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News from the ABC Australia

Veterans call for greater royal commission transparency across 'broken system'
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Two years after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, researchers, veterans and their families say there is a long way to go. 

Crime lessons Sydney could learn from former murder capital of Europe
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Young people contracted by gangs to commit crimes including shootings "shouldn't be punished" for being "exploited", a justice reform advocate says.

Wallaroos scare England but fail 'mission impossible'
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The Wallaroos give world champions England a scare in Salford, but the Australians cannot take advantage of a half-time lead as the Roses secure a thumping victory. 

No smooth ride for Labor to a fourth term in Victoria
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

One Nation leader Warren Pickering's story of redemption took Victorian politics into new territory this week.

NDIS slashes Brisbane woman's physical therapy hours, citing 'value for money'
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

A bleed on April Coulson's spinal cord left her paralysed. Funding for her NDIS plan has been slashed.

Tropical island needs caretakers to live in barely inhabited 'paradise'
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Managers of a near-deserted tropical island are looking for live-in volunteer caretakers to live rent free in exchange for help maintaining the pristine environment. 

More F1 pain for Piastri after 'pretty shocking' qualifying in Spain
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Oscar Piastri's increasingly underwhelming Formula 1 season takes another bad turn in Madrid, with a "pretty shocking" qualifying lap at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called on AI firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "super-intelligent" computer systems.

'Water like an ocean wave': 70 years since SA's biggest flood event
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Riverlanders look back on their experience of South Australia's biggest flood event on its 70th anniversary, including filling sandbags and rowing to and from school.

'He just disappeared': After a trip to Australia, this man never came home
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The family of a man blocked from leaving Saudi Arabia for almost 10 years goes public, claiming he has been tortured and subjected to sham trials, after the failure of behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts to free him. 

Nepal's rapper-turned-PM criticised for disaster response
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The former rapper is the world's youngest national leader, having taken the top job just six months ago. His response to the flooding crisis is being closely watched.

The Coalition finds voice in One Nation battle and starts new free speech fight
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

As fresh battle lines were drawn up over Labor’s proposed digital duty of care this week, another ongoing war entered a new phase.

Inside the mission to save critically endangered orangutans from fire
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

On Borneo, many believe fires threatening critically endangered orangutans are being deliberately lit to clear land for palm oil plantations.

Police pursued suspected killer for decades. Now there's a twist in the case
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

For two decades, police pursued a central theory about who killed German backpacker Simone Strobel. After their suspect was finally charged with murder, that theory began to crumble.

From rundown units to luxury estates: The Bathla family wealth trail
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

As Bathla was being buried under mounting debts, the family behind it amassed a portfolio of luxury properties.

Do you have a whole lotta love for music trivia? Right this way
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Put down your air guitar. It's time for this week's Spicks and Specks quiz. 

Twin study asks if immune systems are shaped by our genes or our lives
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Nicole and Amanda are identical twins with one key difference: their immune systems. Scientists want to learn why they've had such different health journeys.  

Theatre audiences still show up. So why do so many shows fail to make money?
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question: has Australian theatre become too expensive?

Ten of the best waterfalls in Victoria now enjoying winter flows
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Victoria's recent wet weather and record rainfall have created the best conditions to check out some of the state's waterfalls.

Australia needs more homes. But what happens to our trees?
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

As we build more homes to tackle the housing crisis some worry trees will become collateral damage. But as our climate changes, isn't now the time we need trees most?



News from the BBC World Service

Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.

Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.

Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The party says the money will allow it to fight the next election on a "level playing field", while rivals have renewed calls for donations from individuals to be capped.

Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.

'Skimpflation' warning as tinned mackerel alternative hits more supermarket shelves
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Consumer group Which? has called the sale of jack mackerel, a cheaper, less nutritious species of fish, an example of "skimpflation".

Burnham and Badenoch revive red versus blue politics as Reform land 'gobsmacking' donations
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

As Reform slip back in the polls, Labour and the Conservatives rediscover a familiar political divide, writes Laura Kuenssberg

I never got to experience my baby's scan, but blind parents like me can now feel them
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Tactile 3D models created from pregnancy scans are just one innovation to support blind parents-to-be.

Hardened activists are changing tactics and mobilising the anti-migrant vote
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.

When an avalanche killed climber Nirmal Purja, his friends faced the hardest mission of all
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Mountaineer Mingma G tells the BBC about the climb to bring home the bodies of his closest friends.

We've followed their lives for six decades - now the stars of 7 Up are bowing out
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

70 Up is the final instalment in a series which began in 1964 and has followed the lives of 14 people.

Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Best known for The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, the British film-maker was celebrated for working with international directors throughout his decades-long career.

Only Roland Garros towel left, says Ukraine tennis player after Russian strike hits flat
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Dayana Yastremska says her flat took a "direct hit" by a Russian missile in Odesa, and all that left was her Roland Garros towel.

Three arrests at Portsmouth protests including man, 76, suspected of concealing identity
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Rival demonstrators march through Portsmouth as new police powers come into force.

Bulgaria investigates fire at weapons site that owner calls sabotage
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Officials are not ruling out "outside interference", while the company says the blaze at its site was sabotage.

Teen boy rescued after days adrift in Alaskan waters
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

The 15-year-old boy was rescued while the other two passengers from the capsized fishing vessel, his brother and cousin, died.

French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment
Posted on Saturday September 12, 2026

Officials say a rail fragment was found on the tracks after Friday's crash of a passenger train that left 44 people injured.

I was beating adults at chess when I was eight
Posted on Friday September 11, 2026

Last week 13-year-old Ethan became the youngest Ulster Chess champion in history across all ages.

The one thing you need to do to succeed - according to top bosses
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

What makes someone stand out in a crowded workplace? Six business leaders tell us what they look for.

'Batman mansion' owner hits back in bats row
Posted on Wednesday September 09, 2026

The owner of Mentmore Towers, which starred in Batman Begins, says a repair scheme is under way.

'He's massive!' Meet Hugo, the world's tallest horse
Posted on Thursday September 10, 2026

Hugo the shire horse enters the record books as the world's tallest living horse.



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