'Not value for money': Plans for Tuggeranong ice sports facility scrapped
ABC News Australiaby Niki Burnside7 Sept 2026
The ACT government has announced a proposed ice sports facility intended for Tuggeranong will not go ahead.
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top 84%Man who threatened PM and treasurer avoids jail
ABC News Australia7 Sept 2026
In short: Gold Coast man Scott Evans, 57, has pleaded guilty to threatening to bash Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Queensland suspends 39 working-with-children cards in two months
ABC News Australiaby Claudia Williams7 Sept 2026
In short: More than 666 notifications of reportable conduct have been received by the Queensland Family and Children's Commission since July.
Children hired by underworld target of NSW gang violence crackdown
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin7 Sept 2026
In short: The NSW government has announced a package of new laws aimed at tackling gang-related crime following two suspected mistaken identity murders.
Author's YA book partly inspired by experience as sex educator in schools
ABC News Australiaby Daniel Herborn7 Sept 2026
Surya feels like a bad queer. When an ice cream man misgenders them, they stay silent. "I pray for a sharper tongue," they think when a classmate harasses them for not looking like either a boy or...
South-East Asia chokes on smog from Indonesia's wildfires
ABC News Australiaby Tim Swanston, Raffa Athallah, and Erwin Renaldi7 Sept 2026
For three exhausting months, Andri Susanto and his crew have been fighting raging forest and land fires on the island of Borneo.
Maternity unit problems persist at Toowoomba Hospital, review finds
ABC News Australiaby Grace Nakamura and Elly Bradfield7 Sept 2026
Longstanding issues at Toowoomba Hospital's troubled maternity unit remain unresolved, an independent review of the ward says.
Breaking: Bathla stands down staff as it secures funding
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen and Lin Lin7 Sept 2026
The debt-ridden Bathla Group has reached a short-term funding agreement with five of its lenders which will continue its survival for another two weeks.
Kids sport costs families more than $4,500 a year, research finds
ABC News Australiaby Aaron Kelly and Ellie Willcox7 Sept 2026
In short: A report commissioned by the Australian Sports Commission has found the cost of playing community sport is rising.
Young tractor drivers follow in grandathers' tracks to keep event alive
ABC News Australiaby Lua Ikenasio6 Sept 2026
At the ages of 10 and 11, most children are still learning to ride a bike. However, 10-year-old Jackson Kovac and 11-year-old Angus McKenzie are already behind the wheel of powerful tractors.
Spinning mill blueprint could provide path to manufacturing revival
ABC News Australiaby Megan Hughes6 Sept 2026
In short: The CSIRO has created a feasibility study that companies can use to re-establish mills in Australia.
Forehand rocket shows Carlos Alcaraz back to 'full power' in US Open win
ABC News Australia6 Sept 2026
In short: Carlos Alcaraz says he feels like he is back to full power after beating Tommy Paul in straight sets in the US Open fourth round.
Elder among last to remember Australia's forgotten 'parkland'
ABC News Australiaby Astrid Volzke6 Sept 2026
Menang Elder Aunty Carol Petterson was four years old when her family worked as shepherds. They would drive the herd through bushland and along rivers towards the West Australian coast.
Backyard astronomer contributes to world-first Saturn discovery
ABC News Australiaby Soofia Tariq and Patrick Reincke6 Sept 2026
In short: An amateur astronomer living in outback NSW is a co-author of a paper announcing the discovery of a decagon wave around Saturn's south pole.
Tree-killing beetle still poses major threat, as bird flu takes centre stage
ABC News Australiaby Nicolas Perpitch6 Sept 2026
In short: With biosecurity resources tied up managing the outbreak of the bird flu, there are concerns attention has been diverted from the destructive shot-hole borer beetle.
AI replacing Auslan interpreter jobs in regional towns
ABC News Australiaby Claudia Forsberg6 Sept 2026
In short: A scarcity of Auslan interpreters living and working in regional Victoria is making life difficult for deaf and hearing-impaired people.
Live: Wall Street slips as bond yields rise, ASX treading water
ABC News Australiaby Stephen Letts6 Sept 2026
live Markets live updates: Wall Street slips as bond yields rise, ASX treading water, Baltha creditors to meet Wall Street has slipped after stronger-than-expected jobs growth sent bond yields...
Live: One Nation reveals plan to divert superannuation to boost pay
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Gould6 Sept 2026
live Federal politics live: One Nation reveals plan to divert superannuation to boost pay Australians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation...
'Not fair and quite sad': Cohort of workers being underpaid by billions
ABC News Australiaby Tahlia Roy6 Sept 2026
In short: Cash-in-hand is no longer the preferred strategy some employers are using to underpay migrant workers, researchers say.
Plan to keep older people close to family in search of funding
ABC News Australiaby Peta Johansen6 Sept 2026
In short: The Kilkivan and District Community Care Association is fighting to build a pilot program to keep seniors home longer.