for 'frank, evidence-based' advice to Victorian government ditched
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie28 Aug 2026
In short: Infrastructure Victoria and Economic Growth Victoria will be wound up by the state government, slashing up to 50 jobs and saving $12 million over the coming four years.
Australians endure anxious wait for news on loved ones after Nepal floods
ABC News Australiaby Ethan Rix, Jade Toomey, and Judd Boaz28 Aug 2026
In short: The family and friends of Australians missing in Nepal and Tibet following deadly floods are appealing for information amid a communications blackout in affected areas.
Breaking: 'Psychological risk': Australian scientists to abandon remote island over bird flu fears
ABC News Australiaby Jano Gibson28 Aug 2026
In short: The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) plans to extract its staff from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean amid concerns about the impact of bird flu.
Iran becomes 'war of attrition' where peace prospects are 'bleak'
ABC News Australiaby Leonie Thorne and Brad Ryan28 Aug 2026
Shortly after declaring war on Iran six months ago, US President Donald Trump said the operation would take four weeks or less. "We took a little excursion … to get rid of some evil.
The secret of Wests Tigers remarkable NRLW rebirth
ABC News Australiaby Nick Campton28 Aug 2026
Traditionally, Wests Tigers have found wins hard to come by in the NRLW. The joint venture has endured difficult times since it entered the competition three years ago.
Before and after: Nepal-Tibet's flood destruction
ABC News Australiaby Jonathan Hair28 Aug 2026
High-resolution satellite imagery has confirmed structures and settlements that had been in the destructive path of a mass of glacial water during the Nepal-Tibet floods have been wiped off the...
Labor, Coalition and One Nation fight among themselves on migration
ABC News Australiaby Jake Evans27 Aug 2026
In short: Senior Coalition MPs are in disagreement over the party's position on reducing the humanitarian visa program.
'Life gets dark': Mother running in Sydney Marathon in memory of dad
ABC News Australiaby Shannon Corvo27 Aug 2026
Despite Natasha Littler having run six marathons in Australia, the race this weekend means the most.
Two men accused of shooting at police helicopter during car chase
ABC News Australia27 Aug 2026
In short: Two men are due to face court today after a car chase on the Sunshine Coast in which one man allegedly fired a gun at a police helicopter.
Kids on train tracks and vehicle collisions spark warning on north Qld cane rail
ABC News Australiaby Brooke Tindall27 Aug 2026
In short: North Queensland sugar miller Wilmar has reported a recent increase in accidents and near misses on its cane railway systems.
'Not publicly visible': Most of AFP's espionage investigations kept hidden
ABC News Australiaby Lewis Wiseman27 Aug 2026
In short: Despite ASIO saying it is "one of the most complex" threats to Australia's national security, there have only ever been two people sentenced under current espionage and foreign...
Discovery of 30-million-year-old fossilised fruit changes evolutionary story
ABC News Australiaby Jasmine Hines and Jeremy Jones27 Aug 2026
In short: The first fossil record of the Melastomataceae plant family in Australia or eastern Gondwana has been identified in specimens from central Queensland.
Could ocean waves be making planet Earth hum?
ABC News Australiaby Chris Lewis27 Aug 2026
In short: Scientists first recorded Earth's low-frequency 'hum' in the 1960s, but its origin was a mystery.