Pill testing to be made permanent at up to 15 music festivals a year in NSW
ABC News Australiaby Alexander Lewis1 Sept 2026
In short: From October, a pill testing service will be made available at up to 15 music festivals per year in NSW.
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top 92%Rescue package to help vulnerable families care for children at home
ABC News Australiaby Conor Duffy and Rhiannon Hobbins1 Sept 2026
Rescue package for in-home childcare to ensure vulnerable families can access support In short: The federal government has announced a $11 million rescue package to shore up the in-home childcare...
How Coles and NSW Police busted an Apple gift card tampering scam
ABC News Australiaby Emilia Terzon and Jasper Wells1 Sept 2026
It is a movement of the hands barely visible on the grainy CCTV. A man standing in front of a rack of colourful gift cards reaches into his pockets, and in several reaching motions, places cards...
Blak & Bright Writers Festival rare public safe space for conversation
ABC News Australiaby Mawunyo Gbogbo1 Sept 2026
In the early days of what was then Twitter, the social media platform was a place where First Nations people could feel seen, share their thoughts and feelings with each other, and meet people from...
US launches fresh strikes on Iran around Strait of Hormuz
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
In short: The US has launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said the strikes "follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 'committed sex crimes in US', congressman says
ABC News Australiaby Riley Stuart1 Sept 2026
In short: Thomas Massey, a Republican lawmaker, has told US Congress that King Charles III's brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "committed sex crimes in the US".
Germany says Russia responsible for Leipzig airport drone attack
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
In short: Germany says Russia was behind an incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in hybrid attacks in the past.
Twelve killed as Russia steps up aerial assault on Ukraine
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
Twelve killed as Russia steps up aerial assault on Ukraine In short: Russia has carried out a sixth straight day of attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, with at least 12 dead across the...
'Uncharted territory': Physicists find hints of mysterious dark matter
ABC News Australiaby Jacinta Bowler and Ellen Phiddian1 Sept 2026
In short: Physicists at the LUX-ZEPLIN detector in the US have uncovered a single event which they say could be evidence of dark matter or a new type of particle interaction.
Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza as military says it arrests Hamas militant
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
In short: Officials in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City have killed at least three Palestinians, including two children.
Ben Stokes joins Adelaide Strikers for BBL summer
ABC News Australia1 Sept 2026
Former England cricket captain Ben Stokes will take part in the upcoming Big Bash League season after signing with the Adelaide Strikers, the team has confirmed.
Partner of missing Australian in Nepal says waiting for news has been 'hell'
ABC News Australiaby Jason Om1 Sept 2026
A week after the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood, 23-year-old Sarada Viswanathan is refusing to give up on her partner Rishab Iyer, also 23, who is still missing.
Authorities investigate reports former ADF soldier killed in Ukraine
ABC News Australiaby Tom Lowrey and Niddal Mustafa1 Sept 2026
In short: Australian authorities are investigating reports a soldier who previously served in the Australian Defence Force has been killed in Ukraine.
Labor MP has 'no recollection' of serious car crash
ABC News Australiaby Jack McKay1 Sept 2026
In short: Labor MP Ed Husic has returned to work after a serious car crash in Sydney last month. The backbencher, who sustained a concussion and fractures, says he has no recollection of the...
76yo loses retirement savings as granny flat builder collapses
ABC News Australiaby Lucy Murray and Kate Christian1 Sept 2026
In short: BCR Advisory has been appointed as the liquidator following the collapse of Bella Modular, which manufactured transportable granny flats and office buildings.
Inquiry targets 'staggering' male suicide rates and harmful algorithms
ABC News Australiaby Rachael Merritt1 Sept 2026
In short: The SA government will establish a parliamentary inquiry into men's health challenges. The joint house committee will look to examine male suicide rates, mental health, stigma around...
Warning signs visible days before glacier collapse in Nepal, report finds
ABC News Australiaby Echo Hui and Jarrod Fankhauser1 Sept 2026
In short: A rapid hazard assessment by international scientists has raised questions about whether better disaster preparedness may have prevented hundreds of construction workers from becoming...
'Toxic' workplace led to bungled rollout of health IT system, NT inquiry finds
ABC News Australiaby Jack Hislop1 Sept 2026
In short: The rollout of a $335 million health patient record system in the Northern Territory has been bungled in part due to a "toxic" culture within a government department, an inquiry has...
Inquiry slams years of government failure before rushed fishing ban
ABC News Australiaby Monty Jacka1 Sept 2026
In short: The Tasmanian government banned people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south in March, due to numbers being critically depleted.
Brisbane's ferry workers to go on strike during Riverfire
ABC News Australiaby Ned Hammond1 Sept 2026
In short: Brisbane ferry workers will undertake a 24-hour work stoppage on Saturday, coinciding with the Riverfire annual fireworks display.