Australian Top Stories

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:46:12 +0000
Women's advocate quits Liberal Party after Ley defeat
Women were less likely to vote for the Coalition at the 2025 election than ever before, according to the Australian Election Study.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:43:05 +0000
'We see plans emptied in weeks': Alarm over remote NDIS recruitment tactics
People with disabilities in remote Northern Territory communities are being targeted by unscrupulous NDIS providers using high-pressure sales tactics and inducements including cash, cigarettes and alcohol, an ABC investigation can reveal.  ...

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:48:14 +0000
'I am shocked': Unpacking One Nation's spectacular rise in the polls
Pauline Hanson's One Nation has seen the fastest polling rise in modern Australian politics. What is going on? 

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:49:52 +0000
Taylor lays battle lines on capital gains tax as deputy defends nuclear policy
Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume says Australia needs to be "open minded" on nuclear power if the country is to bring down emissions and make power cheaper. 

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:08:38 +0000
A millionaire bought a football club while drunk then forgot
Rob Smethurst was in the throes of a four-day drunken bender when a friend called and told him his local football team was for sale. Now his tiny English club is making global headlines. 

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:45:53 +0000
Six mysterious 'Twin Peaks' deaths in Balkan Mountains stir controversy
Six unsolved deaths in two remote parts of the Balkan Mountains become a source of conspiracy across Bulgaria.  

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000
The right to protest and reasonable police response is under scrutiny
From 418 arrests in 1977 to fresh clashes in Sydney: The fragility of Australians' right to protest and what makes a reasonable police response is under scrutiny

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:49:46 +0000
Two Hollywood stars, one unconventional family and the talks they never had
Sophie Hyde's films have won awards at Sundance and Berlin, but she has more riding on her latest release. She's turned the lens on the long-held secrets of her unconventional family.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:22:18 +0000
Live: Gold medal winner Cooper Woods back in action for dual moguls
Cooper Woods is back on the slopes after winning a gold medal earlier at the Milano Cortina Games, while Bree Walker begins her women's monobob program. Follow live.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:59:00 +0000
PM announces $3.9b 'down payment' towards $30b submarine shipyard
The South Australian and federal government release plans for the shipyard in Adelaide that will build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS pact with the US and the UK.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:01:31 +0000
WA to introduce new protests laws in bid to protect 'social cohesion'
The WA premier flags new legislation on hate speech and protests in a bid to protect "social cohesion" in the wake of "multiple threats across Australia" over the summer.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:06:23 +0000
Frog toxins the latest poison identified in long line of Russian chemical attacks
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries have said. It's not the first time the country has been accused of poisoning it...

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:53:45 +0000
Obama deplores lack of shame after Trump shares monkey clip
Former US president Barack Obama has criticised a lack of shame and decorum in the country's political discourse, responding for the first time to a post on Donald Trump's social media account that depicted him and first lady Michelle as mon...

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:46:13 +0000
A urine test for plastic chemicals set this 25-year-old on a mission to find solutions for pollution
Kal Glanznig had his urine tested as part of an upcoming documentary exploring plastic pollution in Australia. The results left him speechless.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:21:11 +0000
Premier announces extra public holiday for NSW residents
New South Wales has the fewest public holidays in Australia, observing only 11.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:38:53 +0000
Two men, three boys arrested after incident allegedly involving machetes
Police allege an aggravated assault took place outside of Alice Springs Hospital in the early hours of this morning, where they say a group of boys and men were brandishing bladed weapons.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:46:34 +0000
'Don't be the generation to stuff it up': The reality of running the family business
Inheriting a family business comes with the weight of generations past. For these change-makers, the future is in modernising their operation and making it their own.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:53:43 +0000
'Land on a silver platter': Palestinians reflect on new Israeli West Bank plans
As Israel's security cabinet agreed on a plan that would pave the way for future settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians say the pressure from Israeli settlers is relentless.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:02:04 +0000
Gisèle Pelicot intends to visit ex-husband in prison to get answers
Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France's largest rape trial, says she intends to visit her ex-husband in jail and look her abuser "straight in the eye" to get answers to other allegations under investigation.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Liberals fix paralysing uncertainty but morale follows results not reshuffles
The paralysing uncertainty that weighed on the Liberals' faces has lifted for now, but morale in politics follows results rather than reshuffles.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:00:13 +0000
Treacherous strait swim the latest step to ocean challenge dream
Swimming in shark-infested waters across one of the most treacherous island crossings in the world was a challenge Townsville woman Liz Denyer could not pass up.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:16:09 +0000
'Left behind' children paying the price as their mothers work overseas
A generation of children in South-East Asia are growing up without their mothers, who have to work abroad for decades to make ends meet.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:03:28 +0000
Why South Molle isn't sharing in the Whitsunday island resort revival
South Molle Island's former resort has been abandoned since it was damaged by a cyclone in 2017. Now, public access to the island is restricted after Cyclone Koji wreaked havoc on its jetty.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:00:28 +0000
Rubio's speech to European allies takes softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance
America's top diplomat uses the Munich Security Conference to call for a renewed partnership between the United States and Europe, with Marco Rubio saying America and Europe "belong together".

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:39:09 +0000
Statues unveiled of opera star who succeeded before Melba
An effort to bring new recognition to a Tasmanian opera star who became world famous, but who died poor, culminates in the unveiling of two statues of her in Hobart.

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