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News from the ABC Australia

SA premier defends MotoGP tree removals with almost 400 now slated for chop
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

SA Premier Peter Malinaukas has rejected claims he misled the public over the number of trees to be felled in Adelaide's east parklands to make way for a new city motorsport track.

Google changes US maps to Lake America from Lake Ontario
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, Google updates its US-based maps. 

Maduro sends peace and love in first prison photos after US capture
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has posted photographs online that appear to have been taken inside a US detention centre months after his capture by American forces.

Ex-Carlton coach Voss gives assessment of Blues' finals hopes
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Almost four months after his exit from Carlton, Michael Voss speaks about the Blues' chances in the finals following their stunning turnaround.

Townsville mum, Sydney dad among Australians missing in Nepal
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

A Townsville mother and a Sydney father are among dozens of Australians missing in Nepal following last week's deadly flooding.

28,000 irrigators lose $1.5-billion Murray Darling class action
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has won a long-running class action brought by 28,000 irrigators who argued its mismanagement caused lost profits and high water prices.

WorkSafe probes CFA fleet safety after oldest fire truck turns 37
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

WorkSafe Victoria is "making inquiries" into the Country Fire Authority's aging truck fleet after safety concerns were raised by a group representing its volunteers.

GLP-1 drug prescribed to woman with eating disorder via telehealth
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The ABC has learned of a young woman with anorexia nervosa who was prescribed an Ozempic-like drug through a telehealth clinic. Experts say the incident highlights the need for more oversight.  

Debt-ridden property firm Bathla may collapse this week, says administrator
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The administrators of Bathla Group warn the business might not survive until the end of the week.

Fifteen people missing after Grand Canyon flash flood
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Torrents of water have wiped out footbridges and significantly altered the landscape, as evacuations are underway. 

Knight's prop cops season-ending ban after send-off
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Jacob Saifiti's NRL season is all but over after the Newcastle prop was handed a four-game suspension for a high tackle on Warriors winger Luke Laulilii. 

Indigenous numbers in the AFL are down, but there's talent in the Top End
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The AFLW Dreamtime match inspired plenty of youngsters, but it's just one part of the code being strengthened in the NT.

Have we got dark energy wrong? NASA's new telescope may help us find out
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

NASA's latest space telescope may up-end our entire model of the cosmos by taking a closer look at a shadowy phenomenon dubbed "dark energy". 

'Outdated' law costing teens $411m a year in superannuation, modelling finds
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Workers aged under 18 who work less than 30 hours a week for one employer do not currently get paid superannuation, which the Super Members Council says is discriminatory.

Human remains found in High Country river where kayaker went missing
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Police believe human remains found in waters in Victoria's north-east belong to a 53-year-old kayaker who went missing in July.

Nepali teacher saved hundreds of students from flood, minutes before it arrived
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

About 1,600 schoolchildren were saved by their teacher shortly before the school was inundated in last week's devastating floods.

'Which limb am I willing to lose': Sydney mum recalls shark attack
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Leah Stewart has given her first interview about the moment she was mauled by a great white shark at Coogee Beach in June.

Why the NT struggles with mental health and suicide prevention
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The Northern Territory is in the midst of a mental health crisis. With support services struggling to keep up with demand, could bolstering the workforce with lived experience help?

Israel banned Palestine 36. Then it landed on an Oscars shortlist
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The only feature film to be shot in Palestine in the last two years, Palestine 36 sees writer and director Annemarie Jacir unfold a historical epic around the 1936 farmer-led revolt against British colonisers.

Screen Queensland funding cut shakes film industry confidence
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The Queensland government's funding cut to its state-owned film and television agency risks undermining the Sunshine State's ability to attract future productions. 



News from the BBC World Service

Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

PM Andy Burnham on Sunday announced changes to the next early release scheme - scheduled to start in October - which mean PC Harper's killers will stay in jail.

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Iran says the attack killed two people and injured two others, in the first known US strike on Iran since late July.

Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.

Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has backed called for more support for parents and carers.

This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.

The mystery of why so many black Britons still can't swim
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

For decades, swimming ability has been lower in the black community. Our writer asks why.

UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir.

'Like fighting a dinosaur': Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during attack
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Leah Stewart, 34, was mauled by a great white shark in June during a morning swim at Coogee Beach.

Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Rabbi Daniel Walker says members of the Jewish community are feeling increasingly vulnerable.

Eight killed and 18 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

Seven arrested after death of newborn baby girl
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The baby was pronounced dead at a property in the Wincobank area of Sheffield.

The Millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Young people say gardening offers joy, serenity and a sense of community.

How the US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

The US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border.

'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

What will Sonia Gandhi's memoir reveal about India's most powerful dynasty?
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir may finally answer questions about power, loss and the Gandhi family’s political legacy.

Celebrating 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Crowds take to the streets of west London to enjoy family day in the bank holiday weekend sunshine.

The Papers: 'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Monday's papers are dominated by changes to the government's early release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales.

We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Co-housing residents live in a Grade II listed mansion for the same price as a two-bed house.

Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.



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