Victims of crime numbers have fallen by about 4pc under the LNP
ABC News Australiaby Alex Brewster·3 Sept 2026
In short: The latest statistics show the number of recorded victims of crime in Queensland has dropped more around 4 per cent from 204 to 2025.
Australia deploys drones to Nepal as death toll passes 1,200
ABC News Australiaby Fergus Gregg·3 Sept 2026
In short: Australia will deploy a team of drone specialists to support Nepal's search-and-rescue efforts following devastating flash flooding.
As Animalia turns 40, its author reflects on its extraordinary success
ABC News Australiaby Nicola Heath·3 Sept 2026
In 1986, Graeme Base was a 28-year-old illustrator who had published one picture book, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, and was about to publish another.
Sydney Uni challenges $80k council fee for $5.6m kitchen renovation
ABC News Australiaby Miriah Davis·3 Sept 2026
In short: The University of Sydney is disputing an $80,470 affordable housing contribution to the City of Sydney Council.
Victorian town left without childcare service for two years calls for help
ABC News Australiaby Nethma Dandeniya and Rebekah Lowe·3 Sept 2026
In short: Families in Hopetoun, in Victoria's north-west, have been without a childcare service for more than two years after staffing issues and damage to the facility.
British-backed CPC buys another NT station for $47.4m
ABC News Australiaby Matt Brann·3 Sept 2026
In short: Consolidated Pastoral Company has bought Vermelha Station in the Northern Territory for $47.4 million. The station comes with a 2,956-megalitre a year water licence.
This abattoir wants to hire 60 people but just one Australian applied
ABC News Australiaby Jess Baker and Kate Forrester·3 Sept 2026
In short: The long-awaited reopening of northern Western Australia's only major abattoir will be pushed to next year after changes to visa processing priorities.
Scurvy listed as most likely factor in 6yo Qld boy's death
ABC News Australiaby Janelle Miles·3 Sept 2026
In short: The Queensland coroner has released a report on the findings of a six-year-old boy's death, after suffering a cardiac arrest in 2024.
Zoo's baby chimpanzee to be sent elsewhere after mother's rejection
ABC News Australiaby Katrina Beavan·3 Sept 2026
In short: Zookeepers had to hand-rear baby Cassie after the chimpanzee was dropped by its mother hours after birth, breaking its leg.
Theft of sanitary items demonstrates period poverty desperation
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Walters·3 Sept 2026
In short: Teachers, social workers and wellbeing leaders are paying out of pocket for period products in South Australia.
Birds cause a flutter of discontent for Medvedev at US Open
ABC News Australia·3 Sept 2026
In short: Daniil Medvedev beat Sebastian Gorzny 6-1 6-3 7-5 in the second round of the US Open. Medvedev was left frustrated with the umpire after he belatedly called a halt to a point after birds...
LA Clippers fined $40m over 'flagrant' rules breaches
ABC News Australia·3 Sept 2026
In short: The NBA has fined the LA Clippers $US30million for violating the salary cap rules in relation to the contract of two-time finals MVP Kawhi Leonard.
Pro-stadium opinion piece by public servant had input from Devils footy club
ABC News Australiaby Adam Holmes·2 Sept 2026
In short: A 3,000-word opinion piece by a senior Tasmanian public servant in favour of the Macquarie Point stadium ahead of a crucial vote was described by the government as being done...
Insurance delays as Exmouth residents struggle with living conditions
ABC News Australia·2 Sept 2026
In short: Exmouth locals are struggling to have their insurance claims processed following Cyclone Narelle. Some residents are still unable to return to their homes five months on from cyclone.
Warwick Thornton enters Red CentreNATS with 'Michelangelo of the bush'
ABC News Australiaby Elsie Lange·2 Sept 2026
In short: One of Australia's most celebrated filmmakers Warwick Thornton is making his Red CentreNATS debut this year.
$12m koala underpass not used in five months
ABC News Australiaby Brooke Chandler·2 Sept 2026
In short: A $12 million koala underpass on the busy Appin Road was designed to protect the koala population.
Sydney gangland war's disturbing crossfire casualties trend continues
ABC News Australiaby Anton Rose·2 Sept 2026
In short: A potential sixth innocent victim in the space of a year and a half has been killed in relation to simmering tensions in Sydney's underworld.
Golfers despair as rabbits damage one of Australia's best courses
ABC News Australiaby Will Corbett and Rachel Jennings·2 Sept 2026
In short: Albany residents say "plague-level proportions" of rabbits are damaging a premier golf course and nearby farms.
Why it may get harder for tourists to find favourite local spots
ABC News Australiaby James Tugwell·2 Sept 2026
Now that maps are digital, bookings are online and artificial intelligence can plan a holiday in seconds, fewer road trippers are stopping at visitor information centres in search of brochures.
Coalition promises to slash tobacco tax, legalise and regulate vapes
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·2 Sept 2026
In short: The Coalition has vowed to cut the tobacco excise by 80 per cent if elected, in a bid to shut down the black market.
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