Search continues for hundreds trapped in hydro-plant after Nepal floods
ABC News Australia7 Sept 2026
In short : More than 100 hydro-power workers are feared trapped in tunnels almost two weeks after floods ripped through the Himalayan site.
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top 90%Former childcare worker's husband avoids jail for sharing child exploitation material
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Jennings and Eliza Kavanagh7 Sept 2026
In short: The husband of a former childcare worker has avoided an immediate jail term for possessing and distributing child exploitation material.
Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
ABC News Australiaby Hannah Ross7 Sept 2026
In short: Court action to stop a housing estate near the habitat of several vulnerable species has failed.
Leaked text reveals Australia's $980 million commitment to Solomon Islands
ABC News Australiaby Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong and Stephen Dziedzic7 Sept 2026
Australia strikes in-principle agreement with Solomon Islands for new treaty In short: Australia is set to tip more than $980 million into Solomon Islands as part of a new treaty, a leaked text...
A Clockwork Orange to come to stage in eerily prescient adaptation
ABC News Australiaby Hannah Story7 Sept 2026
When Margaret Thanos read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year, she was struck by the similarities between the dystopia of the novel and society today.
Daughter of 'notorious' fugitive Sydney developer avoids jail for fraud
ABC News Australiaby Nabil Al-Nashar and Rhiannon Soliman-Marron7 Sept 2026
In short: Ashlyn Nassif, the daughter of fugitive property developer Jean, has been sentenced to a six-month community corrections order without supervision.
Man killed after being run over by garbage truck in suburban Perth
ABC News Australiaby Nicolas Perpitch and Lucy Murray7 Sept 2026
In short: A 70-year-old man has been killed after being run over by a reversing garbage truck in the Perth suburb of Queens Park.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears
ABC News Australiaby Meg Whitfield7 Sept 2026
In short: TT-Line, which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferries, is expected to remain in debt until 2052, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Radiohead announce 16 Australian shows for 2027
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon7 Sept 2026
British art rock titans Radiohead, one of modern music's most influential acts, will return to Australia in 2027 to play their first concerts in the country in 15 years.
University regulator finds ANU breached national standards
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey7 Sept 2026
In short A compliance assessment of the Australian National University has found it breached the national tertiary education standards.
Man with broken hip waits for hours at RFDS base before hospital admission
ABC News Australiaby Jordanna Schriever and James Wakelin7 Sept 2026
In short: A Mount Gambier man spent hours waiting at the Royal Flying Doctor Service base and ramped outside Flinders Medical Centre last month while awaiting surgery for a broken hip.
Mum of five repeatedly begged for medication in custody, inquest hears
ABC News Australiaby Kirstie Wellauer7 Sept 2026
In short: A First Nations mother of five repeatedly begged for her medications in custody and was discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt without a mental health review, a coronial inquest...
$58m Aboriginal cultural centre opens at Darwin Waterfront
ABC News Australiaby George Nicoll7 Sept 2026
In short: The Larrakia Cultural Centre on the Darwin Waterfront has opened its doors to the public, more than two decades since the idea was first developed.
Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home
ABC News Australiaby Kristy Sexton-McGrath7 Sept 2026
In short: The eruption of Indonesian volcano Mount Anak Krakatau has seen flights in and out of Jakarta cancelled.
Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report
ABC News Australiaby Max Tillman7 Sept 2026
In short: Landholders have launched legal action hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
Breaking: Bogie triple killer gets 40 years without parole for executing neighbours
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Chomicki7 Sept 2026
In short: Triple murderer Darryl Young, who gunned down his neighbours at Bogie in 2022, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Father to stand trial for murder of 10-week-old baby girl
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Jarrett7 Sept 2026
In short: Tyron Peter Donald Grealy has been charged with murder for the death of Hazley Ellen Shanks.
Thousands of camera-detected seatbelt fines in doubt after 'administrative error'
ABC News Australiaby Monte Bovill7 Sept 2026
In short: The ACT government's Access Canberra did not properly update a legal document relating to its use of cameras to detect drivers' unlawful seatbelt use.
Tech giants know honesty can cost billions. Do we trust them with the truth?
ABC News Australiaby Cam Wilson7 Sept 2026
It's not often that we get an actual price tag on the cost of our previous actions, but last month Meta did.
Jakarta flights affected by volcanic eruption, but Bali trips continue
ABC News Australiaby Dannielle Maguire7 Sept 2026
The eruption of Indonesian volcano Mount Anak Krakatau has spewed clouds of ash over parts of the island nation, halting flights in and out of Jakarta.