Iceland condemns Trump map showing dozen nations as star-spangled territories
ABC News Australiaby Luke Cooper·9 Sept 2026
Iceland has become the latest nation embroiled in a diplomatic row with the United States, after Donald Trump shared a map online that showed the Nordic nation as part of American territory.
Smart glasses banned from Melbourne council's pools, gyms and playgrounds
ABC News Australiaby Melissa Brown·9 Sept 2026
In short: A Melbourne council has become the second local government in Australia to ban glasses with in-built cameras from its leisure centres, playgrounds and childcare centres.
Clydesdale who pulled historic horse-drawn tram remembered as gentle giant
ABC News Australiaby Caroline Horn·9 Sept 2026
In short: One of the horses that pulls the Victor Harbor Horse-Drawn Tram has died. Albert, an 18-year-old Clydesdale, became unwell last Friday and died Saturday morning. What's next?
Boy with scalp ripped open waited two days for medical flight to Perth
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Mills·9 Sept 2026
In short: An eight-year-old boy whose scalp was partially ripped open in an accident was forced to wait almost two days for a transfer to Perth from WA's remote East Kimberley.
Champagne Problems: Rights over Amy Taylor photo series in court
ABC News Australiaby Rudi Maxwell·9 Sept 2026
In short: Amy Taylor, singer of the punk band Amyl and the Sniffers, did a shoot with photographer Jamie Nelson that appeared in Vogue Portugal.
Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
ABC News Australiaby Lucy MacDonald·9 Sept 2026
In short: The Tasmanian government's attempt to put a levy on short-stay accommodation has failed, with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
FBI found bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico, court hears
ABC News Australiaby Carrington Clarke and Lucia Stein·9 Sept 2026
In short: The FBI found the bodies of two Australian men who were shot dead while on a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024, a murder trial has been told.
Six new AI data centres proposed for Tasmania, but who by is being kept secret
ABC News Australiaby Ashleigh Barraclough·9 Sept 2026
In short: Six data centre projects with confidential proponents are being explored in Tasmania, a document tabled in parliament reveals.
Revisiting Chopper Read reveals a time when the manosphere was on TV
ABC News Australiaby Alecia Simmonds·9 Sept 2026
To say that we're currently living through an era of backlash seems bleedingly obvious. The cigar-smoking, private-jet flaunting, women-hating influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in...
Socceroo Cristian Volpato's fate uncertain after failed cocaine test
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: Young Socceroos player Cristian Volpato has been handed a fine by NSW Police after a secondary test confirmed a positive roadside test for cocaine.
'Darwin is a small place': NT deputy chief defends data centre disclosure
ABC News Australiaby Jason Walls, Matt Garrick, Jane Bardon, and Lara Stimpson·9 Sept 2026
NT Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley defends decision to not publicly disclose potential conflict of interest In short: Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley says he has followed...
Police search for gunman after 'targeted attack' on NSW Central Coast
ABC News Australiaby Emma Simkin and Carly Cook·9 Sept 2026
In short: A man is in a serious but stable condition after being shot twice at Berkeley Vale. Police believe it was a targeted attack. What's next?
'Never nasty, always naughty': Blanche d'Alpuget was far more than just Bob Hawke's wife
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin·9 Sept 2026
To be the subject of one of Blanche d'Alpuget's biographical works was to be seen and known completely, warts and all.
Communities in Victoria's west push for return of passenger trains
ABC News Australiaby Nethma Dandeniya·9 Sept 2026
In short: Regional Victorian communities in the state's west are calling for the return of passenger rail services across major routes.
Motorbike riders make up more than half of Townsville road deaths
ABC News Australiaby Emily Anderson·9 Sept 2026
In short: Motorcycle riders account for more than half of the Townsville region's road fatalities this year.
Tears flow as tennis star lets two-set lead slip in first major quarterfinal
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: Eleventh seed Frances Tiafoe has come back from a set and a break down to beat 22-year-old Alex Michelsen in their US Open quarterfinal.
Breaking: Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin·9 Sept 2026
Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82, her family says.
Made for $1500, this Australian film takes a swipe at greedy landlords
ABC News Australiaby Stephen A Russell·9 Sept 2026
If you had told Connor van Helsing when he was homeless that one day he would star in a movie about his experience he wouldn't have believed you.
Sydney's busiest emergency departments revealed in new health data
ABC News Australiaby Isabella Ross·9 Sept 2026
In short: The latest quarterly report from the Bureau of Health Information has shone a light on the state of NSW's public health system.
How Ned overcame a decade of pain to return to running
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·9 Sept 2026
The doubts that occasionally flit across Ned Buckell's mind are likely to be familiar to runners whatever standard they're at. Buckell's story is different to most, though.
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