Townsville mum, Sydney dad among Australians missing in Nepal
ABC News Australiaby Victoria Ellis, Ethan Rix, and Emily Baker·31 Aug 2026
In short: Authorities say 43 Australians remain missing after devastating flooding in the Nepal-Tibet border region.
28,000 irrigators lose $1.5-billion class action against MDBA
ABC News Australiaby Emily Doak·31 Aug 2026
In short: A group of 28,000 irrigators has lost a $1.5-billion class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
WorkSafe probes CFA fleet safety after oldest fire truck turns 37
ABC News Australiaby Petra Oates·31 Aug 2026
In short: The CFA Volunteers Group says many trucks in the state's aging fleet need urgent replacement.
GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Roberts and Genelle Weule·31 Aug 2026
GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth sparks calls for regulation In short: An Australian woman with a history of anorexia nervosa has been prescribed an Ozempic-like...
Debt-ridden property firm Bathla may collapse this week, says administrator
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen and Lin Lin·31 Aug 2026
Administrators of major property developer Bathla Group have warned that the business does not have enough money to survive until the end of this week unless it secures urgent funding to pay staff.
Fifteen people missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: The US National Park Service says about 15 people are missing or unaccounted-for for after a flash flood in the Grand Canyon.
Indigenous numbers in the AFL are down, but there's talent in the Top End
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·31 Aug 2026
A couple of years ago Hawthorn's Kaitlyn Ashmore, a Dja Dja Wurrung woman, spent some time in Alice Springs.
NASA's new telescope to test whether scientists have dark energy wrong
ABC News Australiaby Ellen Phiddian·31 Aug 2026
In the late 90s, a space telescope helped flip our understanding of the universe on its head. Data from the newly minted Hubble Space Telescope, along with a range of ground-based telescopes...
'Outdated' law costs teen workers $411m in superannuation, modelling shows
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: A peak body says young Australian workers are losing $411 million a year in superannuation due to a law that excludes under-18s who work fewer than 30 hours a week.
Nepali teacher saved hundreds of students from flood, minutes before it arrived
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: A teacher saved about 1,600 students in Nepal, at a school that has now been completely "swept away".
'Not taking me away from my daughter': Leah Stewart recalls fighting off shark
ABC News Australia·30 Aug 2026
In short: Leah Stewart said punching a great white shark as it dragged her under the water was like "fighting a dinosaur".
Why the NT struggles with mental health and suicide prevention
ABC News Australiaby Tilda Colling·30 Aug 2026
In short: TeamHEALTH is offering vital mental health support to the NT's "missing middle", those with needs not considered acute enough for emergency care.
Israel banned Palestine 36, then it landed on an Oscars shortlist
ABC News Australiaby Velvet Winter·30 Aug 2026
There's one scene director and writer Annemarie Jacir fought tooth and nail for in her latest movie Palestine 36.
Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Tour Championship, Min Woo Lee ties fourth
ABC News Australia·30 Aug 2026
In short: World number one Scottie Scheffler has carded a final round of four under to win the PGA Tour Championship by three shots.
Social media crime videos spreading as post-and-boast laws stall
ABC News Australiaby Ruby Littler·30 Aug 2026
In short: New videos of people committing crimes continue to emerge on social media, as the government tries to stop them.
'Tears of joy': Woman's lost thumb replaced with second toe
ABC News Australiaby Madeline Grace·30 Aug 2026
In short: An East Timorese migrant worker lost her thumb in a conveyor belt incident on the Sunshine Coast in January. In July, a plastic surgeon performed the region's first toe-to-thumb transfer.
Victoria is about to host Australia's first offshore wind auction. But what is it?
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Pope·30 Aug 2026
In long-awaited news for the offshore wind industry, the Victorian government has officially opened its offshore wind auction.
Drama-free Medvedev wins, former US Open champion pulls out
ABC News Australia·30 Aug 2026
In short: Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has cruised to a straight-sets victory in the first round at Flushing Meadows.
Live: Joyce says dynamics have changed after WA by-election win
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Gould·30 Aug 2026
live Federal politics live: Joyce says 'foolish' not to think WA by-election win has changed dynamics Barnaby Joyce says the people would be "foolish" to believe the dynamics of politics have...
Live: ASX set to slip as Wall Street slides on inflation worries
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Letts·30 Aug 2026
live Markets live updates: ASX set to slip as Wall Street slides on inflation worries Wall Street closed the week in retreat after comments from US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh about inflation...
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