The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Bangladesh vs West Indies LIVE: Cricket score and updates from West Indies in Bangladesh 2025

Follow all the action from Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Orionid meteor shower: how stargazers can get the best views in Australia

Early birds on the east coast will have the best chance of seeing this annual astral light show

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025

The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?

Critical minerals are having a moment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the White House to talk up Australia’s rich deposits with President Donald Trump. China, which has a global stranglehold on rare earth elements, recently imposed new export restrictions, much to Trump’s annoyance.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2025

Tony Abbott’s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths

Former PM’s new book reads like a style manual for March for Australia types, weaving together evidence and myth, history and ideology

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025

East coast to sizzle after record October temperatures in Australia’s west

Multiple locations across Australia’s eastern states are facing temperatures up to 18C above average over the coming week, BoM says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025

Aussie swim great sets short-course world record

An Australian swim great has set a short-course world record but a compatriot has lost her long-standing benchmark at a meet in the United States.

AAP · Oct 20, 2025

Australian defence deal to train PNG troops a 'win-win'

Australia has given multi-million dollar pledges to strengthen Papua New Guinea's defence capabilities as part of a landmark treaty.

AAP · Oct 20, 2025

India warn King Kohli will bounce back in Adelaide

Australia are expecting a fierce response from India in Thursday's ODI clash in Adelaide after pummelling their arch rivals in a rain-affected match in Perth.

AAP · Oct 19, 2025

Is Australia still a lucky country – or has the ‘Australian way’ lost its way?

Suddenly everyone is talking about the “Australian way”. This is partly a nervous response by the prime minister to the reelection of Donald Trump, and partly (relatedly) a desire more generally to talk about “Australian values”.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2025

Flattery or calm confidence? How Anthony Albanese should handle Donald Trump at the White House

The long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is finally set to happen in Washington this week.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2025