The Latest Breaking News from Australia

AFL Tribunal could solve crime problems: Suns coach

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick says if the AFL Tribunal was in charge of Australia's courts, it could solve the nation's crime problems.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Top army brass diplomatically tiptoes over Signal use

Australian military officials are playing by the rules sticking to classified channels rather than copying their US counterparts using messaging apps.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

'Major economic blow': EU and world leaders react to Trump's tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new 20% tariff on the European Union drew a sharp rebuke from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Euronews · Apr 3, 2025

Naveed upsets Ko in Aussie sweep at LPGA's Match Play

Hira Naveed has burst from the shadows of fellow West Australian Minjee Lee to lead an Aussie sweep at the LPGA Tour's big-money Match Play event in Las Vegas.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

In Australia, 1 in 5 road deaths is a motorcyclist. We can make them safer

The proportion of motorbikes on Australia’s roads has remained steady over the last decade, about 4.5% of all registered vehicles. But motorcyclists are over-represented in road deaths.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025

Australia records rare US trade surplus on tariff day

The treasurer has ordered new modelling into the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs, as Australia boasts a temporary trade surplus with the United States.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

Australia and New Zealand are plagued by ‘tall poppy syndrome’. But would a cure be worse than the disease?

The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies should be defeated by killing their leaders, he is said to have decapitated the tallest flowers with a stick.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025

‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record

ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

Palpable anger in the suburbs sets up poll battleground

For the first time pundits' eyes will be on two safe seats on election night as fallout from the Gaza war ignites a serious electoral challenge for ministers.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025