Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
Has hay fever season started early? And what’s the most common culprit?
The Conversation Australiaby Mary Hanson, Aerobiologist and Work Integrated Learning Academic Coordinator (Science), Edith Cowan University·8 Sept 2026
The 2026 Australian pollen season has started, with some people in the eastern states reporting their hay fever symptoms have begun earlier than normal.
World of Warcraft gaming meeting ended in alleged rape
PerthNowby Tom Wark·8 Sept 2026
World of Warcraft gaming meeting ended in alleged rape A night out to socialise with online role-playing gamers ended with an alleged sexual assault in a couple's hotel room, a jury has heard.
Gang violence fuels calls for action on cigarette tax
PerthNowby Duncan Murray·8 Sept 2026
Gang violence fuels calls for action on cigarette tax Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has mocked plans by the opposition to cut the Commonwealth's tax on tobacco, despite increasing pressure...
Qld premier takes aim at 'overseas elites' amid questions over Olympic course
ABC News Australiaby Claudia Williams and Aaron Kelly·8 Sept 2026
Queensland's premier has hit out at "overseas elites" after international rowing leaders questioned Rockhampton's suitability to host events for the Olympic Games.
'No angel': One Nation state leader admits drug use
PerthNowby Nick Wilson, Holly Hales and Melissa Meehan·8 Sept 2026
'No angel': One Nation state leader admits drug use One Nation's recently minted Victorian state leader has denied being a drug addict but admitted using a range of illicit substances after...
Aussie detained after drunken incident in Bali
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby·8 Sept 2026
Bali: Australian man detained overnight after drunkenly obstructing traffic on busy Seminyak road An Australian man’s Bali holiday has gone viral for all the wrong reasons after a drunken night out...
NT cattle station sells for $26m after carbon plan crashes
ABC News Australiaby Matt Brann·8 Sept 2026
In short: Benmara Station in the Northern Territory has sold for $26 million. The property has been bought by a UK livestock producer.
Packed courtroom for Neo-Nazi group's appeal against ban
ABC News Australiaby Jade Toomey·8 Sept 2026
In short: White supremacist organisation White Australia has made opening arguments in its appeal against new federal hate speech laws under which it was banned.
Prominent medical institute accused of 'misappropriating' donor funds
ABC News Australiaby Danny Tran·8 Sept 2026
One of Australia's most prominent medical research institutes is being accused of the "misappropriation" of donor money and government funding in a lawsuit launched by a former employee who claims...
Australians could get the power to switch off social media algorithms
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·8 Sept 2026
In short: The federal government's proposed digital duty of care would let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content.
Photos show aftermath of Bogie cattle station murders
ABC News Australiaby Chloe Chomicki·8 Sept 2026
In short: Photos shown to the jury in the Supreme Court trial of convicted triple-murderer Darryl Young have been released.
Town wins fight to keep aged care community owned
ABC News Australiaby Liam McNally·8 Sept 2026
In short: An ownership transfer of Proserpine Nursing Home to Respect Aged Care has been voted down by the Proserpine Nursing Home Association.
Childcare centre shut after child hospitalised
PerthNowby Paige Fryer and Emma Kirk·8 Sept 2026
Early learning centre shut down for two weeks after child taken to hospital A childcare centre has been ordered to shut for 14 days after a young child with several allergies was allegedly served...
Qantas flight evacuated as smoke fills cabin
PerthNowby Blair Jackson·8 Sept 2026
Smoke from tug vehicle forces evacuation of Qantas flight at Sydney Airport Passengers on board a Qantas flight bound for Melbourne from Sydney have been evacuated after the cabin suddenly filled...
Protesters ‘demand justice’ for slain Aussie aid worker
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer·8 Sept 2026
Protesters ‘demand justice’ for Australian aid worker killed in Israeli strike Furious protesters have descended on the Israeli embassy in Canberra demanding “justice” for slain Australian aid...
'Creepy' Elizabeth Holmes documentary leaves reviewers stunned
ABC News Australiaby Dannielle Maguire·8 Sept 2026
A trailer for a documentary rarely creates as much as hype as this. In just 24 hours, the one-minute 17-second teaser trailer for You Can See Everything had been viewed more than 2 million times on...
Heartbreaking final weeks of family killed in plane crash
PerthNowby Ella George·8 Sept 2026
Logan plane crash: Heartbreaking final weeks of Barambah Organics founder Ian Campbell and daughter Hannah The emotional final weeks of a family involved in Monday morning’s tragic Chambers Flat...
Landmark study exposes scale of brain injury crisis in rugby league
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Halloran and Ninah Kopel·8 Sept 2026
In short: Of 51 brains of former rugby league players examined, 31 were found to have CTE. The disease was found in players in their 20s, 30s and 40s, from amateur to professional levels.
'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·8 Sept 2026
'Let down Zomi': slain aid worker's mates want justice Outside the gates of Israel's Canberra embassy, a lonely saxophone played.
Prisoner of war's sister urges Australians to remember horrors of Sandakan
ABC News Australiaby Georgia Loney·8 Sept 2026
In short: The small WA town of Boyup Brook has held an annual memorial service for the victims of Sandakan Death Marches for more than 30 years.
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