The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Beth Mooney hails changes to women's domestic cricket calendar, with international schedule light on

The Australian women's cricket team's 2022-23 schedule may look a little lean, but Beth Mooney says it provides the perfect opportunity to focus on the 50-over Women's National Cricket League this summer.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

An Australian company worked out how to destroy PFAS, halting its toxic legacy

Australian company Synergen Met says it now has a complete solution - a more efficient, high-volume way to concentrate PFAS from contaminated liquids, and a ground-breaking plasma-based technology to bond problematic fluorine.

Newcastle Herald · May 30, 2022

Key moments from Peter Dutton's first press conference as Liberal leader

From acknowledging a "mistake" in his past to standing by his "strong statements" on China, this is what we learned from Peter Dutton's first press conference as Liberal leader.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

Aussies settle Games table tennis team

Seven-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro is thrilled to compete at a Commonwealth Games after being including on Australia's 14-strong table tennis team.

AAP · May 30, 2022

Record cold front set to sweep Australia

An icy cold front is set to hit southern and eastern parts of Australia, marking the end of Autumn with freezing temperatures and above-average rainfall.

The New Daily · May 30, 2022

‘A significant moment in Australian sporting history’: Jai Hindley joins greats with Giro d’Italia win

The 26-year-old from Perth followed in Cadel Evans’s footsteps by becoming just the second Australian man to win a grand tour

The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2022

China’s foreign minister tells Pacific leaders ‘don’t be too anxious’ after they reject regional security pact

Several Pacific nations reportedly want to defer action on the draft agreement or have it amended

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

External investigation to probe Mungo Man, Mungo Lady reburial error

An external probe is investigating how some of the oldest Australian human remains were buried last week, as the NSW government denies authorising the move.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Magnetic Island death adder population thriving due to lack of cane toad in diet

Unlike snakes on the mainland, Magnetic Island death adders had never had to turn to frogs and toads as a viable food source.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Jai Hindley's Giro d'Italia success just the latest of Australian cycling's recent Grand Tour triumphs

Jai Hindley's conquering of the Giro d'Italia is a story of redemption after last year's abandonment, but it's also a mark of Australia's increasing assertiveness in Grand Tour cycling, writes Simon Smale.

ABC News · May 29, 2022