The Latest Breaking News from Australia

‘Australia must do better’: Albanese calls urgent national cabinet meeting as thousands rally to end men’s violence against women

Protesters call for concrete action as prime minister agrees more needs to be done

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2024

Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Gillespie and Kirsten as men’s head coaches

Kirsten to take charge in limited overs formats and Gillespie in Tests after months of turmoil in Pakistan cricket.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2024

Smith leads all-Australian team to LIV Golf win

Cameron Smith's all-Australian Ripper GC have won the LIV Golf Adelaide teams title in a playoff at The Grange.

AAP · Apr 28, 2024

Service to remember those who didn't make it home

An average of 180 Australian workers are killed at work every year.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2024

Albanese heckled at Canberra rally to end violence against women – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

A wonky take on Australia's big food waste problem

As a deadline to halve food waste by 2030 looms, food rescue groups, upcycled food producers and a novelty fruit landmark are raising awareness of a big issue.

AAP · Apr 27, 2024

Why 'noisy' electric cars could save Australian lives

New rules will force electric and hybrid vehicles to make sounds at low speeds next year, in a move that could save the lives of Australian pedestrians.

AAP · Apr 27, 2024

Australia pledges $100m in military assistance to Ukraine as Richard Marles visits

Deputy prime minister says Australia remains committed to Ukraine’s war effort as it struggles to hold back Russian advances

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

‘There’s history in these walls’: is Mojos in Fremantle Australia’s best music venue?

Having set the stage for some of the world’s most iconic bands over its wild, debauched lifetime, Mojos is still drawing crowds more than 50 years later

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

Payslip wars: Australian jobseekers suffer harassment in ‘a crazy system that doesn’t work for anyone’

Private job providers can claim public money when jobseekers find work. But they need their payslips to do so, and some resort to extreme methods to get them

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024