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News from the ABC Australia

What Labor's safe seat loss to One Nation means for Australian politics
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Labor will be conducting a post-mortem of its crushing defeat in the Secret Harbour by-election to see where it went wrong. But One Nation's win has wider implication for all major parties across Australia.

Handcrafted violins take six months to make, but bring timeless joy
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

For the past six months, musician RIchard Hall has been patiently crafting a violin from Australian hardwood. 

Country pub owner proud to keep 'heartbeat' of town going at 86
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

From the air force to abattoirs, Jim Pohl has had a colourful career, but a chance comment saw him become a country pub icon in Western Australia.

Rugby league legend walks 300km to raise $170,000 for dementia research
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Penrith Panthers premiership-winning skipper Royce Simmons walks hundreds of kilometres across the NSW Central West to raise money for a cause close to his heart. 

Win for some, grim for others: The fractures exposed by the Beetaloo
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

The Northern Territory government says it "stared down the hypocrites" to get gas flowing from the Beetaloo Sub-Basin. But will the project be the economic game changer that's been promised?

George Russell hits back for Mercedes in Monza practice
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Formula One title contender George Russell hits back at early pacesetters Ferrari with fastest lap of ​the day for Mercedes in Italian Grand Prix practice.

Triple-murderer Darryl Young previously jailed for cattle theft
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

North Queenslander Darryl Valroy Young who murdered three neighbours after accusing them of stealing his calves had previously been jailed for cattle duffing.

Before David Hockney painted the pool, he faked his art college diploma
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra tracks the earlier stages of David Hockney's career, revealing his journey from lithograph to iPad, and all the mischief in-between.

Construction sector probe likely to put Mick Gatto back in the spotlight
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Mick Gatto is a powerful figure in a sector soon to be probed by a Victorian royal commission — but he says he's not worried.

Global penguin experts gather at Phillip Island under shadow of climate change, bird flu
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

More than 200 experts meet on Phillip Island to share penguin research from across the globe.

Opals make winning start to World Cup campaign
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Chasing another podium finish at the World Cup, the Opals complete an entertaining 70-54 win over Puerto Rico in Berlin.

Just like an Italian piazza, this community garden has grown a community
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The founder behind an community garden in suburban Adelaide is celebrating a legacy that has grown far beyond the garden beds.  

How Minns avoided a trap he set himself in India
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

There was a moment on the streets of Mumbai this week when New South Wales Premier Chris Minns probably wanted to be somewhere else.

What are the World Nomad Games and why are Australians competing?
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan are attracting younger generations and countries in the West to rediscover their past through ancient sports.

Sabalenka interrupts US Open match over cannabis smell
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka encounters a distracting odour during her US Open third-round victory over Kamilla Rakhimova in New York.

Behind the seven-year fight to get the AFLW off the ground
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Suzie Miller's new play is a fictional re-imagining of the true events that led to the formation of the women's league and has made its world premiere.

Africa bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.

Documentary brings stories of 150yo shipwreck to life
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The Geltwood shipwreck has long been part of the Limestone Coast's history. A documentary is giving it new life.

Jai Arrow's last NRL game was the second of a lifetime
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Jai Arrow's last match as a South Sydney Rabbitoh lasted just one second but that second had enough for a sporting lifetime. 

Farage defiant as Reform aides step down over foreign donations sting
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Dan Jukes, the leader's senior aide, and James Orr, the party’s head of policy, have stepped down from their roles while the party conducts an internal investigation. 



News from the BBC World Service

'I'd rather die than ring the police': Distrust and fear in Middlesbrough after A66 crash
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

BBC News visits town where violence has escalated after the fatal crash and residents say they are living in fear.

Cleveland police chief proud of force but being 'let down' by funding
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Victoria Fuller tells the BBC Cleveland Police needs to become part of a larger, strategic force with greater resources.

Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder case, after jury deadlocks
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

The mistrial now puts the murder case - and Clancy's future - in limbo as to whether she will be held criminally liable in the deaths of her three kids.

Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judges to meet his pledges
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The Reform UK leader promises to deliver on key priorities in the first 100 days of government, if the party wins power.

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

There are still hundreds of workers trapped in a network of tunnels that run along the Trishuli river.

Russia hits Ukrainian security headquarters in drone attack, Zelensky says
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The unmanned aerial vehicle struck without warning in the heart of the Ukrainian capital.

Oasis fans say cryptic codes in chip shop video point to Glasgow gigs next year
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters suggesting the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium in Glasgow.

Cambridge launches review into support for Jason Arday before death
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The University of Cambridge says the review will look at its "decision-making and actions" before the former professor's death.

UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory.

'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.

How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Counterfeit versions of a drug which is still in clinical trials are flooding the black market.

Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem
Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.

Examining US official's claim that data centres 'don't use water'
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick falsely suggested that data centres don't use water.

Watch: What is a mistrial and what does it mean for Lindsay Clancy?
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The BBC's Ione Wells explains what could happen now as the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three children ends in no verdict.

100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.

Woman whose XL bully dog killed her cousin given suspended prison sentence
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Kelcie Reed admitted being in control of a dangerous dog which killed 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett.

Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.



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