Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
'Living in limbo': One year on from Gus Lamont's disappearance
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie Richards·19d ago
There is a grey, liminal space where loved ones of missing people often find themselves in the aftermath of disappearance. Social workers describe it as a feeling of ambiguous loss.
‘Heartache only grows’: Agonising Gus detail
PerthNowby David Hannant·19d ago
Agonising hunt for answers over Gus Lamont a year on from disappearance Exactly one year ago today, little Gus Lamont was playing innocently outside his family homestead in a remote corner of the...
From adjustable DJ booths to vibrating vests: Nightclub's accessible revamp
ABC News Australiaby Rhiannon Soliman-Marron·19d ago
Lana Zilla has been a DJ in Sydney for the better part of 15 years, but lately, they have not been behind the decks as much.
China and US agree to AI dialogue, tariff cuts
PerthNowby Staff Writers·19d ago
China and US agree to AI dialogue, tariff cuts The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on goods and launch a dialogue on AI, both countries said following President Xi Jinping's...
The Gold Coast is done with being 'the Glitter Strip', so what's next?
ABC News Australiaby Dominic Cansdale·19d ago
"The Glitter Strip" is a label the Gold Coast has been trying to ditch. The Queensland city grew into a tourism powerhouse over half a century, gaining a reputation for a laid-back beach lifestyle.
China, US agree to AI dialogue, $42b in tariff cuts during state visit
ABC News Australia·19d ago
In short: The US and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $US30 billion ($42 billion) of goods and to set up a trade council.
Victoria considers 'emergency extractions' of wildlife as bird flu spreads
ABC News Australiaby Annie Brown·19d ago
In short: The Victorian government is considering "emergency extractions" of threatened bird species from the wild, as H5 avian influenza spreads.
Last year Draper wondered if he would play again. Now he's a premiership winner
ABC News Australiaby Marnie Vinall·19d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 There were moments last year when Sam Draper wondered if he would ever play again.
NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash
ABC News Australiaby Jessica Longbottom·19d ago
In short: Liquidators say a company which raised millions to build housing for people with disabilities went under after $5 million in cash was withdrawn from company accounts.
Fremantle's recovery from inexplicable collapse begins by sitting in grief
ABC News Australiaby Chris De Silva·19d ago
Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 Fremantle's devastated players had not even left the field of play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the recovery from what is one of the...
What young people want to know about the law
ABC News Australiaby Joseph Baronio·19d ago
Young people sometimes make decisions that can get them in trouble with the law; maybe you have experienced that yourself.
Gazan children are returning to school but war is still front of mind
ABC News Australiaby Caitlin Kelly·19d ago
Wurud Mughrabi opened her new pink mermaid bag proudly. She had been saving it for her first day at school, pairing it with a matching denim outfit.
Scientists develop tech to measure eucalypt flammability from space
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Milton·19d ago
In short: A proposed OzFuel satellite mission would provide detailed, real-time data on the flammability of eucalypt forests from low-Earth orbit.
'When fear takes over': Responding to the DRC's largest Ebola outbreak
ABC News Australiaby Brianna Morris-Grant·19d ago
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak is now the largest recorded in the region's history. For healthcare workers and officials on the ground, the days are long.
How Australia's defence force is turning AI into a 'silicon commander'
ABC News Australiaby Tom Lowrey·19d ago
In the weeks before Christmas last year, high over the remote desert of South Australia, a small slice of aviation and AI history was made.
'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
ABC News Australiaby Steve Cannane, Alex McDonald, and Lara Sonnenschein·19d ago
Jennifer Game considered herself a "true believer" in One Nation. Not anymore. "They use people," she said. "It's not a democratic party in the way that other parties are.
Despite the doom and gloom, Australia can't afford to write off AI
ABC News Australiaby Clare Armstrong·19d ago
Rogue AI hacking a government database, a looming rate hike, a "super" El Niño summer and a no-end-in-sight war sending petrol prices sky high.
'I was relieved, I felt validated': How coercive control laws change lives
ABC News Australiaby Hayley Gleeson·19d ago
NSW's coercive control law put Samantha Bouffler's abuser in jail. But two years in, it's unclear whether the contentious new legislation is the success story many have been hoping for.
James Reyne has never been Australian Crawl's biggest fan
ABC News Australiaby Dan Condon·19d ago
The forthcoming "reunion" of legendary rock band Australian Crawl has been anything but smooth sailing.
Win or lose, why the Dockers’ grand final matters
PerthNowby Adrian Barich·19d ago
Adrian Barich: Premiership hangover or broken heart, this is why footy is never really just footy Before I begin, perhaps a small apology to my STM readers.
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