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News from the ABC Australia

Sunshine and surf expected across Queensland as winter winds down
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Warm weekend weather is expected across most of Queensland with some isolated coastal showers.

Cost of chicken to rise soon, even if bird flu doesn't spread
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Increasing production costs will lead to higher chicken prices in supermarkets, even if bird flu doesn't spread to the chicken meat industry.

AFL in bind over future concussion insurance for players
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The Geelong concussion waiver raises serious concerns about how the AFL will insure players who suffer traumatic brain injuries.

Paralympic champ out to conquer 'hardest' course at Sydney Marathon
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Madison de Rozario won the 2024 Sydney Marathon during an emotion fuelled time. She missed last year's debut as a World Major, and is now ready to tackle what she says is the hardest course on the circuit.

Documents allege former KPMG partner made 'unwanted sexual advances'
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Documents allege a former KPMG partner treated "female members of staff and clients inappropriately" while he was at the firm.

The injured workers claiming Gallagher Bassett failed them
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A former Paralympic swimmer and a firefighter are among dozens of Australian workers who are alleging global workers' compensation firm Gallagher Bassett has failed them.

Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Winter has been the warmest on record for Sydney and Melbourne, with Canberra also recording its highest ever temperatures, while this season will rank as the second-warmest on record for Adelaide and Hobart.

The week the world mourned one of the last great celebrities
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

There was something different about the way the world mourned the death of Dolly Parton. This was the loss of one of the last great celebrities.

Why so many Australians missing in Nepal-Tibet disaster are pilgrims
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Most of the dozens of Australians missing after the flash flood that struck the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet were pilgrims to a spiritually important mountain known as Kailash.

A viral Facebook call-out for ring-ins saved this country footy side
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Violet Town opened its club to players from far and wide, building the ultimate "ressies" battler team to compete in the Kyabram District Football Netball League.

Both Trump and Putin feel backed into a corner
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Contradictory narratives about why the CIA chief was in Moscow highlight the Trump administration's failing diplomacy.

What does it mean to be a 'good' man? Ben Vasiliou learned the hard way
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Better Man is Ben Vasiliou's contribution to what has become an urgent, if noisy, conversation about what it means to be a man, and at what cost. Just don't mention the 't-word'.

These are the animals bird flu has already hit in Australia
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia. Hidden in the numbers are more than 20 distinct species of birds and mammals that have fallen to the disease.  

Australia's tobacco tax crushed smoking. Has it gone too far?
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A decade ago, illegal cigarettes made up about 10 per cent of sales in Australia. Now it's 80 per cent, so how did we get here? 

'Darn good' or 'functioning': Closing arguments in mother's murder trial
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

A jury is left to decide the fate of US mother Lindsay Clancy, who has spent five weeks on trial for the murder of her three young children.

Landscape just one challenge for Nepal-Tibet rescuers
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Rescue teams are working against the land itself as they search for survivors of devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet.

ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Salt-N-Pepa, the god of dreams and islands in streams
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. Be warned: this week we're going to spring a trap. 

How an escaped convict spent decades living with Indigenous Australians
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Perhaps you're familiar with the phrase "Buckley's chance". Well, it's thought that it originates from William Buckley, a man who defied all odds to escape his fate as a convict. 

Fans have waited 12 years for a Big Little Lies sequel — and now it's here
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

August's best books include the latest from bestselling author Liane Moriarty, a debut novel set in 1920s Berlin and a tale of a mysterious Wyoming ghost town.

Live: Almost 2,000 missing as rescuers work through Nepal-Tibet flood devastation
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Rescue operations have resumed in Nepal and Tibet amid flood risk. Follow live.



News from the BBC World Service

Videos show people survive floodwaters on balcony in Nepal
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

BBC Verify has located several videos from disaster-struck areas of the Trishuli river after deadly floods swept through.

What we know about the 33 British nationals missing in Nepal
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Among those reported missing after deadly floods are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.

Six people injured after sign falls at Christian festival
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Emergency services were called to reports of people in need of medical attention at Wiston Park.

Norway's 'grandfather': King Harald remembered as son Haakon takes the throne
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Norwegians paid their respects to the late King Harld after his death on Friday morning.

BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.

Wife of man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Lawyers for Linda Kitchen say her husband was "fatally injured" after the flight dropped 6,000 ft.

Sarfaraz denies knowing about Pakistan threat to end tour
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed says he and his players did not know about a Pakistan Cricket Board threat to the England and Wales Cricket Board over a Sky interview with the sons of Imran Khan.

Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.

Four plead guilty to arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Four vehicles run by a charity were set alight in Golders Green, north-west London, causing explosions in March.

Disorder at balloon release for man who died in A66 car crash 'put lives at risk', MP says
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Police now say they are not currently linking a deadly crash on the A66 to a fatal house fire.

Paul Heaton scores first number one album as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 finally reaches top 40
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Heaton's solo album tops the chart, while Parton's 1980 US hit reaches the UK top 40 at last.

Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.

This Indian pilgrim was about to enter Tibet for her dream tour - then her WhatsApp messages stopped
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Her family is among hundreds anxiously waiting for news after the deadly flash floods.

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.

What we know about deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Hundreds have died and thousands are missing after Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.

Russia ramps up rhetoric but wants to avoid war with Nato, Western officials say
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

But they say Moscow will likely continue its "hybrid activity" against Nato members, short of direct military action.

Reading and Leeds Festival unveils major overhaul - can it shake its under-18 image?
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

BBC Newsbeat has spoken with festival-goers to see whether they feel the changes will attract a wider demographic.

Norway's King Haakon begins reign after turbulent year
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Haakon becomes the king at a turbulent time for Norway's monarchy.

Hypermobility - the little-known 'bendy disease' that causes pain and fatigue
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

The disorder may affect hundreds of thousands in the UK, but many face delays in getting a diagnosis.

Division, drama and power - what next for Infantino and Uefa?
Posted on Friday August 28, 2026

Explosive court documents reveal the growing bitterness of Uefa's feud with Fifa president Gianni Infantino, Dan Roan reports.



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