Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Blood-sucking, eel-like fish another possible casualty of algal bloom
ABC News Australiaby Eliza Berlage and Jackson Byrne·5 Sept 2026
In short: South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) researcher Chris Bice says lampreys have not been seen for two consecutive monitoring periods.
ESPHome Starter Kit review: From blinking lights to building a smart home
New Atlasby Howard Armitage·5 Sept 2026
There’s something unusually exciting about opening the ESPHome Starter Kit. This isn’t just another ESP32 development board.
Stephanie Akehurst sentenced to home detention after deadly crash
ABC News Australiaby Roxanne Fitzgerald·5 Sept 2026
In short: The driver who struck and killed a man on a motorbike with her car at a busy intersection in 2024 has been sentenced to two months home detention and 180 hours of community service.
Record regional road toll hits 1,000 due to complacency, report finds
ABC News Australiaby James C Taylor·5 Sept 2026
The crash that nearly ended Peter Kalbfell's life happened on a long, deserted highway in outback Queensland. "There is a lot of nothing out there, you know," he said.
What Labor's safe seat loss to One Nation means for Australian politics
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke and Courtney Withers·5 Sept 2026
After a decade of dominance in Western Australia, Labor's dramatic defeat in its heartland seat of Secret Harbour has prompted plenty of self-reflection. The loss to One Nation wasn't a surprise.
Handcrafted violins take six months to make, but bring timeless joy
ABC News Australiaby Madeleine Stuchbery·4 Sept 2026
Richard Hall sits tapping his foot and plucking a banjo in the front window of his music store on the main street of South Gippsland's Korumburra.
Bid to keep vile predators off dating apps
PerthNowby Rhiannon Lewin·4 Sept 2026
Growing calls for dating app safety reforms as South Australia introduces nation-first trial Women going on dates with people they’ve met online are routinely told to charge their phones, tell...
Country pub owner proud to keep 'heartbeat' of town going at 86
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis·4 Sept 2026
Jim Pohl has lost count of how many pubs he has owned, although the 86-year-old publican's memory is sharp as a tack. "I got the feeling it might have been 15 or 16, maybe 17," he said.
Rugby league legend walks 300km to raise $170,000 for dementia research
ABC News Australiaby Hamish Cole·4 Sept 2026
In short: Rugby league legend Royce Simmons has raised more than $170,000 for dementia research as part of his fifth annual fundraising walk.
Energy stability or a 'climate bomb'? The arguments around Beetaloo
ABC News Australiaby Matt Garrick·4 Sept 2026
Out on an outback gas field, a US-backed gas company boss with a strong American drawl speaks about how good it has been to work with the Northern Territory government.
Triple-murderer Darryl Young previously jailed for cattle theft
ABC News Australiaby Danielle Jesser, Chloe Chomicki, and Aimee Mitchell·4 Sept 2026
This is where convicted murderer Darryl Valroy Young shot dead his three new neighbours and almost killed another on an August morning in 2022.
Before David Hockney painted the pool, he faked his art college diploma
ABC News Australiaby Georgia Roberts·4 Sept 2026
It was an expired driver's licence that spurred on one of the 20th century's most prolific art series.
Electric U-turn: 'everyone knows someone with an EV'
PerthNowby Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson·4 Sept 2026
Electric U-turn: 'everyone knows someone with an EV' Bruno Ricotta is an unlikely electric vehicle advocate.
Construction sector probe likely to put Mick Gatto back in the spotlight
ABC News Australiaby Investigative Reporters Elise Kinsella; Jessica Longbottom·4 Sept 2026
Mick Gatto isn't worried about the upcoming royal commission into Victoria's building industry. "A royal commission don't bother me," he confidently declared on Karl Stefanovic's podcast in late...
Global penguin researchers' climate warning at meeting in shadow of bird flu
ABC News Australiaby Lily Kristanto·4 Sept 2026
In short: Global penguin experts have issued a warning about the threat climate change poses to the species. The experts also discussed H5 bird flu at a conference on Victoria's Phillip Island.
Just like an Italian piazza, this community garden has grown a community
ABC News Australiaby Natarsha Kallios·4 Sept 2026
Thirty years ago, Mario Minuzzo looked at an overgrown patch of land behind his suburban Adelaide home and saw something special. "In amongst all of that was vermin and snakes," Mr Minuzzo said.
How Minns avoided a trap he set himself in India
ABC News Australiaby Nick Dole·4 Sept 2026
There was a moment on the streets of Mumbai this week when New South Wales Premier Chris Minns probably wanted to be somewhere else.
What are the World Nomad Games and why are Australians competing?
ABC News Australiaby Libby Hogan·4 Sept 2026
The horse is already moving when Sezim Jumabekova draws her bow. She has three targets to hit before the track runs out. She grips the horse with her thighs, twists at the waist, and shoots.
Sabalenka interrupts US Open match over cannabis smell
ABC News Australia·4 Sept 2026
In short: World number one Aryna Sabalenka halted her US Open match against Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova after claiming she could smell cannabis.
Behind the seven-year fight to get the AFLW off the ground
ABC News Australiaby Arianna Levy·4 Sept 2026
Growing up in Melbourne, Suzie Miller's family was footy mad. But because there were no girls in the AFL, she felt excluded from the game and boycotted the sport her family loved.
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