News from the ABC Australia
News bulletin cuts 'canary in the coal mine' for regional journalism Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Media academics fear for the future of regional journalism after the drastic downsizing of one of Australia's oldest nightly news bulletins.Â
15yo girl left with fractured skull after e-scooter crash Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Two separate e-device accidents, one of which left a 15-year-old girl with a fractured skull, has raised "genuine" concern about the use of such devices a month out of a planned SA government review.
Breaking: Almost as many children in residential care in Qld as rest of country combined Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
A report by Queensland's Commission of Inquiry has made 52 recommendations ranging from overhauling out-of-home care to adoption access.Â
NT scrutiny committee members call for shake-up after recommendations rejected Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Non-government members of the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee are calling for the body to be reformed, after the NT government ignored all 11 recommendations it made to improve a bill.
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'We can scare them': Kiss confident he can stay Reds coach for another week Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss knows his side will be underdogs in this weekend's Super Rugby qualifying final, a match that could be his last with the club.Â
No charges for man who coroner found faked wife's suicide Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
A man who a coroner found made his wife's 2010 death look like a suicide will not face prosecution after police said there was "insufficient evidence" to lay charges.Â
Past speeches reveal Albanese fought to save Sydney Harbour land Defence will sell Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Parliamentary speeches from 2021 reveal the prime minister was opposed to privatising Sydney Harbour land now being sold off by the Defence Department.
Bronze statue immortalises Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
A bronze statue of influential Aboriginal leader Lowitja O'Donoghue has been unveiled in Adelaide — the first of six monuments of prominent Indigenous South Australians that the state government has planned.
Robertson's Big Potato 'safe for the time being' amid court appeal Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
One of Australia's most infamous "big things" could be moved to make way for a new supermarket in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Making sense of the latest BBL move that isn't 'a merger of the teams' Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
If the Renegades are sold to a private buyer as expected, what could it mean for Melbourne fans if the BBL team no longer looks like itself?
Paedophile magistrate's release prompts vigilante warning Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
South Australia's police chief says the force will respond accordingly to concerns about public safety once paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy is released from prison, but added there would be no tolerance for "vigilante activity".
Underwear-clad duo arrested following cross-border pursuit Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Victoria Police say an underwear-clad duo has been arrested following a cross-border police pursuit in the state's Sunraysia region.
Underworld figure Mick Gatto arrested at home near Melbourne Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has been arrested by Victorian police investigating "alleged financial offences".
Police investigating people entering New York sewers for unknown reason Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Security cameras have recorded at least three night time instances where groups of people entered or exited sewer tunnels via maintenance holes on streets in Brooklyn and Queens.
Pair found guilty of killing elderly man during meth-addled burglary Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Two men are convicted of killing 68-year-old Raymond Smith in his own home in Western Australia's South West during a meth-addled burglary for drugs.Â
SA public service faces cuts as state budget to be handed down Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
The treasurer says 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the public service will not be filled over the next 12 months as he gets ready to hand down his first budget since Labor's resounding election win.
'Realist' Walsh opens up on State of Origin snub Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Reece Walsh says he understands why he was left out of Queensland's State of Origin squad for the series opener.
Teen's 5-day wait in hospital emergency department prompts official apologies Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
The WA health minister and director of the state's country health service have unreservedly apologised to a 17-year-old left in an emergency room for 116 hours waiting for specialised mental health care.
'Sophisticated' 3D-printed firearm operation dismantled in police crackdown Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
An operation allegedly producing illegal 3D-printed guns has been uncovered and shut down in southern Tasmania.
Border Force busts NT multi-million-dollar illicit tobacco operation Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026
Australian Border Force officers have seized hundreds of thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes worth millions of dollars from a Northern Territory storage facility.
News from the BBC World Service
Watch: Protesters and riot police clash near home of Nowak's killer Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 BBC correspondent Peter Cooke reports from protests in Southampton over the murder of Henry Nowak. Three quarters of workers not on track for 'moderate' pension income, report suggests Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 A newly-published report suggests a moderate lifestyle in retirement costs £32,700 for one person and £45,400 for two. US and Iran launch new strikes as ceasefire negotiations stalled Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 US launches fresh strikes on Iran and an oil tanker as Tehran says it attacked US bases in the Gulf. Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Joanna Brittan says notes about her alleged abuse were sent by the Met to another alleged victim in error. Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes. More heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Long-range summer forecasts have been issued and they point to warmer and drier condtions compared to average, as Simon King explains Trump administration drops $1.8bn 'compensation fund' Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement to abandon the fund comes amid pushback from top Republican lawmakers. Watch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The bear, who injured four people in the attack on Tuesday, remains on the loose within the factory compound. King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim Posted on Tuesday June 02, 2026 Betty Brown says she is accepting the honour on behalf of all the victims of the scandal. South West Water fined £1.8m over Devon parasite outbreak Posted on Tuesday June 02, 2026 Four people were hospitalised and there were more than 140 cases of sickness and diarrhoea in Devon. Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The centrepiece programme of Prabowo's government has left tens of thousands of school children ill. Could lifting weights actually help you live longer? Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Regular weight training can significantly reduce the risk of early death, research suggests. Key moments of Henry Nowak police bodycam footage Posted on Tuesday June 02, 2026 BBC Verify has analysed bodycam footage that was released by the police of Henry Nowak after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Putin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia? Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Russia is intensifying attacks in Ukraine but more than four years of war are causing concern even among Putin loyalists. The Papers: 'Plea for calm ignored' and 'Arrest that outraged nation' Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The aftermath of the sentencing of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak dominates Wednesday's papers. Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The uncertainty has weighed heavily on the 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Iran war zone. Ex-BBC presenter John Humphrys on being drunk during live Nixon resignation report Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 The former Today presenter has released a new podcast in which he talks about growing up in Cardiff. Mysteriously missing congressman wins primary after Trump endorsement Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 Republican lawmaker Tom Kean Jr has not been seen in Washington or his New Jersey district for several months. Canada formally requests 16-year renewal of North American free trade pact Posted on Wednesday June 03, 2026 In a letter to his North American counterparts, US-Canada Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the three countries should renew the USMCA trade deal. Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor Posted on Tuesday June 02, 2026 The tech giant predicts it will have a quantum computer that can solve commercially useful problems by the end of the decade.
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