The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Rugby league-Australia's Hayne granted bail after conviction quashed

Australian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne was granted bail on Tuesday pending a new trial after his conviction for sexual assault was quashed by the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2022

Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?

If you told someone a year ago unemployment was about to dive below 5%, to just above 4%, they wouldn’t have believed you.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022

Haven't yet been vaccinated for COVID? Novavax might change your mind

After significant delays in production and approval, Novavax – the first protein-based vaccine against COVID approved in Australia – is now available.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022

A third of surveyed Australians say the internet is good for their sex lives

Discussions about online sex often make it sound like the “dark side” of the internet.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022

Australia tried to use fraud charge to deport otherwise ‘model’ NZ citizen who has lived here for 40 years

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal overrides cancellation of the man’s visa, who posed ‘very low’ risk of reoffending

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2022

Failure to act on Russia 'emboldens' China

A Ukraine expert says a failure to deter Russian aggression would impact Australia's core security interests, including by emboldening an expansionist China.

AAP · Feb 15, 2022

Bunbury, WA – just one of Australia’s many places named after the killers of Indigenous people

A start has been made in righting some of the egregious wrongs of the nation’s nomenclature, but there’s far to go

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2022

Gas vital for communities, economy: report

The gas industry's supply chain directly employs one in every 54 working Australians and is critical for many regional communities, according to a new report.

AAP · Feb 15, 2022

Plants thrive during La Niña, but not without challenges for coastal gardeners

As La Niña propels humidity to record levels on the east coast of Australia, gardeners and groundskeepers talk about the negative and positive impacts of increased moisture on private and public vegetation

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here's what we can do to help

All children and adolescents have the right to live free from discrimination. However, the public debate last week around the proposed religious discrimination bill threatened this right.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2022