Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
PerthNowby Tom Little and Johan Ahlander30 Aug 2026
Iceland votes in tight referendum on EU membership Iceland is counting ballots after a close-fought referendum on whether to reopen European Union membership talks, with islanders focused on the...
PerthNowby Jack Nivison30 Aug 2026
$120m NSW shark monitoring overhaul introduces more drones, extra shark nets More drones and shark nets will be used to keep swimmers safe under a multimillion dollar shark monitoring package...
PerthNowby Staff Writers30 Aug 2026
Soldiers killed after attempted mutiny in Niger Dozens of soldiers have been killed or arrested after a group of young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger's capital in what was seen as a major...
ABC News Australiaby Hannah Walsh30 Aug 2026
Don Rowlands is the keeper of Central Australia's vast Simpson Desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died.
ABC News Australiaby Monty Jacka30 Aug 2026
In short: Convicted drug trafficker Shannon Pursell was a chronic reoffender for years, but a one-on-one peer support program has helped him achieve his longest run without a new charge.
PerthNowby Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba30 Aug 2026
War weighs on Iran economy as US intensifies sanctions Iran's leaders have acknowledged the economic toll of war with the US, with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship...
PerthNowby Jack Nivison29 Aug 2026
Thirteen-year-old boy dies in hospital after e-scooter crash in rural Queensland A 13-year-old boy from rural Queensland has died after a shocking e-scooter crash left him hospitalised with ‘severe...
ABC News Australiaby Kate Forrester29 Aug 2026
In short: For nearly 20 months, Hayden Eastbury has travelled the ABC with his mum, dad and brother, ticking off bureau after bureau.
ABC News Australia29 Aug 2026
In short: Storm Hunter has become the only active Australian tennis player to enter all four grand slams as a qualifier.
PerthNowby ROB GILLIES29 Aug 2026
Canada responds to US: 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' Ontario Premier Doug Ford has answered US President Donald Trump's "Lake America" decree with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian...
ABC News Australiaby Aimee Mitchell29 Aug 2026
A humble pumpkin patch in the Whitsundays is feeding far more than stomachs. Retired canegrower Darcy Emmerson grows the pumpkins in the foothills of a coastal mountain range at Kelsey Creek, 14...
PerthNowby Ria Pandey29 Aug 2026
Secret Harbour win a signal perception of One Nation has ‘changed’: Joyce Barnaby Joyce says the perception of One Nation has “dynamically changed” after the party clinched a historic victory in...
ABC News Australiaby Matt; Rebecca Formston; As Told29 Aug 2026
When big wave surfer and Paralympic cyclist Matt Formston was writing a list of the traits he desired in a partner, he realised he wasn't half of the things he expected of someone else.
PerthNowby Staff Writers29 Aug 2026
Netanyahu condemns rioters after West Bank violence Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a "handful of...
ABC News Australiaby Jackson Byrne29 Aug 2026
In short: Every year close to 140,000 fanatics dare to dream about winning the AFL's Fantasy competition.
PerthNowby Katelyn Catanzariti29 Aug 2026
Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more Growing up in poverty, James Bow was well aware there were things his family could not afford that other children took for granted.
PerthNowby Jack Nivison29 Aug 2026
Australian hiker Cara Severino found safe after Nepal floods An Australian hiker has been found alive and well in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal floods, which have left at least 41 other...
PerthNowby Nerijus Adomaitis and Janis Laizans and Dylan Martinez29 Aug 2026
Norway's new King Haakon honours 'dear father' Harald King Haakon VIII of Norway has paid homage to his late father as "such a good dad" in his first address to the nation since becoming sovereign...
ABC News Australiaby Emily Smith29 Aug 2026
In short: The George Town Council last week approved a proposal for a new AI data centre. Some residents are planning to appeal against that decision, saying the planning laws are outdated and not...
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne29 Aug 2026
With nearly all votes counted in Saturday’s Western Australian state byelection for Secret Harbour, the ABC’s results give One Nation 39.1% of the primary vote (up a huge 30.6% since the March 2025...
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