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News from the ABC Australia

Elders 'distraught and ashamed' as teens charged for gravesite vandalism
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council releases a video to the community saying "enough is enough" after local teenagers are charged for vandalising the cemetery.

Jai Arrow marries partner months after MND diagnosis
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The former Rabbitohs and Queensland NRL player has married his partner Berina Colakovic in a small ceremony in Sydney, months after revealing his motor neurone disease diagnosis.

Company pledges $500m for net zero mill to resurrect 'steel city'
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Once dubbed Australia's "steel city", steel production wound down in Newcastle in 1999 when BHP closed its plant. Now, an Australian company says it will build a new steel plant, powered only by electricity. 

Bridget Archer standing in for Rockliff is a soft-launched succession plan
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff — a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.

Microsoft workers in Australia to be caught up in 4,800 global job cuts
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

ABC News understands Microsoft Australia staff will be impacted by the tech giant's latest round of lay-offs. Microsoft will cut about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce.

After his visa woes, Bryce Cotton is loving life in Boomers camp
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Six-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton shines as he pulls on Australian colours for the first time in the Boomers' FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Council abandons road train safety restrictions amid criticism from farmers
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

A North Queensland council abandons plans to restrict road trains from using five key freight routes after criticism from farmers.

Australia's Indian community prepares to put on a show for PM's visit
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

On a grey July day, a Melbourne community hall is bursting with colour as Australia's Indian community gears up to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Farmer celebrates lamb birth boom as twins and triplets thrive
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

A wet start to 2026 in regional South Australia has helped create perfect conditions for multiple lamb births on one merino sheep stud.

Democrats' Platner accused of sexual assault, dashing party's US Senate hopes
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says the allegation is "categorically false", but is considering his next steps as the report prompts several key backers to withdraw their endorsements.

Discounts 'too little, too late' after slow start to WA's northern tourist season
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The WA government says a discounted tours scheme will help revitalise the Kimberley's sluggish start to its annual tourism season but operators have questioned the voucher program.

Family of killed miner calls for stronger sentencing for mining corporations
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

They waited four years for a court outcome, only to be left feeling like it was an injustice. 

After months of Trump threats, Cuba says he's committing 'genocide'
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The lives of ordinary Cubans have ground to a halt under an economic and humanitarian crisis that has developed over years and been aggravated by US President Donald Trump's harsh restrictions, experts say.

Mushroom murder trial judge shares story in podcast
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Retired judge Christopher Beale has reflected on his long legal career, his temporary pivot to becoming a Jesuit priest and the role he played in the Erin Patterson murder trial.

Ex-champion boxer charged over four kidnappings
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives have charged 26-year-old Humzah Khalid, previously known by his boxing name The Raging Bull, for his alleged involvement in four kidnappings over 10 months.

A difficult departure leaves Labor nervous about One Nation's surge
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

WA minister and Labor stalwart Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons opens his southern Perth seat to a by-election at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation. 

Chinese nuclear-capable missile appears to land close to Nauru, Tuvalu
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".

Victorian town finally gets drinking water, but not everyone is happy
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Victoria's largest town without drinking water finally gets a new potable supply, but it has left the community that has relied on tank water divided.

Eala channels Pacquiao as Filipino icon despite Wimbledon loss
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

For a nation like the Philippines, where sports stars are held on an even higher pedestal, Alexandra Eala is taking her place among the greats.

What Alcoa's looming alumina monopoly could mean for WA's jarrah forests
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Alcoa's $8 billion purchase of South32 could be key to unlocking untouched areas of WA's northern jarrah forest for bauxite mining, raising the concern of environmentalists.



News from the BBC World Service

Why European backlash over Trump intervention won't worry Infantino
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

After 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don't bet on it.

World Cup fans react to Balogun's one-game ban suspension
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The USA star striker will be available to play at today's match against Belgium after President Trump called Fifa for his ban to be reviewed.

Prince Harry begins his UK visit with court verdict
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The Duke of Sussex begins a week of charity engagements and will hear the outcome of his newspaper court battle.

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.

Women face hidden fertility ceiling despite donor eggs
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Age-related changes in the womb lining may be the cause and could be treatable in the future, say experts.

Amber heat-health alerts issued as UK could see 10 consecutive days of temperatures over 30C
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

Temperatures in the UK could reach above 30C for 10 consecutive days during the third heatwave of the summer

Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Bennett's cause of death was not immediately clear and bandmates from her former group G.R.L say their "hearts are broken".

Banks accused of failing most vulnerable customers
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Homeless people or those in financial hardship have been pushed to online applications and away from basic bank accounts.

Consultants in England vote in favour of NHS strikes
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

The senior doctors in England now have a mandate for strike action over the next 12 months.

Fery 'stands tall and takes advantage' to continue dream Wimbledon run
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Seven days ago, there was doom and gloom around British players' performances at this year's Wimbledon. Then Arthur Fery stepped forward.

Watch: Does Trump’s Fifa intervention undermine football’s integrity?
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

The BBC's Daniel Bush looks at the US president's comments over his request for Fifa to review Folarin Balogun's one-match ban.

Ronaldo's World Cup career ends in tears as 'pandering' Martinez departs
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

BBC Sport looks at the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career as he fails to win football's biggest prize.

Spain into quarter-finals after Merino's late winner against Portugal
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

Spain leave it late as super-sub Mikel Merino scores a stoppage-time winner to send his side into the quarter-finals, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's hopes of World Cup glory.

Mbappe condemns racist posts from Paraguay senator
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

France forward Kylian Mbappe condemns a Paraguayan senator as "despicable" and unworthy of her position after she made a number of racist remarks mocking his origin and education.

PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

Fifa had been set to bring the match forward by six hours, due to a forecast of thunderstorms.

'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals
Posted on Monday July 06, 2026

The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.

Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.



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