The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Up to Australia's bowlers again in WTC title defence

South Africa will need to post the biggest total of the match to successfully chase down Australia's target in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

Aukus: UK and Australia speak out over US review of submarine deal

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The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Thousands to benefit as weight loss drug Mounjaro approved for new use

Australia and the United States have both approved the drug for the treatment of sleep apnoea

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

View from The Hill: Is the US playing cat and mouse ahead of expected Albanese-Trump talks?

For the first time in memory, an Australian prime minister is approaching a prospective meeting with a US president with a distinct feeling of wariness.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025

The weight loss drug Mounjaro has been approved to treat sleep apnoea. How does it work?

Last week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the weight-loss drug Mounjaro to treat sleep apnoea, a condition in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly during sleep.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025

Only 4 Of 20 Popular Aussie Sunscreens Are Meeting The SPF Claims On Their Label, According To CHOICE

Australia's peak consumer advocacy group put 20 sunscreens to the test, finding most didn’t actually hit the SPF50 mark.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 12, 2025

'Virtually no oversight' of suburban poker machine dens

Regulators overseeing half of all the poker machines in Australia have been blasted for sitting on their hands and failing harm minimisation efforts.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another developmental quirk: they don’t use the same genetic toolkit as other mammals to develop male and female embryos.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025

Fiji set to challenge Wallabies before Lions series

Fiji have named a formidable squad for a Test against the Wallabies next month in Newcastle.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

IVF is big business. But when patients become customers, what does this mean for their care?

Monash IVF CEO Michael Knaap has resigned after one of the company’s Melbourne clinics mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo to a patient. The patient wanted her partner’s embryo, but instead her own embryo was transferred.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025