The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Bradfield's pipedream: irrigating Australia's deserts won't increase rainfall, new modelling shows

For generations, Australians have been fascinated with the idea of turning our inland deserts green with lush vegetation.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

'Scaremongering' concerns despite uptick in voice vote

The 'yes' camp is optimistic Australians will vote for an Indigenous voice but the latest polls show the 'no' vote remains dominant.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Australia experiencing 1960s-era skills shortage

Australia is experiencing skills shortages not seen since the 1960s and will need to take urgent action if it wants to meet its economic ambitions.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Pacific Islands Forum head says yes vote on Indigenous voice would ‘elevate Australia’ on world stage

Henry Puna’s intervention comes after Vanuatu’s ex-foreign minister said a no win on 14 October would be a blow to Australia’s relationships with region

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

A Harrowing Investigation Has Found Sexual Assault Is Rife In Australian Mental Health Wards

A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Perth Children's Hospital. She's one of at least 1,500 people who were sexually assaulted or harassed in Australian mental health wards in the last six years.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 4, 2023

Garside leads Aussie boxers on Olympics hunt

Harry Garside will get his chance to secure an Olympics return as one of 13 Australian boxers competing at next month's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Here's why we need a disability rights act – not just a disability discrimination one

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could mean for a more inclusive Australia.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

We must be aware of who is excluded from Australia’s recorded history – and who excluded them

As a Black female historian working with colonial archives, my work can act as a powerful corrective to unjust narratives

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

Australia’s system of indefinite immigration detention to face high court challenge

Lawyers for stateless Rohingya refugee seek to overturn 20-year-old precedent that allows those who can’t be deported to be kept in detention

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2023

‘The Royal Hotel’ offers subtle menace as drunks harass the new help at a remote pub

Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) and Jessica Henwick do impressive work as the backpackers stuck working at a foreboding Australian tavern.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023