The Latest Breaking News from Australia

‘Go back, Indian dog’: 22-year-old Sikh nurse left with broken nose after racist attack in Australia

A 22-year-old Sikh nurse experienced emotional trauma and was left with a broken nose after an alleged racially motivated assault outside a gym in Corio, Geelong, in Australia.

The Times of India · Feb 18

MotoGP's New Owners Blocked From Moving the Australian GP to an F1 Track

MotoGP Sports Entertainment, formally Dorna Sports, tried to switch the Phillip Island MotoGP event to Albert Park, but the Victorian government is blocking the move.

RideApart · Feb 18

Consumer watchdog concerned by rise of per-item prices at Australian supermarkets

Gina Cass-Gottlieb says one of the regulator’s main priorities is to ensure price claims are ‘clear and truthful’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

ReFresh raises $1.3M as Australia’s psychosocial safety laws redefine workplace compliance

As Australia’s new psychosocial safety laws take effect nationwide, a new class of workplace technology is emerging to help organisations move beyond policy statements and into structured compliance.

inkl · Feb 18

Pepperstone expands into crypto as Australia’s digital asset rules near completion

As Australia moves closer to formalising its long-awaited digital asset regulatory framework, one of the country’s most established trading platforms has made a decisive move.

inkl · Feb 18

$1,000 bought an RTX 5080 in November 2025, now it only buys an RTX 5070 Ti — report shows 15% average global price hike across Nvidia, AMD & Intel GPUs

Nvidia's RTX 5090 is the most overpriced GPU in the world, selling at 65% above its MSRP while AMD's RX 9070 XT saw the smallest price hike of just 7% worldwide. India has been hit the worse with extreme price surges, while Australia has been largely stable. On average, GPUs…

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 18

Citizen’s return to Australia stopped over ‘links to Islamic State’

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The Independent UK · Feb 18

You’ll be able to double your storage with Samsung Galaxy S26 pre-orders — but only in some regions

Samsung has revealed some pre-order perks for the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, but a major one is missing in the US and Australia.

TechRadar · Feb 18

Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru face fines after first six months of Australia’s new emissions standards

Almost 70% of companies, including BYD and Toyota, beat their initial target for the average emissions efficiency of the new cars they sold

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

Australian screen industry crushed as Universal shutters Matchbox Pictures, with 30 jobs lost

Peak screenwriting body says the closure is a reminder industry cannot rely on ‘whims of international studios to keep us afloat’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18