Parents given 12 hours' notice of Melbourne daycare closure
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
In short: A childcare centre in Melbourne's north-west has been liquidated, with families only being told at 6:40pm yesterday the centre would not reopen.
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top 91%Breaking: Edge Early Learning enters voluntary administration
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
Embattled childcare provider Edge Early Learning, which has centres in the ACT, Queensland and South Australia, has gone into voluntary administration.
Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs
ABC News Australia26 Aug 2026
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling will stand aside as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia, as he faces charges of assault and breach of bail.
Pogačar's sensational solo attack squeezes Vuelta rivals dry
ABC News Australiaby Simon Smale26 Aug 2026
In short: Tadej Pogačar won stage four of the Vuelta a España by 2 minutes and 39 seconds after a 50km solo attack.
Indigenous rangers call for funding to protect remote NT from bird flu
ABC News Australiaby Jane Bardon26 Aug 2026
In short: Indigenous ranger groups are calling for more money to help them protect vulnerable bird and animal species from the threat of H5N1 bird flu strain.
ACT politician's alleged 'threatening' behaviour towards former leader dismissed
ABC News Australiaby Niki Burnside26 Aug 2026
In short: A report from the ACT Commissioner for Standards has detailed accusations of poor behaviour by both former Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley and fellow MLA Chiaka Barry.
Breaking: Fares secretly hiked to fund Suburban Rail Loop, Auditor-General finds
ABC News Australiaby Rachel Eddie26 Aug 2026
In short: The Victorian government raised public transport fares to help fund the over $30 billion Suburban Rail Loop, the state's Auditor-General Office has found.
One in 10 people searched for weapons in Qld identified as First Nations
ABC News Australiaby Lottie Twyford and Annie Guest25 Aug 2026
In short: Queensland Police have had expanded powers to search someone for weapons without a warrant since July last year.
How Dolly Parton fostered child literacy as a tribute to her dad
ABC News Australiaby Christine Flatley25 Aug 2026
While Dolly Parton was known as the Queen of Country, her work improving child literacy rates will be another of her lasting legacies.
Gulf trucking company halt could force remote grocery price surge
ABC News Australiaby Tim Little25 Aug 2026
In short: A major Gulf freight company has been grounded over safety and compliance concerns, putting the business at risk of collapse.
Victorian offshore wind auction opens with plans to power 1.5 million homes
ABC News Australiaby Jarrod Whittaker25 Aug 2026
In short: The Victorian government has opened its offshore wind auction, calling for companies to bid to provide 2 gigawatts of power.
'The people have spoken': Final hearing day of antisemitism royal commission
ABC News Australiaby Phoebe Pin25 Aug 2026
In short: The royal commission on antisemitism is to begin its final day of hearings today. The inquiry has heard from about 300 witnesses giving evidence about the circumstances around the Bondi...
Councils criticise how Victoria plans to divvy up $140m to Murray-Darling Basin towns
ABC News Australiaby Grace Marshall and Sarah Buchecker25 Aug 2026
In short: Victoria's Water Minister Michaela Settle says the state government will not change or delay plans for the Sustainable Communities Program despite pushback.
Custom home gives outback family 'billion-dollar view'
ABC News Australiaby Victoria Ellis25 Aug 2026
Sitting proudly on the verandah of his new home, Warumungu man Norman Frank Jupurrurla surveys the white-dotted buildings of Tennant Creek hidden among green Barkly scrubland before him.
Imperfect lychees go from shed floor to liquor shelf as growers diversify
ABC News Australiaby Vanessa Jarrett25 Aug 2026
In short: Krystal and Paul Caton have been growing lychees at their South Yaamba property for a decade and have 9,000 trees.
One of WA's top realtors disqualified from awards over sales inaccuracies
ABC News Australiaby Rebecca Trigger25 Aug 2026
In short: Western Australia's real estate body REIWA has banned one of the state's top performing agents from this year's industry awards over inaccuracies in the sales volume and price data he...
Live: Taylor renews calls for Labor MP facing fresh bail charges to be stood down
ABC News Australiaby Joshua Boscaini25 Aug 2026
live Federal politics live: Taylor renews calls for charged Labor MP to be stood down after breach of bail Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has renewed calls for Labor MP Luke Gosling to be stood...
Live: Private credit fund redemption limits hit Australia
ABC News Australiaby David Taylor25 Aug 2026
live Markets live updates: Private credit woes hit Australia, oil price dives, Treasury yields fall A perceived shift in the Iran war from a military conflict to an economic one has seen the oil...
Specialist care replaces hospital trips for aged care residents
ABC News Australiaby Kelly Fuller25 Aug 2026
In short: More than 95 per cent of residents referred to an Illawarra-Shoalhaven aged care outreach service last financial year were able to avoid a trip to emergency.
Plymouth Brethren fights to establish fifth church in Kyneton
ABC News Australiaby Tyrone Dalton25 Aug 2026
In short: Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has applied for planning permission to build a fifth church for its growing congregation in Kyneton.