The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Shark attack kills man at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in second fatality in two weeks

The attack comes a week after a 38-year-old man was killed while spearfishing near Perth in Western Australia

The Independent UK · May 24

‘People are like: you’re a crackpot’: how Sam Campbell became comedy’s oddball superstar

Having enjoyed breakout fame on Taskmaster and Last One Laughing, the subversive Australian comic has been handed the reins of his own very strange sitcom. Get ready for feet animations and a character called Super-Breast …

The Guardian - UK · May 24

Spearfisher mauled on Great Barrier Reef in Australia's second fatal shark attack in a week

A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week

The Independent UK · May 24

As cemeteries fill, Australians choose forests

Helen Rafferty would be "delighted" to be buried beneath the Wollemi pine she tended to for decades, says her husband, who decided her unusual resting place.

AAP · May 23

Angus Taylor’s claim support is a ‘privilege of citizenship’ leaves Deepa and others with an impossible choice

Opposition leader’s view that only Australians should get access to welfare leaves some facing the prospect of giving up their homeland citizenship

The Guardian - AU · May 23

Anthony Burke: ‘It won’t be uncommon in 20 years to have four houses sharing one back yard’

The Grand Designs host on lonely houses, brave buildings and why Australia is on the cusp of radical change to the idea of home

The Guardian - AU · May 23

No refunds for 15,000 Australian ticket holders after Candace Owens’ tour cancelled

Rightwing commentator says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by promoter Rocksman

The Guardian - AU · May 23

Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores he claims copied his work 3,929 times

Court action represents rare attempt to hold global platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts

The Guardian - AU · May 23

‘They’ve taken all my stuff’: councils across Australia threaten homeless people with fines and confiscation of belongings

As homelessness surges, councils have been thrust to the frontline of managing the crisis

The Guardian - AU · May 23

'More than a magazine': Newcastle fashion bible Facon turns 10 in style

Editor-in-chief Lara Lupish has championed her home town and its people. Now it's her time to shine.

Newcastle Herald · May 23