Osaka apologises to children after struggling with Achilles issue at US Open
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
In short: Naomi Osaka has advanced to the fourth round of the US Open after beating Elise Mertens in a three-setter.
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top 95%Vietnam wants to grow dental tourism, which has Australian dentists worried
ABC News Australiaby Claire Campbell6 Sept 2026
In short: Vietnamese dental clinics are targeting Australians through social media, prompting more people to travel there for cheaper dental work.
Brisbane waterfront approved for 2,200 homes but none affordable
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
Queensland's deputy premier says he's "pulling every lever possible" to relieve the housing crisis after confirming a 13-tower development on the "last vacant lot" northside of the Brisbane river...
The US-Canada 'divorce' and the $1.2 trillion fallout
ABC News Australiaby Norman Hermant6 Sept 2026
The United States and Canada do a lot of business together — more than $1.2 trillion each year. In any trade relationship that big, there are bound to be disputes.
Live: Cowboys suffer huge finals blow, Dragons face Eels
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale6 Sept 2026
live NRL live updates: Reuben Cotter banned for week one of finals, St George Illawarra Dragons vs Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers vs Wests Tigers North Queensland Cowboys star Reuben Cotter will...
Like 'the Spirits': Hobart council slams new 'unfit-for-purpose' planning portal
ABC News Australiaby Paddy Manning6 Sept 2026
In short: A new planning portal meant to speed up development approvals has turned into a state government debacle.
Ex-Eagle says 'conservative and vanilla' AFL club's main focus is money
ABC News Australiaby Tom Wildie6 Sept 2026
Former West Coast midfielder Sharrod Wellingham says the Eagles have become "conservative and vanilla", with a focus on money rather than on-field success, following another poor AFL season.
Aussie Patterson claims Diamond League Final title with 'insane' win
ABC News Australiaby Luke Pentony6 Sept 2026
In short: Eleanor Patterson won the women's high jump at the Diamond League Final in Brussels. Fellow Australian Nicola Olyslagers finished third. Jessica Hull was also third in the women's 1,500m.
50 years of spotting southern right whales off Great Australian Bight
ABC News Australiaby Jenae Madden and Emma Pedler6 Sept 2026
In short: Half a century of aerial tracking off the Great Australian Bight has revealed insight into the breeding patterns of the endangered southern right whale.
Sweeny exits US Open to end Australia's singles chances
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
In short: Dane Sweeny lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to Italy's Luciano Darderi in the third round. Sweeny was the last Australian in the singles draws.
Old working dogs refuse to be put out to pasture
ABC News Australiaby Mark Bennett6 Sept 2026
Kingsley Vaux's family has been farming at Ongerup, about 400 kilometres south-east of Perth, for more than a century.
Cutting cigarette tax will not create more smokers, Angus Taylor says
ABC News Australiaby Jake Evans6 Sept 2026
In short: The Coalition has argued its proposal to slash the tax on tobacco by 80 per cent will not create more smokers.
Labor commits $550m for freeway upgrade in Melbourne's outer west
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
Traffic congestion in Melbourne's outer west is the target of Labor's latest commitment ahead of the state election, with a pledge to spend $550 million upgrading the Western Freeway.
Negotiations over 'Australia's biggest shortcut' near an end
ABC News Australiaby Jarrod Lucas, Nicholas R Ward, and Ivo da Silva6 Sept 2026
In short: The Outback Way stretches 2,719km, linking Western Australia and Queensland via the Northern Territory.
Germany's Isar rocket launches from arctic Norway and reaches orbit
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
In short: German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched a Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway.
Meet the Rural Women's Award finalists for 2026
ABC News Australiaby Justine Longmore and Annie Brown6 Sept 2026
Rural leaders from across the country will come together in Canberra this week to celebrate the achievements of women driving change outside the big cities.
Hawkesbury's Helping Hands charity marks 15 years of service
ABC News Australiaby Declan Bowring5 Sept 2026
Single mother Linda Strickland was at home in Sydney's north-west with her eight-year-old daughter one night when she heard someone getting into the bins in her backyard.
Perth looks back to the day when Mundaring Weir last overflowed
ABC News Australiaby Emma Wynne and Natalie Jones5 Sept 2026
Thirty years ago, Jens Jorgensen, the owner of the Mundaring Weir Hotel, noticed the water levels in the dam were rising every day.
Social media platforms to be forced to offer algorithm opt-out
ABC News Australiaby David Speers5 Sept 2026
In short: Draft laws would create an opt-out system to turn off algorithms on social media platforms.
Indigenous dads challenging stereotypes this Father's Day
ABC News Australiaby Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick5 Sept 2026
In short: Indigenous fathers and researchers say stereotypes reinforced during the Northern Territory intervention continue to affect how First Nations men are viewed as parents.