The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Cycling great Brown to take on key advocacy role

Australian cycling star Grace Brown, who will retire from racing at the end of this season, will be the new president of The Cyclists' Alliance advocacy body.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

Youth Test: India U-19s snatch a thriller against Australia

Leggie Enaan's 6-wicket haul, Nikhil's unbeaten 55 do the job for hosts

The Times of India · Oct 3, 2024

Australia’s media concentration ranked second-worst in world as experts call for levy on tech firms

Google and Meta should fund traditional public interest journalism, a new international study reports

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2024

Nod for coal shows deep disregard for region's health

MINE EXPANSION: Nation must walk away from this toxic fuel

Newcastle Herald · Oct 3, 2024

I have made the near-impossible choice to terminate a pregnancy. Shaming women for it is cruel

Ben Hood’s anti-abortion bill would force South Australian women to give up their bodily autonomy – but what they need is compassion

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2024

Healy ready to fill Lanning's 'big shoes' at World Cup

Alyssa Healy is excited about trying to emulate the ultra-successful Meg Lanning at a T20 World Cup - but the 2024 Aussie skipper will do the job her way.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

'I proved last year I could beat them' – Gravel World Championships gives Tiffany Cromwell her rainbow jersey shot

Australian who won on a similar course at 2023 European Championships lines up with experience, proven form and every reason to harbour podium dreams

Cycling News · Oct 2, 2024

‘Survival sex’, ‘mob justice’ and more: the first independent study of abuse in the Australian Defence Force is damning

“Participants expected the costs of war, but they were not prepared for the costs of service,” explain Ben Wadham and James Connor in their new book, the first independent study of military institutional abuse in the Australian Defence Force.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2024

Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago

Almost one-sixth of Earth’s land surface is covered in otherworldly landscapes with a name that may also be unfamiliar: karst. These landscapes are like natural sculpture parks, with dramatic terrain dotted with caves and towers of bedrock slowly sculpted by water over thousands of years.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2024

Yorkshire spinner Jafer Chohan named in England squad for Caribbean tour

The 22-year-old is the first graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy to be called up for an England men’s squad.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024