The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Australia’s 2035 climate target is coming. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s good enough


The clock is ticking on the federal government’s big climate reveal: Australia’s 2035 emissions targets. The declaration is expected later this week, and will signal to the world how hard Australia will go to help avoid the worst effects of climate change.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025

Could making tobacco cheaper actually cut down smoking rates? We asked 5 experts

Australia aims to reduce rates of daily smoking to 5% or less by 2030. By 2023, we got down to 8.3%.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025

Green jet fuel creates runway for 2035 climate goals

Slashing the emissions profile of planes, ships and heavy trucks is the main game of a $1.1 billion injection into the low carbon fuel industry.

AAP · Sep 16, 2025

Southport killer thought to have viewed teen stabbing footage shortly before attack

‘Sobering and concerning’ that Axel Rudakubana had searched X for Australia knife attack, inquiry told

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

Doctor Furious After Virgin Australia Staff Kicked Her Out Of Lounge For Pumping Breast Milk

The staff member ignored an important piece of Australian legislation that protects the rights of mothers to breastfeed in public.

Bored Panda · Sep 16, 2025

Australia’s Jess Hull takes 1500m bronze after brave race against Kenyan legend Faith Kipyegon

Australian ‘really proud’ after gritty run against triple Olympic champion, while Peter Bol fails to get through 800m heats

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Heatwaves caused more than 1,000 deaths in Australia over four-year period, study finds

Monash researchers say findings underscore urgency of addressing climate-related health risks as continent experiences more days of extreme heat

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Gambling lobby’s sponsorship of Australian parliament’s sports club condemned by crossbench MPs

Exclusive: Kate Chaney calls on PM to remove Responsible Wagering Australia’s membership, which allows sponsors to access ‘key opinion leaders’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Time comes for Gout Gout to prove himself against sprinting’s best emerging talent

Australia teenager must run at or near his fastest 200m times to make sure his World Athletics Championships debut lasts more than a heat

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Sir Geoffrey Boycott warns England not to believe their own hype ahead of Ashes

Boycott says England do not need to act like ‘Harlem Globetrotters’ to beat Australia.

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025