Australian Top Stories

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:35:24 +0000
'A terrible deal': Domestic pressure mounts over Trump's Ukraine-Russia 'peace plan'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under pressure to agree to a peace deal, while US President Donald Trump faces domestic blowback over his foreign policy decisions.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:39:25 +0000
Trump isolated at G20 with world leaders uniting behind joint declaration
US President Donald Trump was the only G20 member to boycott the summit in South Africa.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:04:31 +0000
BOM reveals new website cost $96.5m, not $4.1m as first announced
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has asked the weather agency's new boss to examine how the website's cost and redesign went so wrong.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:11:05 +0000
Darwin residents assess the damage as TC Fina moves out to sea
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina was the first cyclone to pass Darwin at a category three since Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Here is the damage it left in its wake. 

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:03:39 +0000
Breaking: F1 title race blown open as Piastri and Norris disqualified in Vegas
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have both been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, in a stunning post-race moment that has blown the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' championship wide open.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000
An impossible choice: Protect your child or save your future
What happens to gender equality when the childcare system meant to support working parents becomes a source of fear?  

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:19:44 +0000
Former federal Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer wins preselection for Malvern
Amelia Hamer has been endorsed as the Liberal Party's candidate for the state seat of Malvern at Victoria's 2026 election.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:55:33 +0000
Treasury should take on Australia's oligopolies, new think tank says
We need to beef up the Department of Treasury and let it take on Australia's oligopolies, a new think tank says.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:48:44 +0000
Protest against Hobart stadium attendance numbers rubbished by Premier
The Tasmanian government has taken a "leaf out of the Trump White House" by "smearing opponents" to the proposed Hobart AFL stadium, according to a rally against the project.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:49:00 +0000
'Spreading mistruths': Tensions grow as images of Burswood plan released
The deputy premier accuses the Town of Victoria Park of lying to ratepayers over the controversial $217 million entertainment and sporting precinct in Burswood. 

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:58:37 +0000
COP30 sidesteps fossil fuels, boosts climate aid for poor nations
Denial and division have been highlighted in the COP30 deal that makes no mention of cutting fossil fuels but boosts climate aid for developing nations.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:50:45 +0000
Two-day Ashes Test could cost Cricket Australia millions
Travis Head's stunning take-down of England, leading to a speedy finish in Perth, is set to cost Cricket Australia millions in lost ticket revenue, with the five-day Ashes Test reduced to less than two days.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:22:56 +0000
What is behind Nigeria's latest school kidnappings, church attack?
More than 300 students have been kidnapped in Nigeria's worst school abduction in 10 years, days after a deadly assault on a church service.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:00:12 +0000
Labor offers Greens forestry deal in exchange for support on environment laws
The ABC has been told the federal government is willing to ensure native forestry complies with tougher new standards within three years if the Greens back the reforms. 

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:25:29 +0000
Think you'll nail this week's quiz? I do love some misguided confidence
Spent too much time online shopping this week, and not enough time studying fun facts? Let's see.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:03:33 +0000
The Gallipoli story was being forgotten in Australia, until this film
By the 80s, the story of the Anzacs at Gallipoli had started to fade from the public consciousness. Then an Australian anti-war filmmaker had an idea. 

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:10:59 +0000
Make a Christmas wreath with flowers from your garden
Worried you might make a mess, get it wrong or waste your time making a wreath? Read our tips first.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:44:52 +0000
JFK's granddaughter criticises her cousin RFK Jr's policies as health secretary
Tatiana Schlossberg says the cuts to research made by her cousin RFK Jr, the US Health and Human Services secretary, are disappointing.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:12:08 +0000
'It's OK with me': Trump threatens to send military into Mexico
Donald Trump believes the US has the right to strike directly at those it accuses of trafficking drugs — even beyond America's borders. 

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:13:14 +0000
Are there any positives to come out of the Wallabies's winless European tour?
The Wallabies did not turn the corner this year, as many had suggested, as they instead face a daunting challenge to be competitive at the 2027 World Cup.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:29:05 +0000
Draws confirmed for reworked rugby league world cups
The draws for next year's rugby league world cups have been confirmed, with a format change on the cards for the men's and women's tournaments. 

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:27:36 +0000
Israel launches strikes in Gaza as hospitals say dozens killed
It is not the first time that Israel has carried out similar waves of strikes after reported attacks on its forces during the ceasefire.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:42:18 +0000
Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape
Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into police custody after the country's Supreme Court found he was trying to escape house arrest.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:18:40 +0000
Man suffers life-threatening burns in plane crash
Paramedics are treating a man in his 60s with significant burns to his limbs, face and chest following a light plane crash in central Queensland.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:59:27 +0000
One dead, four others rushed to hospital after north Brisbane house fire
A person has died and four others have been rushed to hospital after a house fire north of Brisbane, with police declaring a crime scene.

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