The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Morning Mail: refugee funds ‘missing’; Australian family trapped in Gaza; Antarctic ice melt locked in

Claims Australian money for exiled refugees in Papua New Guinea has been misused; Adelaide family pleads for help to escape besieged territory; sea level rise inevitable, research finds

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

PM lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says "the friendship between Australia and the United States runs deep" after visiting Arlington National Cemetery.

AAP · Oct 23, 2023

Remember the climate map from your school atlas? Here's what climate change is doing to it

You probably saw a multi-coloured climate map at least once in school. You might have pored over it, fascinated. Was Antarctica really a cold desert? And why was so much of Russia listed as tundra?

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

The prime minister's visit to the United States has unlocked a $5 billion deal with tech giant Microsoft to build a cyber shield and upskill Australians.

AAP · Oct 23, 2023

Bikinigate: Trump fumes over leaked tape

Trump hit out at the New York Times for covering leaked audio and damning comments from an Australian billionaire

Salon · Oct 23, 2023

Childcare fees in Australia: see how much costs have risen in your area

There is a huge variation in the hourly cost of childcare across the country. Our map shows the average where you live, and how much it’s gone up

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

‘Petrified’ children, dwindling water and a destroyed home: Australian family pleads for help to escape Gaza

Terrified Adelaide family of four who were visiting relatives have been forced to flee south to Rafah where they remain stuck

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

‘We are not special. Be prepared,’ my mother-in-law tells me from Gaza. Then comes the terrible news

Last time I visited from Australia, Ibtisam remained calm as I trembled through an Israeli attack. This time it is very different

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

Australian bowel cancer screening age should drop from 50 to 45, medical research authority says

Research council endorses lowering screening age in clinical practise guidelines, a position advocated by Bowel Cancer Australia for years

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

Whistleblower claims Australian funds for asylum seeker welfare in PNG ‘gone missing’

Exclusive: PNG’s chief migration officer denies there’s any evidence of financial wrongdoing in his department

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023