The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Sister act fuels rising Aussie skier's Olympic tilt

Buoyed by her maiden World Cup gold medal, Charlotte Wilson is out to make her Winter Olympics debut with her younger snowboarding sister Abbey.

AAP · Nov 3, 2025

Collect 'em all: call for widespread battery recycling

Australia's voluntary battery recycling scheme will be allowed to continue but with limited uptake, the public could benefit if more devices were collected.

AAP · Nov 3, 2025

'Be excited': Ash Barty's hopes for Aussie young guns

Tennis great and three-time grand slam champion Ash Barty is encouraging Australia's exciting young stars to embrace the home support this summer.

AAP · Nov 3, 2025

Pitch invading prankster Daniel Jarvis charged after lining up with Kangaroos players at Ashes Test

A pitch invader who lined up alongside Australia players before the weekend’s rugby league Ashes Test in Liverpool has been charged by UK police

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Former prime minister (and journalist) Tony Abbott has published a political history of Australia. Across 18 well-written chapters, he narrates the nation’s trajectory, starting with the establishment of a penal colony in 1788 and ending with the failed Voice referendum of 2023. Abbott’s aim is to restore national pride by…

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025

Morning Mail: ATO’s $42m debt collector contracts; teacher shortages bite; inside the nitazenes threat

ATO reliance on private debt collector revealed; remote and disadvantaged schools suffering teacher shortages; death toll rising from nitazenes drug use

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025

Part-timer Shafali Verma stars to lead jubilant India to maiden Cricket World Cup

With their win over South Africa, India joined Australia, England and New Zealand as the only countries to have won the showpiece tournament

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025

Here’s why people with mental illness die, on average, 11 years earlier than other Australians

If you know five people, the chances are at least one is living with a mental health condition. More than 8.5 million Australians will need mental health treatment in their lifetime for depression, anxiety, substance use and or psychosis.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2025

‘Supervised’ self-driving cars are here – and Australia’s laws aren’t ready. Here are 3 ways to fix them

In September, US electric car maker Tesla rolled out a semi-autonomous driving feature it describes as “the future of transport” in Australia.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2025

Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth

All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an essential thread that keeps our economy stitched together.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2025