The Latest Breaking News from The Guardian - AU

Shark catch-and-kill order issued after swimmer dies off popular Perth beach

Man, 63, fatally bitten by shark at Sorrento beach on Friday morning

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

Victorian police officer charged after allegedly punching and kicking handcuffed teenager during arrest

Detective senior constable is due to face court in Ballarat next month on common assault charge

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

‘Now is your highest risk period’: Winter’s over, but flu infections are surging in Australia. Why?

Influenza cases are rising and yet to peak, with experts saying it’s not too late to get vaccinated

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

Wallabies coach Les Kiss: ‘Take your eye off us, we’ll come back and bite you’

As Australia prepare for a monumental clash with the world No 1 Springboks the coach is taking heart from this side’s belief and resilience

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?

Since the ancient Olympics, athletes like Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk have experienced runner’s diarrhoea. What does the science say about extreme exercise’s ‘mechanical jostling of the intestines’?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

Ukraine war briefing: Poland’s Tusk heads to Kyiv after warning of Russian strikes on Ukrainian allies

Donald Tusk says Moscow will not enter peace talks without Ukraine’s ‘total capitulation’ and will try to inflict a ‘tragically critical’ winter. What we know on day 1,668

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

In a debate about migration, the ABC had to present multiple views. But where to draw the line?

Panel guest Conrad Gillard thanks broadcaster for allowing him to normalise ‘the idea of net-negative immigration’. Plus: Today’s ‘content-to-commerce engine’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

Record-breaking ultrarunner has 500ml of pus drained from leg: ‘I just didn’t quite feel right’

The 40-year-old Australian undergoes surgery to suck out fluid from his thigh following his 152-hour solo backyard marathon run

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño

From Sri Lanka to South Korea, governments are preparing for droughts, wildfires, typhoons and floods – with climate plans facing their biggest challenge to date

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17

Balletic hits and bicycle kicks: Teqball comes of age at the Asian Games

Invented a little over a decade ago in Hungary, teqball is a combination between soccer and ping pong

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17