Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Heavy metal but no tutus in new Macbeth ballet production
ABC News Australiaby Emma Wynne and Jo Trilling·4 Sept 2026
For choreographer and former Australian Ballet dancer Alice Topp, one of the attractions of creating Macbeth for ballet was there was no model for how it should be done.
Shifting Ayrton Senna plaque a sign of things to come for Adelaide's MotoGP
ABC News Australiaby Malcolm Sutton·4 Sept 2026
A plaque installed after F1 driver Ayrton Senna died in 1994 is among a swag of changes to Adelaide's famed street circuit for the MotoGP next year, but an industry stalwart says it represents...
‘Beloved’ principal dies suddenly on school camp
PerthNowby Chloe Maher·4 Sept 2026
Ross Williams: Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School principal suddenly dies on camp, Jackson Taylor pays tribute A Melbourne principal who tragically died while on a school camp is being remembered...
Floating data center would provide water and electricity to 32,000 homes
New Atlasby Etiido Uko·4 Sept 2026
Some companies build a desalination plant and call it a day; others build a data center, while others, still, build power generation facilities.
As global heating heads to 1.8C, is it time to consider the ‘Voldemort’ of climate policy?
The Conversation Australiaby Rachel Neef, Research fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania·4 Sept 2026
The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are underway for UN climate talks in the Pacific and Turkey.
Breaking: Melbourne man jailed for four years for keeping woman as slave
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Jenkins·4 Sept 2026
In short: Melbourne man Chee Kit Chong has been jailed for a minimum of four years for slavery offences and assault.
'Lazy' productivity claims slammed as Labor looks to AI
PerthNowby Noah Secomb·4 Sept 2026
'Lazy' productivity claims slammed as Labor looks to AI The peak union says blaming workers for Australia's declining productivity growth is lazy, and is calling for employees to have a seat at the...
'Supermodel' bull sells for $420k, smashing Australian record
ABC News Australiaby Amelia Bernasconi·4 Sept 2026
In short: A bull bred in Central West NSW has become the most expensive beef animal ever sold in Australia. Millah Murrah Wyatt W50 was named in honour of the breeder's late father. What's next?
‘I feel more comfortable asking questions’: how we worked with mosques to talk with Muslim women about reproductive health
The Conversation Australiaby Sadia Hossain, Lecturer in Public Health, Western Sydney University·4 Sept 2026
Governments across Australia have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars towards women’s health services in recent months and years – but having more health services won’t help if people don’t...
Google AI turns on its maker in a brutally candid interview
New Atlasby Bronwyn Thompson·4 Sept 2026
I have issues with AI in general, but one issue I haven't been able to understand is how Google, with enough money and talented staff to produce something impressive with its LLM, has produced the...
Steve Irwin’s top 10 wildest and most iconic moments
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·4 Sept 2026
Steve Irwin 20 years on: Crocodile Hunter’s 10 most unforgettable moments remembered Crikey! It has been 20 years since Australia lost Steve Irwin, but two decades on, there are few Australians...
Hume, Canavan at odds on consent education
PerthNowby Ria Pandey·4 Sept 2026
Coalition at odds on consent education as NSW convenes emergency DV roundtable Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume has backed consent education in a move that puts her at odds with Nationals leader...
NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
ABC News Australiaby Peter Sanders·4 Sept 2026
In short: Coalmining companies are being accused by the Greens of using state government planning modifications as "loopholes" for mining expansion.
How does subject scaling work for Year 12? And why is it unfair?
The Conversation Australiaby Kate O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in Policy and Leadership in the School of Education, La Trobe University·4 Sept 2026
Year 12 subject scaling is back in the news with reports Victorian students who scored a perfect Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.95 in 2025 all did the two hardest maths subjects...
Uneven distribution of class action payments causing havoc in Arnhem Land
ABC News Australiaby Oliver Chaseling·4 Sept 2026
In short: Residents and organisations in north-east Arnhem Land say the firms involved in a historical wage theft class action failed to adequately seek out claimants in the region.
‘Why?’: Molly’s texts to DV killer
PerthNowby Clareese Packer·4 Sept 2026
‘Why did you want to kill me?’: Molly Ticehurst’s texts to killer Daniel billings weeks before murder WARNING: Distressing content Molly Ticehurst asked her killer why he wanted to “kill me” and...
Old grievances, fresh wounds • Inside Story
Inside Storyby Administrator·4 Sept 2026
The language was anything but diplomatic. The Bangladesh foreign ministry was “outraged” that a “convicted genocider” — the country’s disgraced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina — had been...
Kyrgios free to compete after accepting one-month cocaine ban
ABC News Australia·3 Sept 2026
In short: Nick Kyrgios will be eligible to compete again from today, after a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.
Origins of Alzheimer's protein challenges assumptions on disease
New Atlasby Mike McRae·3 Sept 2026
A protein thought to play a critical role in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease may not originate where scientists thought, according to a recent study out of Columbia University.
Traditional owners say national park can 'breathe again' after handback
ABC News Australiaby Tim Little·3 Sept 2026
In short: Boodjamulla National Park in outback Queensland has been handed back to Waanyi traditional owners after decades of campaigning.
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