The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Metricon to meet with Victoria’s treasurer after company denies rumours of collapse

Acting chief executive of Australia’s largest homebuilder says company will continue business as usual after founder’s death

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

Australian election briefing: Scott Morrison bulldozes a kid while Anthony Albanese takes the stage

Wednesday: the best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

Federal election voters in the safe seat of Barker feeling 'overlooked' by major parties

Days out from the federal election, residents of one of Australia's safest seats say they are being forgotten by the major parties due to a lack of contest among regional candidates.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast

Australia is no stranger to disasters like droughts, floods, bushfires and heatwaves. The problem is, they’re going to get worse. And then worse again. As the global temperature ratchets up, these disasters will grow in size, frequency and intensity. We will have to get much better at adapting, and do…

The Conversation · May 18, 2022

Bennett reflects on Symonds' Broncos fling

Wayne Bennett was happy to have late Australian cricket Andrew Symonds at Broncos training, but quick to ensure he shelved ambitions of an NRL career.

AAP · May 18, 2022

TV tonight: Katherine Parkinson wants commitment-free sex in new dating drama

Spreadsheet is the new Channel 4 comedy that follows a divorced mother of two in Australia. Plus, a gripping Inside No 9. Here’s what to watch tonight

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Australia's Opposition leader says he will travel to Quad if wins election

Australia's Opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese said if he wins Saturday's general election he will travel to Tokyo for a meeting of the Quad group of the United States, Japan and India, scheduled just three days later.

Reuters · May 18, 2022

First Nations people in the NT receive just 16% of the Medicare funding of an average Australian

Medicare, Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, provides financial protection against the cost of medical bills, and makes public hospital care available without any charge to the patient. For the large majority of Australians in urban settings, it is a brilliant system – providing subsidised access to care.

The Conversation · May 18, 2022

China seeks to reset relationship with Australia after election

Chinese diplomatic source says post-election period is ‘good opportunity’ to ease tensions with either re-elected Coalition or new Labor government

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

‘Second miracle’ or historic win from opposition? No one knows how this election journey will end

The only certainty is when we look in the rearview mirror on Sunday morning, the Australian election result will all be crystal clear

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022