Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Australia

World-first research confirms Australia's forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion

Australia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by non-Indigenous bushfire management approaches.

The Conversation

With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?

More than five months after Taliban forces overran Kabul, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made a long-awaited announcement in January to resettle Afghan refugees. Over the next four years, Australia will offer 10,000 places to Afghans in humanitarian need and another 5,000 visas to Afghans reuniting with family in Australia.

The Conversation

Australia's education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it

According to UNICEF, Australia ranks in the bottom third of OECD countries in providing equitable access to quality education. This means our education system – from access to early childhood education to expectations for study after school – does not allow every student to enjoy the same benefits that come…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

I helped introduce silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott to the fearsome 130kph skeleton event. Here's how it's done

Australian Jaclyn Narracott admits it took a significant change of mindset to help her claim silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the women’s skeleton – the bobsled event in which competitors hurl themselves down a curving track at speeds of 130 kilometres per hour, with mere centimetres between their…

The Conversation

What is renewable energy curtailment and how does it affect rooftop solar?

Did you know your rooftop solar panels may be automatically switching off in the middle of the day? Here's what causes "curtailment" and how it can be avoided.

ABC News

Hobart's rental market is 'tightest' out of Australia's capitals and it may be getting worse

Tasmanians trying to find a rental property describe the tight market as a "nightmare" as experts predict it could get even worse when international migrants and students join the hunt for a home.

ABC News

Australia star Mitchell Starc bowls wide no-ball 'worse than Steve Harmison's'

Brett Lee claimed a wide no-ball that Mitchell Starc bowled in Australia's T20I match against Sri Lanka was worse than Steve Harmison's infamous effort during the 2006-07 Ashes series

Daily Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

What is biocultural diversity, and why does it matter?

What do the English concept of the countryside, the French paysage, the Spanish dehesas and Australian Aboriginal country have in common? All of these are unique landscapes which created through long-term management by people. All are underpinned by centuries, even millennia, of intangible knowledge, cultural heritage and practice.

The Conversation

Novak Djokovic’s propensity for self-sabotage has become a defining trait

The Serb is willing to pay price of being unvaccinated but is it worth missing the chance to be seen as the greatest ever?

The Guardian - UK

Eucalypt of the Year: 25 species from tall to small vie for top tree

Each year a shortlist is chosen from more than 900 species of the ubiquitous Australian plants

The Guardian - AU

Private school funding in Australia has increased at five times rate of public schools, analysis shows

Government funding for independent schools increased by $3,338 a student over a decade, compared with $703 more per student for public schools

The Guardian - AU

Ebang's Australia Progress Excites – Or Not – Or Maybe, As Bitcoin Gyrates

Key takeaways: • Ebang said last Thursday that its Australian unit received regulatory approval to register as a digital currency exchange operator in the country

Benzinga

Children forced to escape up a tree to escape massive 5-metre stalker crocodile

The children, aged 11 to 14, climbed into the tree and called for help after the large croc approached them as they played at Magnificent Creek, Australia

Daily Mirror

England face competition for Justin Langer with former Australia coach in demand

Justin Langer is in the running to replace Chris Silverwood as England head coach but they could face stiff competition with another international side interested in his services

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

England sent Justin Langer message with Australian heavy favourite for head coach role

Justin Langer's recent success has seen many name him as the ideal candidate to takeover as England coach

Daily Record

Peter Andre opens up on racism growing up and knife-wielding thug who threatened to kill him

Peter has previously opened up about some of the horrific racist abuse he was subjected to during his childhood in Australia.

The Hindu

Mithali Raj stays at number 2 spot in ICC ODI women's rankings

Raj made 59 off 73 balls in India's 62-run defeat in the first ODI of the five-match series in Queenstown.

Daily Mirror

Novak Djokovic legal fees revealed as Australian government confirms six-figure sum

Novak Djokovic ultimately missed out on his bid to play in the 2022 Australian Open, but it wasn't just the Serbian star left counting the cost of the explosive saga

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Djokovic ‘could cause harm’ with Covid vaccine comments – medical ethicist

The tennis ace has spoken out for the first time since he was denied the chance to compete in the Australian Open because of his jab decision.

AAP

Think tank wants tough post-virus policy

The Committee for Economic Development of Australia is calling for governments to take tough decisions to lift productivity.

The Independent UK

Taika Waititi shares story behind his romance with Rita Ora

The pair met four years ago in Australia

Irish Mirror

Irishwoman Cathrina Cahill jailed in Australia for killing fiance to be released and deported

Cathrina Cahill stabbed David Walsh in the neck at their home in Padstow, Sydney, just five weeks after the pair got engaged

Daily Mirror

'I became a bikini model after seeing my son's mortifying drawing of me'

Mum-of-four Wendy Candlish, from Canberra in Australia, was left red-faced when she saw the picture her eldest son had drawn of her, telling her "it's ok to be fat"

The New Daily

Budget airline Bonza hopes to connect the regions with Queensland’s top holiday destinations

Bonza, the Australia's newest budget airline, has anounced its inaugral routes. The focus is on connecting regional centres to Queensland holiday spots.

The New Daily

Explained: Petrol prices are smashing records, so why isn’t fuel tax on the agenda?

Motorists are facing an historic squeeze at the bowser, but despite an election coming up neither big party is talking about fuel taxes.

1 … 3042 3043 3044 3045

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.