Calls to power up energy workforce as shortfall looms Australia's clean energy future is at risk if it fails to meet fast-growing demand for energy, gas and renewables workers. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment The company behind some of Australia's most popular dating apps has banned or suspended 660,000 accounts as it pledges to strengthen user safety. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
'I love Australian people': Iran ambassador speaks out Iran's expelled ambassador has declared his love for Australia in his first public comments since he was given the boot by the federal government. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
Australians now ‘more open’ to overseas aid – especially those aware of Trump’s brutal cuts 29 per cent of people says Australia spent too much on aid, compared with 40 per cent last year, survey says The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Australia accused of not acting on 2023 warnings Iran was harassing and surveilling diaspora Senate inquiry at the time received hundreds of submissions saying Revolutionary Guards were monitoring and intimidating critics of Tehran The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025
From UGG To 'Since 1974': Shock Name Change For Iconic Australian Boot Brand After Trademark Clash With US Rival Australian bootmaker UGG has rebranded as 'Since 1974' after losing a trademark battle with US company Deckers. Todd Watts announced the change in a TikTok video. International Business Times UK · Aug 27, 2025
Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed? The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
What is the global ‘sovereign citizen’ movement and why is it so strong in Australia? Sovereign citizens believe they are separate from the countries they live in and the law does not apply to them The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Woolworths struggles to win back ‘price trust’ from customers – and investors – as Coles’ value rises Market value of Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, slips from more than $40bn to less than $35bn The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025
'Goat farmer' rose to become toast of contemporary art William Robinson, famous painter of landscapes and whimsical self-portraits, has been remembered as a modest man of faith, family and the Australian wilderness. AAP · Aug 27, 2025
Manhunt for gunman in fatal shooting of two Australian police officers continues Authorities said the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, is heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival as a massive search entered its second day. Euronews · Aug 27, 2025
Melbourne man charged over synagogue arson linked to Iran A man charged with setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue in an attack Australia accuses Iran of directing has been remanded in custody The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Mark Wood gives England fitness update for Ashes The England bowler has been out for six months following a knee injury The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Q&A with Kylie Moore-Gilbert: this is why Iran is instigating terrorism in Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called Iran’s involvement in at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression”. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said it “crossed a line”. The Conversation · Aug 27, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025 New Rio Tinto boss restructures mining firm’s operations The Anglo-Australian company said it will review the future of two of its smaller divisions as a result.
AAP · Aug 27, 2025 Australia risks losing green iron race after head start Australia may be left stranded on the blocks in the race to lead the globe in green iron projects, with its main rivals coming from some unexpected nations.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025 Middle East crisis: Israeli military carries out raid in West Bank city of Nablus – as it happened Soldiers and armoured vehicles enter city in northern occupied West Bank, confirms Israeli military, as residents say soldiers are searching houses
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025 Australia shooting suspect’s family speaks to police as manhunt intensifies Authorities impose no-fly zone over Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman reportedly flees into dense bush
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025 Nine profits dip 10% as Domain sale windfall to be invested in digitising archives and AI tools Chief executive of the Australian entertainment company, Matt Stanton, refuses to comment on potential acquisitions of podcast or radio assets or outdoor advertising
AAP · Aug 27, 2025 Australia plans defence against malicious drone attacks An Australian company has been awarded tens of million of dollars to help provide the nation's military with counter-drone technology.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025 Afternoon Update: Reynolds wins Higgins defamation case; one dead in school bus crash; and the first AFL player to come out as bisexual Higgins has been ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109.25 in interest
The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025 From Facebook groups to shoot-outs with police: inside the sprawling ecosystem of ‘sovereign citizens’ As Cam Wilson and I found when reporting our book Conspiracy Nation, Australia has its own long and complicated history of pseudolaw belief
International Business Times · Aug 27, 2025 Police Search Australian Bush For Gunman After Two Officers Killed Police searched the Australian bush on Wednesday for a heavily armed 56-year-old gunman still on the run a day after allegedly killing two officers and wounding a third.
The Conversation · Aug 27, 2025 What is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or the IRGC? With news Iran orchestrated two antisemitic attacks in Australia last year, the federal government has declared the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group.
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025 The first openly bisexual player in the Australian Football League is calling for a cultural change Mitch Brown played for the West Coast Eagles for a decade and has become the first male player in the Australian Football League's history to publicly identify as bisexual