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News from the ABC Australia

Camplin-Warner calls for funding increase after most successful Games
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Australia's chef de mission Alisa Camplin-Warner says the successful team deserve more funding for future Games.

As congregations shrink, old rural churches are being given new life
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

A small timber church built in 1917 is at the centre of a growing trend reshaping the future of regional sacred spaces.

Minister reveals process has started to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate laws
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Tony Burke has also provided an update on the cohort of 34 Australians seeking to leave a Syrian refugee camp.

Eating disorder clinic to open south of Perth, but missing link remains
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

As an eating disorder clinic prepares to open its doors near Mandurah south of Perth, a residential eating disorder clinic is still in the planning stages despite being on the cards for years. 

Doctor touched boys while conducting unnecessary 'puberty checks', court told
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

A former child psychiatrist who changed his name after being convicted of child exploitation touched young neurodivergent boys indecently at his practice, a Perth court hears. WARNING: This story contains details that may distress some readers. 

British nuclear-powered attack submarine arrives in Perth for training exercises
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

The two countries are expected to conduct AUKUS pillar 2 tests while HMS Anson is within Australian waters.

Taking the rhyme and reason of rap behind bars to help young offenders
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

The musical genre is helping young offenders at a juvenile detention centre in southern NSW find their voices. 

Feeling overwhelmed when packing lunch boxes? Try these ideas
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

This is the bare minimum you should aim for to cover the nutritional basics for your children's school lunches.

Australian dual citizens scramble as UK border crackdown set to begin
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

There's been a last-minute scramble for some Australians with dual British or Irish citizenship, as new UK border rules come into force within days.

Heritage courthouses find new use in regional towns
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Two regional towns in WA's Wheatbelt have breathed new life into their heritage courthouses, with unlikely tenants inside. 

Mine's alternative tailings dam site proposal labelled 'lesser of two evils'
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Global mining company MMG has long been seeking to build a third tailings storage dam at its mine on the Tasmanian west coast, in the face of strong opposition from environmentalists. It's now put forward an alternative which conservationists say they won't fight.

Bodies of nine skiers recovered days after California avalanche
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

The bodies of nine back-country skiers killed in a California avalanche four days earlier are recovered, following a harrowing operation hindered by intense snowfall. 

Coober Pedy pays triple the state average for water but that could soon end
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

SA Water will take over the decrepit water infrastructure in Coober Pedy, where burst pipes have led to residents paying some of the highest water bills in the state.

Underground 'battery' deep in the outback could power millions of homes
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

They are older than the dinosaurs and buried deep underground, but scientists are pinning their hopes on ancient salt caverns to solve Australia’s green energy storage problem. 

Australia's punk boom was born in Brisbane 50 years ago
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

The Saints released their single "(I'm) Stranded" in 1976, kicking off the punk movement in Australia. So how did it all unfold?

Nine-kilometre outback goat trap catching thousands and paying for itself
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

When their station's fragile landscape needed protection from feral goats, Calum and Belinda Carruth seized on an idea that has become marvel of technology and pest management.

Island lighthouse keepers' cottages to be demolished by reef authority
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

The remnants of a lighthouse station close to 100 years old on an island off the Mackay coast are set to be dismantled due to asbestos concerns, sparking fears important history will be lost. 

Police appeal for information after burnt-out car found in kidnapping probe
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Police are probing a 2022 model Toyota Corolla, bearing a Victorian number plate, reported stolen from a Victorian address in January. 

Norwegian star breaks Olympic record with sixth Milano Cortina gold
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo adds to his legacy as the greatest Winter Olympian of all-time by winning his sixth gold of these Olympics and 11th overall.

Quick hits: Livigno conditions an 'absolute joke' as bobsleigh carnage rocks Italy
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Indra Brown's medal tilt is put on hold as a horror bobsleigh crash and wild weather rock day 15. Here are the quick hits from the Winter Olympics.



News from the BBC World Service

Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.

GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Bruce Mouat's rink are unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada deny Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games.

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.

UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Troops should be deployed to peaceful parts of the country in non-fighting roles, he said.

MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.

All you need to know ahead of the Bafta Film Awards 2026
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.

13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Nurses and doctors are trying to understand and assuage the concerns some patients have over vaccines.

Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.

Six races, six golds - Klaebo's historic Olympics
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, breaks the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.

Atkin can make it five medals for GB in Italy - Sunday's guide
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

I didn't know I was experiencing burnout until it was too late
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Studies show burnout in young people is rising and there are a number of reasons why.

The Papers: Andrew 'inquiry' calls and hiding from 'Putin's killer drones'
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Calls to probe Andrew's links to Epstein and the fourth anniversary of the Ukraine war leads Sunday's papers.

Scotland's mad for Oasis, Newcastle loves Sam Fender: Music tastes where you live revealed
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.

Are ties and blazers over? Why some schools are pushing for 'active' uniforms
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Proponents say relaxed uniforms make life easier for children and are much more practical for physical play.

We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

Just a year into Trump's second term, and about half of Project 2025's policies have been implemented, observers say.

Once mocked for being tacky, this Korean music genre is making a comeback
Posted on Sunday February 22, 2026

The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.

TikToker army medic, 25, found dead at barracks
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

Lucy Wilde's brother says she was "strength wrapped in softness" and served with "courage and pride".

Israeli strikes kill at least 10 in Lebanon, officials say
Posted on Saturday February 21, 2026

The strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.



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