Rio Tinto's exit from remote NT town looms large over by-election
ABC News Australiaby Jack Hislop·11 Sept 2026
In short: Labor and an independent candidate are contesting today's Mulka by-election, triggered by the resignation of Yiŋiya Guyula last month.
After nearly 50 years, this master craftsman is hanging up his tools
ABC News Australiaby Kelsey Reid·11 Sept 2026
The craftsmen of Tasmania's heritage construction trade have had a busy month inside a 146-year-old church in Campbell Town.
Darwin soccer club helps migrants find community and a place to call home
ABC News Australiaby Anzaya Karim·11 Sept 2026
In short: A family who fled Myanmar after a military coup says joining soccer club Darwin Olympic is helping them settle into life in the Northern Territory.
Aussie athletics star shocked at massive pay packet for coming second
ABC News Australia·11 Sept 2026
In short: Nicola Olyslagers took home the biggest pay packet of her high jump career with a second place at the Ultimate Championship.
Diesel price 'deja vu' for grain farmers nearing harvest
ABC News Australiaby Justine Longmore, Petra Oates, and Warwick Long·11 Sept 2026
In short: Diesel prices are going up again, on the eve of the fuel-intensive grain harvest across Australia.
'Has anybody been consulted?' Business owners stunned by bill increase
ABC News Australiaby Jasmine Snow·11 Sept 2026
In short: Tasmanian businesses and sport clubs say they've been hit hard by price increases to their water bills.
Australian-first water recycling tech switched on in regional NSW
ABC News Australiaby Catherine James·11 Sept 2026
In short: An Australian-first wastewater treatment system has been built in regional NSW. Water treatment scientist Troy Warry says his innovation has been successfully trialled in three European...
Best wet season in decades gives life to living medicine cabinet
ABC News Australiaby Em Jensen·11 Sept 2026
In short: A new community-made field guide shares cultural knowledge utilised by Barkindji people for thousands of years.
Cost of SA's aged care 'crisis' revealed as stranded patients wait for beds
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Richards·11 Sept 2026
In short: Over $123 million was spent by the South Australian government last year caring for patients in hospital who were waiting for aged care beds.
Couple must leave 'dream' tiny home after court ruling
ABC News Australiaby Alasdair McDonald·11 Sept 2026
In short: The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled that a couple's caravan requires development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
Council tapes over ‘political’ Indigenous tribute on $400k signs
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin·11 Sept 2026
In short: Strathfield Council has taped over sections of its entry signs which read "Always was, always will be Wangal Country" while alternate options are considered.
What does a credit rating downgrade mean for Queenslanders?
ABC News Australiaby Claudia Williams·11 Sept 2026
Queensland's credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in 17 years, adding pressure on the state's budget as Brisbane prepares to host the Olympics in less than six years.
Qld breach bail laws face heavy criticism in parliament submissions
ABC News Australiaby Alex Brewster and Sarah Richards·11 Sept 2026
In short: In more than 250 submissions to Queensland parliament on the proposed bail laws overhaul, experts from policing, legal professions, and advocacy services have widely criticised the...
England has won 38 straight Tests but Wallaroos won't die wondering
ABC News Australiaby Luke Pentony·11 Sept 2026
In short: Australia has never beaten England in a women's rugby Test. The Red Roses, as England is known, are world champions and have not lost a Test since 2022. What's next?
Lions' shock loss to Swans was about more than complacency
ABC News Australiaby Sean Lawson and Cody Atkinson·11 Sept 2026
Fri, 28 Aug, 7:40 pm, Final score, Bulldogs 96, Magpies 93 Few pundits gave the Sydney Swans a chance of defeating the Brisbane Lions in last Saturday's qualifying final at the SCG.
US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
ABC News Australia·11 Sept 2026
In short: Americans have marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks, honouring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center.
Fremantle Dockers show they have the steel to be best in AFL
ABC News Australiaby Tom Wildie·11 Sept 2026
Fri, 28 Aug, 7:40 pm, Final score, Bulldogs 96, Magpies 93 Legendary NFL coach Vince Lomabrdi once said: "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
This water scored a perfect 100. Now it's being served like wine
ABC News Australiaby Kerry Staight·11 Sept 2026
Passionate South Australian surfer Damien Smith moved to the rugged western coast of Yorke Peninsula for the waves.
Pack the umbrella as cooler days and showers loom for Qld this weekend
ABC News Australiaby Holly Richardson·11 Sept 2026
In short: Rainfall from 2–10 millimetres is expected in parts along the east Queensland coast this weekend.
No longer safe as houses: Why no-one is rushing to Bathla's rescue
ABC News Australiaby Lin Lin·11 Sept 2026
More than two weeks after Bathla Group entered voluntary administration, the company is still standing. But only just.
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