The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Johnson 'un-Australian' for questioning Warner: Mundine

Former boxing world champion and NRL star Anthony Mundine has had his say on the biggest feud in Australian cricket, while Glenn Maxwell's kept a straight bat.

AAP · Dec 6, 2023

Cruel and irresponsible myths about the NDIS are treating autistic Australians as villains. This must stop

Narratives about the so-called ‘epidemic’ of autism typically do not make the distinction between autistic people and diagnoses

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Australia ends finance for fossil fuel expansion overseas – now focus turns to local subsidies

Albanese government announces at Cop28 it will phase out offshore support for coal, oil and gas within a year

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Abortion is now legal across Australia – but it's still hard to access. Doctors are both the problem and the solution

Abortion is now fully legal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Western Australia became the last state to decriminalise it just two months ago, in September 2023. And the Australian population is solidly pro-choice: a 2021 study found 76% of Australians support access to abortion.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

Australian homes can be made climate-ready, reducing bills and emissions – a new report shows how

Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They’re leaky. Gaps around windows, doors and between building materials allow air to move in and out. So people tend to compensate, with more heating and cooling. It’s costly and damaging for the environment.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

Fact-bombing by experts doesn't change hearts and minds. But good science communication can

A stir went through the Australian science communication community last week, caused by an article with the headline Science communicators need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void. In meetings and online back channels we cried “not ALL science communicators!”

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023

Australian students out-performing international peers

Poor Australian students are on average five years behind in their studies than their richer peers, a report on academic performance has found.

AAP · Dec 5, 2023

Community groups power the switch to renewable energy

Local energy projects are powering up in Australia, with a report showing they have generated enough electricity to power 2800 homes for a year.

AAP · Dec 5, 2023

Shakespeare’s First Folio: State Library of NSW takes the Bard’s ‘radical’ 400-year-old book out of the vault

Half of Shakespeare’s plays would have been lost without it – and it is now among the most valuable books in the world

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

More than 870 Australian federal public servants acted corruptly over six years, investigation finds

The public service commission has created a new team to investigate serious misconduct allegations

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023