The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Meta Comes To $50 Million Settlement Over Privacy Scandal — How To Know If You’re Eligible

Meta has come to a landmark settlement with eh Australian Information Commissioner over an infamous privacy scandal years ago.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 17, 2024

Jasprit Bumrah, India's lone-ranger

Pace mainstay says bowling unit in transition, Siraj's 'fighter spirit' appreciated

The Times of India · Dec 17, 2024

Hazlewood's Test series likely over with calf strain

Australia's hopes of regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have suffered a big blow with Josh Hazlewood expected to miss the final two Tests because of injury.

AAP · Dec 17, 2024

Renshaw's weird ways make for wonder white-ball rise

Brisbane Heat's Matt Renshaw embraced his 'weird' side to take a great leap forward in his quest for Australian honours in white-ball cricket as the BBL looms.

AAP · Dec 16, 2024

Morning Mail: NSW’s ‘abortion deserts’, more poll woe for Albanese, and a possible Kamala comeback

Only three public hospitals in the state are routinely providing abortions, a new study shows; PM’s disapproval rating at 50%

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2024

An imaging company gave its patients’ X-rays and CT scans to an AI company. How did this happen?

Australia’s biggest radiology provider, I-MED, has provided de-identified patient data to an artificial intelligence company without explicit patient consent, Crikey reported recently. The data were images such as X-rays and CT scans, which were used to train AI.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

More Australian families are choosing private schools – we need to understand why

The shape of Australia’s school system is undergoing a significant change. Enrolments in independent schools are growing, while fewer students are going to public schools.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Harold Holt is a meme today, but when the prime minister went missing in December 1967, it was no laughing matter

At some point, Australians stopped grieving Harold Holt’s death and many started to laugh about it instead. The sudden disappearance of a prime minister at a Victorian beach in December 1967 has furnished many wisecracks and memes. Former Cronulla Sharks coach Jack Gibson famously said that waiting for the team…

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Investment in film and TV made in Australia plummets by almost 30%, report finds

Global streaming platforms biggest investors but Stan contributed the most locally produced titles

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2024

From Pondi to Bondi: frying Sydneysiders hit the beach

Thousands of people have flocked to beaches as heatwave conditions persevere in Sydney and parts of NSW and Queensland.

AAP · Dec 16, 2024