Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
State enforces L plates to put brakes on e‑bike riders
PerthNowby Robyn Wuth·31 Aug 2026
State enforces L plates to put brakes on e‑bike riders They look like toys, ride like motorbikes and are landing children and adults in hospital around the country, pushing a state to crack down on...
Debt-ridden property firm Bathla may collapse this week, says administrator
ABC News Australiaby Alex Turner-Cohen and Lin Lin·31 Aug 2026
Administrators of major property developer Bathla Group have warned that the business does not have enough money to survive until the end of this week unless it secures urgent funding to pay staff.
Fifteen people missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: The US National Park Service says about 15 people are missing or unaccounted-for for after a flash flood in the Grand Canyon.
High-stakes meeting amid China tensions
PerthNowby Ria Pandey·31 Aug 2026
Anthony Albanese heads to Pacific leaders meeting as China-Taiwan tensions take centre stage Anthony Albanese is heading to a high-stakes meeting of leaders in the Pacific despite the summit...
Another port in the storm • Peter Brent
Inside Storyby Administrator·31 Aug 2026
What does One Nation’s victory in Saturday’s Secret Harbour by-election tell us we didn’t already know? I can’t think of anything.
Indigenous numbers in the AFL are down, but there's talent in the Top End
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·31 Aug 2026
A couple of years ago Hawthorn's Kaitlyn Ashmore, a Dja Dja Wurrung woman, spent some time in Alice Springs.
Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail
PerthNowby Stephanie Gardiner·31 Aug 2026
Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail Molly Ticehurst's ex-boyfriend will not face a life sentence for her domestic violence murder, a crime which galvanised a national movement...
NASA's new telescope to test whether scientists have dark energy wrong
ABC News Australiaby Ellen Phiddian·31 Aug 2026
In the late 90s, a space telescope helped flip our understanding of the universe on its head. Data from the newly minted Hubble Space Telescope, along with a range of ground-based telescopes...
Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high
PerthNowby Wayne Cole·31 Aug 2026
Shares skid in Asia as oil, yields stay high Share markets have slipped in Asia as fresh fighting broke out between the United States and Iran, lifting oil prices, while bond yields stayed elevated...
'Outdated' law costs teen workers $411m in superannuation, modelling shows
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: A peak body says young Australian workers are losing $411 million a year in superannuation due to a law that excludes under-18s who work fewer than 30 hours a week.
Nepali teacher saved hundreds of students from flood, minutes before it arrived
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: A teacher saved about 1,600 students in Nepal, at a school that has now been completely "swept away".
Teens suspended over alleged sexual assault
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman·31 Aug 2026
St Gregory’s College suspends two students facing serious assault charges Two senior students from St Gregory’s College have been suspended from campus following allegations of a group sexual...
IVF provider's profit falls, sees a dip in new cycles
PerthNowby Kaaren Morrissey·30 Aug 2026
IVF provider's profit falls, sees a dip in new cycles Australia's second-largest fertility services provider has suffered a drop in annual profit after a fall in the number of IVF treatment cycles...
Voters lured by 'dry pragmatism' of One Nation
PerthNowby Noah Secomb·30 Aug 2026
Voters lured by 'dry pragmatism' of One Nation One Nation has overtaken Labor as the preferred party of government after a landslide state by-election win and a week of policy confusion.
'Not taking me away from my daughter': Leah Stewart recalls fighting off shark
ABC News Australia·30 Aug 2026
In short: Leah Stewart said punching a great white shark as it dragged her under the water was like "fighting a dinosaur".
Total support for right-wing parties rises in Newspoll before Secret Harbour byelection
The Conversation Australiaby Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne·30 Aug 2026
Both the Newspoll and Redbridge polls were entirely conducted before Saturday’s Western Australian Secret Harbour byelection, in which One Nation had a big win over Labor.
Why the NT struggles with mental health and suicide prevention
ABC News Australiaby Tilda Colling·30 Aug 2026
In short: TeamHEALTH is offering vital mental health support to the NT's "missing middle", those with needs not considered acute enough for emergency care.
US treasury secretary threatens 'financial violence'
PerthNowby FATIMA HUSSEIN·30 Aug 2026
US treasury secretary threatens 'financial violence' President Donald Trump's administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week as it intensifies efforts to economically isolate...
Number of Aussies missing in Nepal hits 43
PerthNowby Jack Nivison·30 Aug 2026
Number of Aussies missing in Nepal floods rises to 43 as thousands still missing The number of Australians missing after the devastating Nepal flash floods has risen again overnight to 43, as the...
‘This is it’: Mum reveals terrifying moment shark attacked
PerthNowby Emily Williams·30 Aug 2026
Leah Stewart: Coogee great white shark attack victim recounts horrific mauling for first time The mum who was brutally attacked by a shark earlier this year has shared details of the gruesome...
Your filters hide everything on this page. Adjust them in preferences.