Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
MPs slam major leader over 'feminised' education claim
PerthNowby Annabelle Banfield·7 Sept 2026
MPs slam major leader over 'feminised' education claim The federal Nationals leader's claim the feminisation of education is fuelling online misogyny has been labelled "disgusting".
Navy rescues solo Canadian yachtsman as vessel sinks
PerthNowby Abe Maddison·7 Sept 2026
Navy rescues solo Canadian yachtsman as vessel sinks A Canadian sailor whose vessel was sinking in the Timor Sea has been plucked to safety by a navy helicopter in a dramatic rescue operation.
WATCH: Incredible moment sailor found drifting off WA coast
PerthNowby Matt Zis·7 Sept 2026
Solo Canadian sailor attempting to sail from Darwin to Christmas Island found drifting far off WA coast There’s been an extraordinary rescue far off the coast of Western Australia, with a solo...
Famed Aussie artist’s paintings snatched
PerthNowby David Hannant·7 Sept 2026
Two original Pro Hart paintings stolen in callous Adelaide home break-in Two original works of an artist celebrated as one of the founding fathers of the Australian Outback painting movement and...
Daughter of 'notorious' fugitive Sydney developer avoids jail for fraud
ABC News Australiaby Nabil Al-Nashar and Rhiannon Soliman-Marron·7 Sept 2026
In short: Ashlyn Nassif, the daughter of fugitive property developer Jean, has been sentenced to a six-month community corrections order without supervision.
Teacher’s aide’s vile requests to young boys
PerthNowby Emma Kirk·7 Sept 2026
Former teacher’s aide Thomas Gottaas, 20, learns fate for targeting young boys online A former teacher’s aide who created fake social media accounts to coerce boys into performing sexually explicit...
Man killed after being run over by garbage truck in suburban Perth
ABC News Australiaby Nicolas Perpitch and Lucy Murray·7 Sept 2026
In short: A 70-year-old man has been killed after being run over by a reversing garbage truck in the Perth suburb of Queens Park.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears
ABC News Australiaby Meg Whitfield·7 Sept 2026
In short: TT-Line, which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferries, is expected to remain in debt until 2052, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Radiohead announce 16 Australian shows for 2027
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·7 Sept 2026
British art rock titans Radiohead, one of modern music's most influential acts, will return to Australia in 2027 to play their first concerts in the country in 15 years.
University regulator finds ANU breached national standards
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey·7 Sept 2026
In short A compliance assessment of the Australian National University has found it breached the national tertiary education standards.
View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super
The Conversation Australiaby Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra·7 Sept 2026
Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad...
Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·7 Sept 2026
Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care Australians relying on computer-generated decisions for critical aged care and disability funding could be granted greater protections as...
Fugitive developer's daughter convicted over $150m loan
PerthNowby Adelaide Lang·7 Sept 2026
Fugitive developer's daughter convicted over $150m loan The daughter of a fugitive property developer has been spared jail for falsifying documents to obtain a $150 million construction loan to...
Man with broken hip waits for hours at RFDS base before hospital admission
ABC News Australiaby Jordanna Schriever and James Wakelin·7 Sept 2026
In short: A Mount Gambier man spent hours waiting at the Royal Flying Doctor Service base and ramped outside Flinders Medical Centre last month while awaiting surgery for a broken hip.
Mum of five repeatedly begged for medication in custody, inquest hears
ABC News Australiaby Kirstie Wellauer·7 Sept 2026
In short: A First Nations mother of five repeatedly begged for her medications in custody and was discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt without a mental health review, a coronial inquest...
Asteroid the size of a washing machine impacts Earth off WA
PerthNowby Ben O'Shea·7 Sept 2026
Asteroid impacts Earth between WA and Bali as NASA celebrates test of ‘our planetary defense capabilities’ Dinosaurs didn’t see the asteroid coming that ended their 180-million year reign on the...
$58m Aboriginal cultural centre opens at Darwin Waterfront
ABC News Australiaby George Nicoll·7 Sept 2026
In short: The Larrakia Cultural Centre on the Darwin Waterfront has opened its doors to the public, more than two decades since the idea was first developed.
Farmer kills his neighbours, jailed for life
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman·7 Sept 2026
Darryl Valroy Young sentenced to life in prison for murdering three neighbours, attempted murder of fourth Triple-murderer Darryl Valroy Young has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting dead...
Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home
ABC News Australiaby Kristy Sexton-McGrath·7 Sept 2026
In short: The eruption of Indonesian volcano Mount Anak Krakatau has seen flights in and out of Jakarta cancelled.
Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report
ABC News Australiaby Max Tillman·7 Sept 2026
In short: Landholders have launched legal action hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
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