Australian Top Stories

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:24:55 +0000
Live: Brit Olivia Dean takes out the #1 on the triple j Hottest 100 of 2025
After millions of votes from Australia and around the world, British artist Olivia Dean has topped the triple j Hottest 100 of 2025 with her song, Man I Need.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:30:06 +0000
12yo shark attack victim dies in hospital
Nico Antic, the 12-year-old boy who suffered serious leg injuries after being bitten by a shark in Sydney's east has died in hospital.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:55:21 +0000
The one sure bet in the wake of the Coalition implosion
Dissecting the implosion of the Coalition and figuring out what comes next has become a full-time vocation for the newly emancipated Liberals and Nationals.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:36:14 +0000
Why Beijing has struggled to get a foothold in Greenland
Donald Trump says the US needs to control Greenland to fight a security threat from China. But does Beijing really have that much power in the region? 

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:40:34 +0000
Tropical Cyclone Luana makes landfall in WA's Kimberley
The cyclone has crossed the coast near Beagle Bay on the Dampier Peninsula, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:03:54 +0000
Live: Osaka announces shock late withdrawal from Inglis clash
Novak Djokovic is set to face Botic van de Zandschulp while Stan Wawrinka battles to extend his Australian Open career. Follow live.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:25:37 +0000
Under military rule, Grace picked up a weapon and began to fight
As Myanmar's military junta seeks international legitimacy through elections, its brutal repression of the pro-democracy movement is radicalising a new generation of activists.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:07:02 +0000
Seven dead, 82 missing in Indonesia landslide
The landslide was reported in the West Bandung region of Indonesia's West Java province, according to the nation's agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:09:33 +0000
Track temperatures live as heatwave sweeps across Australia
Use our tracker to keep an eye on temperatures as a heatwave moves across much of the country.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:23:11 +0000
US to take step back in monitoring North Korea threat
The United States says it intends to play a "more limited" role in deterring nuclear-powered North Korea, shifting the burden of responsibility onto South Korea.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:06:22 +0000
'Insulting': Starmer demands apology after Trump's slur against NATO troops
Donald Trump criticised NATO during a Fox News interview on Thursday, saying the US had "never needed" the alliance.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:56:45 +0000
The subtle symbols Neo-Nazis may use to evade hate speech laws
Viking symbols and a Norwegian jacket have now become synonymous with Australia's Neo-Nazi groups, but what do they mean?

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:45:37 +0000
Family plan to return their 'baby girl' home following K'gari autopsy
Piper James loved to start her days on K'gari by swimming alone at sunrise. Now her family is planning her final journey home.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:09:13 +0000
A lake, a sinkhole, and a region's Little Blue gem
While its younger brother gets much of the shine, the Little Blue Lake is a unique and ancient spectacle in SA's south east.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:16:51 +0000
Bangladesh students overthrew a dictator, now they're stepping into politics
After toppling Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's newest political party faces its first election next month, testing a newly formed alliance.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:04:01 +0000
Ex-Olympian charged with murder, drug offences, as FBI likens him to Pablo Escobar
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been charged with drug trafficking, multiple murders, and has been linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel. 

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 01:17:44 +0000
Malnutrition and the KGB: Running away with the circus in 1990
Tasmanian Dave Wellington and two of his mates were just 18 when they ran away with the Great Moscow Circus back when it was owned by the Soviet Union.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:07:24 +0000
'Dead rat': Foul-smelling flower in full bloom in Adelaide
Cheese, fermented cabbage, roadkill – these are how some people have described the smell emitting from a corpse flower that has finally bloomed at the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:37 +0000
The cattleman with a plum job condemned for 'racist' remarks
The man picked for one of the Northern Territory's most lucrative jobs — which comes with a manor overlooking Darwin Harbour — has drawn controversy before even walking through the gates.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:52:01 +0000
Multiple businesses damaged in Hobart industrial fire
Fire in industrial warehouse causes "toxic" black smoke to billow out, the structure to collapse and damage to multiple businesses. Crews have been able to bring it under control.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:01:36 +0000
Perth's $290m film studios are finished, but there's nothing to shoot yet
Perth's new film studio is almost ready to receive its first production. There’s just one problem – no one has signed up yet. Is that a sign of things to come from a facility the government has sunk millions into?

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 03:43:29 +0000
Vine loses teammates on blistering fourth TDU stage
Jay Vine loses two teammates on a blistering fourth stage of the Tour Down Under, but retains his overall lead as Ethan Vernon claimed the stage victory.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:11:57 +0000
ICE observers are trying to fight back after child was snatched in Minnesota
Reverend Ashley Horan lives one block from where Renee Good was shot and killed and by ICE agents. She and her neighbours have been tracking ICE's movements around Minneapolis.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:16:57 +0000
Police believe alleged triple murderer may be receiving help to avoid arrest
A gunman accused of killing three people and seriously injuring another in New South Wales' Central West may be receiving help to evade authorities, police say.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:25:04 +0000
Money traps everywhere with concerns young people aren't financially literate
In an increasingly complex financial world of buy-now-pay-later schemes, scams, and social media marketing, there are renewed calls for financial literacy to become a mandatory part of the school curriculum.

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