The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Boland puts Vics on top in crucial Shield match

South Australia slumped to 2-40 at stumps in reply to Victoria's 285 after star quick Scott Boland claimed two quick wickets.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025

Three suicides at NSW detention centre raise inquest questions over missed medication and care

A New Zealander, Malaysian and Sierra Leone national separately killed themselves inside Villawood over a three-year period

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Australian Tesla sales plummet as owners rush to distance themselves from Elon Musk

Frustrated Tesla drivers are selling cars or displaying anti-Musk bumper stickers as sales of the EV car brand slumped 72% in February compared with last year

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Cyclone Alfred is slowing – and that could make it more destructive. Here’s how climate change might have influenced it

Cyclone Alfred has now been delayed, as the slow-moving system stalls in warm seas off southeast Queensland. Unfortunately, the expected slow pace of the cyclone will bring even more rain to affected communities.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high

The 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey was released today.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

PJ Harvey review – part folklore, part fever dream

In the British polymath’s first Australian show in eight years, she performs a haunting, theatrical tribute to Dorset, where she grew up

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025

Home approvals rise as Australia's economy turns corner

Promising housing data and a return to growth in real household incomes augur well for the Australian economy in 2025.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025

Cyclone's Fringe Lashes Eastern Australia

The outer fringe of a tropical cyclone started whipping eastern Australia on Thursday, bringing drenching rains and record-breaking waves to a heavily populated region rarely hit by typhoons.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025

New Zealand captain looks forward to 'putting India under pressure' in Champions Trophy final

New Zealand set up a title clash with India in the Champions Trophy, after they defeated South Africa by 50 runs in the second semifinal on Wednesday in Lahore. India had beaten Australia by four wickets in the first semifinal in Dubai.

The Times of India · Mar 6, 2025