The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Police, spy agencies could access encrypted messages

Right-wing extremism is threatening Australia and tackling the issue could require authorities to gain access to Australians' encrypted messages.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

Starc sets up Australia's day and night of dominance

Australia trail by just 94 runs with nine wickets in hand after hitting back hard at India on the first day of the second Test at Adelaide Oval.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

Vanuatu instability may revive Australia security pact

Vanuatu's former prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau believes the Supreme Court will stop a snap election and force MPs back to parliament.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

The curious case of South Sudanese streets named after Australian rugby league greats

Darren Lockyer Road, Mal Meninga Drive, Arthur Beetson Way … either the game has really taken off in Juba, or someone’s having a laugh. We launch an investigation to find out

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024

Celebrity scam ads still targeting Australians despite tech giants’ crackdowns

Scammers developing sophisticated new methods will always find loopholes to access lucrative markets, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024

The Season by Helen Garner – a ‘nanna’s book about footy’ from an Australian literary great

In her first book since This House of Grief, the author spends a season watching her grandson play Australian rules football. The scope may sound narrow but she is working in epic mode

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2024

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years

Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century have been handed back at a ceremony that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024

What is the Google Doodle for December 5? The giant kelp forest of the Southern Reef celebrated

The Australian natural wonder has been given the Google Doodle treatment

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Confidence Man on their zero rules policy, hedonistic lifestyle and why they won’t support Oasis

James Hall speaks to the Australian group ahead of their upcoming south London gig

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

How to watch 'An Evening With Dua Lipa' — stream online from anywhere, TV channel, free trial

Three time GRAMMY and seven time BRIT winning artist turns it on for a milestone show. Here's how to watch "An Evening With Dua Lipa" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 5, 2024