The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Ex-Test bats get chance to make case in Australia A

Kurtis Patterson, Matt Renshaw and Nathan McSweeney have all been named in the Australia A squad to face Sri Lanka A in Darwin.

AAP · Jun 2, 2025

Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave the way

Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2025

Joe Montemurro unveiled as new Matildas coach by Football Australia

A 10-month period of limbo has come to an end with Football Australia appointing the widely-respected coach to lead the Matildas

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025

Call for local steel mandate in face of Trump's tariffs

The federal government is being urged to protect Australian jobs after US President Donald Trump announced a plan to double levies on foreign steel.

AAP · Jun 1, 2025

Big business wants AI to do 'boring but essential' work

A peak body for some of the nation's biggest businesses has urged a mindset of opportunity rather than fear to help Australia become a global leader in AI.

AAP · Jun 1, 2025

Housing set to grow from record high as rate cuts loom

The prospect of more interest rate cuts has pushed house prices to record highs and is expected to continue fuelling growth for the rest of the year.

AAP · Jun 1, 2025

Australian high-speed rail has barely left the station – some experts say a new US project shows a better way

The Newcastle-Sydney high-speed rail link is estimated to cost at least $30bn and take well over a decade to build – while a longer line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas could be completed in a fraction of the cost and time

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025

Australia under pressure to join international push for Palestinian statehood led by Emmanuel Macron

France lobbies western nations as it prepares to co-host two-state solution summit with Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025

Australia will determine its own defence policy: PM

Australia has reaffirmed the steps it has already taken to lift defence spending as the US calls on its allies in the Indo-Pacific to take on their share.

AAP · Jun 1, 2025

‘We’ll determine our defence policy’: Albanese responds to US push for huge rise in spending as Hegseth stokes China fears

Prime minister also reaffirms policy on Taiwan while hitting back at Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025