Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Talk of a new Cold War is overheated – but NZ faces complex challenges in the era of ‘strategic competition’

As the general election nears, the campaign focus so far has been almost exclusively on domestic issues. And yet, over the past two months, no fewer than five government documents have been released outlining the significant defence and security challenges the country now faces.

The Conversation

The Mother and Son reboot has fresh things to say about adult children and their ageing parents

Mother and Son has long been regarded as one of Australia’s greatest sitcoms. First airing in 1984, the tale of the ageing Maggie Beare and her hapless son, Arthur, was not only very funny, but revealed the pain, frustration and love that underpinned their relationship.

The Conversation

Sixty new defence industry jobs at Williamtown

The project puts the Hunter at the heart of Australia's defence industry.

Newcastle Herald

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation’s chances ahead of the tournament

Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?

The Independent UK

Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows

Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out

The Guardian - AU

APSSDC and CTE kick-starts international programme on cyber security in Vijayawada

A five-day international cyber security training programme began at KL University, Andhra Pradesh. APSSDC, CTE are providing training to make youth future-ready. Lead trainers are from Malaysia and Australia.

The Hindu

2023 FIBA World Cup: How to watch OKC Thunder players for Tuesday’s group games

Broadcast information for Australia's third group game and Canada vs. Latvia's matchup on Tuesday:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

13 of the most venomous sea creatures lurking in the water

From blue-ringed octopuses to stonefish, here are some of the most venomous, deadly species in our planet's oceans.

LiveScience

Biden offers condolences for deaths of US Marines in Australia crash as eight remain in hospital

Cause of crash yet to be explained, with investigators remaining at the site for at least 10 days

The Independent UK

Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them

Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children.

The Conversation

Host France breezes past Australia in warm-up rugby match

Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday, in the final warm-up game before the tournament opens on 8 September.

Radio France Internationale

Chinese Australian writer fears dying in Beijing detention after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst

Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun has told his family he fears he will die in a Beijing detention center after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst, prompting supporters to demand his release for medical treatment

The Independent UK

Julie Bishop says no result in Indigenous voice referendum would send ‘very negative message’ to world

Former Liberal foreign affairs minister says at yes campaign event ‘Australia’s international reputation can be affected by a no vote’

The Guardian - AU

Stirring torch relay in Canberra marks 100 years of Legacy Australia

Navy veteran Merle Hare, 103, earned a big cheer as she took off.

The Canberra Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Alan Joyce grilled at Senate inquiry; record number of Australians facing mortgage stress; and Murray cod numbers dwindle

Almost one-third of mortgage holders are at risk of mortgage stress – worse than at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008

Pedestrian.tv

The RBA Dropped $18K On A Boozy Dinner Party One Day After Telling Us To Cut Back On Spending

The Reserve Bank Of Australia spent $18,000 on a dinner the day after they told the public to cut back on unnecessary expenses.

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies outclassed again as restless fans wait for things to click

Eddie Jones maintains loss to France doesn’t mean anything for Rugby World Cup but noble defeat is becoming a habit for this team

The Conversation

As Australia strengthens its ties with the Philippines, it's wading even further into the dangerous South China Sea

At the end of last week, 1,200 Australian troops took part in a joint military exercise in the Philippines with hundreds of Filipino and American forces. Their mission: simulating the retaking of an island by a hostile force, presumably in the South China Sea.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

8 US Marines remain in hospital after fiery aircraft crash killed 3 in Australia

Eight U.S. Marines remain in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin after they were injured in a fiery crash of tiltrotor aircraft that killed three of their colleagues

The Conversation

Think curbing overseas migration will end the housing crisis? It won't – and we can't afford to do it

With the nation feeling the pressures of a housing crisis, some believe the Australian government needs to ease housing demand by limiting international migration.

The Guardian - AU

Record number of Australians at risk of mortgage stress as RBA interest rate rises bite

Roy Morgan research shows 1.5 million people – almost a third of all mortgage holders – are spending 25 to 45% of their income on their home loan

Cycling News

'I don’t need good luck, just hopefully a year without bad luck' - Sarah Gigante

Australian gets Tour of Scandinavia successfully under belt after year away, looks hopefully ahead to season end and 2024

The Guardian - AU

CEO grilled at fiery inquiry – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

The Conversation

How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment

After seven decades as a visual satirist provoking Australia as it is and might be, Bruce Petty passed away at 93 on April 6 this year.

The Conversation

Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging

Even though it’s still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia’s arid centre. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year.

1 … 1657 1658 1659 1660

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Australian Research Council

506 stories

Australian National University

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.