Gladys forgives man who burnt her husband and sons, even as he may walk free
ABC News Australiaby James Tugwell·5 Sept 2026
Warning: This story contains graphic details of violence. Reader discretion is advised. The man who led an angry mob of Hindu zealots as they burned an Australian man and his two sons alive in...
After standing up to Trump, Italy's 'fierce' PM faces another big test
ABC News Australiaby Mazoe Ford·5 Sept 2026
When Giorgia Meloni was elected as Italy's first female prime minister in October 2022, her critics said she'd last only a few months.
That viral 'bulls***' moment and how football saved Awer Mabil
ABC News Australiaby David Marchese·5 Sept 2026
In short: Socceroos star Awer Mabil says he was being himself when he called Pauline Hanson's plan for a monoculture in Australia "bulls***".
Nepali engineer relives 'miracle' survival from deadly flash flood
ABC News Australiaby Ethan Rix and Natalie Whiting·5 Sept 2026
In short: Nepali engineer Rabindra Hamal was working by the river in the Rasuwa region when his colleagues radioed his team to run.
Former senator to take 'independent' look at sexual violence in the ADF
ABC News Australiaby Tom Lowrey·5 Sept 2026
In short: Former senator Natasha Stott Despoja has been appointed to lead an inquiry into sexual violence within the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Fewer kids open books for fun, prompting calls for national reading strategy
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Mitchell·5 Sept 2026
In short: A study into post-pandemic after-school activities has shown less children are reading for fun. Experts say it is not all bad news with a majority of Australians wanting to read more.
Aussie star Myers beats Olympic champions to win Diamond League Final
ABC News Australiaby Luke Pentony·5 Sept 2026
In short: Cameron Myers has won the men's 1,500m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels. Myers beat home a field containing two Olympic 1,500m champions, Cole Hocker and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Broome disappears into thick fog as WA wet season nears
ABC News Australiaby Ruby Littler·5 Sept 2026
In short: Residents and tourists woke up to a foggy Broome morning this week in Western Australia's north.
Blood-sucking, eel-like fish another possible casualty of algal bloom
ABC News Australiaby Eliza Berlage and Jackson Byrne·5 Sept 2026
In short: South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) researcher Chris Bice says lampreys have not been seen for two consecutive monitoring periods.
Stephanie Akehurst sentenced to home detention after deadly crash
ABC News Australiaby Roxanne Fitzgerald·5 Sept 2026
In short: The driver who struck and killed a man on a motorbike with her car at a busy intersection in 2024 has been sentenced to two months home detention and 180 hours of community service.
Record regional road toll hits 1,000 due to complacency, report finds
ABC News Australiaby James C Taylor·5 Sept 2026
The crash that nearly ended Peter Kalbfell's life happened on a long, deserted highway in outback Queensland. "There is a lot of nothing out there, you know," he said.
What Labor's safe seat loss to One Nation means for Australian politics
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke and Courtney Withers·5 Sept 2026
After a decade of dominance in Western Australia, Labor's dramatic defeat in its heartland seat of Secret Harbour has prompted plenty of self-reflection. The loss to One Nation wasn't a surprise.
Handcrafted violins take six months to make, but bring timeless joy
ABC News Australiaby Madeleine Stuchbery·4 Sept 2026
Richard Hall sits tapping his foot and plucking a banjo in the front window of his music store on the main street of South Gippsland's Korumburra.
Country pub owner proud to keep 'heartbeat' of town going at 86
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis·4 Sept 2026
Jim Pohl has lost count of how many pubs he has owned, although the 86-year-old publican's memory is sharp as a tack. "I got the feeling it might have been 15 or 16, maybe 17," he said.
Rugby league legend walks 300km to raise $170,000 for dementia research
ABC News Australiaby Hamish Cole·4 Sept 2026
In short: Rugby league legend Royce Simmons has raised more than $170,000 for dementia research as part of his fifth annual fundraising walk.
Energy stability or a 'climate bomb'? The arguments around Beetaloo
ABC News Australiaby Matt Garrick·4 Sept 2026
Out on an outback gas field, a US-backed gas company boss with a strong American drawl speaks about how good it has been to work with the Northern Territory government.
Triple-murderer Darryl Young previously jailed for cattle theft
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Jesser, Chloe Chomicki, and Aimee Mitchell·4 Sept 2026
This is where convicted murderer Darryl Valroy Young shot dead his three new neighbours and almost killed another on an August morning in 2022.
Before David Hockney painted the pool, he faked his art college diploma
ABC News Australiaby Georgia Roberts·4 Sept 2026
It was an expired driver's licence that spurred on one of the 20th century's most prolific art series.
Construction sector probe likely to put Mick Gatto back in the spotlight
ABC News Australiaby Investigative Reporters Elise Kinsella; Jessica Longbottom·4 Sept 2026
Mick Gatto isn't worried about the upcoming royal commission into Victoria's building industry. "A royal commission don't bother me," he confidently declared on Karl Stefanovic's podcast in late...
Global penguin researchers' climate warning at meeting in shadow of bird flu
ABC News Australiaby Lily Kristanto·4 Sept 2026
In short: Global penguin experts have issued a warning about the threat climate change poses to the species. The experts also discussed H5 bird flu at a conference on Victoria's Phillip Island.
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