The Latest Breaking News from Australia

New TCR Australia, S5000 TV deal confirmed

The Australian Racing Group has inked a new TV deal with streaming service Stan Sport for the 2022 season.

Motorsport · Feb 2, 2022

Winners and losers from rising interest rates

Australia's sustained period of record low interest rates has made it possible for millions of first home buyers to enter the market and start paying off their mortgages far quicker than generations before.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 2, 2022

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

Look back at how today unfolded in our live blog.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

ASX lower, Westpac jumps on cuts and profit beat, Facebook owner Meta plunges

Australian shares close lower after two straight sessions of gains, weighed down by technology stocks, while banking giant Westpac jumps after reporting first-quarter profit above estimates.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

ATAGI approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds

Australia's vaccine advisory body approves a third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for 16 and 17-year-olds.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

Morning mail: aged care worker crisis, US boosts Europe troops, spy agencies clash over Wordle

Thursday: Tens of thousands of shifts at aged care facilities are going unfilled amid the Omicron outbreak. Plus: Wordle craze frustrates top intelligence chief

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world

The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who transplanted experimental artificial tracheas into 20 patients, 17 of whom later died. His…

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

Japan wants to burn ammonia for clean energy – but it may be a pyrrhic victory for the climate

Coal is at the centre of Australia and Japan’s long partnership in energy trade. But as Japan seeks to slash its emissions in coming decades, this relationship will change.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

Alan Kohler: ‘No lockdowns’ doesn’t have to mean death stalks the land

Australian governments are behaving as if the only alternative to allowing 80 people a day to die from COVID is another bout of hard lockdowns. It's not.

The New Daily · Feb 2, 2022

Voters in coal and gas heartlands are ready to cash in on a clean energy future

The poll, released today, reveals that the clear majority of voters believe the states’ future prosperity lies in clean industries.

The New Daily · Feb 2, 2022