abc.net.auadded August 2026
ABC News Australiaby Kenji Sato8 Sept 2026
In short: Engineers have unveiled an 80-tonne flood barrier at Albert Street Station. The Cross River Rail Authority has dubbed the contraption "The Esky Lid". What's next?
ABC News Australiaby Conor Duffy and Miwa Blumer8 Sept 2026
Australian students record worst-ever reading and maths results in international PISA test In short: Australia's reading and maths results in a major international high school test have continued a...
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Heard8 Sept 2026
In short: A north-west Tasmanian man who fled police custody in a Burnie court has been sentenced for various offences, including escape and assaulting police officers.
ABC News Australiaby David Mark8 Sept 2026
In short: Socceroos coach Tony Popovic has revealed he turned down a four-year contract extension to take the team through to the 2030 World Cup.
ABC News Australiaby Meghna Bali8 Sept 2026
Another Australian who had been unaccounted-for following the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet has been found safe. The ABC understands that the person was not in the disaster zone.
ABC News Australiaby Nick Sas8 Sept 2026
In Solomon Islands' capital Honiara, the roadside billboards are a little different. The nation's number one rice brand Solrice is everywhere, advertising its latest deals.
ABC News Australiaby Claudia Williams and Aaron Kelly8 Sept 2026
Queensland's premier has hit out at "overseas elites" after international rowing leaders questioned Rockhampton's suitability to host events for the Olympic Games.
ABC News Australiaby Matt Brann8 Sept 2026
In short: Benmara Station in the Northern Territory has sold for $26 million. The property has been bought by a UK livestock producer.
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey8 Sept 2026
In short: White supremacist organisation White Australia has made opening arguments in its appeal against new federal hate speech laws under which it was banned.
ABC News Australiaby Danny Tran8 Sept 2026
One of Australia's most prominent medical research institutes is being accused of the "misappropriation" of donor money and government funding in a lawsuit launched by a former employee who claims...
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong8 Sept 2026
In short: The federal government's proposed digital duty of care would let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content.
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Chomicki8 Sept 2026
In short: Photos shown to the jury in the Supreme Court trial of convicted triple-murderer Darryl Young have been released.
ABC News Australiaby Liam McNally8 Sept 2026
In short: An ownership transfer of Proserpine Nursing Home to Respect Aged Care has been voted down by the Proserpine Nursing Home Association.
ABC News Australiaby Dannielle Maguire8 Sept 2026
A trailer for a documentary rarely creates as much as hype as this. In just 24 hours, the one-minute 17-second teaser trailer for You Can See Everything had been viewed more than 2 million times on...
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Halloran and Ninah Kopel8 Sept 2026
In short: Of 51 brains of former rugby league players examined, 31 were found to have CTE. The disease was found in players in their 20s, 30s and 40s, from amateur to professional levels.
ABC News Australiaby Georgia Loney8 Sept 2026
In short: The small WA town of Boyup Brook has held an annual memorial service for the victims of Sandakan Death Marches for more than 30 years.
ABC News Australiaby Nadia Mitsopoulos and Amy Rossbach8 Sept 2026
In short: 10-year-old Noah Ross shattered his knee in an accident at a skate park in Karratha. He spent six days in the local hospital waiting to be flown to Perth for specialised treatment.
ABC News Australiaby Nadia Mitsopoulos and Amy Rossbach8 Sept 2026
In short: 10-year-old Noah Ross shattered his knee in an accident at a skate park in Karratha. He has spent six days waiting in the local hospital to be flown to Perth for specialised treatment.
ABC News Australiaby Bec Symons8 Sept 2026
In short: A man who allegedly attacked his family with an axe in eastern Victoria on Saturday had been released from prison in July.
ABC News Australiaby Isobel Roe8 Sept 2026
In short: A former colleague of Alan Jones has told the broadcaster's indecent assault trial his lack of memory about the events in question was "genuine".
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