The Latest Breaking News from Australia

World Surf League is to update its format for 2026, the 50th anniversary season of pro surfing, with more women, an enhanced finale - and an Australian start.

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right.

This year, Australia has experienced record-breaking floods, tropical cyclones, heatwaves on land and in the ocean, drought, coral bleaching, coastal erosion and devastating algal blooms. Over the past five years, insured losses from extreme events have risen to A$4.5 billion annually – more than double the 30-year average.

It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1.

Small nuclear reactors are by far the most expensive new build energy-generating projects, a study has found, while renewable sources remain the cheapest.

Just weeks after dislocating a shoulder, Australian swim star Kaylee McKeown has won gold at the world titles.

US President Donald Trump has flagged all countries, including Australia, could be hit with baseline tariffs up to double the current rate of 10 per cent.

Hosts Australia have been grouped with continental heavyweights South Korea in the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.

The dentist-turned bestselling author had a caravan park named after him after making a killer shark movie in 1930s Australia. A swashbuckling new biography unspools the unlikely tale

Payment platforms demand services remove NSFW content after open letter from Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout, triggering accusations of censorship

Tournament hosts Australia will avoid AFC heavyweights Japan and North Korea in the group stage but other tricky opponents await