The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Morning Mail: Australians among hundreds caught in deadly Nepal floods, Meta settles landmark lawsuit, Tim Curry dies

At least 157 dead in Himalayan disaster; residents in Tasmania angry at planned AI datacentre

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

Whale feeding a delight for both tourism and science

A collaboration between Australian researchers and tourism operators has unearthed surprising results about the feeding habits of migratory humpback whales.

AAP · Aug 26

Pauline Hanson adds to confusion over One Nation’s immigration policy – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

Home buyers in 'driver's seat' but owners holding fire

Home owners are looking to wait out Australia's property market downturn as listing data points to a sluggish spring season.

AAP · Aug 26

War memorial not the place to 'dwell on' frontier wars

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has backed calls for a separate museum commemorating the frontier wars, rather than being part of the Australian War Memorial.

AAP · Aug 26

This company created one of the most widely used tripod head designs 80 years ago. Now, the company is shutting down

Miller Camera Support Equipment, the Australian company founded by the inventors of the fluid tripod head, is shutting down as the owners retire

Digital Camera World · Aug 26

Australia used concentrated sunlight to split water directly into hydrogen without an electrolyzer; SunHydrogen’s coaster-sized module hit 10.8%, while its 1,200-cm² version reached 9%

SunHydrogen and Australia’s Sparc Hydrogen are cutting out traditional electrolyzers to make green hydrogen. By placing semiconductor absorbers directly into water, their panels use sunlight to generate fuel on-site. A small module hit 10.8% efficiency, while a larger panel reached 9%. Using concentrated sunlight helped push performance past the 10%…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else

Booms in investment usually lead to economic growth. But this one looks unlikely to translate into better living standards for Australians

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's why

Glaciers are found on every continent except Australia -- from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Austrian Alps and the Karakoram range in Pakistan.

The Economic Times · Aug 26

AI-Generated Songs Banned From Australian Charts After Madonna Cover Reaches No. 4

Australia's ARIA Charts will no longer allow wholly AI-generated songs, following controversy over an AI-assisted cover of Madonna's 'Like a Prayer'. New rules require music to be 'substantially human made'.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26