The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Workers could be $14,000 ahead under a growth mindset

Australia's productivity tsar says Australian workers would be $14,000 better off each year in the long run if the nation treads the right path on reform.

AAP · Jul 24, 2025

Australia steps up US trade beef as Trump claims win

Australia has criticised the US for using its size and might to disrupt international trade through tariffs, warning it will lead to firms looking elsewhere.

AAP · Jul 24, 2025

Hard work for Australian swimmers on road to LA 2028 begins in Singapore

Swim events at the World Aquatics Championships get under way this weekend as the Dolphins put the drawing board behind them

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025

A look at the last five meetings between Euro 2025 finalists England and Spain

Spain broke England hearts the last time the two teams met in a final at the 2023 World Cup in Australia.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Henri Szeps, film, theatre and TV actor known for the ABC’s Mother and Son, dies at 81

The son of Holocaust survivors from Poland arrived in Australia aged eight and went on to appear in A Country Practice, Skippy, All Saints and Palace of Dreams

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025

Grattan on Friday: net zero battle has net zero positives for Sussan Ley

There’s no other way of looking at it: Sussan Ley faces a diabolical situation with the debate over whether the Coalition should abandon the 2050 net zero emissions target.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

‘Selfless’ Garry Ringrose praised after concussion withdrawal

The Lions centre self-reported the return of his symptoms and will not play against Australia.

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Tour de France Stage 18 live stream: How to watch Queen Stage online from anywhere

Here's how to watch Stage 18 of Tour de France 2025 live and for free, as the field takes on the Alps in pursuit of the yellow jersey-wearing Tadej Pogačar.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 24, 2025

Rejected 200+ times, Ghost Cities wins major book prize

An ambitious novel inspired by Chinese megacities has won Australia's most prestigious literary award after being rejected more than 200 times by publishers.

AAP · Jul 24, 2025

Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin award for Ghost Cities, ‘a genuine landmark in Australian literature’

Author, who takes home $60,000, says finding out he won Australia’s most esteemed literary prize left him ‘in such shock that I lost all feeling in my hands and legs’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025