Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report
ABC News Australiaby Erin Handley·26 Aug 2026
In short: WA Premier Roger Cook called the Productivity Commission "east coast clowns" over its interim findings on GST, with a senior federal minister casting doubt over the report's validity.
Future Fund head exits on top with 14.8 per cent return
PerthNowby Jacob Shteyman·26 Aug 2026
Future Fund head exits on top with 14.8 per cent return Australia's sovereign wealth fund has recorded one of its strongest results in its 20-year history, adding $37.4 billion to the nation's...
US couple and surrogate in court battle for baby
PerthNowby JAMIE STENGLE and ANNA WILDER·26 Aug 2026
US couple and surrogate in court battle for baby A California couple is engaged in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect.
Ex-premier’s sister-in-law fronts ICAC
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman·26 Aug 2026
ICAC hears from Anita Perrottet in corruption inquiry The sister-in-law of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has entered the witness box after telling ICAC she was paid $10,000 a month by a firm...
Vaping is better than patches or gums for quitting smoking – updated review
The Conversation Australiaby Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland·26 Aug 2026
If you’ve ever been a smoker, you’ll know how hard it is to quit. It can take as many as 30 attempts to finally break the habit.
Nursing students are rejecting careers in aged care. A staffing crisis is coming
The Conversation Australiaby Samantha Heath, Senior Lecturer in Nursing , University of Waikato·26 Aug 2026
A ministerial advisory group delivered a blunt verdict on the state of aged care in New Zealand last week.
Mixed results for One Nation and the Coalition in latest federal polls
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne·26 Aug 2026
There have been mixed messages emerging from the three federal polls released this week. In the DemosAU poll, the Coalition was up four points on the primary vote to 25% and One Nation was down...
Parents given 12 hours' notice of Melbourne daycare closure
ABC News Australia·26 Aug 2026
In short: A childcare centre in Melbourne's north-west has been liquidated, with families only being told at 6:40pm yesterday the centre would not reopen.
Historic sulphur emissions the likely cause of damage to Murujuga rock art: new research
The Conversation Australiaby Nicola Armstrong, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Curtin University·26 Aug 2026
Murujuga is a sacred cultural landscape of land and sea Country across the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Breaking: Edge Early Learning enters voluntary administration
ABC News Australia·26 Aug 2026
Embattled childcare provider Edge Early Learning, which has centres in the ACT, Queensland and South Australia, has gone into voluntary administration.
Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs
ABC News Australia·26 Aug 2026
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling will stand aside as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia, as he faces charges of assault and breach of bail.
Pogačar's sensational solo attack squeezes Vuelta rivals dry
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale·26 Aug 2026
In short: Tadej Pogačar won stage four of the Vuelta a España by 2 minutes and 39 seconds after a 50km solo attack.
‘A distraction’: Bondi attack report delayed
PerthNowby David Hannant·26 Aug 2026
Bondi royal commission report delayed to avoid massacre anniversary clash The royal commission sparked by last December’s Bondi Beach atrocity has entered its final day, with commissioner Virginia...
US kills four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat
PerthNowby Staff Writers·26 Aug 2026
US kills four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat The US military has attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump...
Cross your fingers for VW's Brazil-bound pickup to make it stateside
New Atlasby Abhimanyu Ghoshal·26 Aug 2026
For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may...
Wife accused of butchering husband admits to killing
PerthNowby Adelaide Lang·26 Aug 2026
Wife accused of butchering husband admits to killing A woman accused of killing her husband with kitchen knives, dismembering him and disposing of his body in bin bags, has pleaded guilty to...
Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
PerthNowby Staff Writers·26 Aug 2026
Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' With his trade war with Canada intensifying, US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become "Lake America"...
Indigenous rangers call for funding to protect remote NT from bird flu
ABC News Australiaby Jane Bardon·26 Aug 2026
In short: Indigenous ranger groups are calling for more money to help them protect vulnerable bird and animal species from the threat of H5N1 bird flu strain.
ACT politician's alleged 'threatening' behaviour towards former leader dismissed
ABC News Australiaby Niki Burnside·26 Aug 2026
In short: A report from the ACT Commissioner for Standards has detailed accusations of poor behaviour by both former Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley and fellow MLA Chiaka Barry.
‘What the hell’: Harbour Bridge Tunnel chaos
PerthNowby Alexandra Feiam·26 Aug 2026
‘What the hell’: Traffic at standstill after car fire rips through Harbour Bridge Tunnel Traffic has come to a standstill on the Sydney Harbour Bridge after a car caught fire in the tunnel, sending...
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