The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Groundwater depletion speeding up as climate dries

Vital groundwater aquifers are replenishing at a slower rate in Western Australia as climate change leads to drier weather, researchers have found.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Afternoon Update: Australia unfreezes UN agency funding; aged care workers celebrate pay rise; and the world’s heaviest blueberry

Foreign minister Penny Wong announces UNRWA funding to be reinstated amid worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

Australian Alps face world’s largest loss of snow by end of century, research shows

Study of global heating finds snowfall in Victoria and New South Wales could decline much faster than in other alpine areas around the world

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

Refugees denied federal support thrown state lifeline

South Australia will provide assistance to refugees fleeing war in the Middle East and Ukraine who are unable to access commonwealth supports like Medicare.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Garside headlines record Australian Olympic boxing team

Australia has announced a 12-fighter contingent to compete at the Paris Olympics, including the first Indigenous and Muslim women to represent the nation.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Grant Page dies aged 85: Australia’s most legendary stuntman was wild, bold and brilliant

Devilishly cheeky and highly intelligent, the Mad Max stuntman always put on a show – even when just driving you to the RSL

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

Australia reinstates funding to Unrwa to provide aid in Gaza

Friday’s decision to ‘unpause’ $6m in funding to Unrwa follows similar moves by Canada and Sweden

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024

Australia resumes UN Gaza funding after security checks

Australia has reinstated funding to a Palestinian refugee agency providing aid in Gaza but the move has been slammed by groups representing Jewish communities.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Australian efforts on Islamophobia flag despite Christchurch wake-up call

Five years on, there has been little reflection on the Islamophobia behind the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Al Jazeera · Mar 15, 2024

The proposed US TikTok ban hints at why Australia must further regulate social media

Stronger data privacy regulation could address some of Australia’s security concerns around the app

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024