Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo
ABC News Australiaby Michael Condon and Cara Jeffery·9 Sept 2026
In short: The NSW Greens are calling for an immediate embargo on floodplain harvesting after the water watchdog fails in court.
Parties divided over purple-lid glass bins ahead of Victorian election
ABC News Australiaby Ethan White·9 Sept 2026
In short: Some councils are calling on the Victorian government to reconsider a mandate requiring purple-lid glass-recycling bins to be rolled out to all homes by July 2027.
Staggering price tag for states worst hit by rising seas revealed
ABC News Australiaby Romy Stephens·9 Sept 2026
Climate change means Australia's love of the coast is facing a multi-billion-dollar reckoning, research suggests, as rising seas threaten to turn its prized coastal lifestyle into a question of who...
Company behind pulled sunscreens sued for 'misleading' conduct
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Carbonell, Pat McGrath, and Ninah Kopel·9 Sept 2026
Wild Child Laboratories sued for 'deceptive' conduct over recalled sunscreens In short: Wild Child Laboratories, the manufacturer of 20 sunscreens recalled for not meeting their SPF claims, is...
You may be waiting until at least February for that Tassie caravan holiday
ABC News Australiaby Mackenzie Heard·9 Sept 2026
In short: With less than two months until their inaugural sailings, bookings on the new, larger Spirit of Tasmania ferries are still restricted to the capacity of the old, smaller ships.
Patient told of year-long wait for colonoscopy after positive bowel cancer screen
ABC News Australiaby Clancy Balen·9 Sept 2026
In short: A Tasmanian man has been told he could wait between six to 12 months for a colonoscopy despite being on an urgent wait list, following a positive bowel cancer screening result.
Winners and losers of Labor's $560m community grants
ABC News Australiaby Jake Evans·9 Sept 2026
There were 45 electorates that missed out on any funding from Labor's $560 million grants program set up to pay the party's election commitments.
New laws aim to make black market tobacco easier to prosecute
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·9 Sept 2026
In short: Labor is cracking down on the illicit tobacco trade with new offences targeting organised crime, distributors and retailers selling illegal cigarettes.
Cancer patients 'completely blindsided' by high out-of-pocket expenses
ABC News Australiaby Lauren Roberts·9 Sept 2026
In short: A new report into the financial and legal impact of cancer, has found both patients and carers report lost income and significant out-of-pocket costs that compound emotional distress.
Australia Post's surprise delivery fees 'killing' some small businesses
ABC News Australiaby Adelaide Miller·9 Sept 2026
Small businesses across the nation are being hit with extra fees from Australia Post, which they argue are unfair and eating into already shrinking profit margins.
Twin brothers left behind still carry weight of September 11 attacks
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Sanders, Daniel Miles, and Sharon Gordon·9 Sept 2026
Their worlds were punctuated by hate. They refused to bend to its power. On a cold September night 25 years ago, Paul and Yvonne Gyulavary were getting ready for bed.
Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery
ABC News Australiaby Shari Hams·9 Sept 2026
The plastic surgery procedure promising a smaller waist is gaining popularity online through influencers who have documented their experience of having their ribs contoured.
David Byrne never planned to be a musician
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·9 Sept 2026
For someone who never intended on becoming a musician, David Byrne started strong. "I remember the first [song] I wrote, and I got help from some of the others, was Psycho Killer," he says on Take...
Practical Magic 2 is practically magic, with a few missing ingredients
ABC News Australiaby Silvi Vann-Wall·9 Sept 2026
As a 30-something millennial with not-so distant memories of backyard potion brews, whimsigoth magazine spreads, and (unsuccessful) sleepover seances with my little sister, 1998's Practical Magic...
Betel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug use
ABC News Australiaby Ellen Phiddian·9 Sept 2026
In short: Archaeologists have found evidence of a person who used a psychoactive drug up to 25,000 years ago.
Airlines call for air traffic control boss to quit over UK airport chaos
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: The UK's air traffic control provider NATS has one week to investigate the cause of a system outage that grounded flights across the UK.
British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: London's Metropolitan Police say they will carry out a criminal investigation whether Reform UK breached electoral funding laws.
Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out over mistrial
ABC News Australiaby Maddie Nixon·9 Sept 2026
In short: Three members of the Lindsay Clancy jury have detailed how the group could not reach a consensus, leading to a mistrial.
'Wrong decision': New babies' hospital plans slammed by doctors
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke·9 Sept 2026
In short: Paediatric services at Fiona Stanley Hospital will be upgraded and a new neonatal transfer service base established as part of revised plans for the new Women and Babies Hospital.
Hollands opens up on axing from Carlton AFL roster
ABC News Australia·9 Sept 2026
In short: Carlton has delisted seven players from its AFL roster. One of those delisted was Elijah Hollands, months after suffering an on-field mental health episode.
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