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National news, government decisions and stories affecting communities across Australia.
8 October 2026
Channel 10 has confirmed that The Traitors Australia will be back in 2027 and is inviting everyday Aussies to apply. Find out how here.
8 October 2026
Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham Sophie Molineux will miss next month's ODI series ...
8 October 2026
Australia’s tobacco and vaping policies have helped create a vast illicit market while governments continue to pour money into enforcement and neglect cheaper, more effective harm reduction.
8 October 2026
As electric vehicle sales boom across Australia, drivers and tourism experts say issues with remote parts of Western Australia's EV charging network could deter tourists from travelling to the Pilbara ...
8 October 2026
As electric vehicle sales boom across Australia, drivers and tourism experts say issues with remote parts of Western Australia's EV charging network could deter tourists from travelling to the Pilbara.
8 October 2026
Travis Head accuses former Australian players of levelling unfair criticism at the current Test squad, saying the game has changed significantly since they played.
8 October 2026
A man who approached a four-year-old girl playing in the front yard of a house at a Darwin town camp and lured her away to violently rape her has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
8 October 2026
A Perth woman has revealed the horrifying moment a group of strange men took her photo at a pub and used AI to turn it into sexualised content.
7 October 2026
‘We have been playing fast-forward cricket, if you want to call it that.’
7 October 2026
Channel 10 has finally confirmed that The Traitors Australia will be returning in 2027 — but this time, with a slight twist.
7 October 2026
The new BMW iX4 will arrive in Australia in the first quarter of 2027 with sportier styling, and a more potent base drivetrain.
7 October 2026
The study, published on Thursday by the University of Melbourne, found long-term environmental shifts should not be blamed on climate change alone.
7 October 2026
The husband of socialite publicist Roxy Jacenko could see his AI company's planned IPO delayed, repriced or withdrawn as it prepares for an ASX listing.
7 October 2026
If the Aussies thought the hosts were going to play nice, reality has very much set in.
7 October 2026
Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The drastic land use changes wreaked by colonisation created a “catastrophic wildfire loop” that rendered south-east Australia more susceptible to climate-fuelled bushfires, experts say. A team of researchers, working with the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, an organisation that represents traditional owners, reconstructed 1,000 years of vegetation and fire history at Purghagoolah, a lake surrounded by forest in Croajingolong national park in Gippsland, Victoria.
7 October 2026
Australia play their first test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal when they start a three-match series in Durban on Friday, with the visitors unlikely to face more than a few ...
7 October 2026
A Royal Australian Mint coin commemorates the black box flight recorder, invented by defense scientist David Warren after investigating the 1950s Comet crashes.
7 October 2026
Mortgage stress is mounting in the property market, with the country’s distressed listings surging almost 30 per cent since the same time last year as homeowners grapple with higher repayments and ...
7 October 2026
Australia's oldest living person, Ken Weeks, turns 113.
7 October 2026
A former Roman Catholic bishop has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two young indigenous men in Western Australia. Seventy-six year old Christopher Saunders was ...
7 October 2026
Temba Bavuma offers an encouraging update on Kagiso Rabada’s fitness, but South Africa’s call for the Australia Test at Kingsmead may go down to the wire.
7 October 2026
Australia’s vice-captain said it is unfair for former players to criticise modern batting lineup while he is eager to open in Tests against South Africa ...
7 October 2026
South Africa would of course love Kagiso Rabada to be slinging thunderbolts at the Australians at Kingsmead on Friday, the first day of a much anticipated test cricket series. Because of a hamstring ...
7 October 2026
SINGAPORE – Australia’s efforts to develop its sovereign guided weapons manufacturing continues to make progress but risks remain, with two think tanks this year calling for the country to further ...
7 October 2026
Ford Australia shut down its last factory 10 years ago today, bringing an end to a 91-year run that began with the Model T and ended with the beloved Falcon.
7 October 2026
A top executive was questioned by lawmakers about the breach of a government health care data portal, as the company has faced public outrage and questions of liability.
7 October 2026
The suppression of Indigenous burning practices in Australia after British colonization probably transformed swathes of the southeast into dense, flammable forests that contribute to bigger, hotter ...
7 October 2026
By Christine Chen and Helen Clark SYDNEY/PERTH Oct 7 (Reuters) - An Australian community group has won the first climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a ...
7 October 2026
The new long-arms carrying unit is expected to begin public training on Sydney's streets after months of secretive work behind the scenes.
7 October 2026
WTC holders South Africa host Australia, who struggled against Bangladesh, in Tests for first time since 2018 scandal.
7 October 2026
Clare O'Neil says the federal government has "real concerns" about the Australian Tax Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills. Follow live.
7 October 2026
Karen Kiptum celebrates sister Becks Lolo’s Australian citizenship, praising the hard work and courage behind her milestone in a heartfelt Facebook tribute.
7 October 2026
The Queensland lawsuits are being brought to an end in the Federal Court due to a lack of funding. First Nations families who signed up to the action years ago say the system has failed them once again.
7 October 2026
It brings the number of cars destroyed across the city this week to 11.
7 October 2026
The Pacific Islands climate summit held ahead of the official COP31 in Türkiye had its disappointments from the start, but the blame for falling short of climate targets rests with many.
7 October 2026
Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra was forced to leave in June as her family faced several unprecedented challenges including her mother Queen Mette-Marit’s lung transplant and the rape trial of her ...
7 October 2026
It has unrivalled ambition and is backed by a tech billionaire, but Sun Cable's plans to export solar power to Singapore are floundering.
7 October 2026
Five hundred seventeen people told USGS they felt the ground move when a magnitude 4. 7 earthquake struck 5 kilometers north-northeast of Korumburra, in Victoria’s South Gippsland region, at 16:01 UTC ...
7 October 2026
The suitcase-sized ‘Roo-ver’ is being put through its paces at a lunar testing facility at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)’s Kelvin Grove campus in Brisbane, with the latest prototype being ...
7 October 2026
Tasmanians wanting Christmas parcels and cards to arrive on time will need to post them a few days before the national deadlines, Australia Post says. For metro areas across Australia, parcel post ...
7 October 2026
Vestas will install 48 turbines, while Downer will build grid connection and transmission infrastructure for the SA project.
7 October 2026
With just two days remaining for the 1st Test between the Aussies and the Proteas, South African broadcaster SuperSport took a brutal jibe at the Australians.
7 October 2026
The Welsh Rugby Union are making a one-week offer to students for the Australia game, which is a difficult sell ...
7 October 2026
African students pursuing higher education in developed nations have access to a range of fully funded scholarships that eliminate financial barriers.
7 October 2026
How a team of South Africa camera operators discovered Australia's sandpapergate scandal as it happened.
7 October 2026
A bomb threat reached Narendra Modi Stadium during the India vs Australia U-19 Test, with both teams still at the venue; police later confirmed it was a hoax. | Cricket ...
7 October 2026
South Africa face Australia, England and a defining 12 months as they look to build on their 2025 WTC success and target more major honours.
7 October 2026
Just months after rents soared in Sydney, the market has suddenly stalled. Australia’s rental squeeze is entering a new phase where neither tenant or landlord has much room left to move.
7 October 2026
Former Australian bishop Christopher Saunders, once one of the country's most senior Catholic clergymen, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting two young...
7 October 2026
Australia has a new political centre, but just because it falls in the middle of two policies, that doesn’t make it good policy.
7 October 2026
A landmark court ruling is reshaping debate around energy projects in Australia, with potential implications for how environmental impacts are assessed and approved in future developments.
7 October 2026
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - OpenAI and Anthropic told Australian parliament on Tuesday they would welcome laws requiring them to report data breaches carried out by their AI agents, ...
7 October 2026
‘Make no mistake about this, the Sydney Swans and Nick Blakey have been at odds for a while now.’
7 October 2026
Some of Australia's biggest sporting stars built their fortunes at the height of their careers. Others kept getting richer even as their performances began to fade.
