Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Australia

Canada has raised interest rates by 1 percentage point. Could Australia follow?

As central banks scramble to fight inflation, with Canada's 100-basis-point interest rate rise the latest and largest move, a leading economist warns they may push the world into recession.

ABC News

This TikToker Copped A $2.6K Fine For Not Declaring A Subway Sanga When Landing Into Australia

Don't be sorry, just declare it!

Pedestrian.tv

The games Junior Firpo will miss as Leeds United left-back set for eight weeks out

The Whites defender suffered a knock on Thursday against Blackpool and has not travelled to Australia with the rest of the squad

Leeds Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Boomers too strong for Saudis at Asia Cup

Australia have won their second straight game to start the FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, seeing off Saudi Arabia 76-52 behind 16 points from Thon Maker.

AAP

Foot-and-mouth disease Bali flight ban talk concerns tourism operators

Tourism leaders say any talk of suspending travel with Bali or reintroducing restrictions could seriously threaten the industry, as it struggles to get back on its feet after the pandemic.

ABC News

Australia will ‘shut the Pommies up’, says debutant Suliasi Vunivalu before England decider

The rugby league convert will make his long-awaited Wallabies debut off the bench.

The Independent UK

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confident there will be no Chinese military base in Solomon Islands

Despite both prime ministers coming to an understanding on the controversial issue, Chinese assistance in Solomon Islands hasn't been entirely ruled out.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Time Magazine names Fremantle one of the world's top 50 travel destinations

Only two places in Australia made Time Magazine's list of the 50 best places to travel in the world.

ABC News

CA releases schedule for revamped BBL

Cricket Australia is confident big crowds will return to the revamped Big Bash League this summer after two editions decimated by COVID-19 complications.

AAP

Jesse Marsch details Leeds United targets for Brisbane Roar clash

The Whites take on Brisbane Roar at the Cbus Super Stadium this morning

Leeds Live

COVID cases are rising across Australia, with the peak yet to come. Here’s a breakdown of hospitalisations in each state and territory

Health officials across the country are predicting a peak in COVID cases in coming weeks but there are already hundreds of people being treated in hospital for the virus.

ABC News

Minister rules out ban on Indonesian flights amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

Australia's Agriculture Minister rules out a ban on flights from Indonesia as a way to prevent a devastating livestock disease from entering the country.

ABC News

NSW pair accused of posting drugs

A NSW couple imported thousands of cannabis seeds from Europe and North America then sold them around Australia, police say.

AAP

Unemployment plunges to 3.5 per cent, with nearly 90,000 jobs added in June

Australia's official unemployment rate drops to 3.5 per cent, with an estimated 88,400 jobs added to the economy last month.

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

A recession is not inevitable in Australia – and certainly not necessary

The level of inflation we have and its causes do not require a recession to reduce them. Such talk is foolish

The Conversation

Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how?

The federal government has announced Anne Aly is Australia’s new minister for youth. This will restore youth consultation to government decision-making after the abolition in 2013 of the Youth Advisory Council and the Office for Youth.

The Guardian - AU

What is ‘renewable gas’ and is it really just around the corner?

The green gas nirvana touted by industry is hydrogen made using renewable energy and biomethane produced from organic waste – and it’s decades away

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands PM rules out China military base and says Australia is ‘security partner of choice’

Exclusive: In his first interview since the security deal with Beijing, Manasseh Sogavare says he would only call on China if there was a ‘gap’ that Australia could not fill

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Australian PM Albanese ‘very confident’ there will be no Chinese bases in Solomon Islands

Prime minister Anthony Albanese’s comments come after meeting with Solomons leader at Pacific Islands Forum and despite Pacific nation’s security pact with China

ABC News

Doctors urge people with COVID symptoms to seek PCR tests as reports of false negatives from RATs rise

The Australian Medical Association says people with symptoms should not consider a negative rapid antigen test a definitive result.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 78 Covid deaths – as it happened

This blog is now closed

ABC News

K'gari (Fraser Island) inundated with rubbish after Queensland floods

One of Australia's most famous World Heritage-listed islands has been turned into a tip by the Queensland floods, but locals have a few ideas about how to tackle the problem.

ABC News

Push for WA inquiry into forced adoptions to address 'dehumanising' toll on survivors

Women who were pressured to give up their babies for adoption and people "stolen" from their mothers speak out and unite to call for a WA inquiry into the practice, which tore apart tens of thousands of Australian families.

The Independent UK

Psychologist sessions helped propel Billy Vunipola back into England fold

Vunipola will start Saturday’s series decider against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.

ABC News

Federal funding pitch for Beetaloo Basin infrastructure ramps up

Infrastructure necessary for oil and gas companies to reach production in the Beetaloo has been added to a national list of priority investments.

1 … 2576 2577 2578 2579

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Pacific Islands Forum

138 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.